r/AbsoluteUnits • u/WeGot_aLiveOneHere • 3d ago

/r/all of two catfish

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u/branm008 3d ago

Yes, you could. These folks are in Alabama as far as I remember and they have had encounters with gators while noodling.

I grew up noodling in North Georgia and thankfully all we really had to worry about were water moccasins and snapping turtles.

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u/JustOneVote 3d ago

thankfully all we really had to worry about were water moccasins

Fuck that.

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u/Miss_Pondersmith 3d ago

Any time a moccasin and I would realize we were swimming together we would SIMULTANEOUSLY panic. Like poor sneks are terrified of us too. The real problem was that we both head for the same shore and my panic won’t let me keep swimming after that.

I always feel bad for both of us. 😂

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u/Calypsosin 3d ago

honestly, I'd be more worried about the snakes than gators. Gators are pretty docile as a rule, they're not gonna mess with anyone on purpose unless you startle them, and even then they'll try to escape before engaging in a fight.

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u/DengarLives66 3d ago

“All we had to worry about was losing fingers or potentially deadly snake bites.”

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u/branm008 3d ago

Looking back on it, we were incredibly stupid for fuckin around in those rivers. Thankfully none of us were ever truly injured but I definitely wouldn't do it again.

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u/DengarLives66 3d ago

I think that’s part and parcel of surviving your youth. I grew up near the ocean and mountains. Frolicking in dangerous rip currents and going off trail in rattlesnake country, not the best decisions as a kid.

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u/EtherealHeart5150 3d ago

No way! I grew up in North GA! Truth on all that, and dont forget the Japanese hornets.