?Bug Question? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Whiting17 · 10-24-2012, 09:58 PM

Just grabbed a few lobster from the Pacific Ocean! And I am on my way home I can't eat them tell tomorrow afternoon, what's the best way to keep them fresh? Live in the fridge? Just tails in the fridge?

Dannowar · 10-24-2012, 10:32 PM

Put a wet rag on top of em. They'll be alive for awhile

yotasan · 10-24-2012, 11:23 PM

Next time grab some kelp to throw on your friends. When I get home I put my bugs in a large Tupperware container with the kelp in the fridge. They'll keep for a day or two. If I know I'm going to keep them longer like a week or two I let them chill in the fridge for a few hours so they "go to sleep".. Then I blanch them in boiling water for 40 sec or so and then immediately take them out and soak them in ice cold water for a few minutes. Then I'll seperate the carpas from the tail and vacuum seal the tails in the freezer. This has worked great for me..

taggermike · 10-25-2012, 11:09 AM

I worked in a seafood market years ago and we got our maine lobster shipped in packed in wet news paper with cold packs on top. I don't know how long the shipping was but they were fine. Mike

Whiting17 · 10-25-2012, 04:25 PM

Thanks guys! Can't wait to eat them

10-25-2012, 06:23 PM

Wet wood shavings will keep them good for 2-3 days in the fridge.

10-24-2012, 09:58 PM	#1
Whiting17 Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	?Bug Question? Just grabbed a few lobster from the Pacific Ocean! And I am on my way home I can't eat them tell tomorrow afternoon, what's the best way to keep them fresh? Live in the fridge? Just tails in the fridge?

10-24-2012, 10:32 PM	#2
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Put a wet rag on top of em. They'll be alive for awhile __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

10-24-2012, 11:23 PM	#3
yotasan Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: south orange county Posts: 84	Next time grab some kelp to throw on your friends. When I get home I put my bugs in a large Tupperware container with the kelp in the fridge. They'll keep for a day or two. If I know I'm going to keep them longer like a week or two I let them chill in the fridge for a few hours so they "go to sleep".. Then I blanch them in boiling water for 40 sec or so and then immediately take them out and soak them in ice cold water for a few minutes. Then I'll seperate the carpas from the tail and vacuum seal the tails in the freezer. This has worked great for me.. __________________

10-25-2012, 11:09 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I worked in a seafood market years ago and we got our maine lobster shipped in packed in wet news paper with cold packs on top. I don't know how long the shipping was but they were fine. Mike

10-25-2012, 04:25 PM	#5
Whiting17 Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	Thanks guys! Can't wait to eat them

10-25-2012, 06:23 PM	#6
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Wet wood shavings will keep them good for 2-3 days in the fridge.