noodler

Barehanded catfish catcher

A noodler is someone who noodles, in any of the several senses of the verb.

It may be someone who creates music by noodling on a guitar or piano, or it may be someone who catches fish by noodling.

catfishing

catfish

Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder

mudcat · grappling · riverbed · underwater · grabbling · wrangling · hole · nesting · catch · trophy

improviser

ad-lib

Unscripted speech or remark

extemporaneous · off-the-cuff · sketch · comedy · wit · banter · freeform · meandering · riffing · exploratory

musician

improviser

One who creates spontaneously

guitarist · bassist · riffing · session · jazz · bluegrass · folk · meandering · aimless · warmup

Opposites
fishing method

noodlerfly fisherman

One casting artificial insects

trawler · ice fisherman · spearfisher

approach to risk/wildness

noodlerfish farmer

Aquaculture practitioner

Phrases
Family

noodle, noodles, noodled, noodling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G