MUDBUGGIN 2019. My best 2 day catch ever. Trapping Crayfish/Crawfish.

The first time trapping Crayfish in Minnesota this year was a success. I had my best 2 day 4 trap catch ever. My Cajun Fiance has not enjoyed a Crawfish boil since we left Louisiana. I was really hoping I would trap enough to help out that craving. I did well. The boil video will be on the Northern Seclusion channel. I hope you enjoy the first 2019 Mudbuggin Minnesota video. More to come.

[@eddietoast4991]

Haven’t watched your videos in months maybe even years, good to see you’re still doing good and mud buggin

[@TrackerScout]

Hint: cover cages with dark cloth, either top or all the way around. A pro crayfish catcher left cameras underwater to wonder why he didn't get much, saw them all around his traps but wouldn't go in because they felt unsafe. Got the idea to cover traps with dark cloth, then his catch tripled. The crayfish felt safe like they are going under rocks.

[@onewiththestone]

Greatest Crayfish episode yet Joe! Wow! You really dialed in.

[@ArtGardenFoodExpressions]

I am always stopped dead in my tracks when you post something. I had to literally force myself to GET UP and put laundry in, first. RESUMING: This went so fast. Nooooo, Joe, I hated to see it end. Your videos are just so satisfying>>>>watching you do everyday stuff. See you at the boil. thanks for the upload.

[@carldeshazer7946]

I love the mud bug video's Joe, thank you for posting.

[@ValoryRansom]

I love your videos Joe ! Nature's beauty at it's best.

[@thekodanator]

I get a special kind of excited when you go mudbuggin. Glad to see youre back at it!

[@overtall]

It warms my heart that you call them “crawfish.”

[@kevjo13]

I have been waiting patiently all weekend for a vid to pop up! Lol, looks like ur gonna have a feast...

[@normalguy7898]

First! Congrats Joe. Love your vids, keep up the great work.

[@michaelthomas720]

Ive been waiting anxiously for this video too !! MUDBUGGIN !!

[@garywright5556]

The rain🌈 is looking awesome. So are the mudbugs.

[@ericrosenthal7055]

Nice rainbow at the beginning of the video.

[@grandpaj7047]

I bet that someday Xander will really enjoy helping Grandpa do this ( and vice versa )

[@jasonwright9524]

Congratulations..Always great crawfishing videos!!!!

[@MrLangDog]

Even looking at the live ones made me hungry!!! Awesome!!

[@americanaxetoolco2076]

Great video! Always look forward to your videos!

[@s.pursell8901]

I ate crawfish for the 1st time last year when my son and I did Fly fishing a Boy Scout Summer camp. And I couldn't believe how good they tasted. Your making my mouth water.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

They are awesome.

[@daniellesduckheadhomestead3127]

Dang. That’s awesome. I look forward to the mudbuggin videos every year. Thanks for sharing. Take care, see ya :)

[@Angkhoo1]

Hey there, thank you for the crayfis video. It was very entertaining. I had to watch out of my left eye. On the 2nd July, I had a catract op on the right eye. Have to use a sheild for a few days more.Looing forward to see you enjoying your meal tomorrow. Annie Low Malaysia. Sad news, my friend who had a crayfish farm, had a stroke and he had to give up his award winning and thriving biz.He worked very hard giving lessons to students and suppying fries to all who were interested God bless him

[@johnr8439]

Wow! Great haul on the mud bugs Joe.

[@erinnkemp]

You hit the jackpot this time! Past couple times been poor catching. 😁👌

[@mimisfavorites5269]

Loved that rainbow at the beginning. Thought maybe there would be a full pot of crawdads at the end of it, LOL

[@tracycc123]

Glad someone else saw it as well!!

[@FrugalFarmerChannel]

Glad you caught "a plenty" thanks for sharing!

[@marcremick7718]

Mudbugs with breakfast !! Great way to start the week !!!

[@vc3382]

Looking good Joe! Can't wait to see how big a meal this catch makes......

[@TheHomeDad]

Going to need a bigger bucket Joe, wonderful.

[@selms22]

It was your textbook trap tosses that made the difference joe. You must have been practicing in the offseason

[@kimcushman1360]

Surprised how much crawfish you got! Great results hard work for really good eats!

[@Haul84]

Oh man! I’ve been wanting to request crawdad trappin video! But, I didn’t wanna be bossy!

[@scottfoss716]

Wow Joe, nice haul. Hope your next video shows how to cook and eat these little buggers. I never have tried them.

[@TboneR-jy5sp]

Its posted on his other channel

[@downunderfulla6001]

That’s definitely the best I’ve seen you catch. Awesome 🍻

[@michaelcoghlan5521]

Wow, what a great haul! Thanks for sharing

[@toddjohnston4788]

Can't wait!! Great catch, I'll head on over to other channel and watch the cooking.

[@eclipseti3]

Watching from Louisiana. Awesome job!

[@watchmenwall1479]

That's a blessing from God I'd say, living off the land and water the way our God intended...

[@lindsaylittle6535]

Joe: We add the potatoes at the beginning. We just got done doing a boil and added carrots with the potatoes and have now added mushrooms to the mix. My mom is from Jennings, LA. so I had fond memories of the Cajun fish boils. (she was Cajun). Really like your videos. Greetings from the Arrowhead.

[@livefreefishmore1008]

This past week was great. I went from 150 in 5 traps to just about 300. I figured it was the temperatures rising, but I'm not totally sure.

[@mountainviews5025]

Very Awesome I'm so hungry for bugs now yummy yummy and wow they are large great adventure thumbs up my friends

[@wayneshancock2520]

Boy do you know how to spoil a Cajun girl !!!! Can’t miss with Dat Catch 👍❤️

[@maryblaylock6545]

Thanks! I've seen them up at the crick and wondered how to catch 'em.

[@goubertoutdoors1991]

Awesome video joe gotta love them crawdads

[@SuperOzarkian]

Really enjoy your videos Joe. I live in north Arkansas now, my wife is a Cajun from Jeanerette, La. Your boil looks like ours except I don't see any onions.

[@davidharris6581]

Joe, I thought about you this week. I was watching a program on PBS about the anniversary of going to the Moon. This program showed the early days when they were sending men to the edge of Space in balloons. The place they launched the balloons was two hours North of Minneapolis. Which sounded like pretty close to y'all s farm house. So, I thought it was cool as much as you like Star Trek, the real Space race started practically in your own back yard.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I tried SOOOOO hard to watch that show on PBS but the channel kept pixeling out and freezing (I just have an antenna on top of the house roof, no cable or dish). I wanted to watch that show. I instead watched a show on one of the other PBS stations on a man named "Bobby Aro". I remember hearing him as an announcer on the radio station WEVE when we would go up to the folks log cabin years ago. It was still very interesting to watch but I waited all week for the space show. Two hours north of the cities puts you pretty close to the farmhouse area for sure.

[@debbiemcclure2874]

That was alot of bugs Joe!!!! Kinda jelly right now, lol. Tyfs God bless you

[@LeonRFpoa]

good haul man do us proud at the boil

[@NghiaNguyen-qq7yx]

you should let us watch dumping the crayfish in the bucket more.... its so soothing... and relaxing.. i dont know why...

[@giveitaswingoutdoorswithsm2901]

What a catch 😉👍 never seen anything like it 🦞🦞🦞🦞

[@linda7726]

Great catch Joe! Melissa will be happy! Would make some good Po Boy sandwiches! I had the best ones at K-Pauls Louisiana Kitchen! Best time in New Orleans!

[@pattiwhite9575]

Oh that makes my mouth water

[@fishn365]

Tastes BETTER than chicken!! Thanks for the video!

[@imari2305]

Hey been waiting for this one Joe :-)

[@blackmesaoutdoors4863]

Great day catching mud bugs!! Looks like great eating!

[@patriciaherman6499]

All I can say is yum. 😎🇺🇸

[@wnchillbilly1]

enjoyed it , , , looks like you got enough to feed the whole village lol lol : - )

[@carldupre9865]

great day Joe!

[@leannexplores3272]

I love mudbuggin!

[@BuddyCastille]

Much more satisfying when you catch, and cook your own... Awesome job Man!!..

[@wayneschnare4019]

Enjoy that catch !!!!!

[@mmcc310]

Wow! Just wow!

[@channel-er1jm]

Nice Catch on the Crawfish.

[@redhauscreator146]

Wow some of those things were huge. Looks like about 20 to 30 lb of crawfish! Way to go. Hope you're going to share.

[@billywoodman60]

Why wouldn't he/they?

[@savyourselffreedom2149]

Well done m8 have a great feed enjoy🙂

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Great catch

[@chetfowlkes9894]

Nice haul man. Yum 😋

[@colehit5196]

Hello, keep up the great content! I have some question about regulations for trapping crayfish, do you have to buy a tag for the trap or mark your trap in any way ???

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

You have to have your name and phone number tagged to the trap yes. I use duct tape and write it on there. Not sure that is legal but it works.

[@tomas6451]

Nice haul but looks creepy as hell in the bucket 😃

[@corystokes9549]

Please tell me what you use for bait? I’m just now getting into this and setting my first traps tomorrow with bacon.

[@gwenmoody8323]

Great haul.

[@tnoel374]

You sir have it made.

[@WekaDigitalMediaNZ]

Great catch, well worth the effort!!

[@steveglasco1904]

Know that looks like fun

[@loiskilgore2118]

Great catch!!!! Good eat's..

[@matthewjohnson3910]

Great video joe

[@phatkid6811]

It's been asked - but can you tell us what Melissa thinks of the northern ones vs those down south??

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

They taste the same as long as I get the boil seasoning correct and this time I did. She says there is no difference.

[@btwarner2124]

Joe do you purge them for a day or two to clean them out??

[@pattiwhite9575]

Oh is that what it is called. I saw many years ago some old timer taking about soaking/purging in milk for a spell. He said it made them even better for eating.

[@btwarner2124]

@@pattiwhite9575 fresh water first day...fresh water with salt the second. They are called mud bugs for a reason 😂

[@naihtaw3782]

This is Lucky year for you Joe

[@tommygunz8692]

You did better in minn. than Down south....You guys are gonna have a good boil....Better invite friends to help you eat all them....🦞🦞

[@RunsWithKnives]

Nice, if you were out there yesterday or today you'll be catching heat stroke, lol

[@garyparrish9297]

never have set a crawdad trap, but had a few meals of them. Always seemed like structure was the key. Find a place with a lot of rocks or concrete in the water. They'll be hiding, waiting for some liver. Kids have had a blast catching them! Can fill a plastic shopping bag with as much as you want to carry in it, fairly fast.

[@photokid29]

Mudbugging 2019 wohoo!!

[@marygordon3032]

Awesome!!! 👍👍👍😎

[@tcwrench]

Great video! What are you using for bait? I'm down by Shakopee, MN and have not had great luck catching'em.

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Chicken liver works well. Deer liver also. If you can catch a fish in the same body of water (so you are legal) you are trapping and you kill it and put it in the trap your results (if the Crayfish are there) will be amazing.... If not, there are not many Mudbugs in that body of water.

[@MichaelEugeneShaner]

Maybe I've just watched WAY to many episodes of *"Swamp People"*, but I found myself cringing each trip into and out of the river bank...and reaching into the water to retrieve your traps. LOL

[@MichaelEugeneShaner]

Joe, if you added a Bon Jovi track, you could call this "Muddiest Catch"? LOL

[@CodGamerThe]

Where would you reccomend to try if I love by the St. Cloud area?

[@ladamaschke1246]

Yum Yum Yum Let's enjoy !

[@northlandacres]

Thanks for the video man! Do you notice a taste difference between the crayfish here and in Louisiana? I've been wanting to try mudbuggin up north at my place. Also can you get the traps locally or just order them online? Can't wait for the boil video!

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

There is no difference, they taste the same.

[@albertorodriguez1412]

Traps u can make them yourself . Buy quarter inch metal netting

[@paszkors]

Outstanding Joe, You'll have a feast for sure. Best Regards.

[@klhayes7094]

Great video and good haul. What type of fish are you using for bait and are you doing anything to prep them for better results?

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I mainly used deer and chicken liver this time. I had some old cooked fish in the mix also. I just kept putting stuff in bags all winter so it was a variety in each trap.

[@jons7677]

Just curious Joe, is there a difference in taste of crawfish between Minnesota and Louisiana. I’ve never had them, always wanted to try, but have a shell fish allergy. Get violently ill. But might be worth it. 😂 I used to luv shrimp before my allergy started. Ever since the doctors rearranged my guts, I haven’t been able to eat she’ll fish. 🤨🤔😡

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

There is a little bit of a difference. The "meat" tastes the same but the southern fatty part is yellow and sweeter than the northern fatty part which is green.

[@pamyoder6163]

The rainbow is trying to get into your video 0:40 on the right

[@sgtpavlov]

Looks good

[@algigirl]

Joe why not keep in container with fresh water and cover the lid. Normally these sort of fresh alive shellfish.. they can last few days in the water. In fact soak in a fresh water help to purge the muddy taste ... In far east they normally let the river fishes etc in a fresh clean water.. for few days to remove earthy taste. Thanks

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

They die if you keep them in water for any period of time unless you have an aerator and a big tank. I had to transport these up to the farmhouse and I needed them put to sleep. When you order live crawfish online to be delivered, they basically do just what you saw me do for transporting. Watch the follow up video I am uploading now on the Northern Seclusion channel. You will see that they made it very well. I think I only had 2 dead ones.

[@deanflint2239]

Joe, I hope these are as delicious as those I've eaten in Louisiana at Easter!!!

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

Melissa said they were every bit as good as the ones she has eaten down there.

[@deanflint2239]

@@JoeandZachSurvival Joe, Happy to hear that...

[@davidkaufmann4513]

Joe, been watching for a long time. I really enjoy your videos!! I noticed something while watching and had to commit. Just a suggestion from someone who spends a lot of time in the woods of Alabama, invest in some snake boots!! I saw you had sneakers on and had to send a message. In that thick grass and downed trees you can never know where a poisonous serpent may be lingering!! Anyway, thanks for sharing your adventures!! David

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I do have boots when I am in Louisiana but up here in Minnesota we have no poison snakes and no poison spiders. I still could have used boots though because of the mud. Thank You David.

[@christopherevering3204]

How many times do you purge your bugs before cooking them?

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

Is that the Rum River? I think I should try catching some. They look great.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

What a haul!! Wish I could figure out how to catch the ones that keep drilling holes all over my property.

[@davidharris6581]

piece of bacon on a string works great.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

@@davidharris6581 Hmm, I'll have to figure out which is more important. Catching the crayfish or eating the bacon myself. That might be a tough call! 😜

[@johnny4899]

hows the ticks there joe ? im from mass and we're loaded with them .. btw good luck with the mudbugs, their good bait for smallmouth bass also ...

[@JoeandZachSurvival]

I have yet to get one on me this year.

[@cherylbravin3868]

wow how lucky I love crwdadys

[@GarnettM]

Nice catch .