On his second cast, a very, very large striped bass went for the live eel hooked as bait at the end of his line.
The 13-year-old Chatham resident reeled in the fish over the next 10 minutes and when it got near the boat, his cousin Rick Carroll, 52, aimed a flashlight at the catch.
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"I shined the light on it and said, "Oh my God,”’ Rick Carroll said.
N.J. teen hooks monster fish – a 60-pound striped bass | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post