What A Crayfish Day!!

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Rafter H BBQ

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For my son and I to be a part of!

Hey all, I had been chatting with civilsmoker civilsmoker about crayfishing due to my son’s fascination with crayfishing.

However, just starting out and learning… I was just shooting from the hip.

Civil was very helpful in steering me in the right direction… and his guidance is very much appreciated!

So, he and I have been chatting back and forth for a while… being just a couple hours away from one another… we have always wanted to meet up!

He was gracious enough to reach out and invite my son Pete and I on a crayfish trip with he and his son.

Well, it didn’t take long for me to accept his offer!

I will let some pics talk now… what a fun afternoon we had!

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The size of them crayfish still is just unreal to me… We were blown away… what a haul!

I want to thank civilsmoker civilsmoker for his help, advice and guidance! Appreciate ya bud!

Also, his wife prepared an awesome lunch… thanks Mrs. Civil.

In closing, I want to say what an absolute pleasure it was to meet and hang out with civilsmoker civilsmoker and his son. Two of the most top notch and awesome folks in the world!

Such an awesome time… thanks again my friend!
 
Rafter, very cool’s pics and even a better day fishing on the water with you and Pete! The boy and me had a great day glad we could share the experience! Thanks for coming along for some passive (well not so passive setting 15 traps) fishing! I’m going to go out is a limb and say I believe you and Pete are “hooked” now!
 
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What an awesome thread! This really makes my day...SMF is so awesome! Makes me wanna drive west to come hang out with you guys...hell, I'd boil them up cajun style for free! LOL!!! Looking forward to the cooks to come!!!
Hey swamp anyone offering to cook a dinner like that is welcome!!!! But be warned if you were to spend too much time with us mountaineers could cause you to change your “Indaswamp” to “wishenIndaMtns”. Lol!
 
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Amazing size and numbers Justin! Gonna be some good eating, be sure to post up some pics.

I still haven't ordered any traps yet, but soon. I really want to try this as I think it's an untapped resource around here. Don't know if the size is that big, but I'm sure there are numbers...
 
Rafter have to give shout for the elk pepperoni sticks you shared, holy smokes those things are tasty!!!!
 
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What an awesome thread! This really makes my day...SMF is so awesome! Makes me wanna drive west to come hang out with you guys...hell, I'd boil them up cajun style for free! LOL!!! Looking forward to the cooks to come!!!

Thanks Keith… be careful with offers… they may be accepted! 😉

And agree SMF is a great place… I’ve now had the pleasure to meet two members… Brokenhandle Brokenhandle and his wife… and in this thread civilsmoker civilsmoker and his son!

Just some beyond awesome folks and was such a great time with both! Some top notch folks on this forum!
 
Rafter, very cool’s pics and even a better day fishing on the water with you and Pete! The boy and me had a great day glad we could share the experience! Thanks for coming along for some passive (well not so passive setting 15 traps) fishing! I’m going to go out is a limb and say I believe you and Pete are “hooked” now!

Thanks man! We had a fun time bud… again appreciate the invite! Was a memorable trip for sure and the opportunity to meet you and your son was just awesome!

And yes… we are hooked for sure!
 
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Thanks Keith… be careful with offers… they may be accepted! 😉

And agree SMF is a great place… I’ve now had the pleasure to meet two members… Brokenhandle Brokenhandle and his wife… and in this thread civilsmoker civilsmoker and his son!

Just some beyond awesome folks and was such a great time with both! Some top notch folks on this forum!
Rafter, we need to convince Brokenhandle Brokenhandle and his wife to come out to the West Yellowstone rendezvous so we can crash his camp and bring some crawlers to boil up over the fire!
 
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