M E Race
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Crawfish use to be cheap here till the "Yankees" found out about them. Now just like shrimp, the chinese are flooding the market with cheap crawfish.
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brin
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OK M E ...that makes sense...the demand increased...but still....? Speaking of the Chinese...Sometimes we can't buy Seafood caught right off the Georgia coast or any US seafood...At times all that is in the grocery stores is seafood from China....I dug into it to find out why and talked to a commercial fisherman...He said most of the Georgia catch and other coastal states catches are being sold to other countries who will pay a higher price...so the US consumer is stuck buying seafood from China or Nasty seafood , shrimp etc. raised in Asia...places like Viet Nam in nasty fish farm water....Yuk ! as a result we don't eat much seafood in our family...only when we can get US caught seafood...
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you are right about the price of crawfish M E,, I was paying 50 cent a pound about 6 or 7 years ago,, now I pay 2.25 pound,, been buying it off the same person for 10 years or so,, He drives half was to meet me or one of my sons,, We pay cash so we get it a little cheaper,, he sell me 300 lbs but I get more like 350 pounds,, ten bags,, feeds a lot of friends in one night,, starting next Saturday,, and it will last till I run them off.. :laughing: all I have to say is we are out of crawfish and beer,,with in ten minutes it looks like a ghost town with lots of empty tables and crawfish heads.. Lou
Larry Caldwell
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Give the mud bugs a pass and go catch mountain crawdads. They are bright red like a lobster, and have a wonderful flavor. Yes, salt water will make them puke, but you don't need that much salt. Boil them is salted water, serve with lemon butter, corn on the cob and grilled ribeye. Don't boil them for over 5 minutes.
Here in the Pacific Northwest we have a regional cuisine based on, "Don't Screw It Up." Start with the best tasting fruits, cheeses, vegetables, fish and meat in the world, then don't over-cook or over-season it.
Here in the Pacific Northwest we have a regional cuisine based on, "Don't Screw It Up." Start with the best tasting fruits, cheeses, vegetables, fish and meat in the world, then don't over-cook or over-season it.
Redbug
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I have a several pillow traps I put out to catch my share of crawfish. No one does it around here...I am the only one. People like to eat them in SC but know nothing about catching them, (which is great for me). I learned about catching crawfish when I lived at Shreveport. I have been using chicken neck portions for bait. The good old Purina Crawfish Bait in the big bags can't be found for hundreds of miles...sigh...
Anyways...I have the whole place around here to myself!
Anyways...I have the whole place around here to myself!
Triguy1
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My mouth started watering as soon as I read this post... We gave an annual crawfish feed at my uncles scuba shop in Minnesota. Go diving for great big ones in a crystal clear lake, work up a big appetite. Ditto on butter, garlic, salt. Nothing better.
Jon
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brin
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Dave,
What is a pillow trap....? I am here next door to you in GA so you can tell me...I will not take your crawfish...I just want to know how to catch mine in my pond..I have seen some nice ones up under our boat turned over on the shore edge....when we turn it over to use it...there are a few..some are 5 inches long...So what is a pillow trap ? I have trapped crabs and turtles...I know about those traps...is it the same as a crab trap ? thanks..
Larry Caldwell
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You can make a crawdad trap in about 10 minutes. Take a 3' x 18" piece of heavy hardware screen and bend it into a flat box with open ends. Snip 3" of the the corners on a diagonal and bendthe ends in at a 45 degree angle, leaving a hole that the crawdads can crawl into but not out of. Wire the whole thing together so it holds its shape. Drop the bait in to the center and put the trap in the water. Come back in a couple of hours and it will be full of crawdads and surrounded by the ones who haven't found the entrance yet. Throw the little ones back to grow, and put the big ones in a bucket to keep them alive until you can cook them.
brin
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Larry...I printed the instructions and will make me a trap...thanks a bunch....:licking:
Redbug
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Pillow traps can have openings, (funnels), on two bottom ends or an additional funnel at the other end. When you place your traps, it is best to angle them up with the two funnels on the bottom. I use river cane cut into 4 foot lengths to hold them upright. One corner has the opening to place bait inside and to dump the crawfish out. I use reusable tie wraps to hold the bait and close the trap opening.
Click on the trap pic for more information...
Nylon Net Company
Reusable tie wraps. They can be used for all sorts of other things, too...
8in Pinch Release Cable Ties - Bag of 100
When I retire in less than a year I should have the time to run some hoop nets on the river for catfish...
Click on the trap pic for more information...
Nylon Net Company
Reusable tie wraps. They can be used for all sorts of other things, too...
8in Pinch Release Cable Ties - Bag of 100
When I retire in less than a year I should have the time to run some hoop nets on the river for catfish...
