Catfish Noodling: How To Noodle Catfish In A River [Noodling Catfish Tips & Techniques] | SFSC

Hey guys! Today we head down to the river to do a little catfish noodling. In the video we'll go over some basics on how to noodle catfish in a river; including how to find good spots for noodling, what to look for when locating catfish in a river and some noodling techniques. Hopefully with these tips you be able to get out there and do some catfish noodling. Once you know how to noodle catfish you won't look back!

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We like like to use a landing net after we noodle the catfish to make it more gentle on the catfish. We just do catch and release so we try to do as little harm as possible when we noodle; so we just grab them by their lower lip and not their gills. And then once we get them out of the hole putting them in a landing net is a great way to cause as little stress as possible to the flathead or blue catfish.

You can definitely noodle catfish without gloves and it won't do any real harm to you. You'll get your hands torn up and basically get hundreds of paper cuts which is definitely not fun in the days following. So, I'd recommend wearing gloves when noodling big flathead catfish otherwise your hands will definitely sting for a day or two.

You can get inexpensive gardening gloves or more expensive ones that are more durable.

I definitely recommend buying a good pair of goggles. It makes a huge difference when your goggles fit good, don't let water in & don't fog up. I like the big mask goggles because it increases your field of view but it's really personal preference.

Get yourself a gropro to document your catfish noodling adventures! I love sharing the videos with family and friends!

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[StopFishingStartCatching]

Do yall have any other specific questions? Noodling catfish can seem a little intimidating at first but once you actually go do it...you'll have a blast! But want to make sure we answer all questions to make sure everyone feels comfortable giving it a try! Have a good one yall!

[rachelherrmann]

1:10 I thought you were gunna say “I even lost a hand” 😂😂

[muddyrivercatfishing]

I really like the underwater footage of those flatheads. Great job on not grabbing them by the gills.

[NicolasValentinScotland]

looks fun, good show, keep them coming .

[allaboutthebrandkamps]

Great video a lot of beautiful catfish

[goofy_gooberism]

Thank you! My dad says he still won’t let me go but it is useful.

[donalddeems]

does it hurt when they bite and what about the fins don’t they sting if they poke you

[facklis]

any chance you can get an infection after getting cut being in some still water with bacteria and such?

[rachelherrmann]

It’s crazy seeing them swim around the bottom like that

[fishingainteasybutsumbodyg]

U guys are fkng insane, l love it. Super Bad Azz video

[ShragaMiFishingForTheSoul]

This fishing method has always seemed scary to me.
Push your hand into a hole between the rocks.
Good video👌👍

Keep safe my friend,

[kingdaniel]

Hey man where do you live? Would love to learn noodling and someone who can teach me

[pisinsweats]

I'm going today to a hole I found since I don't currently have a diving buddy I'm gonna improvise

[Archie]

Don't you ever get stuck by them things?