A record breaking catfish was reeled in using David Hayes' granddaughter's Barbie fishing rod. Alyssa, 3, feared that the 21 lbs,1oz catfish was going to break her pink rod.
caught the giant catfish in the pond behind his Wilkes County, North Carolina home.
In an interview with Hickory Daily Record Hayes said that it took about 25 minutes to reel the catfish in. At 32 inches long it was longer than the children's rod that helped break the record.
"They hadn't no more than closed the door than the cat hit the cricket and took off," Mr Hayes told the Hickory Daily Record.
"He turned the water over and I saw his tail was about as wide as my two hands."
The record was certified by a state fisheries biologist from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The previous record was a 18 pounder.
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