Noodling for catfish?

[commander bunnypants]

:wtf:

To each their own but bajeezus. I aint putting my hand down a lake hole to grab a forty pound fish.

The fish fry did look good

DDQM

[Lars39]

1. I've heard it called hoggin',

except it's done in deep streams, creeks. Craziest thing I've ever heard of, too. :silly:

[Liberal Veteran]

2. I'd like to see one of them come up with 40 lb water mocassin.

That'll teach them to stick their hands in holes in the lake.

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. Saw that on the jobs show last night

What a crackup those two guys were. Talk about a stereotype. LOL

[commander bunnypants]

5. That is where I saw it

The big guy was hilarious.


DDQM

and he was big

[Rowdyboy]

4. We call it "grappling" down south and this guy caught a 63 lb catfish

Has the teeth marks to prove it...

http://www.tennessean.com/sii/99/06/04/fishgrab04.shtml

You'd have to be a total nutcase. :eyes:

[Lars39]

6. That's interesting.

I guess freepers in different parts of the state call it different things. It's gotta be their Olympic event. :evilgrin:

[jmowreader]

7. Ictalurids are venomous fish, too...

All of the catfish native to North America are ictalurids, and ictalurids can get huge.

Those big cats have a spine sticking out each side of the head, and there's a venom gland at the base of it. Some ictalurids--blue cats in particular--have venom glands at the base of their dorsal fin spines. No damn way I'm sticking my hand down where venomous fish live.

'Course, I keep loricariids, and those cats have teeth on the leading edges of their dorsal and lateral fins.

You don't want to screw with a catfish. They are all armed.

[GOPisEvil]

8. There's a documentary on that called "Okie Noodlin'"

It's out on DVD.

[Bundbuster]

9. Okie noodlin'? Sheeesh, not another sex thread!

There's snappin' turtles in them thar holes.