[Constantine1911]

I like my fingers where there at.

[LeftHandShooter]

I used to go noodling with my brother for snappers in the muddy river that was the property line on our farm. I stayed with the smaller ones but he would go for the big ones.
We would always catch and release though. Only kept 2 or 3 a year to eat - but NEVER made soup.
Snappers are nasty things too. Once we was butchering a 35 pounder and only had a hind leg and tail left attached to the shell and both was still fighting like crazy!

[Mr. 22]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

that might be the biggest ever caught. 650ish lbs. i googled giant catfish

I think there was a little photo-shop work involved here!

I'm raising the BS flag!

[Mr. 22]

Sorry..., I didn't realize the last post was Christmas. Just surfing the forums.

I still say BS.

[ArkansasHunter]

Glad you brought it back I enjoyed reading all the post.

[Mr. 22]

Thanks AH,

What's your opinion? Or are you neutral on it?

[DEADROOTS]

Quote:       Originally Posted by gunnut2

Grew up doing it. I would not recommend it unless you go with someone that knows what they're doing. My dad and uncles have hauled 60, 70 pounders. We also do alot of bowfishing. Took these paddlefish last weekend on the Red River.

What do you do with those and others like gar? Do you eat or just kill them?

[Dakoma]

I have noodled before in Oklahoma with brothers and Uncle Jack,he was crazy we would grab his feet a push him back under the bank when we found a hole.One time he started kicking his feet and that was the signal to haul him out,he said there was a big one back in there and caught his breath and was ready to go again,this time he was under there for about a minute and boy did he kick so we thought he had a big one and hauled him out again,his eyes were realy big and he said it got hands.It was a beaver and he was feeling it and the beaver was feeling him.I hauled out 2 Snapper's one time put them in a burlap potato sack and it took 2 of us to carry but have caught some 45# and a 60 # Flatheads and they shure can tear the hide off of your hands.After an oilfield accident on a drilling rig(spinning chain) and had to have a finger sewed back on I lost my taste for noodling or hand fishing.They call it grapling here in Tennessee.We always had plenty of beer in a ice chest and a couple of bottles of Burbon when we went(liquid courage) it was fun and nobody got hurt but like I said lost my taste for it.