Who needs a fishing line when you can just use your hands to grab a catfish? There are still plenty of states where it is totally legal to use your bare hands to nab a catfish out of the water.

Missouri bans hand fishing, but aficianados seek to keep wrestling huge catfish. July 29, 2007 — -- In the wild, wild Midwest, people who call themselves "noodlers" are catching massive catfish ...

Will Brantley, a longtime noodler from Kentucky, with a big flathead. When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through the water. That ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Here in Texoma, we’re blessed with a myriad of lakes and rivers, and in those bodies of water are a myriad of catfish. In this installment of On the Clock, we traveled to ...

This Oklahoma couple learned the sex of their baby by noodling a catfish. — -- This Oklahoma couple learned the sex of their baby through a new twist on a Southern tradition -- catching a catfish ...

HENRY COUNTY, Tennesee -- Holy mackerel -- or catfish -- that's one big fish! A woman in Tennessee was overcome with joy after she caught an 88-pound catfish in Tennessee's Kentucky Lake. According to ...

Skipper Bivins and Trent Jackson catch fish with their hands. You could also say they caught lightning in a bottle. The two Oklahoma men have been thrusting their hands into crevices beneath the ...

When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through the water. That unmistakable sound indicates a few things. First, the catfish hole you ...