For you noodlers

[AllOut]

Show me the law that's says you can't feel a hole with a stick.
Says hands only, ok. Not catching the fish with the stick, just feeling a hole.
Laws says poles "with hooks attached"
Me and Jared went round and round about this last year, but the wardens in my area say we are fine as long as we don't have hooks. Not to mention, up until recently it was legal to use hooks in my area.

 

[dennishoddy]

Show me the law that's says you can't feel a hole with a stick.
Says hands only, ok. Not catching the fish with the stick, just feeling a hole.
Laws says poles "with hooks attached"
Me and Jared went round and round about this last year, but the wardens in my area say we are fine as long as we don't have hooks. Not to mention, up until recently it was legal to use hooks in my area.

There is an old thread about the sticks.
I'm on my phone, and search doesn't work.

 

[dennishoddy]

Show me the law that's says you can't feel a hole with a stick.
Says hands only, ok. Not catching the fish with the stick, just feeling a hole.
Laws says poles "with hooks attached"
Me and Jared went round and round about this last year, but the wardens in my area say we are fine as long as we don't have hooks. Not to mention, up until recently it was legal to use hooks in my area.

There is an old thread about using sticks.

On my phone, and the search doesn't work

 

[r00s7a]

I've got no problems with any of those rules. Since noodling has been glamorized on all those stupid tv shows, I can only imagine that big flatheads have taken a hit. I'm glad to see we can keep blues now. That is a lot of pain to drag one out of a hole and have to turn it loose! We'll still drag one out even if we know it is a blue, just to laugh at each other getting tore up. I love hearing that bank thump and see a sudden jerk from that guy's legs sticking out of the water that is in the hole, you know he just got hammered. Don't think I'd be too keen on noodling at night, you other guys can have at it. I like being able to keep an eye on the rest of my party, for safety's sake. And I open my eyes under water, even in a muddy river, so I might freak out if it was dark!

 

[Okie4570]

Consider me a pansy........not going, day or night. I shouldn't say not going, I'd like to see it done sometime, just not reaching into any submerged holes.

 

[AllOut]

There is an old thread about using sticks.

On my phone, and the search doesn't work

Yes i know, it's where me and Jared went round and round about it.
But like i said, the GWs in our area say its fine to use a stick as long as you don't have a hook on it. We've been checked numerous times while noodling. Never got a ticket for it and we use sticks all the time.

 

[AllOut]

Here it is
https://www.okshooters.com/showthre...ishing-Strictly-hands-only&highlight=Noodling

 

[dennishoddy]

Yeah that's it. If your GW is good with it, your good to go.

 

[fulton4495]

Can anyone post a link to where is said anything about noodling at night because what I looked over said nothing about day and night

 

[Bluewing]

i have never been hand fishing but, sounds like a good prepper skill to learn.........besides i do like fresh fish