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Re: Noodling in Wisconsin
[Re: M.Magis]
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10/23/20 06:53 PM
10/23/20 06:53 PM
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Bigfoot
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Noodling is only legal in a handful of states, for good reason. It only works during the spawning season, and removes the fish from their beds. This is fine in states with large flathead populations, but in other states where they aren’t as plentiful it can destroy the population in a hurry. Comparing bowfishing a fish rarely seen by bowfishers to noodling is comparing apples to potatoes. very few of the holes that have fish have eggs in them even holes that have two or three fish . I think they start looking for holes and spending time in holes moving around every night long before they spawn . Just because fish are in a hole isnt a guaranty that they are guarding eggs
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Re: Noodling in Wisconsin
[Re: Nostalgia]
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10/23/20 07:08 PM
10/23/20 07:08 PM
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Re: Noodling in Wisconsin
[Re: Davisfur]
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10/23/20 10:22 PM
10/23/20 10:22 PM
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You get around snakes, turtles and beaver by never putting your fleshy bits into a hole that can possibly have air in it. Those critters won't reside in a hole with no air in it. Also if you are noodling river banks never go in a hole that angles up Because that's beaver territory. Have been noodling my entire life and absolutely love it. Have caught many fish in the 40-50 pound range. It is illegal in Oklahoma to use boxes, barrels and that kind of thing also but it doesn't keep it from happening. Matt we need to hook up and go sometime. I used to handfish eastern Oklahoma every summer but haven't been in a few years and all my good spots here around home are dried up. We will try to get togather this spring maybe some sand bass and then some noodling later on in the summer.
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Re: Noodling in Wisconsin
[Re: Nostalgia]
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10/24/20 07:38 AM
10/24/20 07:38 AM
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Lol. When it was time kids would come to school with their knuckles scabbed. Noodling ain't as bad on catfish as otter are.
Last edited by goatman; 10/24/20 07:39 AM.
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