'Noodlers' Want Texas to End Law Penalizing Those Who Nab Catfish By Hand

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Brady Knowlton believes it is his inalienable right as a Texan to shove his bare hand into the mouth of a 60-pound (27kg) catfish and yank it out of a river.
But wrestling a flapping, whiskered giant as it latches onto your arm with its jaws isn't among Texas' accepted methods of capturing fish. It is, rather, a class C misdemeanor, with fines of up to $500, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday.