Oh dear, toast points with beans? I think I'll pass. That noodling stuff sounds dangerous, RICHARD. Just a cuppa Joe for me for now. Happy Quattro de Mayo, everyone.

"Most noodlers enter shallow water — never as deep as the noodler is tall — One would hope! to probe likely catfish hideouts.

... At this point, the reason for working in shallow water becomes crystal clear. If one cannot quickly stand with mouth and nostrils above the water, he might find himself in a sticky predicament. ... Occasionally, participants have drowned.