A Barbie Pole - This One Didnt Get Away

[MalahatTwo7]

For all you fishing fans out there!

Man Bags Big One With Barbie Fishing Rod. Catfish Weighs 21 Pounds, 1 Ounce

POSTED: 2:39 pm EDT August 22, 2008
UPDATED: 5:08 pm EDT August 22, 2008

ELKIN, N.C. -- David Hayes doesn't usually fish with a girl's toy rod and reel, but after making a record catch, he may reconsider.

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The North Carolina man now holds a state fishing record after landing a channel catfish that tipped the scales at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.

His granddaughter had asked him to hold her pink Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. Seconds later, he caught the big one.

Hayes said his granddaughter was worried the big fish would break her rod. It measured 32 inches long -- 2 inches longer than the Barbie pole.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.

Y'all know I JUST COULD NOT resist! It even made the SF Gate Weird News:

Man uses Barbie fishing rod to make record catch

Thursday, August 21, 2008 (08-21) 23:51 PDT Elkin, N.C. (AP) --

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.

Information from: Winston-Salem Journal, www.journalnow.com

Oh. And GET YER MINDS OUTTA THE GUTTER! I know what y'all were think'n when ya read the title.

[CanadianFyrTrks]

Malahat, where do you find this stuff?????

[doughesson]

My brother in law has stopped using his Uglystik in favor of my niece's Barbie fishing pole.Hey if it works....

BTW,since it was the daughter's fishing rod,shouldn't SHE get the credit for the fish?

[firecat1]

*sigh* ...and folks laugh at my purple tackle box.............

[mcaldwell]

*sigh* ...and folks laugh at my purple tackle box.............

I'll bet not half as much as your Malibu Barbie Bass Boat.

[superchef]

Oh. And GET YER MINDS OUTTA THE GUTTER! I know what y'all were think'n when ya read the title.

If you know what we are thinking, then it follows that your mind is already in the gutter so why should others not join you if they so choose?


disclaimer-for purposes of this post, my mind is not now nor has it ever actually been in the gutter. I use the term "we" in the general sense.