Dear Okies,
Have you ever noodled like a true Okie?
No, I haven’t either, but my mother says my grandpa did when he was a boy.
For the uninitiated who don’t know what noodling is, I’d highly recommend Bradley Beasley’s Okie Noodling movies as an introduction to the sport. By the time you’re done with the films, you’ll be itching to stick your hands into a hole in the bank of a river and see if you can pull out a catfish of your own. Okay, so maybe you won’t, but you’ll at least be in awe of those Okies who do choose to go fishing with their bare hands.
The movies led to the creation of an annual noodling competition based out of Paul’s Valley, and the 12th Annual Okie Noodling Tournament is schedule for this weekend. We attended the event last year, and it’s quite an experience.
Grab a cooler full of cold drinks and give noodling a try this weekend...Just watch to make sure you don’t end up a finger or two short!
~Kristin
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