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Transporting crawfish
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:37 pm
Picking up crawfish in sulphur and bringing them to Austin for a crawfish boil. I've never done this before. Anything I should me mindful of? Any do's and donts? Will they be fine for 4.5-5 hours in the bed of a truck in icechests?
TIA
TIA
This post was edited on 5/19/14 at 5:39 pm
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Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:40 pm to J Murdah
I think you'll get there with more live crawfish if you can put them in a well drained ice chest and keep them cold.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:42 pm to OTIS2
keep them on ice?
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:43 pm to J Murdah
Yes keep them on ice. Dump a sack of ice over them in the ice chest and be sure to leave the drain plug open.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:44 pm to J Murdah
Yep. Pull the plug on the chest and be sure to tilt the chest so it does not hold any water.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:44 pm to J Murdah
Keep ice in bags, remove plug from cooler and prop up one side of the cooler to allow drainage. I brought 3 sacks from BR to Little Rock last week, came out great.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:46 pm to MrCoachKlein
Thanks for the tips guys. This helps alot
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:59 pm to J Murdah
What everyone else said... except I think I've heard that you should keep the lid cracked a little bit too.
Crawfish in icechest
Bag(s) of ice on top
Open the plug
Tilt the icechest
Leave a crack in the lid of the icechest
Feel free to dispute this method. I just remember this being the recommendation when I've asked before.
Crawfish in icechest
Bag(s) of ice on top
Open the plug
Tilt the icechest
Leave a crack in the lid of the icechest
Feel free to dispute this method. I just remember this being the recommendation when I've asked before.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 6:31 pm to kennypowers816
I brought crawfish from Baton Rouge to Philadelphia, PA.
All the advice is correct.
All the advice is correct.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 6:33 pm to J Murdah
If you can find some wood or something like that to put in bottom of icechest to raise sack out of water, do that too.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 6:38 pm to kennypowers816
Bottom line is keeping them cold without any of them sitting in standing water.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 8:32 pm to J Murdah
Throw them in the bed of your truck and cover with a wet blanket
You almost have to be trying to kill them this time of year
You almost have to be trying to kill them this time of year
Posted on 5/19/14 at 9:15 pm to yellowfin
If you can get you hands on a burlap sack wet that down real good and throw it over them.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 9:24 pm to J Murdah
Wont the ones in direct contact with the ice freeze to death?
I would think a towel or the burlap barrier would help with lid open on chest
I would think a towel or the burlap barrier would help with lid open on chest
Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:34 pm to yellowfin
no ice? just a little?
thanks again for the help everyone. upvotes for all of you.
thanks again for the help everyone. upvotes for all of you.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:14 am to J Murdah
If the blanket/burlaps dries out throw some ice so it will melt and wet it again
Posted on 5/22/14 at 12:35 pm to J Murdah
Plug open
Burlap
Ice
They'll be fine.
Burlap
Ice
They'll be fine.
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