Man Uses Barbie Rod to Catch record Fish

[tocools]

ELKIN, N.C. - David Hayes' granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.


Alyssa's father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas and she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported the catch Aug. 5 in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Hayes and his granddaughter have been fishing in the pond behind his house since she was big enough to hold a pole.

Hayes said his granddaughter worried he would break her rod. He landed the 21-pound fish on a 6-pound test line. It was 32 inches long, 2 inches longer than the rod.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080822/ap_on_fe_st/odd_barbie_fishing_record

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[buzzard]

Saw that on another board. Man, that's a lot of catfish fillets!!!! That thing is BIG!

[famfish]

My channel cat was 34 inches but only weighed 20 pound but was very fat. Maybe this fih had more muscles that accounted for the extra weight. Pa. the record for channel cats is alot more! Any channel cat over 30 inches is a big channel cat and about 20 years old!