You Get A Line, I'll Get A Pole!

David Hayes’ granddaughter needed to go to the bathroom! And, she couldn’t wait! So, what’s a girl to do? She asked her grandfather, David, 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 her for Christmas. Up until this record catch, she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.

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

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.

There’s my problem! I’ve been using the wrong rod the entire time. I sure thought my Aqua Man rod and reel would do a better job of attracting fish than a Barbie pole.

Does anyone know where I can buy one?

Where's My Sign?

Yesterday, I posted about the instructions I recently found on the Georgia Aquarium's Web site. The instructions were simple: No fishing poles are allowed inside the aquarium. Duh!

After posting, several comments were shared about additional signs--look back and see Karma and Tony's comments--they are so funny!

Those comments started me thinking about Bill Engvall and his famous comedy bit about "Here's your sign."

A couple of my favorites of his include:

"It's like before my wife and I moved from Texas to California our house was full of boxes and there was a u-Haul truck in our driveway. My friend comes over and says, 'Hey, You moving?' 'Nope. We just pack our stuff up once or twice a week. Just to see how many boxes it takes. Here's your sign."

And...

"A couple of months ago I went fishing with a buddy of mine, we pulled his boat into the dock, I lifted up this big 'ol stringer of bass this idiot on the dock goes, 'Hey, yall catch all them fish?' Nope. 'Talked 'em into giving up.' Here's your sign."

Tell me about your favorite sign. No fishing at the aquarium has been taken, so pick another one.