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Keeping live shrimp in cooler on ice
Posted on 2/21/12 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 2/21/12 at 7:16 pm
I used to travel a ton and liked to fish everywhere and see what tips I could pick up. (If it works in Alaska it might work in Biloxi too.) You never know until you try.
I remember about ten years back fishing for redfish in Florida near St. Petersburg at the Bonita Club and taking the shrimp and just putting them in news paper in the cooler and they did fine. It was Feb. They claimed this same method would work in cooler months in Louisiana but I have never tried it. They are much easier to deal with and come alive as they hit the water. ...But I also remember them calling this shrimp grass shrimp, and they looked different than our brown shrimp. I have only tried it once with mixed results it was really cold (under 20 degrees)
Has anyone tried this with Brown shrimp during cold months? Summer months?
I remember about ten years back fishing for redfish in Florida near St. Petersburg at the Bonita Club and taking the shrimp and just putting them in news paper in the cooler and they did fine. It was Feb. They claimed this same method would work in cooler months in Louisiana but I have never tried it. They are much easier to deal with and come alive as they hit the water. ...But I also remember them calling this shrimp grass shrimp, and they looked different than our brown shrimp. I have only tried it once with mixed results it was really cold (under 20 degrees)
Has anyone tried this with Brown shrimp during cold months? Summer months?
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Posted on 2/21/12 at 9:28 pm to TutHillTiger
I've never tried this.
But I've pulled shrimp nets and the shrimp die pretty quick once they hit the ice chest.
Posted on 2/21/12 at 9:34 pm to TutHillTiger
I have, it works. take the newspaper and dip it in saltwater then put it on top of the ice. then lay your shrimp on the paper.
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Posted on 2/21/12 at 9:46 pm to dke2
I'll need to try this.
Crabs and lobster are shipped live like this. Should work for shrimp too.
Crabs and lobster are shipped live like this. Should work for shrimp too.
Posted on 2/21/12 at 9:47 pm to dke2
have to admit i am skeptical.
Seen shrimp die in a cooler with the water running.
To live for countless hours on end on top of ice seems reasonable for a few hours at best. If it works that is a nice trick.
Seen shrimp die in a cooler with the water running.
To live for countless hours on end on top of ice seems reasonable for a few hours at best. If it works that is a nice trick.
Posted on 2/21/12 at 10:05 pm to tigeryat
Crabs can breathe air as long as their gills are moist and lobsters can live up to 48 hours out of water. Shrimp aren't even close. Sounds like bullshite.
I'll look forward to the first guy reporting back after this experiment.
I'll look forward to the first guy reporting back after this experiment.
Posted on 2/21/12 at 10:56 pm to tigeryat
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Crabs and lobster are shipped live like this. Should work for shrimp too.
Absolutely not, it works for grass shrimp, but I'm almost 100% certain if you do this with regular size shrimp they will die. If you have to try, do it with a handful so you don't waste a ton of money.
Posted on 2/21/12 at 11:09 pm to TutHillTiger
I doubt this will work, since it's hard enough keeping shrimp alive straight from the bait boat into a live well..good luck you will need it
Posted on 2/22/12 at 4:30 am to TJG210
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it works for grass shrimp, but I'm almost 100% certain if you do this with regular size shrimp they will die. If you have to try, do it with a handful so you don't waste a ton of money.
This!
Posted on 2/22/12 at 6:04 am to TJG210
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Absolutely not, it works for grass shrimp, but I'm almost 100% certain if you do this with regular size shrimp they will die.
So... What you're saying is that shrimp anatomy and breathing patterns differ with size?
Posted on 2/22/12 at 6:38 am to The Sportsman
Sportsman it works I have done it in june on dauphin island. they lasted about 6 hours. I think they would have gone longer but my ice started to melt and they fell in. They were 21-25 count size shrimp here is a post on hulltruth from s guide
Here's the straight story about keeping shrimp alive out of the water... Since the areas I guide in range from salt to almost pure fresh all in the same day it's a good idea not to try to keep shrimp in my baitwell. For some years now I've used a simple tupperware type cookie box to keep as many as 8 dozen shrimp alive all day long in my cooler. The box is lined with at least eight pages of newspaper that are folded up until they fit in the box (the box is about 9x6" and just less than 3" tall). The folded up papers make a layer about 1/8" thick and are left completely dry. I buy my shrimp and ask that they be drained out then put in a plastic bag. The shrimp are then transferred straight into the "shrimp box" which is kept in my cooler. The key to keeping them alive almost all day is to keep them as dry as possible and cold all day long. That newspaper lining absorbs any excess water and the shrimp go into what amounts to suspended animation. When needed each shrimp is removed from the box and placed on a hook, it will begin kicking when it warms up. Once the shrimp have been "on ice" they can't be returned to a live well since they'll just die. They will last long enough on a hook to get eaten, though. You have to remember to keep that shrimp box in the cooler, though. If you leave it out the shrimp will come to life and quickly die as they warm up. The only modification that I made to my shrimp box was to drill out a few air holes in the lid. It's worked quite well now for some years. Give it a try, it will allow you to use your live well for bait fish and keep your shrimp separately if you wish, or to have live shrimp on a skiff that doesn't have a baitwell at all.
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Here's the straight story about keeping shrimp alive out of the water... Since the areas I guide in range from salt to almost pure fresh all in the same day it's a good idea not to try to keep shrimp in my baitwell. For some years now I've used a simple tupperware type cookie box to keep as many as 8 dozen shrimp alive all day long in my cooler. The box is lined with at least eight pages of newspaper that are folded up until they fit in the box (the box is about 9x6" and just less than 3" tall). The folded up papers make a layer about 1/8" thick and are left completely dry. I buy my shrimp and ask that they be drained out then put in a plastic bag. The shrimp are then transferred straight into the "shrimp box" which is kept in my cooler. The key to keeping them alive almost all day is to keep them as dry as possible and cold all day long. That newspaper lining absorbs any excess water and the shrimp go into what amounts to suspended animation. When needed each shrimp is removed from the box and placed on a hook, it will begin kicking when it warms up. Once the shrimp have been "on ice" they can't be returned to a live well since they'll just die. They will last long enough on a hook to get eaten, though. You have to remember to keep that shrimp box in the cooler, though. If you leave it out the shrimp will come to life and quickly die as they warm up. The only modification that I made to my shrimp box was to drill out a few air holes in the lid. It's worked quite well now for some years. Give it a try, it will allow you to use your live well for bait fish and keep your shrimp separately if you wish, or to have live shrimp on a skiff that doesn't have a baitwell at all.
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This post was edited on 2/22/12 at 6:45 am
Posted on 2/22/12 at 7:04 am to dke2
I dont fish with shrimp. I prefer to eat them the night before 
However, that was a pretty solid post by that captain. U can keep most other seafood on ice for a short period of time.. Why not shrimp..?? Hell, most people have issues with them dying in bait wells anyway
However, that was a pretty solid post by that captain. U can keep most other seafood on ice for a short period of time.. Why not shrimp..?? Hell, most people have issues with them dying in bait wells anyway
Posted on 2/22/12 at 8:19 am to dke2
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dke2
Those are two completely diff methods you posted.
Posted on 2/22/12 at 8:26 am to TutHillTiger
I too will be interested to hear how this works if someone tries it this year.
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