The one that I get reminded the most of happened a couple years ago when my boys were 6 and 8 years old. We were at a local lake crappie fishing with lightweight gear and 6# line. We were catching a bunch of crappie, up to 14 inches long when my 6 year old says he has a big one and his rod is bent double. I'm thinking he probably has a large carp, but when he gets it up it turns out to be a catfish, flathead I think, about 3 feet long. Of course I didn't bring a net, and my hand was not big enough to fit around the head and grab it behind the gills. Before I had the chance to grab the tail, the fish had enough fun and headed straight down, breaking the line. My boys now always remind me to bring the net, even for crappie fishing, so I don't lose any more of their fish.