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re: Making a personal crawfish pond... Updated pg. 7 fry pics
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:28 pm to hardhead
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:28 pm to hardhead
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where are we going to find the melt?
This seems like something Cotten's would have.
I'll ask at brookshire's on line too. They always have weird stuff. Hell they regularly carry buffalo ribs. This fish, not bison.
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:29 pm to hardhead
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where are we going to find the melt? That is the important question
I've been catching them the past few years on cut gizzard shad.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:30 pm to AlxTgr
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I think I may start trying to raise them in my marine ice chest.
Weak. My pond carries a Nascar exponet of at least 6.89341...
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:30 pm to Clyde Tipton
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I've been catching them the past few years on cut gizzard shad.
don't you start with me
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:33 pm to hardhead
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don't you start with me
Large Pogies.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:37 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:Huh? What's that got to do with my ice chest?
Weak. My pond carries a Nascar exponet of at least 6.89341...
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:39 pm to Clyde Tipton
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TClayboy99
I'll help you get this operation going in exchange for an invite to the boil.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:50 pm to AlxTgr
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Huh? What's that got to do with my ice chest?
Well for his pond to be the same size as your ice chest, Nacars pond's surface sq. footage must be exponetially mulitplied by at least 2. In other words your ice chest is roughly twice the size of his pond.
If you are comparing his pond to mine it has an exponent of at least 6.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:55 pm to Clyde Tipton
So, you're saying it will work?
Posted on 3/12/14 at 5:31 pm to Clyde Tipton
What i'm talking about grows in a large shrub in the water..it males big clumps of leaves and is either green or purple..that stuff is great for producing extra large and tons of crawfish...
Posted on 3/12/14 at 6:11 pm to TigerDeacon
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now we have a pond about 3000 sq. feet and only about 4 ft deep in the middle
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So, about three times bigger than Nascarfan's?
Posted on 3/12/14 at 7:11 pm to Nascar Fan
Posted on 3/12/14 at 9:58 pm to Clyde Tipton
Good luck with the crawfish & let us know when the OBGT crawfish boil is
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:06 pm to Clyde Tipton
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I fish north of "B.D." for them, but it only has a small window when it catches a bunch of rain. When it's good, it's great but it's not consistent at all.
I hear ya. I've got a couple of spots south of town along the river. I'm currently trap-less so I might hit you up and bring you in for consultation purposes. Both spots are naturally vegetated and should receive little to no pressure from my research. I will probably do a preliminary run with some set nets in short order. If they return promising results, I'll make a larger effort.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:56 pm to The Last Coco
Sounds like a plan.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 8:47 am to Clyde Tipton
They will die if the water isn't kept reasonably fresh thru pumping or something, maybe aeration would work, i don't know. I do know that a real crawfish farmer spends money on pumping water constantly to maintain levels and growth quality.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 8:50 am to GeeOH
quote:Why wouldn't fish in the same pond die for the same reason? I don't get it.
They will die if the water isn't kept reasonably fresh thru pumping or something
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I do know that a real crawfish farmer spends money on pumping water constantly
I don't think they do this to add oxygen.
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 8:52 am
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:05 am to OldSouth
Look man, I have some great friends that crawfish for a living. Fish is a whole other story. If a pond is deep enough and has something (vegetation at the bottom, high rainfall, etc) to keep the oxygen levels up, things will live and grow bigger.
What you are trying to accomplish is getting crawfish in there and having them thrive and grow in population during the peak times.
Also, they molt like crabs. Losing their shell is the only way to grow bigger and keep the shells soft. Somehow the fresh water encourages this and therefore farmers try to keep it as fresh as they can for growth while trying not to overspend on fuel for the pumps.
I have NO clue of your pond, but I imagine a rice field is MUCH more conducive (soil wise)to have healthier crawfish than a pond that has no top soil and was dug out (not naturally).
There is a ton of information available or just stop by on of these farmers places or co-ops that do this for a living.
I know you aren't trying to be commercial, but that's the averages (sacks) that people were quoting you should yield, but those numbers are what happens when done right, not just throw sacks into a stagnate pond
Good luck, I'm willing ot sample your first boil! 
What you are trying to accomplish is getting crawfish in there and having them thrive and grow in population during the peak times.
Also, they molt like crabs. Losing their shell is the only way to grow bigger and keep the shells soft. Somehow the fresh water encourages this and therefore farmers try to keep it as fresh as they can for growth while trying not to overspend on fuel for the pumps.
I have NO clue of your pond, but I imagine a rice field is MUCH more conducive (soil wise)to have healthier crawfish than a pond that has no top soil and was dug out (not naturally).
There is a ton of information available or just stop by on of these farmers places or co-ops that do this for a living.
I know you aren't trying to be commercial, but that's the averages (sacks) that people were quoting you should yield, but those numbers are what happens when done right, not just throw sacks into a stagnate pond
Good luck, I'm willing ot sample your first boil!
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:08 am to GeeOH
I thought about that yesterday, would't take much in a pond this size, but I would definitely do something for aeration.
ETA: Fish can swim to the surface to induce oxygen into the water passing thru their gills, crawfish can't. Remember the fish kills after the hurricanes....Crawfish can however climb to the top of an 8' trap or vegetation that breaks the surface when the water is to deep and turns stagnant...... A little food for thought....
ETA: Fish can swim to the surface to induce oxygen into the water passing thru their gills, crawfish can't. Remember the fish kills after the hurricanes....Crawfish can however climb to the top of an 8' trap or vegetation that breaks the surface when the water is to deep and turns stagnant...... A little food for thought....
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 9:15 am
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:21 am to TexasTiger01
Well there isn't any power out there, so mechanical aeriation is not an option.
I will say this, what is not seen is the wide open 55 acres behind me. You can see wind ripple on the surface in the first picture.
Also, it was just dug a few months ago, and filled up with the last couple of rains. When we drained it there was green/black water in it. I think it needs a little time to settle and appear more condusive. The water in the picture is pure run off coming across that fresh dirt.
At least that's my current justification...
I feel you though, as someone who dabbles in aquaculture and fish tanks, water quality is a huge factor.
I will say this, what is not seen is the wide open 55 acres behind me. You can see wind ripple on the surface in the first picture.
Also, it was just dug a few months ago, and filled up with the last couple of rains. When we drained it there was green/black water in it. I think it needs a little time to settle and appear more condusive. The water in the picture is pure run off coming across that fresh dirt.
At least that's my current justification...
I feel you though, as someone who dabbles in aquaculture and fish tanks, water quality is a huge factor.
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