Man uses Barbie fishing rod to make record catch

[David]

AP


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 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.






In this undated photo released by the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission, David Hayes holds his state record-breaking channel catfish while his three-year-old granddaughter Alyssa holds the Barbie rod and reel that Hayes used to reel in the 21-pound, 1 ounce fish in Elkin, N.C.

[Keith_Hixson]

And some folks spend $1,000 + on fly rod outfit.

Keith

[Tina]

go figure

[reconeil]

When telling the wife: "Come here and see what somebody caught with a little
Barbie Fishing Rod", she told me that saw the very same thing on FNC (Fox News Channel)
this morning.

Whatever, such most certainly shows that: "Right place at the right time" (+ some luck)
scenario actually works.

Might even have caught that one-helluva monster meal with a string & safety pin?
Hey, you never know,...plus Keith right about mocking $1,000 fly & rod outfits.

Neil

[82Rigger]

That's a really nice fish!

But, you know what?

His drinkin' buddies are still gonna laugh at him for using a Barbie rod!