who's addicted to crawdadin?

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

For sure wait till Elkpiss gets back out of the woods! He needs to let us know if he did it or not?

[Elkpiss]

For sure wait till Elkpiss gets back out of the woods! He needs to let us know if he did it or not?

Got out of the bush Saturday from Elk hunting...  Boys i tell you i threw every kinda Bait, trap, pot, stinkbait at thems sons of bitches and all i could come up with was a 7 3/4 inch mudbug...  which was the biggest i caught all season but thats not gonna make the mark of 9.5...  So good job to the winner, i am coming to the conclusion that a 9.5 inch mudbug is a real trophy...  There is always Next season..!..    There were days of elk hunting I wanted to go check my crawdad pots more then elk hunting... WTF?? 
  im addicted to this chit...   Pretty bad when i got a screamin bull coming in to my calls and all I can think about at the time, is where and how to catch a 9.5 inch mudbug..    & we did kill that elk.. lol

[h20hunter]

I have not heard from the current mud bug title holder............waiting..........waiting..........but for how long?

[longstevo]

I was hiking along a nature trail here in west Vancouver when I came across a family gathered near a small creek near the trail head.

I approched them and asked if they were fishing (the water is less than a foot in most places, except this one part where the water pools at the bottom of a small falls.

Surprised me when they said they were crawfishin', and had half of a two gallon bucket caught...with BIG ones! 

The two little girls (approx 5-8) were doing all the fishing, and they were using a simple fish hook and line with small chunks of Oscar Meyer hotdogs.  They'd wait for the craws to clamp on with their claws, and apparently they won't let go.  Then you just pull 'em in.

I've been meaning to go there and try it myself, but by the looks of their bucket, there wouldn't be many left!

[Southpole]

I was hiking along a nature trail here in west Vancouver when I came across a family gathered near a small creek near the trail head.

I approched them and asked if they were fishing (the water is less than a foot in most places, except this one part where the water pools at the bottom of a small falls.

Surprised me when they said they were crawfishin', and had half of a two gallon bucket caught...with BIG ones! 

The two little girls (approx 5-8) were doing all the fishing, and they were using a simple fish hook and line with small chunks of Oscar Meyer hotdogs.  They'd wait for the craws to clamp on with their claws, and apparently they won't let go.  Then you just pull 'em in.

I've been meaning to go there and try it myself, but by the looks of their bucket, there wouldn't be many left!

I've heard people putting bait in panty hose, lowering it down in the water and when the crawdads would grab it they can't get off.

[longstevo]

I was hiking along a nature trail here in west Vancouver when I came across a family gathered near a small creek near the trail head.

I approched them and asked if they were fishing (the water is less than a foot in most places, except this one part where the water pools at the bottom of a small falls.

Surprised me when they said they were crawfishin', and had half of a two gallon bucket caught...with BIG ones! 

The two little girls (approx 5-8) were doing all the fishing, and they were using a simple fish hook and line with small chunks of Oscar Meyer hotdogs.  They'd wait for the craws to clamp on with their claws, and apparently they won't let go.  Then you just pull 'em in.

I've been meaning to go there and try it myself, but by the looks of their bucket, there wouldn't be many left!

I've heard people putting bait in panty hose, lowering it down in the water and when the crawdads would grab it they can't get off.

Yeah, that makes sense!

[mzangara]

I didn't think my trophy could be beat.  Just waiting for everybody to give in. 

[h20hunter]

Oh.........its a done deal...........Mzangara......please PM me your name and shipping info......your tasty prize awaits!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Congrats Msangara!!! That is a awesome crawfish and one I will be working on beating next season. Like Elkpisss stated that's like killing a 400" bull elk or a 200" buck!

[mzangara]

I have a real nice  place to drop a trap on my lake.  It has consistent 7 to 8 inch ones every year.   I will be back to defend the title next year.

[h20hunter]

Well mudbuggers....it is officially over. Done. Kaput. PM from our winner with name and address has been received. Package will be sent out next week.

[Thefisherman83]

Thanks for making it interesting H2O!  We never pulled any booners out of our spots, but we never left with less than 100 bugs in the cooler.  Not too shabby for only having 3 pots in the water for a few hours.  If we do something next season I want to see a total weight category added along with biggest bug.  I would be willing to add some smoked fish or the like to the prize pool, just to make it fun.   

[h20hunter]

No worries fisherman83........next year if someone will have me I'd like to make an overnight and help pull a few pots and down a few brews. I'd love to bring the boy, camp out one night, and return home with some bugs for a big boil.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Real big thanks to H2O for fireing up the competition! I can see
this crawfish derby getting real big with more and more participation from more members!

[Thefisherman83]

It would be a drive from Lk Stevens, but my family owns 25 acres on the North River just outside of Cosmopolis.  Hit me up next year and you are more than welcome to come down and join us for the weekend.  Quads and buggin during the day and a few beers and a campfire in the evening.