NOODLING: 61-pound cat wins the Okie hand grabbin' tournament. A few years ago I spent a day with Don Brewer and Jerry "Catfish" Rider, probably the most well-known Okie noodler, for an article I wrote on the subject. Brewer's a big man, he pulled a 50-pounder out the day we went and wrestled it like an alligator. Crazy stuff, this noodling. On a side note, I took a picture of Catfish Rider in the water with a big flathead on his shoulder (above) that ran with the article. Coincidentally, a certain famous gentleman's magazine with a pajama-wearing owner decided to run a small bit on noodling shortly after. They called and paid me for the picture, so now I can honestly tell people that I'm a Playboy-published photographer.