Man Makes Record Catch With Barbie Fishing Rod

[john]

I wonder if this will help the Barbie rod and reel sell?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407901,00.html

ELKIN, N.C. — David Hayes' granddaughter just ask 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 says 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.

 

[Adam_MA]

That's great!

 

[Ham Slam]

That must have been a great fight.

 

[Palladin]

Big fish !!

 

[Cross-X]

I bet the local stores will soon be sold out of Barbie fishing rods.

 

[theGringo]

I'm never going fishing again.

 

[Reptile]

North Carolina Man Makes Record Catch With Barbie Fishing Rod

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407901,00.html

Look at how big this catfish is!!!

"David Hayes was fishing with his granddaughter in a pond behind his house when she asked him to hold her Barbie fishing rod while she went to the bathroom.

The rest is North Carolina sports history.

Hayes took the fishing rod and seconds later the toy hooked a state-record channel catfish, at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.

"I was pretty sure I was going to lose it," he said told The Winston-Salem Journal. "I was hoping I would hang on to it long enough for Alyssa to see it. When she did, she squealed so much it took off on its last run."

The catfish gave up after about a half hour, allowing Hayes to scoop the fish into a net, the newspaper reported.

Alyssa's father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas. On this early August day, she had caught a few fish before she went to the bathroom, but nothing like the catfish, Hayes said.

"[She said] Papa, I gotta go potty. Hold my fishing rod,'" Hayes told The Winston-Salem Journal. "She wasn't in the house a few seconds when the catfish took off with the bait."

When she came back, the pond water looked like it was boiling and she told her grandfather, "Papa, you're going to break my fishing rod," The Winston-Salem Journal reported.


In response he told her, "Wait until you see what I've got on the other end of this rod."

Hayes put the fish on ice and brought it to a nearby wildlife biologist, who suggested he should get it officially weighed. He and Alyssa, still holding the Barbie rod, went to a local store and had it weighed on a digital scale, according to the newspaper.

"Biggest catfish I've ever seen," said Ernie Trexler, the assistant store manager.

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

Hayes and his granddaughter have fished in the pond since she was big enough to hold a pole."

 

[packingungal]

I love those "Big fish" stories...

 

[JonJ]

What a cool story!

 

[dwarven1]

The fish is almost bigger than the granddaughter!!

I hope that they get that fish mounted - it'll be a great family story for generations to come.

 

[Chris]

I hope they mount it with the Pole. (^_^)

 

[Joe R.]

Get it mounted? Heck with that... fried catfish and hush puppies picnic for the family!


Joe R.

 

[john]

Sounds like he is mounting fish and rod:

Video news interview: HERE