I aint got nuthin against Texas......but to me tank sounds allot more yankeeish than pond does.........I was born and raised in Alabama, and lived in Missip, for 2 years......I have met ******** from all over and even a few from Texas guess we all talk alittle different.......as for noodling, I always heard it called grabbling....I done it a time or two, but never actually grabbed one........I dont see anything wrong with this method of catfishing, and I know its gotta be a rush, exp. since you might die doin it......I just dont like seeing all of those big spawning cats taken from their beds.........I think this is one reason why catfish are so hard to over fish or wipe out so to say, due to the fact that catfish can be extremely hard to catch while spawning and most of the time impossible to even get a bait too, and with noodling these fish can be more easily caught, but I dont think it will ever become a problem in most area's......due to laws, not many grabbers left, etc.