Record fish caught with Barbie rod

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calphincalphinNew MemberOP
Aug 22, 2008, 08:40 PM

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — A backyard angler has bagged the state’s record channel catfish using a 2½-foot hot pink Barbie Doll rod and reel.

David Hayes caught the record-breaking fish from a private pond while fishing early this month with his granddaughter, Alyssa, 3. The 21-pound, 1-ounce catfish measured 32 inches long — 2 inches longer than the Barbie Doll fishing pole.

amazing thing to me is the state record in N.C is 21 pounds. I would have guessed it would be much higher.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26335667/?GT1=43001


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PhinperorPhinperorLuxury Box
Aug 22, 2008, 08:44 PM

Hmmmm...Then I wonder what size fish one would catch using an actual Barbie Doll as bait? :glare:

calphincalphinNew Member
Aug 22, 2008, 08:47 PM

Its a really cool story. Most people with kids have probably bought/used one of these little poles. The truly amazing thing is that he landed that fish with that cheap pole. They are made cheap, and have the cheapest line known to man, unless he changed the line at some point. Still, really cool story!!


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calphincalphinNew Member
Aug 22, 2008, 08:48 PM

"In_Flames wrote:

Hmmmm...Then I wonder what size fish one would catch using an actual Barbie Doll as bait? :glare:

Probably a life size Ken doll, or a really big sucker......:up:


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padre31padre31Luxury Box
Aug 22, 2008, 09:19 PM

Calphin, you do realize that the child with barbie rod hooked the catfish, and the guy took the rod from the kid right..?:lol:

As for the catfish's size, in NC catfishing is done late at night and the fish aren't really weighed very often, and if a larger one had been caught, chances are good they never reported it.

opfinisticopfinisticNew Member
Aug 22, 2008, 09:21 PM

I think they're related to the fish.

calphincalphinNew Member
Aug 22, 2008, 09:25 PM

"padre31 wrote:

Calphin, you do realize that the child with barbie rod hooked the catfish, and the guy took the rod from the kid right..?:lol:

As for the catfish's size, in NC catfishing is done late at night and the fish aren't really weighed very often, and if a larger one had been caught, chances are good they never reported it.

21 pound fish, my kids would have been getting wet. daddy would give them a slight shove into the water and steal the pole.:wink2:


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padre31padre31Luxury Box
Aug 22, 2008, 09:36 PM

"calphin wrote:

21 pound fish, my kids would have been getting wet. daddy would give them a slight shove into the water and steal the pole.:wink2:

They'd never know what hit them....:lol:

PhinperorPhinperorLuxury Box
Aug 22, 2008, 10:31 PM

"FreeStyle wrote:

Is that one from your personal collection?:tongue2::wink2:

Don't act as if you've never bought one for the sole purpose of hooking her up with your Superhero action figures, and then pretend they had weird little mutant babies that form an army to take out the G.I. Joes :shifty: