Thread: Shrimp, Oysters and Crawfish

I never eat raw oysters during the warmer months. Like someone else said its better practice to eat them during the months with an "r". As far as the shrimp, crabs, and fish go, I usually go to one of the local seafood markets.


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R months? I thought that was for hurricanes.

The boats I am talking about are in south LA... I find them when I am fishing for specks and reds...

Several years ago after father-in laws Mississippi family reunion we bought 3 coolers fresh shrimp off the boat in Biloxi.
My family in our vehicle and in-laws and kids in their truck pulling a trailer headed home to Missouri.Close to St.Louis my brother-in-law was driving when 2 vehicles drag racing flew by each side of truck and trailer on the highway causing the rig to start swaying left and right until he lost control and the trailer flipped on it's side.
The trailer was destroyed along with the 3 coolers of shrimp.......Insurance company wanted to pay Biloxi prices and the father-in law wanted Mo. prices.Don't know how that came out.....What a waste of good shrimp...

Originally Posted by Will_P

I'm wanting to make a run to the coast to pick up some shrimp straight off the boat, some oysters and then pick up some crawfish on the way back. My question is for those who do this sort of thing. I hear you can get em a lot cheaper doing it like that than going to the supermarket and getting them. So where do I start, do I need connections at the dock or can I just go pick em up. Where do I need to go?

If you were a team player you'd go ahead and pick up enough for all of us and cut the middle guy out. Just saying. I'm in for 10 lbs of shrimp.

I dunno about the shrimp and oysters, but I haven't paid for a sack of crawfish in years. If I start on a Thursday afternoon, by Friday evening at the latest, I can usually have a haul of red swamps and white rivers like this, easily 80 to 100 lbs (although this picture is a 200 + lb haul that I caught for a big party we were having)- for the price of gas to go run the traps!

OK, this place is in Tickfaw which is gonna save you a lot of driving, and the prices are not that bad... They catch em and haul em in to their own place... C and R Seafood... https://www.facebook.com/louisiana.shrimp/
For placing orders CALL (985)662-8707
10/15's $3.25/LB
16/20's $2.85/LB
21/25's $2.50/LB
26/30's $2.35/LB
31/35's $2.15/LB
36/40's $1.90/LB
40/50's $1.75/LB

Right off I-55, exit LA 36.