how to catch crawfish

**nnelzon23** · 02-24-2019, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by T_om

I found the square box traps with a 'walk up' ramp work best by far, YMMV.

My childhood friend Andy and I used to trap lots of big mud bugs near the earth dam his granddad had on a lake he impounded himself back in the 50's. He loved us taking mud bugs from around the dam area because they burrowed into the dam face.

The first mud bug I ever ate as a boy was one Andy and I caught and boiled in a tin can right beside the lake. Can't get any fresher than that.

Tom

It can, let them purge in clean water a day or two and then eat them. They will be just as alive as when you caught them, only they will taste better.

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**T_om** · 02-24-2019, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by nnelzon23

It can, let them purge in clean water a day or two and then eat them. They will be just as alive as when you caught them, only they will taste better.

Sure, but as 6 year old kids in 1953, purging didn't even enter our minds. We just boiled'em and ate'em.

Tom

**matt1991** · 02-25-2019, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by nnelzon23

It can, let them purge in clean water a day or two and then eat them. They will be just as alive as when you caught them, only they will taste better.

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do you have t add salt to the water u purge them in?i was old some do n some dont n add ice cubes id think the salt would somehow make themm sick and mmisrible

**Eagle 1** · 03-03-2019, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by matt1991

also whats a cheap alternative to pantyhose? they cost like 3 bucks at walmart theres gotta be soemthing cheap thats like pantyhose for tying up chicken liver or catfood chicken liver is cheap that should be a good bait id think can get a thing for 1.50 at walmart

Got a "Dollar Tree" store near you ?

**Yaker** · 03-04-2019, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by matt1991

do you have t add salt to the water u purge them in?i was old some do n some dont n add ice cubes id think the salt would somehow make themm sick and mmisrible

Do not add salt,you will kill them,the object is to allow them to clean their stomaches and intestines.Put them in a bucket or preferably a cooler of fresh water,and change the water occasionally,24 hrs they should be clean and ready for the boil.You do need to keep the water cool,and fresh,to have good results.

**Old Yankee** · 03-18-2019, 04:29 PM

Purging has been proven not to do anything. One restaurant in S La. put them in fresh water for a few days, maybe that made a difference. Just clean them until the water is clear. I grew up in crawfish country, traps are a few bucks, and throw a dead fish in it. When you pick it up, and it's heavy, let it go, a snake is in it

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**binfordw** · 03-18-2019, 05:55 PM

I used to put my hat in the water behind them, and ease my hand in front of them until they spooked into my hat.

Then I'd dig a hole in the bank and put them in it until it was time to run home for supper. Caught gobs this way. Ofcourse I believe I may have been a bit younger and had more time to waste than I do now :D

**Yaker** · 03-18-2019, 09:28 PM

If the crawdads don’t intake any food,and they are given only fresh clean water,they will absolutely purge the sand and poop chute.Ive eaten them both ways,I personally didn’t care as much for the unpurged,but to each his own.Every year I do a few survival bivouacs,I don’t bother purging the crawdads on those trips,but while I’m at home,I make an effort to purge and clean them

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