Got Bass? Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Does anyone have any suggestions for a first time noodler..........? Quote
Bass XL Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 wear gloves. reaching in a hole can be more scary than you think. I have a family friend that does it alot, and he has reached in a hole full of barb wire, finger bittin of by a turtle, and bittin numerous times by snakes. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted December 15, 2006 Super User Posted December 15, 2006 Get a fishing rod and some chicken liver.... Then take 50 cents and get a clue...that stuff is crazy lol ;D Quote
Tom Bass Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Watch out for Cottonmouths. Water Moccassins....a bit of nastiness...Yes? Quote
Valascus Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 I agree with the get a catfishing rig and some chicken liver idea. Noodling, to me anyway, is absolutely insane. I ain't sticking my hand down a dark hole where snakes, snapping turtles, muskrats, etc. ect. are probably living. I'd like to keep all my digits in good condition. Quote
bass109 Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 dangerous, What if your hand got trapped in the hole, underwater? Quote
Super User Matt Fly Posted December 28, 2006 Super User Posted December 28, 2006 Never do it alone!!!! We always target the later summer months, flatheads seem to be in the spawn mode by then, and I have never done any lake noodling. We have always found the holes under banks to be the easiest. Some washes are just 3-5 feet under the bank but can go way back under. If the welcome mat isn't cleaned, nobody is home. If you feel the bottom and it has silt or feels muddy, chances are, theres not a fish in that hole, a hole with a fish will have hardened mud, or the silt will be swept out due to fish fanning around. We will also place large rocks in some of the holes that are to large to block. Rules are simple, a flathead will bite you all the way up on your forearm most of the time, thats about 12 24 inches depending on your arm. A big blue will bite the hardest and only bite your fingers up to your wrist. This guy will take nails off. A channel is about the same as a blue cat. If later in the summer and spawning is taking place, you may encounter more than one fish in a hole. My dad alway clippied a 4lb mono leader to my back belt loop if I had to go down deeper than my height to monitor my position. Some fish will overpower you and current can take you down river and if your support crew isn't on top, you could be in serious trouble. I have never been bitten, have not encounter snakes at the same time. What I have done when I was younger takes more nerve to do as I'm older. Its illegal in Tx. Matt Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted December 29, 2006 Super User Posted December 29, 2006 Its illegal in Tx. Matt And its CRAZY everywhere else!!! ;D Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted December 29, 2006 Super User Posted December 29, 2006 Yep! You guys are crazy. Good luck, I wouldn't do it on a bet. Quote
Water Dog Posted January 5, 2007 Posted January 5, 2007 They tell me that if you feel air when you reach up under there that you stand a good chance of being bit by a varment. Make sure the hole doesn't have air space... Anyone who catches catfish that way would probably like to catch a snapping turtle for the pot and you can do that by bending a heavy wire into a hook and attach a chunk of meat to it and stick it into those holes that have air in them. You'll know when he clamps down. ;D Just hoist him right out of there! ;D Quote
Ky_Lake_Dude Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Don't pull out a snake or snapping turtle LOL Quote
RODBENDER Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 I got some neighbours that do it cause they can't catch them on hooks like i do . Quote
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