Crawfish Traps/Techniques

[Jordan]

Anyone have any small ones for sale ??
I just bought a collapsible one... going to put them in small ponds, canals and creeks by the house....


Another question is......... as i catch them, could i put them in an ice chest filled half full with water to keep them alive until i catch enough for a boil ?

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by Jordan

Anyone have any small ones for sale ??
I just bought a collapsible one... going to put them in small ponds, canals and creeks by the house....


Another question is......... as i catch them, could i put them in an ice chest filled half full with water to keep them alive until i catch enough for a boil ?

We used to keep them in the fridge for up to a week I think it was, it may have just been for a few days though I don't remember, that was too many beers ago.

[Shawn Braquet]

get you some pillow traps they'll work better, your wholesellers refrigerate them I would think as long as you kept them cool and out of water you would be ok for 3 or 4 days but i dont know about longer than that

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

get you some pillow traps they'll work better, your wholesellers refrigerate them I would think as long as you kept them cool and out of water you would be ok for 3 or 4 days but i dont know about longer than that

thats what i bought shawn, a collapsible pillow trap........

[Shawn Braquet]

ok dont know what you paid for it but Louisiana net and twine used to be the best built and cheapest, just took a lil time...or there's always ebay

[Shawn Braquet]

also don't lay them flat, always found they worked better propped up on a log at a diagnal

[Jordan]

shawn, they were $11.00

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

ok dont know what you paid for it but Louisiana net and twine used to be the best built and cheapest, just took a lil time...or there's always ebay

They're prolly refurbished...

[Jordan]

i was a few dollars off....$13.99

http://www.outdoor-sports-store.com/...awfish_Cr.aspx

[jimdecoy]

http://www.louisianasportnets.com/crawfish.htm

[Loneshark]

You will need alot more than one trap!!!

I bought 40 traps last year from LA net and twine and only got enough crawfish to fill a sack on a couple of occasions.

BTW. The price on the website(LA Net and Twine) is real low because it hasn't been updated in 15 years or so. I think they were around $7.50 for the 30" traps

[southern151]

Jordie, call me tomorrow. We'll figure it out. I did this for a living for a while and there's more than I can/will type here

[H2OFwlKlr]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

get you some pillow traps they'll work better, your wholesellers refrigerate them I would think as long as you kept them cool and out of water you would be ok for 3 or 4 days but i dont know about longer than that

Shawn is correct, keep them cool, if a cooler is not available, keep them in an ice chest with a little ice, but with the plug out.