SuzukiChopper
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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- Oct 10, 2004
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Been meaning to ask this for a while, but is a crayfish really the same as a crawdad (term WAY down south from me). Lobster looking things that seem to enjoy rock beds and shallow waters? The reason why I'm curious is because I know everyone down south enjoys their crawdads, and if they're as good as lobster like they say I'd enjoy them oooooh so much next to a nice fat walleye fillet. Fresh water critters with two big front claws and such.
If so I'm thinking I can hoist in about 2 dozen an hour if I had the right trap setup for them and even on a bad day of fishing that be some awesome eating.
I tend to anchor over some spots where I know there are jack, walleye and perch swimming by and I usually use a pickerel rig, but the bites I get seem to be crayfish more then anything. Pulled more of those to the surface then anything. Should I be trapping these things and tossing them into a bucket for an awesome meal after wards (or even on the boat), or should I be letting them swim? Should I be worried about contaminants and such or are they good to go? There's lots of crayfish up here but are they the same as the crawdads caught down south USA?
If so I'm thinking I can hoist in about 2 dozen an hour if I had the right trap setup for them and even on a bad day of fishing that be some awesome eating.
I tend to anchor over some spots where I know there are jack, walleye and perch swimming by and I usually use a pickerel rig, but the bites I get seem to be crayfish more then anything. Pulled more of those to the surface then anything. Should I be trapping these things and tossing them into a bucket for an awesome meal after wards (or even on the boat), or should I be letting them swim? Should I be worried about contaminants and such or are they good to go? There's lots of crayfish up here but are they the same as the crawdads caught down south USA?