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[smoke665]

I had actually heard of catfish, but my god they can get big, looking at the one photo in that link was a monster

I found one on the banks of the Mississippi years ago that had been hit by a barge. It was over 8' and twice as big around as me. Divers doing damn inspections at a local hydro electric reservoir have reported being freaked out by having man sized fish brush up against them in the murky water.

 

[waday]

I had actually heard of catfish, but my god they can get big, looking at the one photo in that link was a monster

I found one on the banks of the Mississippi years ago that had been hit by a barge. It was over 8' and twice as big around as me. Divers doing damn inspections at a local hydro electric reservoir have reported being freaked out by having man sized fish brush up against them in the murky water.

Those large ones have pretty much found a spot to sit and eat with minimal danger to themselves. In some places where they have netting (think industrial sites that I work with), I remember talking with divers who clean the netting. They said that when they go in the water to spray the netting off, the catfish know and hang around downstream of the netting and just eat whatever flows to them.

 

[JonA_CT]

Divers doing damn inspections at a local hydro electric reservoir have reported being freaked out by having man sized fish brush up against them in the murky water.

Pass.

 

[Fujidave]

I had actually heard of catfish, but my god they can get big, looking at the one photo in that link was a monster

I found one on the banks of the Mississippi years ago that had been hit by a barge. It was over 8' and twice as big around as me. Divers doing damn inspections at a local hydro electric reservoir have reported being freaked out by having man sized fish brush up against them in the murky water.

OMG!! If that happened to me, I`d need a change of clothes.

 

[smoke665]

Pass.

So can I count you in on the next Noodling trip???? If a girl would do it, surely you could LOL

 

[Fujidave]

Pass.

So can I count you in on the next Noodling trip???? If a girl would do it, surely you could LOL

OMG OMG!!! it`s taking her arm

 

[smoke665]

OMG OMG!!! it`s taking her arm

Well kind of. You reach under the ledges, brush, trees, etc. where they are hiding, and use your fingers to tickle them a little, till they strike your hand, the arm just follows when they swallow. LOL No serious damage, other than a few scratches occasionally,

 

[Fujidave]

OMG OMG!!! it`s taking her arm

Well kind of. You reach under the ledges, brush, trees, etc. where they are hiding, and use your fingers to tickle them a little, till they strike your hand, the arm just follows when they swallow. LOL No serious damage, other than a few scratches occasionally,

Tickle them are you serious ?

 

[smoke665]

Tickle them are you serious ?

Yup, that or wiggle your fingers like a tasty snack. LOL

 

[smoke665]

@Fujidave it's somewhat an aggressive action on their part, you're invading their space. I've watched people do it, but in reality there's no way I'm going to stick my hand down in a dark hole hoping something is going to latch on. The girl was going down under the ledge on a boat ramp, so the other dangers aren't as bad, but I've seen guys go up under brush, logs, etc. Those guys are short more then a few bricks, because those are the same places that alligators, water moccasins, and snapping turtles populate.

 

[tirediron]

@Fujidave it's somewhat an aggressive action on their part, you're invading their space. I've watched people do it, but in reality there's no way I'm going to stick my hand down in a dark hole hoping something is going to latch on. The girl was going down under the ledge on a boat ramp, so the other dangers aren't as bad, but I've seen guys go up under brush, logs, etc. Those guys are short more then a few bricks, because those are the same places that alligators, water moccasins, and snapping turtles populate.

"Hold my beer and watch th...................."

"And in other news, local fisherman Clem Kadiddlehopper disappeared during a fishing expedition along the banks of the Okaffenee River..."

 

[compur]

It's called noodling (fishing for catfish using one's bare hands).

Some catfish species grow to hundreds of pounds.
Giant Catfish May Be World's Largest Freshwater Fish

 

[davidharmier60]

You can noodle all you want. Leave ME out of it. Just had Spaghetti for dinner.
Maybe Blue Bell later but I'm pretty full just now.

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[smoke665]

It's called noodling (fishing for catfish using one's bare hands).

Some catfish species grow to hundreds of pounds.
Giant Catfish May Be World's Largest Freshwater Fish

With extra emphasis on "using". LOL The link references a Thailand fish. Here in the states I believe the record is a little over 140# . That's still a lot of fish. I photographed a couple of local fishermen with their catch several years ago. The catfish weighed in at just over 60#. The men stood on each side with a hand in the gills so the head was even with their shoulders, and the tail was still laying on the ground.

"And in other news, local fisherman Clem Kadiddlehopper disappeared during a fishing expedition along the banks of the Okaffenee River..."

Many years ago I was fishing with my Father-in-law and wife's Uncle at the intersection of a channel that dumped into the Mississippi. We'd set out drop lines all morning and were making the first check round. Her Uncle was in the very front of the boat, and as we pulled up he saw the tree the line was tied to, move. He stood up, grabbed the line and pulled. It pulled back jerking him completely out of the boat. Once we got him back in the boat we tried without success to land the fish, but couldn't do it. Only thing left was to cut the line and remember the one that got away.

 

[Fujidave]

Morning all, well the rain has cleared from yesterday and last night but is forecast to come back later on. Hope to hear some news on when my laptop might arrive in the UK as found out it is coming from China.