Luck? Sorry, SG, but in my mind sticking your arms up to your shoulders (or your whole body with a "friend" holding your ankles to pull you out) blindly into dark, root-overhanging banks/caverns, grabbing the first thing that feels slimy and alive and yanking it out takes no strategy or thought (the less the better) but some stupidity. And just who was the first person that thought noodling might be a good idea?
Nothing personal. Have fun!
I never said I was a noodler.