Okienoodling: Think you can fish?

[hex1848]

Apparently the tournament was this past weekend: http://www.okienoodling.com/tournament/. Why didn't anyone tell me??

Sweet! They have a movie too! http://www.okienoodling.com/film/

[ggiese]

I'm sorry, Hex... Scotty was supposed to keep up with this - and - well - quite frankly, I think he just dropped the ball....

I, too, am VERY distrubed with this latest turn of events. I suppose I could now watch the DVD movie, instead of seeing the tournament live - but you know - it's just not the same...

Goll dang it.... Jeezzzzuzzzz...

Thanks for the post, Hex. I appreciate your attentiveness to this thread (unlike some other dork who shall remain nameless.... But his initials are SCOTTY!!!)

[ggiese]

With spring fast approaching, is Okienoodling far behind??? I know Scotty is banned and all, but can we get details about the Okienoodling tourney this year??

[heftysmokes]

Holy shit!
I just watched a re-run of King Of The Hill the other night, the one where Hank's Vietnamese neighbor goes redneck, and his new white trash buddies were teaching him to do this very thing. They might have been cheating though; they had handfuls of stinkbait....I'm not sure of the official ruling on whether any handbait is allowed.
Anyway, when I saw the episode i thought, "That is ridiculous." It just goes to show that King of the Hill is one of the top 5 funniest television programs ever, imho.
And you assholes had to run off Scotty; where else are we going to get such valuable research????? cartoons???

[tedwj]

With spring fast approaching, is Okienoodling far behind??? I know Scotty is banned and all, but can we get details about the Okienoodling tourney this year??

The tournement is the last weekend in June. link

Of course having been taught that the only reason Texas doesn't float off into the Gulf of Mexico, is because Oklahoma sucks, I have always called it noodling not Okienoodling.

I'm not sure of the official ruling on whether any handbait is allowed.

NO HAND BAIT!!! The hand is the bait. No fish food is allowed to be in the hands while noodling!

And no the catfish doesn't hurt your fingers too much.

[ggiese]

The tournement is the last weekend in June. link

Of course having been taught that the only reason Texas doesn't float off into the Gulf of Mexico, is because Oklahoma sucks, I have always called it noodling not Okienoodling.



NO HAND BAIT!!! The hand is the bait. No fish food is allowed to be in the hands while noodling!

And no the catfish doesn't hurt your fingers too much.

Ok - not much info there - is ESPN gonna be following this?? What channel??? Who are the favorites... We need details, Man!!!

[tedwj]

Ok - not much info there - is ESPN gonna be following this?? What channel??? Who are the favorites... We need details, Man!!!

Channel...local access 42

Favorites Natural
Lee MacFarland
Chris Raper
Willy Lawson Returning Champion

Favorites SCUBA
Ken Wiliamson
Justin Smith
Buster Garrett Returning Champion


Need more info google is your friendand for the okie's

Just remind me in early June and And I will see what I can find then

[ggiese]

Local access channel does me no good at my local drinking establishment in Illinois... I need something up here. I find it very strange that ESPN is not carrying it worldwide...

Channel...local access 42

Favorites Natural
Lee MacFarland
Chris Raper
Willy Lawson Returning Champion

Favorites SCUBA
Ken Wiliamson
Justin Smith
Buster Garrett Returning Champion


Need more info google is your friendand for the okie's

Just remind me in early June and And I will see what I can find then

[nhcigarfan]

Top

http://www.okienoodling.com/

[CoventryCat86]

One of the all time classics!

Thanks nhcigarfan!

[kevin7]

I miss scrotto,he was one of the best pieces of wet liver I ever skull fu**ed

[nhcigarfan]

I can't wait to watch the okienoodling video on the site I posted.

I'm going to pull apart one of my stoogies and slap it between my cheeck and gums.

[ggiese]

Ya know - I'm just getting more and more pissed off at that damn ESPN... March Madness, NHL and NBA playoffs, MLB Spring Training, NASCAR, Golf. You'd figure with the spectrum of sports they're showing they'd squeeze in some Okienoodling!!!

Sum Biches...

[nhcigarfan]

outdoor network?

[daredog4]

I thought i would let you guys in on the whole experience of it Noodling, or what us non-hilbillies like to call hand fishing.

You are wearing an old pair of sneakers that you would have pitched long ago because your feet sink into the murky water about 6 inches most of the time. You are kneeling with the water at your neck line letting the current pull you along slowly. Up ahead there is a sharp bend in the bank and you can see some brush caught up where the current changes. You know that because of the bend the bank will be cut out and there will be a good chance of a catch. Slowl you and your buddies move in on the brush trying to feel around underneath between the slimy bottom and the pieces of rotten tree limbs, all while keeping an eye out for spiders and other insects and rodents above water. You slowly work your fingers into the the hole up under the bank being careful not to spook anything that might be there. You feel something....its slimy but firm. You work your hands around it being EXTRA careful because if this would happen to be a snapping turtle you better be ready to get the hell out of there fast! You feel the gills. At this point you get one of your buddies over to you and tell him where to feel for the tail fin. On the count of three you insert both hands if possible into the mouth of the beast. Remember that they have tiny barbs on their jaw that will cut into you so you have to ignore the reflex to pull out. Anyways, on the count of three you grab the jaw and your friend grabs the tail. Now the battle begins to get it out of the hole. Basically the motto here is "Don't let Go". Large flathead are basically one big muscle, like the leg muscle of a professional body builder. If you can outlast the beast he will get tired, and after a few minutes of holding on you can work him up onto the beach. The largest one my brother and I have ever fished was 42 pounds.

Now that boys, is how you go fishin

[ggiese]

I thought i would let you guys in on the whole experience of it Noodling, or what us non-hilbillies like to call hand fishing.

You are wearing an old pair of sneakers that you would have pitched long ago because your feet sink into the murky water about 6 inches most of the time. You are kneeling with the water at your neck line letting the current pull you along slowly. Up ahead there is a sharp bend in the bank and you can see some brush caught up where the current changes. You know that because of the bend the bank will be cut out and there will be a good chance of a catch. Slowl you and your buddies move in on the brush trying to feel around underneath between the slimy bottom and the pieces of rotten tree limbs, all while keeping an eye out for spiders and other insects and rodents above water. You slowly work your fingers into the the hole up under the bank being careful not to spook anything that might be there. You feel something....its slimy but firm. You work your hands around it being EXTRA careful because if this would happen to be a snapping turtle you better be ready to get the hell out of there fast! You feel the gills. At this point you get one of your buddies over to you and tell him where to feel for the tail fin. On the count of three you insert both hands if possible into the mouth of the beast. Remember that they have tiny barbs on their jaw that will cut into you so you have to ignore the reflex to pull out. Anyways, on the count of three you grab the jaw and your friend grabs the tail. Now the battle begins to get it out of the hole. Basically the motto here is "Don't let Go". Large flathead are basically one big muscle, like the leg muscle of a professional body builder. If you can outlast the beast he will get tired, and after a few minutes of holding on you can work him up onto the beach. The largest one my brother and I have ever fished was 42 pounds.

Now that boys, is how you go fishin

Do you smoke a cigar while you're okienoodling???

[daredog4]

Its about time they come out with a water proof wrapper!!

But you can defenitely enoy a cigar while you eat the fish cooked in some great beer batter. Mmmmm Mmmmm Good

[CoventryCat86]

Well sonofabeech!

Here I am sitting home, looking on the TV Guide channel to see what's on tonight. Nuttin', nada, zip UNTIL I see this on the National Geographic Channel:

Hooked: Caught Bare-Handed"
Bare-handed fishermen are profiled around the globe. Included: Catfish wranglers in Oklahoma; shark callers in Papua, New Guinea.

How 'bout THAT!

I'll see you all later, I got me some TV to watch!

[ggiese]

Well sonofabeech!

Here I am sitting home, looking on the TV Guide channel to see what's on tonight. Nuttin', nada, zip UNTIL I see this on the National Geographic Channel:



How 'bout THAT!

I'll see you all later, I got me some TV to watch!

You couldn't help a brother out? Here I was at a Beer Pong tourney and I coulda watched an okienoodling show???

[CoventryCat86]

NEW FLASH!!

Tonight at 10:00 ADT on Animal Planet:

"Hillbilly Handfishing"

"Adventure seekers come to Oklahoma to learn how to catch catfish with their bare hands from two of the sport's prominent practitioners. Also known as noodling, hand fishing doesn't involve the use of rods, hooks or bait."

Tonight's episode:

Season 1, Episode 6
Episode Synopsis: A mother and daughter from Boston try hand fishing as a bonding experience; a Maryland man tries to impress his boss by excelling at noodling; self-proclaimed metrosexuals venture outside their comfort zones. Original Air Date: Sep 11, 2011

HOLY CRAP! I never heard of this show before. Does anyone have Scroto's cell phone number? I gotta give him a call, he won't want to miss this.

Time to go and watch some okienoodling.