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?
Rods? Who uses those anymore? Don't people in Georgia use noodling to catch catfish?
ReplyDeleteMichael...only if they have all their teeth...otherwise, they have to use a rod! :)
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Try Target or WalMart. Oh and make sure you use hot dogs for bait. LOL! Fish loooove hot dogs!
ReplyDeleteHeidi
Heidi, are you sure you haven't been fishing for gators? I hear they are on the prowl after the storm came through!
ReplyDeleteChicken gizzards...best catfish bait out there...
My daughter has one of those rods. I think it may even still work.
ReplyDeleteI'll sell it to you.
"Cheap." (Relatively speaking).
How cheap is cheap? My son might need one...well, then again...he'd probably rather have a Superman one...or fire truck one...certainly not a Barbie one!
ReplyDeleteCheap as in compared to a new rolls royce. hahahahah
ReplyDeleteTravis started "fishing" with a pole like that when he was about 18 months old -- that is about when he learned to cast and reel. I'm not sure when he actually fished for the first time, but he was a little bitty guy.
Steve, What a fish story! Can hardly wait to hear the tales you'll share when you teach your son to fish. selahV
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Mrs. V. that those will be interesting stories...he's already proving to be a very active child...I can hardly wait...
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to have said that was quite a fish story but the picture doesn't lie. I, however, have no advice for you because (and I know this will rock yourall's world) I have never fished a day in my life. My idea for catching and eating fish is going to Pike's Place Market in Seattle and watch them throw it, catch it, filet it and then let me enjoy it. Now if it was salmon...I just might have to learn. And Steve...be careful the stories you tell your son about your fishing victories. Their egos are fragile and you wouldn't want him to be bummed because he can't quite catch them as big as you have. *wink*
ReplyDelete"the picture doesn't lie"
ReplyDeleteAs a photographer, I kinda have the philosophy that every picture is a lie to some degree. :) Some of them more than others. hahah
I love to catch them, but I don't eat them. yeeech.
I'm with you Karma...fun to catch, even better to throw back! That way, no one is witness to what was caught and released! I then have complete freedom to let the fish get bigger and bigger and bigger!
ReplyDeleteBill...you also don't know who to type southern! The word is "ya'll."
ReplyDeleteI'll only tell Evan the truth about fish catching...well, mostly the truth...okay...sometimes the truth!
P.S. I was watching your slide show of Evan. He is a hoot. Love that pensive shot of him. He gets cuter and cuter every time you put up photos.
ReplyDeleteUmmm. About Barbie and your son. Yeah. I have a 2 year old boy who just picked out a Barbie toothbrush for himself at WalMart. I have a 3 year old girl who picked out the race car one. I showed my husband and he laughed and said, "well, all little boys know that Barbie is one hot blond". LOL!!
ReplyDeleteNo gators for us, Steve. I don't live in the flood zone. We didn't get flooded even though we live on a small canal. Thank you God!!
Heidi
I figured y'all was singular and yourall's was plural. Thanks for correcting me Mr. Southern Gentleman.
ReplyDeleteFrom Mr. Northern Gentleman.
Thanks Mrs. V...he is one special boy, that's for sure...
ReplyDeleteHeidi...that is just too funny! Thanks for being the kind of mom that you are...to let them have their racing and barbie items...you know, some battles just ain't worth the fight, are they?
ReplyDeleteBill...ya'll can be singular or plural...what does a yankee really know anyway!
ReplyDeletebut more than 8 and it is all ya'll.
ReplyDeletemy son used to love Cinderella. He would watch the video. He asked for Cinderella books, dolls etc. I got a little worried, frankly, and asked him, "Why?" one day.
He looked up at me with the innocence of a 3 year old and said, "Karma, she's preeeettttttty." He had a crush on her! (Travis called me Karma, not mommy, until he was 4).
the great thing about y'all is that it is one of the few words that can have two apostrophes. For example: "Y'all's home is really beautiful."
ReplyDeleteI say the picture's fake and so is the record claim. The rod would hold up to it, but those reels are junk. I say, junk. I think somebody caught a big fish while they were fishing with their granddaughter and thought they would pump it up a little.
ReplyDeleteShoot, Michael Gugliamuccci faked cancer and you guys are falling for a FISH STORY????
I call fraud.
:)