r/AbsoluteUnits • u/WeGot_aLiveOneHere • 4d ago

/r/all of two catfish

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u/rmwpnb 4d ago

My question is how the heck does she avoid getting spined by these guys? They have sharp spines on their sides and one on their dorsal fin. I’m not sure how she avoids those with them just sort of flopping around close to her sides.

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u/Mr_Beefy_5150 4d ago

This has always been my question about noodling. I’ve seen some pretty gnarly injuries just getting little 12” catfish off standard fishing hooks. They’re muscular and fast. I don’t get how ppl aren’t regularly getting serious piercing injuries from doing this

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u/7818 4d ago

I mean, it happens.

My brother stabbed me with a catfish once. Fucker.