Noodling?
My Daddy turned me and my siblings on to fishing at an early age. I hate to think about all the cats nibbling away nearby when I was swimming in some of those lakes.
I prefer the rod and reel method, but the noodling thing has garnered a lot of headlines in recent years.
I’ve encountered enough snapping turtles over the years, I don’t the have the courage to noodle.
Fishy treat for fresher feet The Sun NewsExpatsExpats News
Fishy ... manicure
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the Washington D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months.
Salon owner John Ho said he wanted to come up with something unique while finding a replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin.
He said: I know people were a little intimidated at first, but I just said lets give it a shot.
Customers of the treatment, which is popular in Turkey and some Asian countries quickly became hooked.
After up to half-an-hour of having your feet nibbled by a tank of hungry fish, customers then get a standard pedicure, which is made easier by the fishs work.
Mr Ho, who charges $35 for a 15 minute session and $50 for half-an-hour, has more than 1,000 fish at his salon.
Around 100 fish are in each individual pedicure tank at any one time.
Customer Patsy Fisher, 42, admitted she was nervous as she prepared for her first fish pedicure.
But her fears dissolved into laughter after she put her feet in the tank and the fish swarmed to her toes.
Its a little ticklish, actually, she said.
Mr Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesnt support plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available - including dead, flaking skin.
They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they cant bite it off.
Mr Ho is considering a full-body fish treatment to treat psoriasis and other ailments.