How to Taxidermy Crawfish at Home Crayfish Crab Fish Hack

[@petercollin5670]

Cool! I always wondered how you did that without them spoiling.

[@artfx9]

Totaly radical, Crayster!

[@FatherAndSonFun]

Awesome video! We were wondering how to do this and now we know how to go about it!!!!👍

[@lv2mine]

Mike, your channel and the information you provide is pure Quality!!! From California, I sit here and watch your incredible videos and I have put together a Crawfish Trot line that I am so excited to use at my local lakes. I have fished all the southern California lakes for Bass for my entire life. I am 54 and a bit slower than year prior and Crawdad trapping is what you got me all pumped up to do now so I am going to drop my traps in the lakes using your tips and the stuff I have learned here this spring and see just how big our Crawfish are here in Southern California - I have a creek local to where I grew up in town that is plum full of crawfish the Louisiana Swamp Species but I am going to plan this summer to get up to Northern Cal where the Signal Crayfish are. they look so big - loved your video on Lake Tahoe and the commercial guy fishing them there. But this video on how to Taxidermy your Crayster is just off the hoook!! this now has taken my anticipation to a whole new level!!!!! it is all your fault Mike....lol...now all I am obsessing about is trapping crawfish. Come on spring time and warmer waters. CHEERS! THE FINISHED PRODUCT LOOKED SO INCREDIBLE. what a great gift. you are a good friend to have. thanks for ALL the GREAT INFORMATION AND TIPS!! YOU GUYS ARE TOPS! PS. the trout mount looks incredible with the crawfish swimming away before getting eaten. you should title your mount with a brass label " the great escape "

[@unclejess8742]

Been waiting for this one for a long time

[@crayster3926]

Glad you liked it!

[@damonedwards5349]

Great video Mike, as soon as I catch that elusive 12 inch longpincered crayfish I will be giving this a try.

[@crayster3926]

I know you will get that 12" crawfish Damon!

[@stephenbenson5]

This video is great! Thanks for the tips Mike!

[@brucewayne2255]

Really nice of you to do that for your buddy. Looks tremendous too.

[@trentonroberts2907]

Great video guys. As always

[@WesternEclectic]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing this, Mike.

[@crayster3926]

Hope you are enjoying that elk meat. Thanks for watching!

[@garitotheboss1271]

That has the best craftsmen ship great job on this video👍

[@lindenbergstedt8769]

Nicely explained

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Nice😉 . That was a great video Mike 👍. Think I'm gonna give that a try, next year 😊 . P.S a happy New Year to you, & the Crayster team 😊.

[@crayster3926]

Happy new year to you Andy! Good luck.

[@jerrysrides7127]

You are a nice friend , that looks excellent and Happy New Year to your whole family and Thanks for the taxidermy tips, I will use them

[@crayster3926]

Thanks my friend! You have a good new year also.

[@yoopersurvival]

Brother that was amazing. I’m definitely going to try that on my big big 3” crayfish 😂😂. Brown trout and crayfish looks awesome. Take care bud

[@crayster3926]

Sounds good buddy! Shoot us a picture when you get done!

[@phw340]

Thanks for the video! My pet crayfish just died so going to use your ideas to taxidermy him. Thanks!

[@ianmorcott3113]

Well done. Thanks Mike!

[@crayster3926]

Thanks for watching Ian!

[@fishbonetrunk6645]

I think about getting a blue one for aquarium but i would like to preserve it blue so no cooking. Can i put it in alcohol first maybe a month or some weeks and then take it out and put it in salt to dry it? I dried once a crab that died in salt. I love them in our natural history Museum they look lovely in a glass case with dark blue background or black paper.

[@Spring_rhys]

I’d be careful using alcohol. I tried to preserve a crayfish in some a while back, and a lot of the color got leeched out. Went from a pretty purple-black to almost ghostly looking. I think not cooking the crayfish would probably be fine in this process, it’d just make getting the meat out a little harder

[@AjOrtiz420]

Nice way easier than I thought. Got a huge one in my native tank and was wondering how I could still have it even after it passes in a year or two

[@cdscheide]

Cool! You can also pickle them in a saltwater solution after you get the meat out. 1 cup/gallon of water. Leave them in for a day or two and you're good to go. I have done fish heads this way and they have lasted 20 years.

[@samfernandez470]

Wow! Thanks for the lesson. Now I gotta try this!

[@erichayman6191]

Great video! I noticed a flintknapped knife on the wall. A close look at the knife sure would be nice. Lol.

[@fishen4crabs679]

That was great. We are definitely going to try that this summer!!!

[@crayster3926]

Your kids will have so much fun with this! Thanks for watching.

[@saeeddayani9438]

Awesome... Im going to try it Thx👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@luizarmandosoares8206]

Hello friend! Pls info what kind of resin was used? Tks,

[@jerrystruhs]

I use a clear gloss from a spray can, 2 coats.

[@crayster3926]

Just clear spray paint.

[@jugarpip4829]

Do you leave it out in the sun for 10 days? I have just done all the steps but worried about a fox getting it or a bird was thinking about leaving it in my spare room for the 10 days

[@OmarLopez-kh3dx]

This is incredible Crayster! 👏 . How much do you think one of these would go for if it was to be sold?

[@rhifunke6664]

Silly question! I had this tiny crawfish as a garnish on my plate last week that I want to taxidermy and turn into a little chef. It’s probably no more than two inches long. Should I make little holes in the claws?

[@crayster3926]

I would in the under side where you cant really see them. May be put a little salt in the holes also. Then shake it out after it dries.

[@OldManAndTheSea]

Also I don’t think I will be able to remove the meat from the crab I am going to taxidermy if I cover it in salt for 10 days then coat in enamel that should be fine right? Also can you make a video on how you taxidermy fish would love to do some of my trophy halibut or salmon

[@georgezesner4]

Do you think a small crochet needle would work for pulling meay out?

[@crayster3926]

probably. Thanks for watching.

[@georgezesner4]

@@crayster3926 if you ever need some driftwood to mount more crayfish on i have a couple pieces that look really cool and would send them to you if you like.if you want pictures i can send thoes too

[@crayster3926]

@@georgezesner4 Tanks George, super cool to offer!

[@OldManAndTheSea]

Epic video going to use this method to taxidermy a 12” Dungeness crab I caught

[@mikef.2316]

Awesome video

[@Chris-hi9ti]

Would this work with blue crabs?

[@crayster3926]

I bet it would, the shell are the same. Send us a picture if you do it!

[@Ninjalegos]

You just got a new subscriber

[@royolson1268]

That's cool Mike.

[@crayster3926]

Thanks Roy!

[@royolson1268]

@@crayster3926 you're welcome Mike.

[@trashrat4775]

Thanks mike! I tried this and it’s drying right now and it is looking pretty awesome! He is about 8 inches long, My personal best! Anyways thanks crayster! -Christian Keller from ohio

[@crayster3926]

Send us a picture, we would love to see it!

[@trashrat4775]

@@crayster3926 what is the email I should send it to?

[@northwestlife_9]

Very well done!

[@sailingsolar2371]

Have you ever thought about making a foldable or collapsing version of your model trap? That would allow easier transporting and take up less space during storage. You might be able to come up with one that would sell nicely. If you make one I'll know where you got the idea. That would be a hoot. Been a sub'er from almost day one. Best wishes, Mike.

[@crayster3926]

Thanks for the idea and being a long term subscriber!

[@Fortnite_clipzz101]

How did you kill the crayfish before mounting it?

[@jasonnester9514]

I’m a taxidermist in Ohio man I wish we had big mud bugs ours all mega tiny I would love to mount one of them big suckers set it right on my desk what state is this

[@bigtater29]

Really Cool video!

[@rodvasquez2747]

Guess I'm heading to Winco to buy a crayfish.

[@jerrystruhs]

That's great! 👍👍🦞🦞

[@blown93vert93]

Dam competition. I have caught some with Bigger claws the points will curve real nice on the big boys

[@devinkii1727]

Do you think it'd be possible to do a soft mount with a crawfish? My mom was kayaking and she found this decent sized dead one and we've been affectionately calling him Carl. He is currently being preserved in salt till I find someone who can or would do such a thing. I posted some funny pictures of him on my dating profile, and I kinda want to take him places to take more photos of me and him. For shits and giggles, that real tomfoolery ya know?

[@Jhershey_]

good idea with the water and getting the meat out 👍

[@joshfung2131]

Do you need to cook them? Or can you just taxidermy it raw?

[@crayster3926]

Hi Josh, yes definitely cook them before you do this. Its all this video.

[@joshfung2131]

@@crayster3926 Hi, Thanks so much, btw, love that trout!

[@braxtonduhon866]

Can you still do it if one claw falls off

[@ladiewithstyle]

That was awesome...lol!

[@BananaAfterlife]

Can you do this uncooked? Somebody please help. Thanks

[@jerrystruhs]

If you want to dispatch the crawfish and then the same technique works. A little more of a challenge getting the meat out. Good luck

[@flaboysventures2697]

We did lobster here in fla, all we did was inject all the joints with a disposable needle filled with formaldehyde pose it let sit for about a week.. didn’t remove any internals

[@letsfish808]

That’s so cool thankz you for the amazing video I don’t have snakes where I live in Hawaii you think you can bless me with you brother lmk aloha

[@Archangel4Truth]

how much are the traps???

[@marissamcmahon455]

Would it stink?

[@blooky102]

Instead of all of that i would just keep it in a jar with alcohol , then make a plexiglass mould and they put epoxy resin+ hardener in the mould 1/3 of the way and then wait for it to dry and then put the crayfish/crawdad inside and fill in another 1/3 of the way , and then wait and then when it gets hard just fill in the rest and if there are bubbles i would use a butane blow torch to get rid of them to make it clear and then wait. And there you go.

[@aftonm693]

Just watched a river runs through it in school, nice trout

[@Notasecretacc]

Louisiana crawfish aren’t that big but imma try it

[@crayster3926]

Have fun and shoot us a picture if you want when you are done!

[@gavinrichley8135]

I tried it but all the color disappeared so I was wondering what I did wrong

[@crayster3926]

I am not sure, can you send me a picture at [e-mail]

[@SeanBarnes-g6o]

why don't you pull the meat out of the claws with tweezers?

[@jasonnester9514]

No paining it to its original live colors Still Looks Great though btw

[@hunterwyattbolster3912]

Could i pay you to do a cray fish for me??

[@808BeginnerDigger]

My friend injected the crawfish with formaldehyde and it shrunk and hardened all the meat in the tail and body.