Poland let out 15 colors of lead-core line — each color is 10 yards long, which allows an angler to gauge how deep they’re fishing — so he could target the bottom-dwelling fish. And his only strike of the day resulted in an epic battle that culminated with him landing a state record lake trout, or togue. The fish was 44 inches long and weighed 39.2 pounds, breaking the 62-year-old previous record by more than seven pounds. The previous record was set on Aug. 3, 1958, when Hollis Grindle of Ellsworth landed a 31.5-pound togue while trolling Beech Hill Pond in Otis. Poland said he’s not sure how long he battled the fish, which kept making long runs.