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(ANLO, OH) Carl Dahlberg, age four, lands Basszilla at the Pope Pond on Fathers Day. Basszilla has been seen, but not caught, for the last 4 years. The battle lasted about 3 minutes. When first hooked, Basszilla took a leap out of the water. Estimates were that the jump was a foot high.

Carl’s rig was his sister’s pink Barbie rod and reel. Megan Pope caught Mr. Whiskers earlier that afternoon with Carl’s Batman fishing rig. It was decided that the old catfish was slightly bigger than Basszilla, but did not put up a comparable fight.

Both Basszilla and Mr. Whiskers were released to fight another day.