--- title: Girl Reels in Bass on Barbie Fishing Pole description: Little girl Avery reels in a bass with a Barbie fishing pole canonical: https://time.com/4049948/bass-fish-barbie-pole-girl/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-25T14:57:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:50.022Z og:title: Watch a Girl Reel in a Huge Fish Using Only a Barbie Fishing Pole og:description: Little girl Avery reels in a bass with a Barbie fishing pole og:url: https://time.com/4049948/bass-fish-barbie-pole-girl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Girl Reel in a Huge Fish Using Only a Barbie Fishing Pole twitter:description: Little girl Avery reels in a bass with a Barbie fishing pole twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Girl Reel in a Huge Fish Using Only a Barbie Fishing Pole ## Video: 5 Elements of A Viral Video [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Elements of A Viral Video](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8) (1:31)  _Published 2015-06-22. 5 Elements of A Viral Video_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 25, 2015 2:57 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 25, 2015 2:57 PM UTC A little girl seems to have caught a fish that most people who fish as a hobby would be thrilled to catch — and all she was using was a Barbie fishing pole. In a video uploaded by YouTube user Ram Mehta, a little girl named Avery appears to reel in a bass with a Barbie fishing pole while on a boat with her father. The dad says he thinks it is about 20 inches long in the clip. (h/t [Today.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXYpJupNLSA)) ### Selfies of People Celebrating Pope Francis's Journey Across the U.S.  Enija Davidonyte posted this Pontiff snapshot on Facebook. Enija Davidonyte  Arturas Vorobjovas posted from Washington, D.C. saying "He will never forget this moment." dzipasdc (@dzipasdc) via Instagram  Marian Burrows shared this from Washington, D.C., snap, with a playful caption: "Photobomb by The Holy Father, Pope Francis." marbfit\_4 (@marbfit\_4 ) via Instagram  Phillip G. Joseph posted from Washington, D.C., saying "#Blessed" philipgjoseph (@philipgjoseph ) via Instagram  Cathy McMorris posted from Washington, D.C. saying "It was great to see the #PopeinDC this morning!" cathymcmorris(@cathymcmorris) via Instagram  James Akers Jr. posted from Washington, D.C.: "Technically a #popeselfie" jamesakersjr (@jamesakersjr) via Instagram  Erica Lynn P. posted from Washington, D.C., saying "I took a selfie with Papa Francesco. What did you do today?" jamesakersjr (@jamesakersjr) via Instagram  Connor Schumacher posted from Washington, D.C., saying "His Holiness Pope Francis." cschumacher15 (@cschumacher15) via Instagram Girl Reels in Bass on Barbie Fishing Pole ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4049948/bass-fish-barbie-pole-girl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4049948/bass-fish-barbie-pole-girl/"},"headline":"Watch a Girl Reel in a Huge Fish Using Only a Barbie Fishing Pole","datePublished":"2015-09-25T14:57:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:50.022Z","description":"Her dad can't contain his excitement","url":"https://time.com/4049948/bass-fish-barbie-pole-girl/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Family & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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