Catching Big Murray River Crayfish, Freshwater Crayfish, Euastacus armatus, Australian inland rivers

Fishing for Murray Crayfish. It was a nice day to be in the boat with Trent Freer, and we caught quite a few crays over the day, but the biggest Murray cray we caught, just amazed me not only with the size, but with the speed it could snap its big white claws shut, and with a bit of coaching I got it on camera. I also got to keep all my fingers too, which is always a good thing.
I love catching Murray River Crayfish, with their big claws and all the spikes and armor, they look prehistoric.
We released all the crays that we caught, and there were Murray cray nets pulled in that did not contain any crayfish, I edited these out.
We were fishing for Freshwater Crayfish, (Murray River Crayfish), scientific name: Euastacus armatus, and sometimes called Spiny Crayfish. They are the second-largest freshwater crayfish in the world, the largest freshwater crayfish in the world are also in Australia, down south in Tasmania.
The mate I was with is Trent Freer, who also has a KZbin channel, his channel is all about fishing in Australia, and he has caught some amazing fish. The link to his channel is below.
Link / @trentfreersfishing
You can only catch Murray Crayfish in the Murray Crayfish season in the allowed areas of designated rivers. I am not going to put season dates on here as they may change over time. There are the minimum and a maximum size limit, and also limits as to how many you can catch and also possession limits.
Hope you enjoyed the video.
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[@matthewberry1738]

Second largest freshwater cray behind the Tasmanian monsters. Awesome catch boys!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank's mate, I am glad you liked it.

[@phoenixrising4573]

The state of Louisiana will be by for a visit later. Only luggage we require is pots and some spices.

[@a2thee270]

Dont forgot the files powder

[@austin1839]

These crayfish tell their friends about being abducted by strange aliens onboard a ship and being probed and analyzed before being released. Of course their friends don't believe them.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa, yes, similar to some human stories. Thank you for your comment

[@baldieman64]

It's the fixation with probing around under the tail that makes the story so hard to believe.

[@TheJuan_N_0nly]

LoL for real...

[@grahamdougherty226]

LOL

[@TINKYSTEELE]

😅

[@MrTjmk]

I live in Arizona and we catch the same size crayfish in the canals down stream from the Palo-Verdi Nuclear Power Plant. We fish for them at night because they glow in the dark. The meat kind of makes your gums bleed and your hair fall out but they taste pretty good. Well, I'm off to my chemo-therapy treatments. Happy fishing mates.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa, Happy fishing mate. Thanks for your comment.

[@skypieper]

Lol

[@Cozntera17]

Lol... too funny.

[@metimoteo]

You win, Tim, you win!

[@Absaalookemensch]

Eat some more irradiated crayfish, it will kill the cancer cells.

[@Summersblues1]

I’ve never seen a crawfish that big! That was fascinating! thanks for sharing the video!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am glad you liked it, Thank you for your comment

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

*This is the perfect setting for "The Mist" movie. OH GOD HERE COMES THE GIANT TENTACLE BEAST!!!*

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you very much for your offer, I appreciate It. Keep well

[@alejoeisabel]

You are good mates for freeing the mum crayfish.

[@nferraro222]

Holy crap -didn't know crays got that big. I hear that the UK has a problem with imported US crays. Maybe they should bring in some of these monsters to take care of the US crayfish - and possibly the entire stray cat and dog population.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Sounds like a plan. Thanks for your comment

[@MissionaryInMexico]

And take care of the London rats... The four legged and the two legged? Her haw! (I lived outside London for two years... Talk about HORRIBLE rat problem, like New York and Guangzhou...

[@gapyrodawg5181]

Did you get that from the movie Rock and Rolla😂😂😂 great movie 👍👍

[@billallmon4094]

Looks more like afresh water lobster

[@billallmon4094]

Just think of the bass that eats them things

[@scottburket3839]

U Aussies makin me hungry... Respect to u for putting the female back...thanks...

[@keithmolbeck260]

Wow. Mate that is incredible. Her offspring will be perhaps twice the size as normal crawfish. I wouldn't shake hands with them. Thanks for posting.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am glad I did not shake hands with her, they are amazing creatures. Thank you for your comment.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

I just think it's really cool seeing the different varieties of the same creatures all over the world.. the magic of the internet. A guy here in Boston such as myself can watch a couple of guys in Australia have a nice day catching some monster crayfish! It's just plain old cool

[@GavinClarkdiy]

G'day from Australia, I am glad you liked it. You are right we have so much access to the things we are interested in now and it is right at our fingertips. Thank you for your comment.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

@@GavinClarkdiy you're welcome sorry I missed the notification a year ago. For some reason you video popped up in my feed again today

[@slabbertooth]

Made my mouth salivate when you caught the first one. Hahaha Great vid!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Glad you liked it, thank you for your comment.

[@teddy555tothe666]

So even the fackin crayfish will kill ya in kangaroland?

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa, makes fishing more interesting that way.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

It's a lot of fun when you are camping, plenty to do.

[@ericunderwood6728]

DimmuMaule That's Funny, I'm laughing with them not at them, that's funny

[@ericunderwood6728]

DimmuMaule Thanks for making me laugh! I was watching a nature show one time about a river over there in kangaroo land, where these adventures set up camp one late afternoon 20 or 30 yards from shore when in the middle of the night some unlucky buzzard woke up to a Crock dragging him into the river by his leg! He survived, Christ can you imagine! I guess some empty beer or soda cans sure would of been handy just to string em together so you could hear the sumbitch coming! Good thing to know, sleep tight!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Sounds like a good plan. I am glad you liked the video, Thank you for your comment.

[@superdave54811]

Freshwater lobster!

[@mikemathews9277]

I wish we had those in Alabama,would make a great Crawfish Boil.

[@TheMradampturner]

Me to buddy

[@bobbofly]

Just a matter of time before somebody intros them into US waters. Gonna play holy hell with the native pop when that happens...

[@superdave54811]

I can't find any that size South of Mobile or in Choctaw county. I would be catching them every day I could if those were here.

[@dodgyhodgie734]

@@bobbofly no they wont, they take way to long to mature, be 20 years for them to get to the size of the first one.

[@bobbofly]

@@dodgyhodgie734 Yeah, that'd be why I said "matter of TIME." & yes, someone will eventually sneak a bunch of these across the pond. It is, as I said, a matter of time. It'll likely start in a body of water or river naturally low in predators specific to crayfish, & snowball out from there. 20 years is a pittance in the overall picture.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha love it! So much fun! That female was enormous.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

+robbiefishing Thanks a lot mate, it was a great day with plenty of laughs, glad you like it.

[@ethanbanks1856]

Styx62 Ga no it’s bs

[@strangelyfamiliar1729]

+Ethan Banks hahahahaha "that hurts them"??? mentally u mean? lol. youre a sensitive little fella arent ya. thats so cuuuuute. get a life. are u 100% vegan? must be bcuz obviously youd never be responsible for a little discomfort or pain brought on to another would u. it would be fun to see that big female grab u by the nose. just for laughs

[@skypieper]

Holy Sh!t, those guys are massive. Im glad we don't have them in the states, it would stop me from swimming in a lot of places lol.

[@jsalterxpress.2480]

Catch and release crawfishin. Would never happen here in Louisiana, lol. Maybe if we had those giants I’d have no problem letting them go but the swamp, pond and river crawfish would only make it back to my home. Yummy mud bugs. Thanks for the fun adventure.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you, I have had some good feeds from these over the years.

[@MrKaido93]

Australian Murray River crayfish (Fresh Water) are the second largest fresh water crayfish (fresh water lobster) known to man. That female you caught and let go looked as big as an average Ocean Maine/European Lobster. I wish we had your big Murrays and Red Claw in North America and Europe, a wonderful catch and meal!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I do think we are very lucky to have these crays in some of our rivers, I am especially lucky as I live very close to the Murray river. They are fun to catch and you can also eat them. It doesn't get much better than that. Thanks for your comment.

[@MrKaido93]

Gavin Clark Anytime. You are blessed with such fantastic Ocean Lobster size, fresh water crayfish. Please keep doing what you all do to protect insure future generations of the Murray Crayfish. BTW, can you legally keep females without visible eggs? How do the crayfish taste?

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, you can keep them if they don't have eggs, but there is a strict cray season and you need to be inside these dates, They also state which rivers and where you can fish for cray, there are minimum and a maximum size limit, and also limits as to how many you can catch and also possession limits. Now you ask what do they taste like? Well for the size of them they don't have a lot of meat, but it's sweet meat and has a taste of its own.

[@jochin8865]

hi, may i ask if is it possible to buy 1 of those in market ? can it be export out of aus ？ 。。do let me know ya... nice video and keep up with the gd works

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you for your comment. I have never seen Murray Crayfish for sale anywhere, ever, but that does not mean they are not available. If you google "buying or selling Australian Murray Crayfish" there may be an authorized person that can get one to you.

[@WILLNOTCOMPLY72]

Great video you bloody wallaby wackers! Those things are huge!!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you very much

[@toddstropicals]

Those make our American crawfish look like bait. You folks in Australia got plans to farm those monsters? Would be a smart thing to look into.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I think we are just trying to keep the numbers up, there are bag limits and other rules around catching them, all for a very good reason, let's not let the numbers get too low. I don't think there is anybody farming them.

[@repnatl]

Our crawfish in the states are more like popcorn shrimp when compared to this damn lobster of a crawfish.

[@sherismith7617]

I think they take so long to get big that it becomes not worth it to farm them. Farming is all about having a high output:input ratio, and these bad boys just don't add up. They're great for catching them in the wild, where mother nature raises them for 18 to 60 years, but not great for farming.

[@Praetor_Fenix420]

IKR.. Makes you wonder how big the fish are that eat them.

[@korzer]

Praetor_Fenix420 i doubt they have many predators when they reach adult size, unless they have shed their shed they are pretty safe.

[@Cola64]

Always amazed of the sheer vastness of your country not another person in site I guess that’s why everything is bigger down under it has a chance to grow before ending up on the kitchen table 🤙🏼

[@GavinClarkdiy]

You could be right, it would be a strain on everything if we had heaps more hunters etc.

[@chrisblake1918]

That is a freshwater LOBSTER! Damn!

[@isabelmartinez3996]

Love the video boys from the us .keep them coming .we dont get them back here .cheers .

[@jeffro5032]

Man Gavin , you guy's down in Ausland are so lucky! I've been fishing Crawdad's and Crab for about 40 years , and we don't get Crawdad's this big the the NW USA. Also super jealous of you guy's which wade around in the marsh and find this big mud crabs. I'd kill to be able to go catch them. Even just catch and release.....would be a blast!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We do have a great place to live, I love it here, and after reading your comment I can see you would too. Thank you very much for your comment.

[@monkeydoctorofthelostworld7468]

I have to admit, you Aussies have some mutant crayfish, hell your smallest one is twice the size of our biggest ones here in the U.S. that big female looked like a large lobster, Kudos!!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes we have some good ones over here. Thank you for your comment

[@Raul28153]

Reminds me of the line Crocodile Dundee has when he pulled out his giant knife. Now THAT'S a crayfish.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Hahaha, awesome comment.

[@gregormiller4037]

Looks like your having more fun lettin'em go than catching, good stuff.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, both of us thoroughly enjoyed the whole day, lots of laughs and plenty of fun. Thanks for your comment.

[@Hellbent7069]

I have never seen them that big before, that's amazing.

[@alexanderennis843]

Im from new orleans and never h eard of these crawfish. I'm calling a Mandela effect here

[@Ufceditkingg]

Holy hell please catch a small one and bring it home and ship it my way! Would be such a cool aquarium pet once it grows huge

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I don't think the little feller would get out of Australia, customs would be doing their job and put a stop to it. I love the look of these crays too. Thanks for your comment.

[@kabukiwookie]

Wow that's a crawdad? Its gotta take decades for it to get to that size. Any American crawdad would be finger snacks for that critter. I would imagine that in the USA, that would also take care of the racoon and possum problems some of us have, as well as misbehaving children.

[@TheZeek011]

That crayfish would be a cheaper alternative to lobster.

[@phillipjames2775]

TheZeek no because assholes in the U.S would raise prices instantly

[@talandar5773]

Not really, if they're only in Australia

[@dibs3615]

Someone would farm them so they can be brought over.

[@jililin2078]

TheZeek they don’t taste as good though.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

As someone a little familiar with the industry . Lobster prices are inflated lots of money made from the lobsterman to the plate

[@rfdsdf1]

I'm just sitting here drooling thinking about those things with some butter!

[@ne3333t]

They look so funny going in backwards.

[@TheDynamiteGuy]

And they say everything is bigger in Texas, HA! Apparently "They" haven't been to Australia!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa, you could be right. Thanks for your comment.

[@GR19611]

Fantastic. Heard about these but first time seeing them .

[@GavinClarkdiy]

They are amazing things to catch and hold. Thank you for your comment.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

Well Bloody big fish those barramundis! :)

[@kennethrosbury2819]

That was awesome I have never seen such big crayfish in all of my life

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, it was a great day on the water, I was quite amazed myself.

[@user-gi9dm4om7o]

Hack it to yo 6et tomorrow at least 6hgvgv6 0xxxxxxxxxddrrr55

[@billallmon4094]

Yall need some cajuns down there

[@TINKYSTEELE]

I wish we had those in the U.S. I would love to catch some. Our crayfish DONT get no where near that big

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We are very lucky in Australia to have these nice crayfish, they are a lot of fun. Thank you for your comment.

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

I live in Tasmania; we have the largest species of freshwater crayfish in the world. The Tasmanian freshwater crayfish live to around 70 years old and can measure up to 40 inches (1 metre) long stretched out and weigh upwards of 6 kilograms (13 pounds). They eat mostly rotting wood and leaves and invertebrates. The Tasmanian freshwater crayfish is the largest species in the world and the Murray River crayfish comes in at number two. Both species are rare and protected.

[@TINKYSTEELE]

@@davidlillecrapp2960 SWEET

[@qualqui]

Wow! AWESOME Crawdads ya guys caught there and very impressive that large female, seems like that last little guy, that's the size of crawdads back home in Utah, thanks for posting this BIG Crawdads ya all have Down Under! :)

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thanks, Joe, yes we have some very nice crays over here, I am very happy about that. Thank you for your comment

[@leooh5697]

In America, we call them Lobsters.

[@christopherchuauhang4829]

Marcos XVI that was a joke

[@luketilley9137]

@33 XVI I want to be as smart as you someday, when I grow up, of course!🤣😂🤔

[@angelclemeno3434]

Crayfish: (moon walking) freedom! (Splash!)

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Hahaha

[@gregghatfield9946]

That’s not a mud bug ,, that’s a Mud Beast,,,,,, like to season those up and share a tasty spread. WOW 😲

[@mickgatz214]

Hey Dudes,, great video! appreciated the way you let the female back into the river. Much thanx for sharing. :)

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you, I am glad you liked it.

[@mickgatz214]

Gavinc Subbed ya mate, hope ya bring more great videos. :) Least your outdoors camping. I just sit watching how fkd up the world really is/has become! (ahhhh, yup, i'm addicted ta KZbin, no commercials and watch what i want, when i want!!! :D Feel free to watch if they come up on my playlist. I don't re upload.... If nothing comes up, get back to me and i'll give you some great links if your interested? cheers! Mick

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thanks for the Sub Mick, I am also a big youtube watcher for the same reasons you do. There will be more videos from me, keep well mate.

[@mtadams2009]

Nice video, I never knew they got so big, very cool. Nice place to boat and fish, take care

[@GavinClarkdiy]

It is a nice place there Scott, glad you liked the video, Thanks for your comment, keep well.

[@semco72057]

I am from the state of Arkansas in the United States and I have not seen crayfish as large the the largest one you all caught. Ours are smaller like the smaller ones you all released. In Louisiana they would really love to be catching some as large as the large one you got first.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We are very lucky over here to have the range of animals we have. Thank you for your comment

[@janusbifrons9358]

Telecom rope. Awesome crays. Used to swim in dams filled with small crays (robusta?) that were blue coloured. When we'd go underwater we could hear thousands of 'clicks' all in unison. My mates and I believed it was the crays clicking their claws, but never found out how they make the noise for sure. Anyway, good vid.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Interesting story, I think there is a lot we do not know, thankyou for your comment.

[@stanleyking597]

Louisiana EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

[@waltershumate5777]

On crayfish that big, they COULD eat they're heart out!

[@waltershumate5777]

@Tony Gonzalez that sounds like it might be good on all kinds of things! Kinda your own Tony chachere's...! Have to try it on some chicken or maybe even a fish fry .

[@Lee18902000]

that's biggest crayfish I saw in my entire life.

[@jeffbodean9502]

Those were huge pretty cool keep videos coming thanks

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am glad you liked it, more to come.

[@trentk268]

Wow! Those are bigguns!

[@kyzercube]

Im from Louisiana ... Speechless ... CGI!!! 🤣

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We have some nice ones over here. Thank you for your comment.

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

1st one Look about 50 years old ? These crayfish will outlive a humans ......crazy mate !

[@lindabond5002]

Thanks for the video, I had no idea crayfish got that big!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your comment

[@eronacalloway9159]

Why is it in Australia EVERYTHING is a form of MUTANT ?

[@GavinClarkdiy]

It make living here more fun.

[@gainaceramicinsulation6365]

Good Job Guys !!!!!

[@sohcheehoejerry3369]

Well done Bro, your spirit earns a salute!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you very much, I am glad you liked it.

[@Mr.mopar71]

You call that a crawfish, that's a damn freshwater lobstah. Crikey!!!

[@CB-xr1eg]

No they call it a CRAYfish.

[@gaycha6589]

Salt water = lobsters and crawfish. Fresh water - crayfish.

[@christiandamore4284]

And here I thought this was ClickBait

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Nope, just a day in the boat. Thanks for your comment.

[@markmarsh27]

MONSTERS! .... In Canada our BIG crayfish are the size of a CLAW on one of these giants. .... they're more like LOBSTERS than crays!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, we have some nice things to fish for over here in Australia. Thank you for your comment.

[@sameast8620]

Wow there the size of lobster. I'd love to try them

[@bigbigjohnlee666]

DAMN!!! those crawdads are big as lobsters!! holy cow

[@thomasrose38]

Right away I see one of us Yanks saying we should bring them over here we have seen what invasive species who seems harmless have done to Australia and America and farming it sorry by the comments from Australia they grow slowly I say leave them alone take what you will eat you must keep a stable stock or they will disappear I love most of the animals in Australia except the ones that bite sting inject Etc always wanted to visit Australia something very special about it The Lucky Country or something like that you call your Island continent still Wild in the center There Are Places man has never walked I saw a documentary about Darwin Australia supposed to have some terrible lightning storms saw it on the Weather Channel which has some great documentaries on worldwide weather take care of those big crayfish they are a National Treasure

[@calicoasting]

that tarp is killing me again...I tryed to watch this a couple years ago and that tarp !

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am sorry that worries you, I will not be taking the tarp on future trips. Thank you for your comment.

[@billyphoenix5139]

Frigging awesome!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you, I am glad you liked it.

[@lifehappens6447]

Here we call them crawdaddies. Just fyi, release females with eggs right away. Stressing them tio much can cause them to release them and/or eat them. The eggs also dry out pretty fast which kills them. Wasn't sure if you knew. Great video. ☺

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you.

[@galahadrokuviii9546]

Looks like the second biggest crayfish I have seen.

[@laughtoohard9655]

Hey mate! I just watched a NatGeo show about the Cassowarie bird. I'm so coming to the land down under! in a short segment they talked about feral pigs. The first time ever I've seen that. I also had zero knowledge pertaining to Australia having a rain forest. I thought most of your land was like Arizona, where I live.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Plenty of rainforests up north with the crocodiles sounds like you will like it here, come on down.

[@laughtoohard9655]

I'll be there Mate. I'm not sure when, but I'll spend at least six months, if I ever leave. I love the US and Canada, but wow, I sure love Aussie's.

[@howielane8406]

Fantastic.

[@jphizack9729]

I read this as "Bill Murray Catching River Crayfish....

[@WhatsCookingTime]

WOW like the lobsters we catch in New England. we dont have freshwater crays that big here

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We are very lucky here in Australia. Thank you for your comment.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

@@GavinClarkdiy apparently so those are great sized

[@WhatsCookingTime]

@@GavinClarkdiy you're welcome and thanks for the great video

[@oldmanriverrimington3442]

That's hilarious how they back off the boat. Their thinking. if I move real slow. Lmfao

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHaHa, yes, I will just sneak away.

[@troyb.4101]

Thanks for the video , we got cray fish but nothing like that size.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

I am glad you liked it, we are very lucky in Australia our Murry Crayfish are the second largest freshwater crayfish in the world, we also have the largest freshwater crayfish in the world here too, down south in Tasmania. Thanks for your comment.

[@r11hno]

Great vid - enjoyed watching

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you, I am glad you liked it.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Have a great day out on the river, hope you get a nice catch, looks like Naomi can sure make you a nice tasty meal, enjoy.

[@FM-mj8pr]

That was a crawdad wow excellent video 👍🏼

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you.

[@thomasanthonycaspillo4553]

That crayfish already looks like a lobster

[@NathanChisholm041]

Went yabbing yesterday here in WA and got a few ball busters but most were under size!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Sounds like a fun day.

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@GavinClarkdiy Yeah not bad we have had good rain this year so all the dams creeks and rivers are flowing

[@GavinClarkdiy]

@@NathanChisholm041 We are in drought over here in the east, the Darling River is looking very sick.

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@GavinClarkdiy I know! The Murray isn't looking good atm either plus the Darling as you said, and the BOM says it's only going to get worse! It's the farmers who are really talking a beating. Cheers mate.

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

Didn't even know they could get that big.

[@ironmyno]

100 year old maybe...ya think ??

[@1984Deathpool]

That's a proper lobster there mate.

[@elliottnunez1057]

Everyone posting that the U.S. doesn't have crawfish this large, but guess what? We do.

[@NathanChisholm041]

I'm sure you guys do! Trust me this is not your average catch!

[@belldn3]

Spikes on her back, damn> That's something u see in comic books.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, very mean looking.

[@GyacoYu]

Thank you! Love this video.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Thank you, I am glad you like it.

[@ruttinandguttin7306]

That Cray u you guys called little is like monster where I live

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We are very lucky over here in Australia, we have some great animals here. Thank you for your comment.

[@kylestivers4606]

Dam those are as big as a lobster. Nice

[@xxdizannyxx]

I know that spot, I go fishing there a few times a year. I am goin there in the next week and I am setting free there a few pounds of signal crayfish that I have so I can catch them year round and cook them.

[@garoglen]

DAMN ! didn't know they existed that big !

[@2mighty69]

Crayfish in Jamaica is like the same size or sometimes bigger ,u just got to be lucky to find them ..

[@j_toledo419]

Never ever knew crayfish could get that big anywhere

[@GavinClarkdiy]

The Murray Crayfish are the second biggest freshwater crayfish in the world,, the biggest freshwater crayfish it the world is also in Australia, down south in Tasmania. Thanks for your comment.

[@j_toledo419]

Gavin Clark I used to go visit my mom in Texas as a kid and we would just tie a chunk of bacon on a string and the greedy crayfish or "crawl dads" as we called them would not let go until they were on land,but... The biggest ones there were not as big as the smaller ones you guys caught in the video. So, do you guys eat them and if so are they similar to lobster? Thanks, great video

[@GavinClarkdiy]

HaHa When I was a kid we used to catch yabbies (similar to your crawdads) with soap on a string with the same result. Yes, we eat the Murray crays, it's sweet meat and has a taste of its own.

[@rogerdewhurst5750]

TheTasmanian crayfish grows even bigger.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, they are the largest freshwater crayfish in the world, the Murray crayfish is the second largest freshwater crayfish in the world, and both live in Australia.

[@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs]

Haha, Looking at that blue rope on the net I'm thinking someone lays cable for telstra.

[@thefreese1]

you Aussies are so lucky.. those are some monster mudbugs

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes you are right we are very lucky, these crays are great to catch, and also a nice feed.

[@jpmking9635]

I wish I could import them and raise them in my backyard. I figure between them, fish, deer, and chickens I could never go back into society again

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

I had no idea crayfish got that big.damn!

[@tholeetruck]

I've never seen a crayfish this big before. They looked like a lobster. Wow.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Nice and big, these are Murray Crayfish and Murray cray are the second largest freshwater crayfish in the world. The biggest freshwater crayfish are in Australia too, down south in Tasmania. Thanks for your comment.

[@willwinn8559]

That would look great in an aquarium . 😎👍

[@billwalker4836]

Thems some incredible mud bugs you got down unda!

[@GavinClarkdiy]

Yes, we are very lucky here.

[@mikemorgan5394]

OMG I would love to put some of those Murray Cray crawdads in Louisiana where there is a sick amount of food for them to eat.

[@GavinClarkdiy]

We are very lucky to have them over here, I love catching them.

[@mikemorgan5394]

Do they taste muddy?@@GavinClarkdiy

[@GavinClarkdiy]

No, not at all, they taste very nice.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Yes! Introducing a new species into a new environment is always a great idea!!

[@xevious2501]

Crawfish (freshwater) Small naturally red sometimes black, CrayFish (freshwater) Medium to larg size naturally Tan,Brown, Blue sometimes red, Lobster (saltwater) natually greenish brown sometimes dark brown,green cooks Red. Spiny Lobster (Saltwater) (Clawless)