SHANGRALA'S

EXTREME NOODLING!

Noodling is the practice and sport of using your arm as bait to catch your prey. The word noodle is slang for a foolish person. Noodling is currently legal in only eleven US states.       To begin with, a catfish noodler goes underwater to depths ranging from only a few feet to up to twenty feet, placing his hand inside a discovered catfish hole. If all goes as planned, the catfish will swim forward and latch onto the fisherman's hand, usually as a defensive maneuver in order to try to escape the hole. If the fish is particularly large, the noodler can hook the head around its gills.       Most noodlers have spotters who help them bring the catfish in, either to shore or to their boat. When a catfish bites onto a noodler, it holds on for quite a while.       With some of the biggest fish caught weighing in at up to 50-60 pounds, very few noodlers are strong enough to attempt noodling by themselves.       Although carrying the fish after they have been subdued is not difficult, trying to secure a fish and remove it from one's hand at the same time can be a challenge.

What if this is down the hole?



If noodling in the states seems like it is extreme,
Check out these African noodlers!


First, I wrap my arm in a skin for protection.


Then I crawl into the pit.


I use modern lighting.


There she is.


A PYTHON and her eggs.


I let her take my protected arm, sort of like noodling for fish.


Then my buddy pulls me out with snake attached.


Ain't she a beaut?


She'll feed the village for a while.


Send This On To Your Friends...
Their Job Isn't Near As Tough As They Thought! :)

        

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