Noodlers

[Reelmaster]

just wondering how many people have tried noodleing. I just saw a clip on real tv  and i must say you guys  are brave.  Must be quite the fight but doesnt there sand paper like mouths chew the beje@#us out of your arm.   Oh well you wont see my arm in any cats mouths any time soon.    :'

[Hookset]

I saw it on a fishing show a few months back, somewhere in Alabama or Louisiana.  Those guys must be loco to jam their arm in a 75+ lb cats mouth and throw it in the boat.  I had a 15 pounder get ahold of me, and I tell you, it sucked.  No thanks!

[Mackdaddy21]

I have seen it on TV practiced on the Ohio River and it's tributaries. On the Ohio for instance, they would wade out into the river until they hit the drop off, which usually happened when they vanished, then popped back up downriver. They reach into all sorts of logjams and other snarly junk and pull out fish. I have seen them pull out large flatheads, blues, channels, and other fish. Some guys have been bitten my cottonmouths and have scars to prove it. Another guy they call "ol' nubbins." He only has about 3 - 4 fingers on each hand because snapping turtles have bitten them off when he tries to hunt for cats. Crazy for even an extreme fisherman like me.

Tyler

[Jigwiggler]

How many of you have had a catfish's barbs jam you in the wrist?  That is what I would be worried about.  It hasn't happened to me but my dad got jammed one time and his hand swelled up like a jack o lantern.

Look under fishing pictures at Camofish's pics.  He got a nice slice from one this spring.

Yes, turtles are definately what I would be worried about.  I'm sure most of these guys have a small enough concentration of blood in there alcohol stream that they aren't too worried. 

[Stink Bait]

I live about 14 miles west of Tulsa, OK and about 3 or 4 miles from the Arkansas River and noodling is like a cult around here. There was one guy that drowned while noodling in the Arkansa at night a couple of months ago. He drowned in 3 or 4 feet of water (I just wonder if a cat had a hold of his arm). I see way to many cottonmouths when I'm out fishing to venture my hand in any holes. Not to mention that 150 pound gar are not uncommon in this part of the Arkansas. I think I'll pass on the noodling but these guys catch some really huge catfish using this method.

[archbishop]

  I'm sure most of these guys have a small enough concentration of blood in there alcohol stream that they aren't too worried. 

that is probably more true than any non noodler will ever know because if there doing that sober i would really be worried about them being on the streets

[grumpymoe]

It takes a ton of ballbearings to stick your hand in a crevice.....hole....or whatever kind of structure with the expectation that a nice Kitty is going to chomp down and hold on until its thrown for the fishfry.......no way...no how.....never......its never going be be my cup of tea!!!.....but kudos to those that do.....Grump

[bigredfishing]

i try to stay IN the boat when i am catfishing. 

[AD]

I figure if I was given the opportunity to I would go noodling at leaste once     
    Besides if I lost a figure it'd be one heck of a story to tell     

[pondpro]

im a noodler and im only 15 and ur like 20 and up. whimps 

[crappieslayer22]

it dosnt hurt that bad and it will only sting for a bit do be sissy try it i got pondpro to do it i started noodleing when i lived in tennasee

[esox slayer]

im a noodler and im only 15 and ur like 20 and up. whimps 

Let me ask you this youngster, since we're wimps..whats the biggest thats ever clamped down on your hand??

[bwalleye]

im a noodler and im only 15 and ur like 20 and up. whimps 

Wisdom mostly happens with age and experience.  So maybe you'll change your name to "Stubby Pro" in a few years 

[billybono]

yeah....this is what i call noodling http://www.catfishgrabblers.com/


   super hot!!!!!!


     billybono

[Zorros shack]

  I'll never try noodling and get my arm in a catfishes mouth!