Speaking of noodlin'..
I was watching that video Fisherdude posted yesterday again - a couple
of those fish have got to be in the 30/35 pound range.However, I always thought noodlin' was using a really long cane pole -
like 12 - 15 feet long to get a way out of the shore. The noodlin'
name came from the whippy length of the cane pole. I can't wait to get to SC this summer and do some real cat fishin' -
they just don't have cats like that up here. |
Shortwave
Mar 2
2006
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| As I mentioned I have collected a few item's on this. Just because I
thought it was funny. They have alot of different names for it in
different parts of the country. But the most common is Noodlin. Which
one artical I have said that was from the thought that those who did it
must not be using their noodle. IE they are out of their minds. I think in Texas it is against the law. Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
Mar 3
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| At lake of the Ozarks I have seem place that had catfish up to 100 lbs
they catch on the bluffs. Sorry for the cut and paste that follows. But this was easy to find.
From
http://www.missourigameandfish.com/fishing/catfish-fishing/mo_aa083204a/
The largest of our Big Three species is the blue catfish. Back when the
big rivers ran wild, blue cats were probably even bigger. Historical
records and anecdotal evidence appear to support such a claim. In his
book, Steamboating: 65 Years on Missouri's Rivers, a boat pilot named
William Heckman wrote of a giant 315-pound blue catfish that was
reportedly taken from the Missouri River in Gasconade County just after
the Civil War. State archives contain an 1879 shipping invoice for a
150-pound blue catfish purchased at a St. Louis fish market. <end paste>
I think that the big rivers dont have so many big ones anymore. Due to
all the barge traffic and dredging.. Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
Mar 3
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| There have been some stories kicking around in the past about how the
catfish has won the battle on a few occasions by drowning the would be
noodler. |
Wayne.B
Mar 2
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| And, thus, a gain for the human gene pool. |
Harry
Mar 2
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| Absolutely, On the video I copied from PBS show has a guy talk about a
friend who got his arm stuck under a old road that had been flooded by
the lake that was built. The old road bed sorta tapered into the water
and this guy would grope around where the water had washed out under
some of the old road. They went looking for him and had to had passed
him at least twice. But did not see him. When help arrived they found
him and his head was only about 6 inches short of the surface. Of couse
there is still no air six inches underwater. Capt Jack R.. |
Jack
Mar 3
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| Here's a fishing report for Lanier......EXCELLENT! I'm going to try to
go Saturday.
Lake Lanier Fishing Report for March, 2006
Lake Level--- 1.77 ft down
Surface temp. ------47 degrees at Buford Dam
Water Clarity------Main Lake is clear, creeks and rivers are stained.
STRIPERS
The striper fishing is great on Lake Lanier right now. Our boats have
caught many fish up to 30 pounds this week on freelined bluebacks and
gizzard shad. It has been some of the best freelining that I've seen
recently. There are fish in Bald Ridge, Flat, Balus, Flowery Branch,
Orr, 2 Mile, and 6 mile creeks. There are still some fish up the lake
from River Forks to Wahoo in pockets off the main lake. Look for the
seagulls diving as this is a dead give away. If you see the stripers up
shallow rolling on the surface, cast bucktails or flukes and pull
freelines over these fish. You can purchase bluebacks, gizzard shad,
trout, and shiners at Hammond's Fishing and Boat Storage
(770-888-6898). The Dam store (770-932-2031) also has bluebacks and
trout. Bass
The bass fishing is good on Lake Lanier right now. Candy Hammond said
they have gotten many good reports from folks using Bill Norman crank
baits, Yamamoto Kreatures, and Jerk Baits. Crappie
We have had many reports of people catching crappie while jigging the
marina docks with chartruese jigs and on crappie minnows. |
basskisser
Mar 3
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| Where is "up North"? There was a 41, 44, 45, 48, and 55 pound flathead
catfish taken (and released) out of the hole in front of my place on the
Rock River. Illinois, just 5 miles South of the Wisconsin line. And a
little South of here, the Sterling/Rock Falls, IL. dam is famous as a
fishery for these size fish. Tom G. |
Tom
Mar 2
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| That's what they call the long poles used around here by people who fish the
salmon runs. They try to dangle (not cast) egg sacs in as natural a way as
possible. They're like surf rods, but longer and lighter. |
Doug
Mar 2
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| Very familiar with that area in fact. Up North is New England - Connecticut specifically, land of nutmeg,
unfunded state pensions and a Democrat controlled Legislature who seem
to believe that the only part of the state that exists is west of the
Connecticut River. |
Shortwave
Mar 2
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| When I saw this, I was in Alabama and an old black guy was fishing
with his wife and kids along the Coosa River. I asked him what he was
fishing for - bream, etc., and they guy I was with who was from
Alabama said it was called noodlin'... |
Shortwave
Mar 2
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| They must be transplants from Long Island, where people think "upstate" is
anything North of Yonkers. |
Doug
Mar 2
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| The state treats everybody east of the Connecticut River as if we were
living in Rhode Island. I had the thought one time to introduce a citizens bill into the
Legislature to have all towns east of the Connecticut secede from the
state and join Rhode Island. |
Shortwave
Mar 2
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| What?! You would question me, a certified red-neck fisherman, about
what is and what isn't noodlin'!? Let's have Snopes set us straight. Check out the real deal here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/noodling.asp Now then, that's what real noodlin' is all about. Rednecks, catfish
and... sometimes even real Redneck women! Dale
www.fishwisher.com |
FishWisher
Mar 2
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| >what is and what isn't noodlin'!? |
Shortwave
Mar 2
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| Around these parts, there's a bass technique called Doodlin'. when the
bass are suspending deep on structure like docks, you take a jig head,
some type of rubber worm, like a 4" Berkeley Gulp minnow worm, and put
it down where the fish are, raising up a foot or so, letting it drop
again. Rub it on there nose enough times, and they'll bite it!! |
basskisser
Mar 2
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| Sounds almost like what we used to call 'cane pole popping' along the creek
and river banks by Cocoa, FL. We'd use minnows and about three feet of line
on the end of a cane pole. Then we'd pop the minnow on the surface a few
times, 'til a bass grabbed it. It's a quick way to fill a cooler with bass,
which I didn't much care for anyway. I did like speckled perch!
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'Til next time, John H ***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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JohnH
Mar 2
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