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I thought this was interesting.
I hope the attachment works.
THE BIG CATCH
> I don't know if you are familiar with "NOODLING", but it is the term
> for the way Oklahoma guys catch their fish. These guys wade out into
> the river and feel for holes or logs on the river floor. When they find a catfish hole, they stick their hands in there wiggle their fingers, the cats latch on and the 'idiots' pull out these monsters. Many people lose their lives each year because of this. Some fish are so big they literally pull the 'idiot' under. Snapping turtles and snakes claim their fair
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[cool]Um, didn't get the attachment dude, but now that you've got my curiosity up, I hope it works.
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[mad]OK, I cant make this work someone who is more computer literate than me PM me your email I'll send it to you see if you can post it.
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I sent you a pm
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It works for me, just took a little longer to open. Man were those some awesome cats! I can see where you could have a problem pulling one up.
I opened the pics the attached them I hope it works
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[cool][#0000ff][size 1]I could not make the attachment work (file too big), but I have a one hour tape I recorded off the PBS station on those Oklahoma boys noodling catfish. It is legal in Tennesee, Oklahoma and I think Louisiana. Not legal in any other state, although lots of kids grab trout and other fish out from under banks.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The reason it is dangerous because they jam their fish down in the fish's mouth. The big flatheads and blue cats chomp down and can hold them under water until they drown. Even if they get the fish, they usually lose a lot of skin from their hands and up their forearms.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]In the tape, they had a noodling tournament. Best three fish would win. The largest were several flatheads over 50 pounds. That's a lot of fish in a hand to fin combat situation.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Noodlers suffer damage from water moccasins, copperheads, gars, gators, turtles and beavers too. They actually go clear under water and back up under overhanging banks to find fish in holes. More than a few have had dirt cave in on them or got caught in tree roots or branches.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Some of those "good ol' boys" in the film looked like rejects from a casting call for Deliverance. They've either been staying underwater way too long, or their family tree doesn't fork...as Jeff Foxworthy says.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]You can find a lot of info if you enter "catfish noodling" in a search engine. Here is one link: [url "http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/regional/midwest/article/0%2C13285%2C446860%2C00.html"]http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/regional/midwest/article/0%2C13285%2C446860%2C00.html[/url][/size][/#0000ff]
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I sent it to cat man hopfuly he can load it up[crazy]
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Thanks FFM. I'm just a rookie when it comes to computers.
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YIKES!! KEEP THOSE KITTYS AWAY FROM MY NOODLE.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]No worries, crossineye. Cats aren't that fond of stickbaits! LOL! Sorry, couldn't help myself...[/size][/font]
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i lived in Tenn during my teens and early 20's. had some good hunting/fishin buddies that invited me to go noodling, after they explained what that meant, i said "NO WAY".
They went mostly in the Red river. They said they reached back up under the overhanging banks and would feel the belly of the fish and somehow grab them. i thought they were jokin at first. it absolutely nuts!
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Ok, so I'm an idiot. But I've always wanted to try that so maybe someday I'll be the one standing behind the giant deep frier! [  ]
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Hey Pat, I could be wrong but those sure look like those European catfish, I think they are called Wells catfish, what do you think?
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[cool][blue][size 1]Hey WH2, big catfish is big catfish. I assure you though, that those in the video are flatheads. See some of the pics in the link below of the mighty (ugly) wels. These were taken by a crazy Italian catfish chasing club. The website suggests that these were Oklahoma fishermen, but only the cat in the lower right corner of the main page looks like it might be a flathead. Can't believe everything you see on the Internet.[/size][/blue]
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Some of my fishin' buddies where I grew up in Kansas used to try to get me to go noodlin' during my young and foolish years. But I could never bring myself to stick my arm back in those underwater holes in the bank. It gives me the willies just to think about it today, 40 years later!
They did get some impressive flatheads and channel cats, though.
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Im no cat fish expert but I would guess those cats are old 10 20 yrs old. Would you want to eat somthing that old? Arent small fish in the 3 to 5 pound range the best eating?
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Indeed they are.. But the old kitties give true meaning to the expression "a reel stripper".[ ]
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[cool][blue][size 1]When it gets down to the eatin' part, there's no denying that smaller cats are best for the table. However, that is more true with channel cats than flatheads. Even the big ol' hog sized flatheads are absolutely delicious.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]The big difference is in how you fix them. Small cats (up to five pounds) can be filleted fairly easily. The big ones are more like butchering a small beef. In the full length feature film on "Okie Noodling", they had a sequence with several big flatheads hanging from hooks, tail down. They first stripped off the skin and then sliced the big fillets off the skeleton. It was a bloody mess, but they did a good clean job of getting most of the meat.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have dined on flatheads of up to 50 pounds. I cut the big thick fillets into mini steaks about a half inch thick. These can be grilled, baked or fried. I like fried best...with a light coating of a mix of Bisquick and yellow corn meal, spiced up with some pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, etc. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The finished product is like eating firm, flaky butter. Far more mild than even a small channel cat. Flatheads eat live food almost exclusively...small fish, crawdads, etc. The big ones will take a whole 5# carp or bass.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]On any large catfish, especially flatheads, there is a prized strip of meat between the gills and the first set of fins on the belly. Logically, it is called the belly strip. Dedicated catmen will give up some fillets to family and friends, but seldom turn loose of the belly strips. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Those 30 to 50 pound fish in the clip are not as old as you might think. Flatheads are eating machines. If there are any other fish in their habitat, they eat a lot and grow fast. Here in Arizona, a prized 10# eater is only a couple of years old. A 30 might only be a couple more. However, once they get some more length and girth, they slow down and don't grow as fast. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The state record here is about 70 pounds, but they get well over a hundred. Unofficial records from commercial fishing in the "olden days" lists flatheads of over 200 pounds...well under what those big European cats (wels) can reach. When they get that big, they could probably eat you before you had a chance to eat them.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The two pics attached are a couple of the many flatheads we have wrestled in from our float tubes. The 30 pounder I am holding was taken on a plastic jig fished for crappies on 6# line. Almost every flathead we have ever caught has been taken on lures. Every year there are stories of bass fishermen hanging humongous old flatheads on bass lures and thinking they had a new world record largejaws until they saw that ugly face on their flattie.[/size][/#0000ff]
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