JACKS SHED.

jmplsnt · Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: Purging Crays

I was born and raised in Louisiana in the US. Catching and eating crawfish (though 'crays" is growing on me, just like "catty" is a multi-million dollar industry.
We purge ours instantaneously by pouring salt over them LIVE just before they are boiled. Give them ten to fifteen minutes to purge, then hit them with a water hose and of course dump out the mess. Rinse again and then dump the whole affair into your boiling water. We boil ours live here as well.
I hope this helps all of you cray-catchers out there.

statikpunk · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:49 am Post subject:

thanx jmplsnt i love catchn' crawdads in the summer, thats a goodtip that i have never done before. im guessing that purging technique "cleans" out their systems better than just letting em sit in water for a while.
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fish · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:11 am Post subject:

intresting thing that.we have american signal crays in plague proportions here , to purge them i sit them in clean water and feed them potatoe peelings,also if you add garlic to the water they taste good too!

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wabbiter · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:20 am Post subject:

I dont usually purge, i just eat claws and tails[ with intestine stripped from tail ]

...mack

i guess living on a canal helps eh?!!

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statikpunk · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:29 am Post subject:

holy crap! couldn't we have had this conversation a little closer to the season!!! now I'm craving em'

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wabbiter · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:31 am Post subject:

no crayfish season over here

..mack
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kent taxidermist · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:44 am Post subject:

there a pest over here

your suppose to have a licence for crayfish traps here... but this is jacks shed and i dont think to many of the members are on good terms with the environment agency :P
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wabbiter · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

they'e only a pest if you cant find any

..mack
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fish · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

tonnes round here!
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fish · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

tonnes round here!

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