Urban Dictionary defines noodling as:

A form of fishing in which a crazy person runs into a lake and searches for holes on the bottom with his foot. Then he inserts his finger into the hole and lets something bite it. Hopefully, it's a catfish. If so, he wrestles the catfish to the surface and drags it to shore. If its not a catfish, he may lose his finger to a snapping turtle or his life to a water moccasin.

Believe it or not, noodling is illegal in many states.


Sounds about right to me. But these were giant flatheads, so we were using our whole hands..Not our fingers.

DI you are insane.





Awesome.

Everybody fish in the sea and in the Ocean... but are there any fisherman who fish in the rivers? Believe me, the fish are smaller than the marine fish, but fishing them, is so good and gives you satisfaction. Anyway I love also fishing in the sea, but in Mediterranean Sea along the coast tere aren't big fish.

It has its cons. Having a few layers of skin peeled off of your arm is sort of unpleasant.

But the risk of being injured and the thrill of catching a 25 pound fish with your bare hands just can't be beat.

Fishing is one of my obsessions. Although I don't fish as much as I'd like to nowadays, I still remember how it was like to fish off the piers of San Diego at night. All the mackeral would be swarming round the edge. My biggest catch was an albino sea bass. (Have no idea how much it weighed, but it tasted good the next day)

You ate an albino fish? YOu could of sold it on Ebay for a bit [alive].

I didn't know you could sell live animals on Ebay.

More importantly, how would one ship a freshly caught wild sea bass?

I think you, and your suggestion, are dumb, dumb, d u m b.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Clearly we wouldn't depend on the conventional means of transportation and the organisation of such when considering the delivery of a large and live fish. That would be silly.

Haven't you people ever heard of the live fish transport system?


It's called the river.

Haven't you heard? Rivers are better at being garbage cans than live fish transport systems.

Gosh, you're silly.

Ever catch a fish with a hypodermic needle sticking out of it? It's always an adventure. After eating you're never sure if you will get high or AIDS.

I don't eat fish, so I save time by sharing needles with the local prostitutes.

I hear that their vaginas have a rather fishy odor, so I guess it's pretty much the same thing.

I only go with the ones who disguise the fish smell with their own dried and flaky bowel movements.

What ever happened to classy individuals like you?

Jesus.

They're all out fishing.

You need a licence to fish anywhere except the pier, which is where we usually go.

This is going to sound extremely weird, but I've always wanted to go hunting. Somewhere in Scandinavia maybe. Not "rough" shooting like was discussed here, but I mean real hunting. Bears and wolves and stuff.
The dream of my life.

Wow. I... can't support that. Deer, maybe, but not apex predators.

Agreed.

Killing living breathing forms of population control just seems to be a bit counter-productive.

All my life I've been labelled counter-productive. Even here... :(

Take a step in the right direction.

Stop talking about killing bears and wolves.

Kill hunters instead.

Population control of Population controllers who control the population of various populations needing control.

Win/Win.

I can dig it.

(a very intoxicated) hello at last!
 

sorry for not replying for a while, but the computer bost and i couldnt use the internet for a while.
i was hoping noone had started spamming all over my thread while i was off and i am pretty pleased that noone did (apart from the conversation that involved prostitutes, Aids and needles. made me laugh but, oh dear!):)
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sorry, OANST, i see what you mean now.

i second Hobo, you are nuts! but i must agree that the thrill and satisfaction you get from catching a big fish in that way must be something you cant beat.

surprisingly, i've never fished in the sea! i just stick to lakes and ponds. its simple but im happy.

Theres a great pool i fish on thats owned to the farm boss, but only his employee's can fish on it, meaning me and some others are the only ones that use it! its got some bloody big perch in there!

you should talk to my mate, he's bonkers about hunting!
He's got 6 shotguns and 3 rifles (one is a rim-fire rifle, and one uses rifle bullets that are bigger than the british army use!!). he's recently upgraded his one shotgun so that it fires 8 shots before reloading instead of the original 6, and has bought a new choke for the end of it.

personally, i wouldnt go that far. a bit of 'rough' shooting is enough for me, but each to their own!

lol, Laser has already suggested this, and i agree!
(im a 'rough' shooter, not a hunter. notice the technical jargon i used to deceive you).:D
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i apolagise if i have used disgracfully bad grammer or punctuation, but i have just got back from the pub (look older than i am, heh heh heh!) and when i heard the computer was up and running again, i felt the urgency to post immediately before anyone thought id abandoned the thread.:D

i bet im gonna read this tommorrow and cringe...oh well!:p
keep posting!

Great!!! I prefer fishing in lakes or at rivers! It's more relaxing. And I am accustomed to this kinf of fishing.

Deep sea fishing is for retards that secretly want to catch a shark.

And people that want to catch a shark are fucking assholes.

When you say "Catch a shark" what do you mean?

Like catch one and kill it so it can be a model in your house or whatever, or just catching it in general?

Personally, I want to catch a shark myself, take a QUICK picture, then unhook it and set it free. I've seen it done before, and I don't know what's wrong with it.

Nothing. Be on the look out, though. I have every intention of sending a hook through your lip, dragging you to my car, beating you till you are docile, and then lifting you into the car where I will take a picture of us as I smile radiantly into the camera. I'll throw you back afterwards. It'll be grand.

Sounds like great fun.

Don't forget to prevent him from being able to breathe. That parts pretty important.

It's like dragging a human into space, or a room full of carbon dioxide.

Sharks, as I mentioned before, are actually very tasty :p

You can catch little leopard sharks off our pier. Stingrays too, which aren't bad either.

:eek:Sharks are totally overhunted and are becoming more endangered. Did you know that for every human a shark kills about 50(it might have been 500:eek:)sharks are killed. Big difference. Yes I am a total shark geek. It disturbes me that some people still eat sharks. A law was passed in America that no shark within 50 miles of America could be hunted. And I don't know if a shark tastes all that good. I think my dad said something about them being quite good but I'm not sure. And back on topic: A few tips to catch fish are that use different bait everytime. A few examples are cheese and pasta. Yes they work. Expirement with different weights on the end of your fishing rod. Choose the one that works best for you. Different places have other ways that work better. I for example went fishing with my dad at a lake where I couldn't catch anything at all, but my dad could. Don't be afraid to give up. But don't be afraid to keep going. If you are fishing in a big lake then try out different spots, because again some places are better than others. If you are going to cast out one of those bobbing things then be prepared to wait a long time. Some people like to wait and maybe have some lunch. If you just want to go and quickly try and catch one then use some other type of thing. Different places are good for certain techniques. Ok those are all the tips I have.

That is underestimated by several powers of ten.

personally, and not to disencourage people posting on this thread about catching and killing sharks and other exotic marine life, i think killing a shark or sting ray or any other large and fascinating creature just to eat when the person who catches it probably has a bag of fish & chips at home and a 4 pack of Stella in the fridge, is pointless and cruel.

i can understand if someone needed to catch, kill and eat a shark (or otherwise) when starving and forced to do it, but otherwise they're no different from Hunters who shoot big game, like Deer, just for fun, or to eat with a side of chips at home (in other words, didnt need to kill and eat it).

just expressing my point of veiw.

If I was going to go fishing for the sake of catching a shark, I'd go for a megalodon.

And WTF exactly would you use? A net? Like, a REALLY big net that you catch whales with, but made with chains instead? Honestly, Great Whites are big enough, 7-8m or so (though, obviously, large individuals are rare due to hunting and stuff these days).

It was a joke, stupid.

Megalodons are extinct.

in a way, its a shame they are extinct, as they were such huge and awesome creatures, making the Great White shark look like a minnow in its presence. one of its teeth (which was the same shape as a GW sharks) was bigger than a blokes hand, they looked like spearheads!!

there are bigger sharks than Great White's, but not all are carnivorous; the Whale shark is the biggest shark known to man, and yet only eats plankton. the second biggest shark known to man would either be the Basking shark or the Megamouth shark, both are non-carnivorous (like Oddey, i used to be obsessed with sharks when i was at school).
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a question for everyone; what is your favourite shark and why?

mine is the Bull shark because of its unique ability to be able to withstand both salt water and fresh water, and be able to travel miles and miles and yet remember the rout it took (hence brilliant memory), even having favourite hunting spots miles away at certain times of day.
on a darker note, they are classed as the most dangerous shark to man, due to them swimming in very shallow water, even swimming up rivers, being extremely teritorial and acting docile then suddenly attacking (one was recorded to of attacked a horse in shallow water), also, they apparently apply 2 and a half tons of pressure onto it prey when it bites.

Jaws the shark (From Jaws the movie >_>) was supposed to be a bull shark I heard. Dunno why they made him into a great white.

Anyway my favorite right now would have to be nurse shark. You can swim with them and crap and they won't mind. Well as long as you keep your distance, I think they are one of the safest sharks to swim with next to whale sharks. Although I haven't had much experiences with others, so what would I know? >_>

I think you are talking about one part in the movie where the shark is on top of the cage thrashing around. They had to use a live shark for that because the mechanical one couldn't do that in any way. And a little fact: the mechanical shark is called Bruce, named after Steven Speilberg's lawer(Might have spelt that wrong). I love that movie even if the shark looks a little fake.

You've been in the water with a nurse shark? Cool.

Oh and to Skillya_Glowi I'm sorry about that post earlier. And I don't have too much against catching maybe one or two. But I wouldn't try to catch a shark. Not even a small one. It's just my opinion.

My favourite type of Shark is the Tiger shark. Why? Because it eats everything from liscence plates, lumps of coal, old boots, and lots of other stuff. And it's the first one I saw on animal planet (a really good channel). And a few very cool facts on tiger sharks: they can spit there stomach out to get rid of stuff they don't want in there, they have stripes when they are younger and disappear as they become older. Tiger sharks are also know to swim in somewhat shallow water and are one of the few sharks that challenge sea turtles. Tiger sharks are also labbeled man-eaters. Kind of sad.

My second fav is definately either the whale shark or the hammer head. Why? Because they are(Belaive it or not) gentle in genarel. Whale sharks are gentle anyway. So gentle you can hang onto it's fin and go for a ride. Hammer head sharks might attack you but only if you have provoked them quite a bit or are bleeding. And most sharks can smell a drop of blood a mile away. And hear pretty dang well too. They actually have a 6th sense that they use to sense electric currents. Some smart sharks.

And the one I definately like the least is probrably the wobiegong shark. I don't hate them but they scare be to this day.

While I think sharks are cool, I rarely go into the water anyway.