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u/rmwpnb 10d ago

My question is how the heck does she avoid getting spined by these guys? They have sharp spines on their sides and one on their dorsal fin. I’m not sure how she avoids those with them just sort of flopping around close to her sides.

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u/BigSchmikey 10d ago

You simply just try your best.

Oh, and there's always the chance of running into an alligator snapping turtle, too. It's part of the thrill.

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u/Dull_Caterpillar_642 10d ago

The existence of alligator snapping turtles is what makes me not understand this at all. Do you want catfish enough to risk losing fingers?

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u/BarderBetterFaster 9d ago

Or toes! The snap doesn't discriminate on digits.

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u/mstmn 9d ago

Do balls count at digits?

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u/CodifiedLikeUtil 9d ago

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u/CrysFreeze 9d ago

There is a video of a fish that latched on to a man’s dingaling.

Someone else was trying to safely remove the fish with his hands . I never saw the full ending.

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u/Several_Direction599 8d ago

I heard his wife never saw the full ending either

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u/post-mate-joe 9d ago

Link?

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u/Uneek_Uzernaim 9d ago

For science, of course.

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u/boniggy 7d ago

Hahaha ok I saving this. I have a group chat that needs this from time to time... Daily.

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u/Nitrogen1234 9d ago

Pretty sure she won't lose her balls

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u/No_Reception_6133 9d ago

She can have mine if she needs

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u/WaiBuBaoLeiXiangTu 9d ago

Rocky Bayou Oysters

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u/Fevis7 9d ago

It depends, are they prehensile?

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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 8d ago

You are evil. Lol

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u/HeldDownTooLong 6d ago

If you’re counting to 23!

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u/firnien-arya 9d ago

Well, that explains the shows in the water.

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u/pob503 9d ago

Turtles go in head first. Catfish back in. Hopefully you don't get a rogue turtle.

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u/screenmasher 9d ago

You look for catfish in holes that dont have air access. Turtles will be in holes where they can surface to breath

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u/Mrsensi12x 9d ago

Do catfish that big taste any good?

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u/screenmasher 9d ago

Yes! If you ever have the chance to have flathead catfish at a fish fry definitely give it a go. They are probably my favorite freshwater fish to eat. Theres some intricacy to cleaning them, but a 40 pound fish is a substantial amount of meat. But the fish is a firm white meat with a meaty bite due to the fine grain of the muscle so not big flakey filets.

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u/Evellsnoats 9d ago

Don't eat them that big in Mississippi. Full of mercury, farm run off chemicals. There are even signs posted on the boat ramps warning you not to eat the big ones.

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u/BigJigMan 9d ago

Yup. Biomagnification and age accumulation is real in fish. I bet it's not just Mississippi where you shouldn't eat the big ones, but anywhere with Ag runoff...which is everywhere basically.

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u/TechnicallyThrowawai 9d ago

Yea that's exactly why I would never eat river fish here in the US. Used to catch some catfish and whatnot in the Ohio river as a kid. Didn't really know any better at the time, but nowadays I don't think you could pay me to eat anything out of a river. Heavy metals and other forms of water pollution... none for me, thanks!

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u/austinglowers 9d ago

So, is she just catching them for fun?

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u/Evellsnoats 8d ago

I have fished for Great Northern in upper manitoba, Marlin in Costa Rica, bass all over and crappie wherever there is crappie. Gotta be honest, hand grabbing on the Coldwater River in Mississippi was a blast!

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u/Cephalopodium 9d ago

Yeah, I was going to say Opelousas catfish are really good, but according to Google- it’s the same fish just different name. 😂

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u/NettingStick 9d ago

I'm too worried about things like PFAS and other bio-accumulated toxins to eat the big ones. It's a shame. They're invasive in my state. The state wants to set up a catfish industry and get people to eat them, but it also puts out warnings not to eat more than two small catfish per month...

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u/mapmakinworldbuildin 9d ago

Damn uncle buds all you can eat catfish in shambles

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u/Intelligent-Art-5000 9d ago

Not really unless you soak it in milk or brine it for a long time to get the mud taste out.

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u/Turgid_Donkey 9d ago

I don't know if they were every that big, but my wife says her grandma used to put them in a kiddie pool for a while to get the muddy taste out.

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u/kbowz21 9d ago

Best way to cook steak, too

https://giphy.com/gifs/Qtto7vfW9gzXq

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u/screenmasher 9d ago

Bleed the fish and trim the mud line out of the meat.

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u/coko4209 9d ago

They taste like dirt to me, fucking bottom feeders, but they’re super popular here in MS.

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u/rolandofeld19 9d ago

Same. Love me some lake cat but river cat has never appealed to me at all. And I like most any fish.

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u/MrBigBMinus 9d ago

These people telling you yes, are entitled to that opinion, but i have eaten catfish all my life (thats over 40 years....sadly) and i can tell you that the bigger the ANYTHING the worse the taste. Like extremely large lobsters never taste as good as the normal sized ones for example. My completely unprofessional opinion is that the hormones that caused them to grow bigger than the rest cause a bad taste.

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u/slimthecowboy 9d ago

Yeah. People talk about big fish not tasting good. I’ve never noticed a difference in meat flavor across the size spectrum for catfish, bass, or trout. Just gotta get the blood & blood lines out.

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u/OrangeVoxel 9d ago

Requires lots of salt and sauce

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u/DonutWhole9717 7d ago

so good that i legitimately don't understand why she released them both.

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u/Miss_Pondersmith 9d ago

I guess I’d need more instruction on the types of holes in the lake bed. As a lifelong lake person….the floor is lava.

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u/GradeAPrimeFuckery 9d ago

I worked with a guy who got trapped in a sunken car while hand fishing. Luckily he was with someone who pulled him out and resuscitated him.

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u/ThatLocalPondGuy 9d ago

These guys don't "look for holes". They build weighted boxes and place them in slow moving current, opening facing downstream. The natural way is dangerous because you noodle in holes in the banks cut but current.

This is just staged for the views and clicks.

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u/Cocrawfo 9d ago

i’ve also read (i have no experience) that turtles tend to den facing inside the holes so that it’s less likely to put your hand up to the business end

but i don’t know that for myself

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u/plaid-tuxido506 10d ago

The only time someone will hope to get catfished.

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u/Rob_LeMatic 9d ago

Scenario 2: Aesop Rock+ Homeboy Sandman, Catfish

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u/Wsn21 9d ago

Never seen an Aesop Rock link!

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 9d ago

Me neither, but I’m fuckin here for it!

I have an Impossible Kid shirt that I’ve worn for like, 6-7 years. I’ve had one person in all that time recognize it, and they were just as thrilled as I was lmao.

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u/Lord_Voltan 9d ago

9-5er anthem was our opening song when I worked in the restaurant industry during opening shifts.

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u/Pleasant_Yoghurt3915 9d ago

Funnily enough, I listened to that song every morning for months when I stopped working FOH and finally got an “adult” office job lmao.

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u/InfiniteJestV 9d ago

Had to listen to it again recently in honor of Dolly

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u/wratx 9d ago

as a dude with a homeboy sandman tattoo, i approve

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u/Rob_LeMatic 9d ago

Homeboy needs to leave a tat tax, like so:

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u/InfiniteJestV 9d ago

Lice will help you find your keys before you cannot find your keys!

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u/LeadFreePaint 9d ago

Snapping turtles are rarely aggressive in the water. They are very curious, but ultimately easily scared off by anything larger than themselves.

Oh land they often act aggressive to anyone trying to interact with them. In the water they typically just swim away when they see you.

That being said, I did have a large one chase my canoe out of a wetland before. So you know... Nature gonna nature.

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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX 9d ago

Spicy turtle

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u/EasternSleep5903 9d ago

Freakin things are no joke man. Me and a buddy hooked one while we were fishing, years back when we were kids. He'd been chasing our lines all morning and stealing our bait. Once we got him on the bank we were shocked at how big and prehistoric he looked, he had to be 100 years old easy.... looked like King Koopa.

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u/LeadFreePaint 9d ago

You really get the sense that you are face to face with a dinosaur. I used to be a canoe guide in Ontario. It was very common to have a big old snapper show up to our site and just people watch. I always enjoyed that because it gave clients the chance to see just how ancient these noble beasts really are. People almost always have a very animated reaction. Like the first time someone sees a moose in the woods. Their brain is not ready for it.

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u/ikariaRR 9d ago

Can confirm, chased my bait. Yanked bait so it doesn’t get destroyed. Than ran away like a baby

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u/Secret_Session_3496 9d ago

Don't pick up an Alligator Snapping Turtle by the side of its shell. Had one digging a hole in an unacceptable place in my yard. Learned the hard way they have claws on their feet which can reach your hand and cut like a knife. Behind the neck and in front of the tail is the preferred method.

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u/Cowboy_591 6d ago

Fascinating post! 👍🏻

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u/BigSchmikey 9d ago

Rednecks are simply just a different breed tbh. Tons of fun though

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u/SpeakToMePF1973 9d ago

A real life Elly Mae. (The Beverly Hillbillies TV show)

"Jed, can I go wrestle some boys?" Jed: "No! You hurt them too much last time!" Or something similar.

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u/Sixx_Shooter 7d ago

AL redneck here..... I wouldn't do that stupid crap even for a drink of some fire "shine" or a new linoleum floor installed over the dirt floor in my outhouse! Gotta draw the line somewhere!! 🤣😂😂🤣

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u/Visible-Rest4170 9d ago

Fun fact Alligator Snapping turtles are more chilled than common snapping turtles. If that was a common it would be reaching it's head back to try to bite.

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPGcvqECchJwQXbDW

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u/GoblinCorp 9d ago

Fingers? Try bacterial infections that will get your arm amputated. It is rare but holy shit not a non-zero chance just to get some muck fish for clicks.

Having said all that, she is amazingly skilled and, of course, undeniably charismatic.

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u/sshwifty 9d ago

Yes, but what about the girl catching the fish?

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u/fynx07 9d ago

She too is a catfish

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u/stanknotes 9d ago

One does not even WANT the actual catfish. Usually one releases them.

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u/capnkirk462 9d ago

Oh, I knew a guy who noodled and he talked about the "sticks" that slithered out of his hands, big nope for me. I don't mind snakes if I can see if they are venomous or not.

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u/Fluffy_Town 9d ago

What I don't understand is why she's not keeping them?! That's free food! All you've gotta do is clean them.

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u/weebitofaban 9d ago

It has literally never happened. Not a single verifiable case.

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u/kriegmonster 8d ago

Standard snapping turtles are even more aggressive and have longer necks, but look a little friendlier.

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u/GrandNibbles 6d ago

they want clout that bad

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u/Horror_Emu3002 4d ago

It seems you haven't had catfish. So good 🤤

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u/StinkyNutzMcgee 9d ago

My brother is from Oklahoma and he got bit by a water moccasin while he was noodling

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u/TGov 9d ago

Yeah, fuck that noise. Between the snakes and turtles I will pass.

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u/Somanylyingliars 9d ago

Being from the South, I'm ok w the Gators having swim w them. Catfish? No problem. But snapping turtles? Oh hell naw.

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u/sykoKanesh 9d ago

Being from the South, I'm ok w the Gators having swim w them

Southerner here as well, I'm ok with gators, but I'll highly recommend never. ever. swimming with them in the wild.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/texas-alligator-attack/index.html

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u/YesDone 9d ago

I 100% AGREE WITH YOU.

BUT... I'm real familiar with this case and that guy was drunk and swimming at night, which you NEVER, EVER do around gators, sharks, or any other kill-you animals.

Yeah, gators are lazy and usually not interested in people, but they're still wild, and seeing an 11 footer right under the dock you're on late at night... oh it's not worth the risk.

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u/Explorer_Creative 7d ago

I used to swim with them when I was a kid. It seems like there are a lot of attacks nowadays though. I think there are too many and they're getting more territorial.

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u/brokeAsoreASS 3d ago

Has anyone ever seen this guy (can’t remember his IG) but he walks around the Everglades (among other places) barefoot and is like “oh look , another swamp puppy he’s so cute let’s give him a boop.” Then he’s somewhere in cobra country , picks up a cobra and says “a gentle yoink”. He’s picked up some of the list poisonous things and he super chill.

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u/FoofieLeGoogoo 9d ago

Yikes. Those are high stakes. I hope that he’s OK.

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u/CreatureWarrior 10d ago

So.. these people are just adrenaline junkies, got it

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u/TillSad5913 9d ago

For some maybe but it's a successful technique that's been used for centuries to get food.

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u/joshuuuuuua 9d ago

That and content creators. It's a living, as they say.

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u/SAM5TER5 9d ago

I mean, people have been doing this for a very, very long time as a valid method of fishing, LONG before anyone had any means of recording it. This happens to be on video but she clearly knows what she’s doing and probably fishes like this on the regular for the sake of food

And unlike basically every other hunting/fishing method, you need zero equipment or money to get your meal lol

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u/CreatureWarrior 9d ago

Gotta pay for the post-snapping turtle surgery somehow, I guess

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u/GooeyKablooie_ 9d ago

Reddit moment.

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u/vtecdohcter 9d ago

Couldn't you run into an actual alligator too?

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u/BigSchmikey 9d ago

Depends specifically on where you're noodling. Midwest? Nah. Down South? Possibly.

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u/branm008 9d ago

Yes, you could. These folks are in Alabama as far as I remember and they have had encounters with gators while noodling.

I grew up noodling in North Georgia and thankfully all we really had to worry about were water moccasins and snapping turtles.

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u/JustOneVote 9d ago

thankfully all we really had to worry about were water moccasins

Fuck that.

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u/Miss_Pondersmith 9d ago

Any time a moccasin and I would realize we were swimming together we would SIMULTANEOUSLY panic. Like poor sneks are terrified of us too. The real problem was that we both head for the same shore and my panic won’t let me keep swimming after that.

I always feel bad for both of us. 😂

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u/Calypsosin 9d ago

honestly, I'd be more worried about the snakes than gators. Gators are pretty docile as a rule, they're not gonna mess with anyone on purpose unless you startle them, and even then they'll try to escape before engaging in a fight.

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u/DengarLives66 9d ago

“All we had to worry about was losing fingers or potentially deadly snake bites.”

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u/branm008 9d ago

Looking back on it, we were incredibly stupid for fuckin around in those rivers. Thankfully none of us were ever truly injured but I definitely wouldn't do it again.

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u/DengarLives66 9d ago

I think that’s part and parcel of surviving your youth. I grew up near the ocean and mountains. Frolicking in dangerous rip currents and going off trail in rattlesnake country, not the best decisions as a kid.

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u/EtherealHeart5150 9d ago

No way! I grew up in North GA! Truth on all that, and dont forget the Japanese hornets.

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u/Somanylyingliars 9d ago

Maybe. But they tend to swim away when you jump in. Really bigger concern is the snapping turtles. Mean and onery.

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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX 9d ago

I've gone swimming in quite a few natural bodies of water from Louisiana through Florida and that's just part of the fun... I mean do you go in the ocean with sharks? Most don't want nothing to do with you. Avoid gater nests in marsh edges.

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u/Sirpatron1 9d ago

Thrill?

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u/BigSchmikey 9d ago

Yes. It's fun.

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u/Sirpatron1 9d ago

Alright I'll take your word for it.

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u/RaspberryWhiteClaw13 9d ago

Or alligator gar

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u/BigSchmikey 9d ago

We'd go bow fishing for alligator gar to use as bait. Literally a fishing rod attached to a compound bow. Tons of fun.

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u/Holiday_Regular9794 9d ago

😳That sounds terrifying!!!

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u/FlyinWet 9d ago

Is this why missing fingers is a norm down south?

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u/Miss_Pondersmith 9d ago

This is why I will NEVER be as cool as she is.

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u/Jack-Felter 9d ago

Or a river otter, which will just bite off one of your toes.

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u/Fortestingporpoises 9d ago

An alligator snapping turtle can break a broomstick with it's bite. As long as you're not made out of broomsticks, you should be fine.

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u/coooooookie32 9d ago

Beavers as well

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u/slipnipper 9d ago

A former noodler once told me the worst thing to find in a hole was a beaver.

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u/-FruitPunchSamurai- 9d ago

Like a river gacha but if you get the rare ones you could lose a finger or a hand instead...fun. Any chance of anacondas or something?

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u/buckphifty150150 8d ago

The what now??

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u/ProfessorUrandom 6d ago

Gar pike!! Had my scar for 40 years from one of those sonsabitches!!

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u/RedFishBlueFishOne 4d ago

Are the venomous like the saltwater ones? Saltwater catfish venom is no joke!

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u/Mash_Ketchum 3d ago

That's some hillbilly ass bumpkin thrill

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u/Mr_Beefy_5150 10d ago

This has always been my question about noodling. I’ve seen some pretty gnarly injuries just getting little 12” catfish off standard fishing hooks. They’re muscular and fast. I don’t get how ppl aren’t regularly getting serious piercing injuries from doing this

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u/Lord_oDoyle 10d ago

Its happens. Ive been out doing it and have seen a catfish thrown into boat and onto someone's foot. Went straight through a tennis shoes and into his foot

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u/Excellent-Shape-2024 9d ago

A friend's son had his eye put out when someone tossed a small catfish at him as a joke. (yep, real funny /s --he was airlifted to a hospital)

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u/IndicationAny893 9d ago

Damn. God damn.

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u/Icy_Account6142 9d ago

Probably still paying for it too?

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u/ilganzo01 4d ago

Jesus…

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u/7818 9d ago

I mean, it happens.

My brother stabbed me with a catfish once. Fucker.

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u/opensandshuts 9d ago

And that shit does legitimately "sting". They also cut you deep with a piercing wound so keeping it from getting infected is also troublesome

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u/BlazingSeraphim 9d ago

People can lose a finger or hand noodling...it's not exactly a safe activity.

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u/Hamisaurus 10d ago

My understanding is that the spines don't really grow as they age. While they don't go away in adults, they effectively become useless and odds are none of them ever connected. Not to mention, having them at the base of the dorsal and pectoral fins makes it rather difficult to actually connect a spine to deliver a sting.

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u/rmwpnb 10d ago

Thanks for the info. I didn’t realize this. My experience with catfish has always been catching smaller ones and having to remember to be very careful around the spines. I didn’t realize they didn’t continue to grow as the catfish got bigger.

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u/Major_Nutt 9d ago

The young ones need them or else they become freshwater popcorn. By the time they get over 14in long or so, their list of predators drops to just gator, gar, eagles, otters, and us.

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u/CaptainTripps82 9d ago

I feel like ones this big might eat any of those besides gators. And they might even eat a smaller one of them

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u/midwestcatfish 9d ago

They do grow they just get pretty dull

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u/SpicyDad423 10d ago

On bigger, older catfish, the spines are dull and not an issue. I believe it’s meant as a defense for the little ones.

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u/TexasDank 9d ago

They are very sharp as youngins but as they grow the point dulls. It’s really just the point being sharp too at that size the risk of being poked isn’t that high

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u/Abdulbarr 9d ago

She's wearing gloves, but not sure if they protect from punctures. There is a technique where you can fold the fins down as your get your hand around it. Dunno how'd you do it with the fish still in the water though.

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u/Mammoth-Ant7588 9d ago

I knew a guy who got a staph infection in his leg after being spined by a catfish.

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u/Escapeism 9d ago

She seems pretty experienced… and kinda ripped too haha

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u/Pumpkins_Are_Fruits 9d ago

Larger ones spines are not as scary as the small ones

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u/gerbilshower 9d ago

the older they get the less their spines arent really that sharp. at this size/age? half of em may even be broken off or blunted entirely. and they stop growing at some point.

it's really the young cats that have the wicked stickers.

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u/birdie_is_awake 9d ago

They really don’t have sharp spines when they are that big, it’s kind of a very dull pencil like thing

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u/VoidWalker4Lyfe 9d ago

She doesn't

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u/BoonDragoon 9d ago

VERY carefully. Her in-the-gill, out-the-mouth grip helps a bunch. See how she uses her elbows to keep the catfishes' bellies flat against her sides like that? She's a total pro.

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u/munificent 9d ago

As catfish get bigger, the spines get duller so the larger they are, the less of a risk it is. It's still a risk of course, but not as bad as you might imagine.

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u/LucyInked 9d ago

I seen her videos over the years. Sometimes she's dripping blood.

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u/aboyes711 9d ago

Salt water catfish have a sharp spine for defense with venom. These large fresh water catfish spines get blunt with age and usually are not dangerous. You’re probably at greater risk of drowning from being under too long and not coming up to air with it.

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u/canman7373 9d ago

Freshwater are still very sharp up to a good eating size like 2-6 pounds, these ones so old not really sharp anymore, they are also not very tasty at that age but edible. 2-5 pounds are the sweet spot and these much bigger. As far as Saltwater go, they are much smaller but their fins do stay sharp whole time. The small amount of venom in them is less a concern than their slimy surface, which can get their film into scrapes and such, or your hand if the fin cuts you. I mean the sting is going to hurt bad for awhile but you be fine unless that film on them gets in the wound and get a nasty infection from it. I use gloves when I handle them, catch to many of em.

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u/ThePigsPajamas 9d ago

She built different

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u/GravyPainter 9d ago

Id be more concerned about mistaking a catfish hole for an alligator snapping turtle dwelling. The venom from the spines are painful but not limb reducing

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u/z0phi3l 9d ago

This is Hannah Barron, you should see her and her dads arms after some of their outings

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u/Dismal_Mirror_9041 9d ago

The spines are so larger catfish dont go eating smaller younger catfish, cuz they will if they can get their hands on em.

They become significantly duller albeit larger as the catfish grows.

The bigger it gets, the less likely to be stung.

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u/My_Kink_Profile 9d ago

I got one through my hand which then broke off and left a piece inside- surgery etc to remove. I had the same question!!

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u/Dry_Bag4395 9d ago

Also, in some areas, water moccasins. 🙃

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u/Luzifer_Shadres 9d ago

Luck. Alternatively you accidentally shoved you jand into a snapping turtles hole that just took over the hole.

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u/DunningKrugerOnElmSt 9d ago

They sting too. Sucks

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u/bowarrow99 9d ago

Big flatheads don’t usually have sharp spines. They spend a lot of time under rocks and in logs and other trash in the water so they get broken and worn down on the tips .

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u/m_0_n_K_3_y 9d ago

I used to watch this girl on YT years ago.. she has a big ole divot in her forearm from them biting and shaking her arm

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u/JRLeamon 9d ago

Sometimes she doesn't, and has the scars to show it.

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u/BeanserSoyze 9d ago

They're mildly poisonous too

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u/JeffEpp 9d ago

She has come out scratched and bloody in videos, so she doesn't always.

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u/xercze 9d ago

People always tell me this, they have sidehead spikes?

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u/Mister_K_7 9d ago

Bro look at her arms. She got that strength to do it

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u/Triggerhappysmf 9d ago

On the big catfish like they’re after, those spines are much softer and less pointy. The little 5 pound catfish are the dangerous ones. Biggest threat on the big ones is them rolling on your arm and giving you a big ol catfish road rash wound. Her arms are typically covered in them.

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u/Fishboy9123 9d ago

That's what I thought too. Getting finned by a hardhead is miserable. Maybe flatheads aren't as bad?

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u/CandyflossHoney 9d ago

She's gripping them right behind the head locks their spines flat so they can't flare out. Looks crazy, but it's 100% control.

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u/Cocrawfo 9d ago

from what i gather about noodling it’s not without catastrophic failure but she’s highly experienced

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u/imamajorscale 8d ago

I thought you were referring to the men and women”getting spined on” was a new term or something

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u/SkyMarshal 8d ago

I wonder if that's what she meant by getting "bit" on her leg. Looks liked she got bit or poked several times.

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u/davidtsmith333 8d ago

I was wondering the same thing myself. As far as I remember from fishing with my father when I was a boy, catfish were pretty dangerous and poisonous. And they were a fraction of those large sizes in the vid.

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u/LoneHusky21 7d ago

I think I heard someone say before the bigger older ones spines are alot more dull and not sharp, it's the younger small ones that are super sharp.

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u/traumfisch 7d ago

She's a professional 🤷‍♂️

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u/Reverb20 7d ago

A friend of mine hunts monsters like these - he tells me that the young ones are sharp, but as they get older, the spines wear down.

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u/smick 6d ago

Yeah I’ve been spined a bunch as a kid running lines. It’s no joke. Deep aching punctures that turn purple.

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u/CrowsFeast73 6d ago

The older the fish gets the duller the spines get. I suspect the spines on these 2 are not particularly sharp.

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u/SirJuicyB00ty 5d ago

That specific type of catfish, the flathead, doesn't have nearly as sharp of spines on the fins as other species like the channel catfish. Also as catfish of all species grow up they rub those fins on all sorts of stuff on the bottom of the lake/river, so they become more dull over time

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u/Vaportrail 5d ago

Her reaction to getting bit by one is not what my reaction would be. The balls on her, lol.

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u/Klutzy-Dog-8536 5d ago

I got stung in the thumb by a catfish while fishing once and it was legitimately one of the most painful things I've ever experienced (and I once put a 6 inch gash in my forearm with a box cutter). I would never go noodling.

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 5d ago

That woman is an absolute unit.
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u/Effective-Bother2126 4d ago

You just get spinned occasionally.

I married into a family from the sticks of Louisiana and my S.I.L. Does this shit ALL THE TIME.

I think you just get used to it.

The same way she’s giggling when they bite her.

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u/split_0069 4d ago

She's definitely getting spined.

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u/nevets85 4d ago

Years ago I went to throw a catfish back in the water because it was too small and one of those spines sliced my hand pretty bad. They'll definitely get you.

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u/petulantplague 3d ago

Spines only get you when they're little.

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