Thanks for the video. Also in the Pacific NW, and have been interested in getting into crayfish.

@WesternEclectic

4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks for watching and checking in.

I just got into crawdads here in norcal. Thanks bro👏🏻👏🏻💯

Greetings from Hillsboro, OR. Just found your channel searching for crawdad catch & cook vids. I haven't caught crawdads since I was a kid when we went camping on the Nehalem river. I try to go crabbing on the Oregon coast as often as I can and have been thinking about buying some crawdad traps lately to try in local creeks & rivers. Thanks for making a nerdy crawdad video lol. Loved it. 👍💪

@WesternEclectic

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and checking in! With all the rain we've had lately (I'm not sure if you've had a lot in your area too) it might be harder to catch crayfish now, but there's no reason not to start thinking about next season. Good luck if you decide to get back into it! By the way, I have two other crayfish videos posted, just in case you're interested and haven't seen them yet.

@silverbuyer

4 жыл бұрын

@@WesternEclectic yeah we've had quite a bit of rain. I didn't even think that'd be an issue I know it can be with crabbing in the bay after a lot of rain because of reduced salinity the crabs like to go back into the ocean. I guess higher water gives crawdads more space to spread out though. Watched a couple of your other vids. Good stuff 👍

@silverbuyer

4 жыл бұрын

@@WesternEclectic I just read your about page and see you're into clamming & crabbing too. You should make some videos about that. I'm gonna check out your metal detecting vids as someone that loved silver & gold I've always wanted to try metal detecting too. So many things to do, so little time lol.

@WesternEclectic

4 жыл бұрын

@@silverbuyer Haha I totally agree, there's just not enough free time for all the hobbies I enjoy! Based on the name "silver buyer" I had a feeling you might be interested in metal detecting too. I have found a few silver coins out metal detecting (my oldest is an 1876 seated liberty dime). They are not worth much, but will always be special to me since I found them. Anyhow, thanks for the suggestion to make a clamming or crabbing video. I'll try give it a shot the next time I go! Cheers!

@WesternEclectic

4 жыл бұрын

@Tony Gonzalez Cool!

Use crayfish instead of crab meat in your favorite crab cake or crab dip recipe! Mmmm...! 😋👍🍻

@WesternEclectic

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great idea, Mike!

Been waiting for a new video....Thanks great info and flowchart...lol

@WesternEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

Thanks for the great video 👍! Gonna try it out this summer. Thanks again from N.E. OHIO.

@WesternEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you're planning to give it a try. Have fun!

I'd imagine that freezing the meat in milk will help keep it fresh in the same way it does for crab.

@WesternEclectic

3 жыл бұрын

Cool. I hadn't thought of freezing crayfish or crab meat this way. I typically just put the meat in a Ziploc freezer bag and get as much of the air out as possible. I'll have to try the milk idea sometime. Thanks for the tip!

@deskysurfer

3 жыл бұрын

@@WesternEclectic I found out about it on some online forum years ago, but it works really well. I've had crab in the freezer in milk for months and it comes out nearly as good as it went in. It keeps the texture from changing too.

Axis watch lol

I prefer to put them in boiling water- no spices, and cook like I do crab. Take out of boiling water & put into ice water to keep them from overcooking. Shell them & dip into melted butter or garlic butter. I personally don't like the spices used in the "boils". (Most streams & lakes here in the PNW have crawfish in them.)

@WesternEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

I hadn't thought of putting the crayfish into ice water after boiling (or steaming, in my case). I'll try that next time! I got the idea for steaming from someone who works in natural resources out on the coast. She mentioned that for crab, she always steams them instead of boiling. I think either way is fine, but now I steam crab (and crayfish) and it has worked well for me. As for spices, for me it depends: I like all the flavors in a good Cajun boil, but sometime they can mask the flavor of the crayfish, which is already excellent by itself... Anyhow, thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for letting us know what equipment you use.

@WesternEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! And thanks for watching and commenting.

the gallagher act! hahaha

@WesternEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

Right, but with a much smaller Sledge-O-Matic...