Or I switch to the net

But most of them are too big and old to get "caught" either way

Liable to pull you in if you hooked one

i caught a catfish when I was a kid and before i hauled it up my brother warned me it has a defensive mechanism, and i fell for it thing cries just like a baby

lol

I had one stick me with the fin once

Never again

i fish in a pretty big river, so it doesnt happen that often, but if i leave bait in the water when catfishing, they will find it sometimes and get hooked

they dont sting up here

Lucky

Gotta grab them by the tail near me

well the kind in ontairo

They don't try to hurt you, but they can

the ones in manitoba that get to like 40+ pounds do

@Deleted User You must not have big enough ones to worry about hooking them

you guys fish?

Count yourself lucky the elder ones have not found you

Not that much anymore

the small ones can get you, but the bigger ones arent as bad because their barbs or whatever usually become dull

Did not know that

serriously i will fight a badger with bare hands before i get near a snapping turtle

i saw a massive one in Minnesota once, just chilling on a rock. It looked like a freaking dinosaur

Because it is

^

They're smarter than you think

ever seen a badger fight a backhoe?

i have

Most of the ones in the park I visit know not to go after hooks

lol

I've seen one drag a duck under once. Granted, it wasn't a very big duck, but still

I've luckily never been in contact with a badger

The ducks avoid certain ponds for that reason

badgers are suuuuper dumb

More balls than brains?

you give them anything to fight and they will ignore you, even a turtle knows you are holding the stick

lol

they have 2 modes sleeping and imma go bite that

arent they the ones that can survive venomous snake bites, and just sleep it off?

no

live now btw guys https://youtu.be/T3e1hnRiiuk

thats an african badger totaly better beast