There are no wasted words or melodies, noodling frills or mindless riffs. Noodling can result in superficial cuts and minor wounds to the noodler. They find Elmer noodling for catfish in the swamp canals. A related method of catching catfish by hand is called noodling in the U.S.A. Okie Noodling is a 2001 documentary film examining the practice of handfishing in rural Oklahoma. Noodling and trout tickling are also recreational activities. Not surprisingly, the final product was regarded by some critics as uneven, noodling, and self-indulgent. Rider even traveled to India to demonstrate noodling while visiting the country for the weekend. The equivalent term used in searching for opal is noodling.