Doodling vs. Noodling

Doodlingnoun

Something doodled; a careless sketch.

Noodlingnoun

(uncountable) The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands.

Noodlingnoun

(countable) Musical improvisation.

Noodling

Noodling is fishing for catfish using one's bare hands, and is practiced primarily in the southern United States. The noodler places their hand inside a discovered catfish hole in order to catch the fish.