ELKIN, N.C. (AP) -- David Hayes' granddaughter had just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. Seconds later, he landed a 21 pounds, 1 ounce channel catfish. It was the largest channel cat ever caught in North Carolina.
Alyssa's father bought her the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas. She had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.
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.
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