David Hayes' granddaughter just ask him 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.
The couple were in a Chicago bar two years ago when they noticed a little grey bundle of fur being passed around to the amazement of fellow drinkers - and their parental instincts kicked in.
There's a reason the saying 'never work with children or animals' was coined, as a terrified TV weatherman found out.
A collection of the most curious chimeras (made with Photoshop of course)
