Keeping Lobsters alive??

[WellFairFisher]

Depending on how many we get, we will just tail them. I dont just grab and twist though.

Grab the bug by the head with one hand, curl the tail under with the other hand and bend it back. Have some one you trust take a knife and slide it along the inside of the head, all the way around. You should have just a empty head when your done. You know the old antennae up the bug butt trick right?

I use the cornhole antenna trick but never heard of the knife in the head scalping trick......Do you keep/cook the brains and everything or cut away the tasty headmeat and toss the rest in the can when your cleanin them?????

[Mo Betta]

I dont eat the brains, liver or that nasty white sperm sack . I just toss it. I will on the larger units, take that nugget of meat at the base of the antennae and the larger legs.

BTW if you do this under running water, that blue jello blood just washes right down the drain.

[Ali]

Caution on the blood goo!

Marcus told me that sheet dried up in his pipes like sludge and he had to take the sink appart.

That is some nasty shit!

[Saluki]

Yep....
I remove the tail on the driveway with the water running so the blood runs down the gutter.

I put my bugs in a cooler without a lid so they do not sufficate.
I also throw a couple of hand towels that were soaked on the water with saltwater to keep them moist. Do not use fresh water, do not have water in the cooler and do not close the lid, keep them in a cool place such as a garage. They will be fine for at least 24 hours..... unless your wife is like mine and gives them to all her fucking relatives..... but that's a whole new rant on thread!!!

[magroin69]

I had to ask an expert on this one, the girlfriend. (Certified Personnel Chef) Anyway just throw them into the fridge wrapped in newspaper. Make sure the inner wrap of the paper is damp than the outside layers dry. She does it when she gets her lobster for dinner parties. She said they go into a dormant stage.

[WellFairFisher]

Well.....Don't have a garage sink or enough room in the fridge for them so I tried the open cooler with a wet towel over them in the kitchen.

The damn cats wouldn't leave em alone and my chick dosen't like the sound of em scratching the cooler and trying to kick out while she's watchin tv so I tried the bag of ice in the trash bag and closed it up.....

They're all alive now at 6p.m. the next day and are off to get delivered......Thanks for the help

[Ali]

That's a nice fucking bug warren.

Nice work.

[Blackfish]

cooler with just a towel soaked in saltwater....toss in a few ice packs to keep them cold

[ahidog]

Let me get this right you have to catch them, keep them alive, and deliver them. Call me I'll come pick them up.

[WellFairFisher]

That's a nice fucking bug warren.

Nice work.

Thanks Ali......Its crazy how many bigger models have been coming up this year.....

Let me get this right you have to catch them, keep them alive, and deliver them. Call me I'll come pick them up.

HaHa....Was pretty poor this X-mas.....These are my late gifts to family and friends that got me shit........looks like your in SD but if your close cruise by and i'll give you a couple, I live by Knotts in O.C.......Warren