MUDBUGGIN 2017. Minnesota. Trapping Crayfish in the river. Lots of bugs in the bucket.

The 2017 MUDBUGGIN season has started here in Minnesota and the numbers are looking good. A 2.5 day soak with 3 traps in the river. Lots of bugs in the bucket. Trapping Crayfish In The River.

[@paulbaggett916]

Being from the south when I think of crawlfish, Minnesota is one of the last places to come to mind for mudbugging. I always thought it was just too cold there for them, I was very wrong!!! Brother I truly enjoy your videos!!! I recently had a battle with cancer and after each radiation treatment I was told to go home and relax. Watching your videos are fun to watch and very relaxing. I told many of your videos. 4 others doing radiation with me watch you now. Happy to say I am 8 months cancer free and I want to say Thank You Sir!!! You made it easier for a few of us.

[@bswins9648]

Finally! Great to watch a Mudbuggin' video again! Look forward to watching the boil. 😊

[@pureluck1036]

I have been watching your channels religiously for the past 3 months. My husband is always saying " Oh, you're watching your guy again." I first watched a video you posted about 5 years ago on canning potatoes. Joe, you have really motivated me to start getting things done! In the last few weeks you have inspired me to re-paint the interior of my home, build new fun projects, go hiking, fix up my own camper, purchase some crawdad's from Louisiana (I live in SW FL), and much more. Stay busy my friend. It really is helpful!

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Thank you Amanda, what a great comment. I always say you cannot get anything done sitting on the couch. Lol. Usually when I sit on a couch I fall asleep. You really cannot beat the pre boiled crawfish from Louisiana as long as they are not too spicy hot. Thank you again for the nice comment. Energy makes energy, keep it moving. Joe

[@loadeddog8015]

we don't even have em here but I still love watching you go thru the motions and setting your gear. love to the family

[@davemcavene]

Holy mudbugs! Excellent start to the season Joe! Can't wait for more!

[@krishanus7683]

Love these videos. Watch em all the time

[@debbiemcclure2874]

Not a bad way to start off the season!!! Great catch Joe!!! Tyfs God bless

[@imari2305]

Yay crawfish!! Love watching you make a crawfish boil Joe. Also the High-Lo camper is turning out great just like the bigger one you did. Can't wait to see what adventures you and Melissa will go on once it's all done. Happy weekend!!

[@taelshin]

Havent watched the episode yet...cant wait, gonna get some popcorn for this one!

[@artrice6288]

You're my hero I haven't done that since the 70s mid-70s

[@64mrbuddy]

Nice catch! Enjoy all your videos! Thanks for sharing

[@kenfosdick6869]

Nice haul for the season first! Enjoy Joe!

[@PaulDGreen-bu4iz]

Great catch Joe! Thank you for sharing!

[@kennymysak2079]

not a bad three day catch.keep up the great video's

[@raybrensike42]

This is as good as Deadliest Catch.

[@marcogram1216]

Great video. We rebait the traps with fresh bait every day here down south. "Crawfish", like crabs prefer fresh bait. Its a common misconception that they prefer rotten or old bait. Try some fresh bait every day and watch your catch increase. The oilier the baitfish the better.

[@kevjo13]

cant wait too see the boil video!

[@gordonedwards992]

Hey Joe, another great video. Always enjoy watching from here in Scotland. Def.

[@gopha533]

Ta for sharing mate.there is nothing like a weekend yabbying. Ha!

[@manbeastx69]

Great Mudbuggin and thanks for the video,dont forget the sausage when you boil.

[@tinge1954]

I have noticed that Minnesota looks almost the same as my country, Finland. Have a nice summer,Joe!

[@MrNightmarekill]

Minnesota countryside is beautiful, as with Finland! Greetings from Minnesota!

[@mariopuzo4509]

I'd imagine it's pretty much the same climate. You may be on the colder side

[@reckerman4u1]

nice haul Joe! stay safe!

[@jackframe4216]

Great video Joe!

[@contreeman]

GREAT TIMES GREAT CHANNEL GOD BLESS

[@dellingson4833]

Bad Medicine lake by Itasca state park. It's where the old Hamm's beer commercial's withe the bear water skiing were shotin the late 60's early 70's. Huge massive amounts of crayfish off the dock's all day and night long We had water boiling and ate them in crazy amounts. Our 3 traps fed 4 of us and a few camping neighbor's. Yummy. Oh, lot's of diver's you can see down 20ft. plus easy. Great trout deep in the day and awesome walleye at night if super silent using a light to shine their eye's then quietly move over or by them. We found 4lb. was max line or fish seen it. Been going there for year's is beautiful. The mcmansion people have wrecked part's of the lake. Great catch by the way,

[@Catwomanmn]

I just love your videos Joe! I want to do this!! Looks fun!

[@ericsoutdoors8845]

Yes it back. Mudbuggin. Great video joe that's was a lot of crawfish you got their and also nice video of the pigeons under the bring lol. Keep up the good work

[@janethartwig774]

I absolutely cannot get enough crayfish; such delicious little guys. We used to go to the Crayfish Festival near Houston; what a high time we had. Enjoy your crayfish or crawdads as my grandpa called them.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

They are YUMMY. I agree.

[@tomkirk6942]

Great video and great catch Joe! Cheers from Utah.

[@dsafety6213]

Awesome..thanks for the lesson....

[@jacksonkristoff903]

That was sure a lot of crayfish joe!

[@DieBrutzzzler]

Hello from germany i Lover your Videos and your Country!

[@MrSharp]

Another great video! Glad to see mudbugging video's. atb, Bart

[@b-bopeddie1290]

MrSharp interesting

[@Capt.T]

Great catch!!

[@brizzx32]

J&Z have the right Idea. Out in the Sticks, heaven!

[@jtw4744]

Nice start to the season keep it up!

[@ServiceTrek]

nice haul joe. bon appetite.

[@vktesla]

Great haul! This cooler weather has been great for the little buggers! Please send those mosquito and tick control boys over to wisconsin!

[@gmyrick56]

Yea! More mudbuggin'

[@scottfoss716]

Another super video Joe.I have never eaten one of those, so I hope in your next video you can describe the taste and texture etc. Thanks again for putting out real Life videos.

[@eduffy4937]

They're micro lobsters.

[@savage-qd9lt]

Love your videos man keep it up

[@collinhatesmeagan]

Good catch joe!!

[@13yrag]

Well happy for you makes up for the other place when they nicked your traps best off luck keep up the good videos

[@yardog64]

bugs n butter... yum!

[@ScotWalt858]

Very nice! Good eats for sure!

[@jamesburton9733]

just realized I live 3.5 hours west of you almost exactly. throwing my nets in tomorrow for a cookout hopefully tuesday. keep up the mudbuggin videos. big fan

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Let me know how you do.

[@jamesburton9733]

I got skunked. Sunday I am planning another spot. The spot I picked this week was one of convenience. Was worried about my traps getting stolen in the more touristy good spot

[@bobhennis3585]

i was pretty amazed when i got transfered to louisians. crawfish are everywhere but the people there eat them like shrimp. we always used them as fish bait but it's common to watch someone get a batch out of the culvert in front of their house. i never ate 1 but bass love them.

[@kendude8089]

You did Great

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Going to be some good eating mate. We have large Crays this time of year in the winter, like small lobster, in the summer we have Yabbies which are the same as your crays in this video. Spiny Crays are spiky ancient looking things. looking forward to the cook up. Yum. Cheers Moose. 👍

[@J297WFD]

Great vid

[@ctophercs]

I really enjoyed watching this video please make more :)

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Nice haul!

[@danhader8350]

Damn that looks like fun, and some good eating.

[@theuglyass3000]

just finished watching the last tent episode and thought dang, whens there going to be another mudbuggin episode and then I came to your page lol.

[@andreloos7843]

Nice Catch!!!!

[@almontepaolilli4909]

Nice haul of crayfish.

[@jimtempleton1728]

just through mine in today can"t wait to see what i get tomorrow morning .

[@michelle10261]

we have blue claw in our dam, they are like crayfish ,in australi

[@marcuslyons7233]

Your truck sounds hella good

[@eldonthomas6889]

Good catch! Is that the Mississippi River?

[@erikadowdy686]

Thank u for all the videos Joe. U have taught me a lot in each one of them. U would think the content would maybe be too teoeatitive but it's not At All. I really enjoy seeing u go about ur hobbies and they inspire me, and surely others. Keep up the good job, it's fun to watch. What made u start ur channel?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Thank you Erika. Zach bugged and bugged me to start a youtube channel. I really wanted nothing to do with it at first but he was young and I am Dad and somehow we started it. Once the whole many years long demise of my 26 year marriage started I found that when I was making the videos I could actually "lose" myself in it and for that short period of time I could forget how everything else around me was crashing. I guess I put my energy into the videos and now years later here I am. Zach is the youngest so the divorce hit him very hard also so it was a good way for us to spend not pressure time together. Its funny that I met Melissa because she commented on one of my Mudbuggin videos. She commented that they are not Crayfish, they are Crawfish........ Wow how life changes,....... look at us now.

[@GarnettM]

WHAT A SCORE -- Oh how I wish .

[@hickoryhomes6838]

I look forward to every one of your videos - another great one here. You have a cool life. Helluva haul too. Well done. By the way tell your Southern Sweet Lips that those are CRAYfish.......not CRAAAAAWWWfish. Ha ha. Just like a damn Yankee to be tellin' them how to talk isn't it? Great video and a lot of fun to watch them. Thank you Joe.

[@dougwilliams8602]

While I prefer Shrimp, I enjoy watching your posts

[@kpavitt]

Hi Joe, always enjoy your videos. I think I missed something? I notice your back to using your old truck all the time again? I'm thinking of getting a 2007 f350 and I really liked the one you have. But your using your old 150? What's up with the 350? And would you recommend getting the 2007 or go with models after that?

[@samsqwanchey]

dang getcha sum

[@andyfreer1343]

Good catch

[@Tacticaldesertdweller]

You're lucky to be able to have a place where you can leave your traps. I've gone so far as the bury my line. And they still keep stealing my traps.

[@docz313]

Howdy mr Joe, love your videos. I'm a Michigan guy living in San Diego so watching your vids takes me back home. Thanks so much for the piece of home. When ya gonna get yer little lady up to the tent?

[@eduffy4937]

This HAS to be the rum river with that many craw daddies around.

[@mtube620]

nice exhaust sound

[@photokid29]

Wohooo!!

[@powerram92]

I wish PA was like this

[@rahj21]

finally!!!

[@craig_ramjet990]

Bacon. Down here in Houston we have been using bacon since the 1960's for crawfish and crab traps.

[@chucksmith5002]

That was pretty good

[@MrPjpmunar]

finally! a good harvest...

[@kimmeshiasmithormsby6656]

Set the Chops in th river

[@kimmeshiasmithormsby6656]

Badseta

[@johnkolonyi3836]

I have learned boil from Cajuns over much time spent in Louisiana...enough teaching to duplicate a decent crawfish boil here in Ohio. I think You should put your seasoning in the pot at the end with the crawfish, boil the bugs less than 5 minutes, and have a longer soak/cool down for the bugs to draw in the seasoning...have seen ice thrown in at the end to get them to draw in more spice. My method: 4Tbsp. salt for each 3 quarts of water when using the bag seasoning, boil redskins for 25-30 minutes. add corn and lemons 20 minutes in. I like heat so use Louisiana brand, Zatarains, or McCormick, and Zatarains Liquid oil. if using powdered blends no salt needed. Spice and crawfish in at the same time. if the spice gets put in at the beginning, the flavor gets boiled off. Boil crawfish 2 minutes and shut off the heat, then soak 30 minutes. I always have plenty of flavor in my bugs with the long soak. If You're not pinching and sucking guts, You are wasting the best part of the bugs :-)

[@mrbeal2]

Mr. Joe, I have found that dry dog food works well for cray fishing, the cheaper the food the better the results. Just might double your yield.

[@11musicKRM]

Hey! Do you have any suggestions on where to put pots in in midwest mn? Arounf belle-plain/waconia?

[@topgun42515]

Hey I was wondering if you knew of any good lakes and streams around the Hutchinson area. Or just any suggestions would be nice

[@Futurebeefcake]

Crawfish sounds really good rn

[@Gotafish1]

Nice video. Catching mudbugs off and on my whole life I may have something of interest for you. If your going to accumulate a good amount of bugs, might I suggest a 30 or 55 gal plastic barrel with a cheap aerator pump. Fill it with water and put at least a cup to two cups of dissolved salt in and let it run a day or so to purge them. I assure you they will taste better as they will dump any mud and silt from their system. Just food for thought.

[@albertledesma5173]

Sunny W The aerator is a good idea. Joe does use salt to purge them. If you watch his other crawfish boil videos, he always uses salt to purge them out.

[@mariopuzo4509]

@@albertledesma5173 thank goodness. As I wouldn't eat anything out of the river . Especially the rum. Fish smell just FOUL coming from there. Not like normal fish do. Sick like.

[@erikiacopelli451]

Damn I NEVER know "MudBuggin" was what you called if from where your from. Thats pretty cool for the name for it. Cuz where Im from its nothing like that at all. We just say were crawing

[@demoniclobster5891]

I’m really inspired to try this next time I go out kayaking. Just throw out a few traps and see what I can get. Could you recommend a good place around Litchfield, MN to place traps?

[@jeffreyrose46]

Joe....Tuck your pant legs in your socks then spray....keeps 100% ticks off your legs.....Great video😀

[@SilentGloves]

Hey Joe, I see you spraying what I assume is some type of DEET repellant on your jeans/socks/shoes. Have you ever used Permethrin on your clothes? Rather than just being a repellant, it kills insects and arachnids (ticks) on contact. The rule I follow is DEET on skin, Permethrin on clothes. Dampen clothes with permethrin solution on clothesline, let dry before wearing. It's good for about 5-6 wash cycles. Since I started doing that, I rarely find ticks on me. Very effective.

[@mimisfavorites5269]

WOW!!!!

[@Mike.Jones2]

man I wish I had those look out catfish

[@meuandthelot]

Agree..Skamania and Perch too.

[@raymckibbin7444]

Always enjoy the mudbuggan Joe. Do you need any type of license to use the traps?

[@erinnkemp]

They liked the bacon better the day before! lol.

[@pureblood3127]

erinn kemp good observation !

[@refineme]

Hey joe, I know where you are and live a few mins away. Mind if I try those spots next year and is it busy there? Any issues with people messing with traps?

[@chesterdonahou8294]

I have been finding i catch way more mud bugs during the day time then over night i get any where from 50-80 a day in one trap and over night 12-24 so i think they dont move around as much at night this is just one trap i built too

[@michaelplesch]

I'm really missing the sounds of the tent about now

[@marvinlankford4167]

that is a lot of crayfish

[@mikeamos5260]

Joe How long can you keep them before you do a cook?

[@leexengxiong]

where in minnesota ?

[@TristanSoldier]

You seem to be out a little later this year. Were you just waiting for it to warm up some?

[@lightsout369]

Do you have any good spots to set crawfish traps around Minneapolis?

[@ffliberty]

Where in MN?