It’s called noodling. The fisherman doesn’t hold worms in his hand. He gets in the river, reaches up under the undercut bank to feel if there is a catfish (or turtle) there. If there is, he just grabs it by the jaw and yanks it out (if catfish). Turtles require a bit more finesse. If you feel smooth shell, don’t grab. That’s the front and it will grab you back with a mouth made of basically scissor blades. It the shell is jagged, that’s the back end. Feel for a tail and yank it out.
I don’t have the balls to put my hands into water I can’t see, especially in the US southeast. Between the snapping turtles, snakes, leeches, giant water bugs, alligators, and whatever else… “no thank you” indeed
Ngl, common sense sometimes escapes me in the moment. But the fear of losing digits or limbs is pretty strong… makes my common sense kick-in occasionally
That’s probably what the original image was about. The southern US has ‘catfisting’ which is pretty much the same thing.
It’s called noodling. The fisherman doesn’t hold worms in his hand. He gets in the river, reaches up under the undercut bank to feel if there is a catfish (or turtle) there. If there is, he just grabs it by the jaw and yanks it out (if catfish). Turtles require a bit more finesse. If you feel smooth shell, don’t grab. That’s the front and it will grab you back with a mouth made of basically scissor blades. It the shell is jagged, that’s the back end. Feel for a tail and yank it out.
No thank you.
I don’t have the balls to put my hands into water I can’t see, especially in the US southeast. Between the snapping turtles, snakes, leeches, giant water bugs, alligators, and whatever else… “no thank you” indeed
It’s not “I don’t have the balls to put…” it’s “I have the comment sense to not put…”
Ngl, common sense sometimes escapes me in the moment. But the fear of losing digits or limbs is pretty strong… makes my common sense kick-in occasionally