Catfish

[ccsmoker]

I can't belive he still has his hands after pickingup that monster..

[cvm4]

Damn that's big. It's definitely cool to watch these guys get a big catfish.

[Mark Twain]

Noodling catfish used to be fairly common in Missouri in my Grandfather's day. It was illeagal when I was growing up and it was only recently that the Missouri dept. of Fish and Game allowed folks to do it once again. Catfish find holes in the bottom of creeks rivers and some ponds. They sit in these holes with their mouths open and eat. A person can reach their arm into a hole and use their hand like a hook. It's a dangerous sport. You never know what's in the hole and you're bascily feeling blind so you don't know if a snake is going to meet you. Most folks use a switch to coax the catfish out of the hole, but some people having been caught using scuba gear and cattle prods when noodling. People can make quite a bit of money selling catfish fillets. Nice to see it still being practiced.

[korryp]

That's some good eat'in there.

Fried Cat Fish!

[Miami101]

Did they release the fish?

[Loki]

Rob

A couple of years ago they ran a special about " hand fishing" in the bayou on the discovery channel. These two good ole boys are neck deep in the swamp noodling around pulling out catfish. Simply amazing.

[fenian98]

How does a fish that big not pull you under?

[CelticBasque]

» How does a fish that big not pull you under?

An old buddy of mine got pulled under and kept under for one of the longest "moments" of his life.

I only use one word to explain why I'll never handfish that way, "Beavers!" :-|

[El Presidente]

» I only use one word to explain why I'll never handfish that way,

» "Beavers!" :-

Not the first time beaver has pulled you so far under you could not breathe

[genevapics]

That's pretty impressive.

[anacostiakat]

» » I only use one word to explain why I'll never handfish that way,

» » "Beavers!" :-

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» Not the first time beaver has pulled you so far under you could not

» breathe

[harwellplant]

in the southern usa its called grabbeling, although most folks who do it pronounce it like "graveling", thinking it means that you dig around in the dirt and gravel on the bottoms of streams and rivers.

[acecchetto]

» Not the first time beaver has pulled you so far under you could not

» breathe

:rotfl:

You really need to watchout for the Great Canadian Beaver..... very very aggressive!!:-D

[Havana Joe]

Wow, that is one hell of a catfish!

[CelticBasque]

» » I only use one word to explain why I'll never handfish that way,

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» Not the first time beaver has pulled you so far under you could not

» breathe

:-D

At least those circumstances are somewhat enjoyable!! :-D :-D

[El Presidente]

This was sent to me by local mate Craig Davis. The pic is of one of his Texan clients going "noodling"

I still don't believe you pull these things up with your hands