The Bass guys have done a fine job in protecting their resources,.....I would love to see Catfishing get as big as Bass fishing...as of right now Catfish aren't on the priority list in many areas..... TPWD being one! The bigger catfishing gets the more resources will be used in research, stocking, protecting the fish.

You're a lost cause.

You're a lost cause.

Only thoughts I really have on this matter are pretty simple... Any man who has the guts to wade into murky water, stick his hand into a hole, and pull out a giant cat has earned the right to do whatever he pleases with that cat. Noodling is the rawest, most primitive form of what we call "fishing"! It is something native Americans have done for centuries along with running forms of trotlines. It's pretty easy to find a spot from a boat or on the bank and then wait in relative comfort to catch a fish. I challenge anyone who knocks noodling to give it a shot and see if they can cut the mustard so to speak. I personally have never noodled but given the opportunity to go with an experienced guy would love to try it. I have however run trotlines the way my family has for many years... Waist to neck deep water, no waders, no flotation, just me walking out to run the lines and pulling the cats in by hand with no boat of any kind. I would challenge many of you that down a trotliner to give that a try as well. In short I say let them noodle and do what they wish with their catch! I have great respect for someone who does things the primitive way! On top of that studies will be done with their fish and it is overseen by biologists, people who I'm certain know a great deal more about how harvesting big cats impacts a fishery than any of us.

Just some food for thought, thanks!
Justin

http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/regulations/why-no-noodling

This is a good read. The people that want to noodle, read this article. Once read, come back and tell me why this state is wrong and you are right. AGAIN, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you should. It seems most of you think guys are against you taking trophies. That is not the case. This is about protection of the future stock.

deer seasons and harvest limits vary county to county in Texas based on the info collected by TPWD. Neighboring counties can have different rules. To argue that a state that far away should have any bearing on Texas is a reach and is quite stupid.

Comparing whitetail to yellow cats is stupid.

Again, TP&W is against this law.