Noodling is when people catch catfish using their hands as both the bait and the hook. It is legal in only 17 states in the U.S. Thousands of people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

The weird, wild and unabashedly Oklahoman sport of noodling, where anglers reach bare-handed into murky shallows to pull out massive catfish, has spawned an annual tournament and remains one of the ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch a giant surprise while pool noodling catfish. MAGA reacts to new video from deadly Minneapolis ...

Who caught the biggest catfish by hand in south-central Oklahoma? People from all over the world make the pilgrimage to celebrate the sport every... The latest from the Oakie Noodling Tournament, ...

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