So, you caught some bugs. Dinner is in 12 hours...
 

Keep them alive to preserve the meat, moisten towels with sea water, etc. But how do you guys kill them? Some people boil, yada yada. Whats the humane way to go about it?

Thanks

-:lobster: noobie

there's nothing humane about 'killing'

I was expecting "I let them take a look at Candy!"

Or something along those lines! :p

I had a bubble box for a bait tank that got retired when I bought a real bait tank.

The bubble box works fantastic and keeps the bugs very lively.

:lobster::lobster::lobster::lobster:

She great in the kitchen and great in the ..........


I usually keep a moist sack in the ice chest or container and freeze them when I get home. I've left them up to 12hrs in the ice chest and when I pull them out they're still kicking.

Maybe you should get some new waders to keep the sack dry.

I usually go for the inhumane quick kill. Hold the body down and take a knife to em' cut off the tail rip their intestines out and rinse. Quick clean death. Dont forget to bust the legs of and microwave/popcorn lobster them, lot of extra meat in there.

Try holding their heads underwater!

I filled a couple of one gallon bags with water and froze them. Threw a towel soaked with salt water on top. Dropped the bugs on top. Keept them happy and cool till the afternoon. Freezer was full, so I filled the cooler with ice. Two hours later, they were pretty much out of it. Twist, pull, probe :ack2:

- :lobster: Noobie

i like to twist and pull the tail out, and then clean the egg sack and BBQ, or freeze it

buy an aquarium tank put a salt water and an aerator, your good to go.. pick only how many you want to cook and leave the rest in the tank :D

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just like at red lobster.

Look at her!!! I'm sure she eats them alive, shell and all!

A knife straight threw the brain then continue to cut completley in half.If you stick them in the freezer first they kinda go to sleep.

just keep them in the sea water, add frozen bottles to cool them off (calms them down alot) and then thow them in the pot when ready.

who cares how it dies, your going to eat it. as long as it doesnt die before your ready to prepare it. I'm trying to figure out how to keep them alive for 4 days. lol

more than 4 days right here.

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I'm a noobbie but the gal at Sport Chalet said to ice em and when your ready to cook just twist, pull and cleann out the bum with one of the antennae. Haven't got one yet to try it out though...

I was told that the most humane way was a knife between the eyes, but what they don't tell you is that then you have a lobster reflexively flipping all over the place like a chicken with it's head cut off, with the knife still lodged between the eyes.

I put them in the freezer for 30 min to calm them down, then twist and pull the tail, and you're done. So much easier.

Funny... Just dont name them and you be fine and guilt free....
Does the bait have no soul or life value.... :confused::confused: Just give thanks...
It will be OK:D