Wednesday, February 23, 2011

That goddamned meteor never comes!

Oh thank goodness, still too classy for TLC:

Animal Planet has greenlit a series called “Hillbilly Handfishin’,” about an Oklahoma man who teaches city dwellers the excitement catching catfish without the aid of a hook or fishing line


When are they going to start using Puppy Bowl losers for bait (what, too soon?) -- the Schnauzer loses every year, it's the Minnesota Vikings/Buffalo Bills of breeds.

Note, in classic "hillbilly" fashion, catching catfish by hand is also known as "catfisting".

9 comments:

jimmiraybob said...

...start using Puppy Bowl losers for bait...

Missouri recently voted and passed Proposition B, which will require that dog breeders provide minimum human standards for their dogs and puppies. Now the republicans, the Tea Party, and the breeder's are trying to overturn the will of the people.

Yes, shock, the Tea Party is working against "We the People" .....and puppies Didn't see that one coming. /snark

DrDick said...

As a certified Okie hillbilly (ex-pat refugee division), I have to say that procedure is properly called noodling. I do look forward to contestants getting spiked and drowned by 5-6 foot channel cats.

Athenawise said...

Isn't catfisting something gay tigers do?

davedave said...

I just googled "catfisting" and I must say the images I got were not safe for work!

Anonymous said...

the truth is worse...it's an incredibly stupid 'sport', that's called 'noodling' (yes I'm a fisherman, but more along the lines of trout, bass & sunnies)..these clowns shove their arms up to the elbow in a catfishes mouth & sometimes drown...

dancesonpedals

Bruce Webb said...

Shee-ite, ain't this game also called punkin the Yankee?

Do catfish have 'stingers'? Depends on who you ask but you don't want to be grabbing them barehand.

http://carlygoogles.blogspot.com/2009/05/do-catfish-have-stingers.html
http://greenanswers.com/q/33202/animals-wildlife/fish/are-catfish-stingers-poisonous

pansypoo said...

why no show catching th invasive asian carp?

worm lover.

Mongo, At The Moment said...

Catfisting? As one of Pynchon's characters in 'Gravity's Rainbow' says, "Oh dear god shit."

MD said...

noodling ain't nuttin.... Snapping turtle hunting is done the same way. Only dif is you grab them by the tail... mostly ?!? Not a sport for the weak hearted. Weak headed is a must.