Crawdads

[grrlscout]

I'd say it worked pretty well.

I had a slow start, catching only 2 in about 45 minutes:

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Later, I changed locations and caught about 6 more nice eating-sized ones, in the same amount of time:

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This is one of the smaller size ones:

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But most were about this size:

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I found that the bait+string method was pretty self-regulating. Only the big guys had the strength or determination to clasp on tight enough for me to get them to shore. The smaller ones would let go, and dart off back into the water.

Unfortunately, we decided to hit the brewery after the creek, and I was afraid they would die in the container while we were there. So I released them all.

[Winter]

Nice, those are big enough to eat the claws.

[wtrfwlr]

Thanks for sharing sounds like a fun trip!

[oldtrap59]

I usually catch a few in my minnow trap when I go fishing. some big some small. Small ones make good bait.

Oldtrap

[Rick]

So there I was, see? Trapped like a water rat in this giant's grubby paws.

Were you afraid grandpa?

Me afraid? Of course not. I just had her look into my beady little crawfish eyes and I hypnotized her (claw snaps) just like that!

Wow!!! What happened?

I just kept saying over and over, let me go, let me go, in a forceful way you know. And the hypnosis did the trick. She just released all of us.

There were others?

Oh, yeah. Didn't I tell you? I saved maybe 20 or 30 other crawfish.

Your my hero.

[Willie]

ha, I finally found a thread I could contribute to. But yall prob. already knew what I am going to tell you! Birds also love crawfish. When I was young i would go to the ditch by our house and catch crawfish. I would take them home and put them in this gaint cement mixing container we had with a couple inches of water. I noticed that they were disappearing. So one day I saw a bird stealing my crawfish. I would watch and they would just swoop down and snatch them up. So I thought other than also using them to fish with or just eat by themself( Being from south LA.,MS.) I would also use them to catch birds. But I never ate the birds!

Willie

[Wise Old Owl]

Wait! You are using Kippers for bait?! Have you no shame? Oh, the humanity.

How do you think I catch Skunks?