noodling

Bob · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 9

A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".

In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of
the day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The
noodler either wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds
one, feels around and finds the head and then waits till the big cat
opens his mouth. At that point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some
gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana &
Texas.

Bob-tx

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catfish2006 · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

How many times do the fined a snake or BIG turtle? Are they missing hands
or fingers?

I guess I am to chicken to try that..

"Bob" wrote in message $nh4.43419@newsfe20.lga...
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> A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".
>
> In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of the
> day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The noodler either
> wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds one, feels around and
> finds the head and then waits till the big cat opens his mouth. At that
> point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR
> LIFE.
>
> These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana & Texas.
>
> Bob-tx
>

Garrison Hilliard · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:22:47 -0600, "Bob" wrote:

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>A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".
>
>In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of
>the day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The
>noodler either wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds
>one, feels around and finds the head and then waits till the big cat
>opens his mouth. At that point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some
>gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE.
>
>These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana &
>Texas.

We've discussed the subject before...

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"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message

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> "tadchem" wrote:

> >> Police in Italy said anglers are using live kittens as bait while
> >> fishing for sheat fish, according to a report.

> >Italian anglers evidently have no "cajones".

> Er, here's some photos of the catfish they're fishing for...
> it ought to change your mind.

> http://members.rott.chello.nl/tmarapengopie/meerval.htm

Nice! I'll pass it along to some of the noodler's I know and see if Darwin
was right. You can never be sure which end of the food chain is "up."

Tom Davidson
Brighton, CO

Dr. D · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

so that s what its called. there was one guy in the unit name smithy who
would do this in the river on agateo for salmon
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"Dr. D"
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"catfish2006" wrote in message @centurytel.net...
> How many times do the fined a snake or BIG turtle? Are they missing hands
> or fingers?
>
> I guess I am to chicken to try that..
>
> "Bob" wrote in message
> $nh4.43419@newsfe20.lga...
>>
>> A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".
>>
>> In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of the
>> day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The noodler either
>> wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds one, feels around and
>> finds the head and then waits till the big cat opens his mouth. At that
>> point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR
>> LIFE.
>>
>> These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana & Texas.
>>
>> Bob-tx
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Steve Erwin · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

They may be doing it in Texas but it is illegal here. They have tournaments
doing this in Oklahoma. Saw 1 man loose the meat off his pointer finger on
his right hand to a yellowcat, big yellowcat on the Brazos when I was 15.
That kept me from trying it.

"Bob" wrote in message$nh4.43419@newsfe20.lga...
>
> A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".
>
> In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of
> the day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The
> noodler either wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds
> one, feels around and finds the head and then waits till the big cat
> opens his mouth. At that point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some
> gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE.
>
> These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana &
> Texas.
>
> Bob-tx
>
>

catfish2006 · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

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