Check Your Laws! Catfish Noodling Legality

This past June, four Iowa catfish noodlers were arrested for... noodling! Apparently, in Iowa, you can get into some serious trouble for catfish noodling. Over 170 pounds of catfish were confiscated as well as a small boat. Up to date, catfish noodling is only legal in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Texas. Reasons for catfish noodlings illegal status in these other states is due to the states seeing the practice as being too dangerous or to the ecosystem. For log onto CP North America for additional details on the arrest in Iowa. 


Before you decide to go noodling, make sure you check the laws in your area to ensure you're on the right side of the law. Also before you hit the murky depths, make sure you know what you're doing with tips from Jerry "Catfish" Rider. Let the catfish noodling veteran Jerry "Catfish" Rider show you the ropes in order to make your noodling experience the most successful one it can be! 

5 Helpful Tips For Safe and Successful Catfish Noodling

Though catfish noodling has been around for hundreds, if not thousands of years, it has only caught on in popularity within the past few decades. Because of this, it remains a relatively new sport to the general public without a whole lot of people knowing the ropes. In order to get started, there are a handful of very helpful tips to ensure a much more safe and successful day of catfish noodling. Presenting these helpful tips are the experts from Catfish Tips Today. For even more helpful tips on catfish noodling in the form of instructional DVDs and more, log on to the official website of catfish noodling expert Jerry "Catfish" Rider.