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Jun 1, 2021 20:12:04 #

Kurt Seidler Loc: San Clemente CA

Several good ideas right there!

Jun 1, 2021 20:46:10 #

Jack Pine Savage Loc: NW Wisconsin

Ronniejw wrote:

Over here you know them as crawfish, in Australia they are named freshwater crayfish, I've seen them up in the north of Victoria around 2 to 3 lb. The ones we caught would be around 3 to 6 inches long and over there the popular name for those is yabbies. I think that could be an aboriginal name for them. When we had a good lot of them we would boil up the old wash copper and cook them in there.

It would seem the names are quite regional.When visiting relatives in New South Wales they took me fishing for "craybobs"! Mutton on a string lowered to a rock shelf in gin-clear water. Craybob comes out,grabs mutton and slowly gets hoisted to the surface.Right at the surface,give a stout yank and the little scutter flies thru the air,landing on the bank behind us. Great fun!!

Jun 1, 2021 20:59:03 #

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Big A wrote:

Yo ! Henry !
Crawfish are considered an
invasive species and a nuisance
put here - if you knew some
energetic, enterprising young
feller who'd be willing to trap them, you could have him ship some to
you and you could sell for bait from both locations ! Also, if enough
bigger ones are caught, you could
sell some to local Cajun restaurants !
One caveat - you may need a vendor's license/permit for either (or both) !
(Just sayin' !)

You can keep your invasive creatures we have our own we call them tourist😳

Jun 1, 2021 21:01:45 #

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Jack Pine Savage wrote:

Catch blue crabs the same way only chicken bones

Jun 2, 2021 01:34:28 #

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

HenryG wrote:

I would think that there would be way to many hoops to jump through with farming in fresh water it's not like oyster farming or scallops why wouldn't people farm trout for the table or any other fresh water creature rules and regulations and a lot of money good idea good luck☺

Most market trout and catfish are farm raised. I think the problem would be the invasive species thing as it well should be. Those suckers would wipe out all native species as well as any formally imported ones.

Jun 2, 2021 02:43:38 #

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

"...sure was hard swimmin' 'cross that THING;--- with BOTH HANDS ON MY DINGALING-ALUNG!" (Chuck Berry)

Jun 2, 2021 02:46:22 #

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Damn Spell Czech!!! That's SUPPOSED to read: "DINGALING-ALING"!!!

Jun 2, 2021 06:15:58 #

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Able Man wrote:

"...sure was hard swimmin' 'cross that THING;--- with BOTH HANDS ON MY DINGALING-ALUNG!" (Chuck Berry)

😃👍

Jun 2, 2021 10:37:27 #

JimRed Loc: Coastal New Jersey, Belmar area

In New Jersey that record fish would be illegal to keep. Over 38".

Jun 2, 2021 10:46:15 #

Jack Pine Savage Loc: NW Wisconsin

I don't understand the "invasive species" label for crayfish. They are mostly native to our lakes and rivers,to my knowledge. There was one foreign species a few years ago-the rusty crayfish.They would clean all the weeds from the body of water. This made a pristine playground for boaters,skiers,jet skis,etc. the problem was this ruined the fishery due to loss of habitat. Trappers seemed to pretty much clean them out (they were delicious). fish returned very quickly.

Jun 2, 2021 12:14:28 #