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<DIV class=gallery_container _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"> <P class=credit id=gallery_credit _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission<BR class=clear _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"><P class=strut id=gallery_strut _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">David Hayes shows off his big catch with his granddaughter and her Barbie fishing pole.<P class=caption id=gallery_caption _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">David Hayes shows off his big catch with his granddaughter and her Barbie fishing pole.<DIV class=gallery_control _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"></DIV><DIV class=clipper id=clipper_1 style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative" _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"><UL class=gallery_content id=gallery_content_1 style="LEFT: 6.49em; WIDTH: 8.91em; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 1em" _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"><LI _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"></LI><LI class=last style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px! important" _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"></LI>[/list]</DIV><DIV class=gallery_control _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"></DIV></DIV><SPAN id=intelliTXT _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"><P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1"><STRONG _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">ELKIN, N.C.? David Hayes' granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom.[/b]<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">Alyssa's father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas and she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">The Winston-Salem Journal reported the catch Aug. 5 in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">Hayes and his granddaughter have been fishing in the pond behind his house since she was big enough to hold a pole.<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">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.<P _extended="true" itxtvisited="1">Click here for more from MyFOXWGHP.com.

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