ok..i want to go hillbilly handfishing!!

[vash]

maybe not be on television..but i want to catch a big catfish with my hands.

anyone ever do it before?

[slodave]

Careful, you might pee yourself.

[porsche4life]

That's filmed about 60miles from here... I know guys that do it around here too. Just never appealed to me.

[vash]

LOL!! i apparently talk to much about my past.

[vash]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

That's filmed about 60miles from here... I know guys that do it around here too. Just never appealed to me.

i'm guessing i can hire a guide?

[masraum]

hell no, no desire to go stickin' my hand in blind holes underwater.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by vash

i'm guessing i can hire a guide?

I could find you guys that would take you for a few 30 packs....

I will go and watch, but you don't get me sticking my hand in no blind holes underwater... heard too many beaver and snake bite stories.....

[HHI944]

These little buggers like the same hidey holes catfish frequent

[9dreizig]

Over the line Vash,, you're officially nuts!!!!!

[vash]

well..that snapping turtle may derail any delusions i may have..

wow. scary.

[porsche4life]

See....

Just looks STUPID!

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by vash

well..that snapping turtle may derail any delusions i may have..

wow. scary.

Ya know how old men are grumpy. That turtle is probably upwards of 100.....just imagine how grumpy he would be if you shoved your hand in his home.

[porsche4life]

They don't let go of things either....

[HHI944]

I really want to buy one that size and put it in the pond out back so I can observe the effect in the ecosystem.

[Hugh R]

I'm sorry Vash, I know you hunt, but that is just too effing weird

[id10t]

I hand catch large bluegills in the springs. Chum 'em up wtih some vienna sausage or cheeze whiz and you can get 'em easy.

Stick my hand into an unknown hole? Nope... not in that muddy water. I admit that I have reached my hand into a hole in teh ocean, but that was grabbing the lobster in the hole, indicated by the antenna sticking out

[IROC]

I've done something similar with carp. I grew up living about 500 ft from a TVA lake and in the spring they would raise the lake level about a foot or two and the carp would move up into the shallow grassy areas and spawn/lay eggs, etc. (They would ten lower the lake and kill all the eggs). We would wade around in these areas and feel underwater for the carp and then grab them and wrestle them to the bank. It was harder than it sounds. Fun stuff. I also lost the end of a tennis shoe to a snapping turtle one time.

I saw a carp once in that lake that was over 6 feet long. Yikes.

I saw a carp once

[Rot 911]

In southern Missouri it is called "noodling." Why? I have no idea.

[Tishabet]

Great film you should check out called Okie Catfish Noodling, has a great soundtrack by the Flaming Lips too. I say go for it!

[wdfifteen]

Sounds like fun! Hold my beer ....