Noodling / myLot

United States

August 6, 2026 12:45pm CST

Some of you may have heard of noodling, but probably not most of you. It’s when you fish for catfish by sticking your hand in the holes they usually hide in. It’s mainly something done in the southern United States, but no, neither me nor me family had ever done it. Basically, you stick your hand in the hole, and wait for the catfish to try to grab on, and you pull it up with your hand, catching yourself a catfish (which are delicious fried). Anyway, our morning weather anchor, who was born in the country, went noodling this week, and this picture is the results. The fish got away. Anyone for noodling? Photo courtesy of Lacey Swopes on FB

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (88265)

• United States

NO. Sure, catfish might be in there, but so might water moccasins or any other load of nasty things that you DON’T want to grab your hand. I’ll just count my blessings that I’m allergic to seafood and pass this southern hobby right on by.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124298)

• United States

That’s an excellent point.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (88265)

• United States

@AmbiePam — I also read that a lot of people drown when they get into a fight with the catfish (they tend to be big ones) and get pulled under, or hit their head on the bottom of shallow water. No, stick to the safe stuff. The card game.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124298)

• United States

@FourWalls

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (138548)

• Marion, Ohio

I am not going to try it.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124298)

• United States

I want to see you do it, Eva! I know you have it in you!

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (138548)

• Marion, Ohio

@AmbiePam I might but I can't eat fish anyways. So nope

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snowy

@snowy22315 (211677)

• United States

Not for me .especially if my arm would get bruised like that!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124298)

• United States

That bruising isn’t normal, and it would sure put me off of it. Normally, if you actually got it, you aren’t left with any marks at all. She missed badly.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (57074)

• Canada

That looks awful, I am sure that he won't be doing that anytime soon again. It isn't worth it. Catfish can grow quite large and you don't mess with them.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124298)

• United States

She’s quite a country girl!