They may be doing it in Texas but it is illegal here. They have tournaments
doing this in Oklahoma. Saw 1 man loose the meat off his pointer finger on
his right hand to a yellowcat, big yellowcat on the Brazos when I was 15.
That kept me from trying it.

"Bob" wrote in message
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A popular method of fishing down south is called "noodling".

In a nut shell, it involves catching a lazy catfish in the heat of
the day, by hand. They are semi dormant when it gets hot. The
noodler either wades or reaches around very slowly till he finds
one, feels around and finds the head and then waits till the big cat
opens his mouth. At that point he reaches in the mouth, grabs some
gills and HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

These here guys down on the bayou are doing this in Louisiana &
Texas.

Bob-tx