keep shrimps alive with out live well

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use small ice chest full ice chest with ice on the bottom use judgement the temperature and how fast you use the shrimp.use news paper 2 or 3 sheet fold in half put shrimp between fold wet new paper with water from shrimp tank. close led the shrimp will go to sleep or dormment. no live well no mess .in winter this will keep shrimp alive two days. in the summer shrimp will stay alive 8 to 10 hours if the shrimp are fresh. go to gulf coast ask chris or lloyd they know the tricks.
gulf coast has alarge in ground tank shrimp . the freshest shrimp in town that's because of there tank set up. tip and tricks from mike flowers rod and reel repair.
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well, you put shrimp in ice chest on ice wrapped in news paper if you do it right the shrimp live all day and stay alive
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We used to do this with ice, sawdust and paper back in the olden days.
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45 years ago I use to go to steinhatchee with my father and a guide, named John Lundy and he use to keep the shrimp alive in a bucket of saltwater and sawdust.where does time go?
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I remember us buying shrimp at the Aucilla landing in the 60's and using sawdust to keep them alive. It works.
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was the sawdust wet or dry and ice . too add too my tip i wood use saw dust i can't get it easyly. go tip on saw dust.
maybe chris at gulf coast need to get me some saw dust to try.
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The sawdust was damp, but I don't remember any ice. It was so cold back then we didn't need any ice. Does anybody remember fishing the river with big cane poles and corks? That's how Grandad fished, the pole was so heavy I could barely hold it up.
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i hate to say i remember when cane poles that's all there was. if theres was something beside cane we didnot seen it.
but they aso ship sun shine to use . it has not change much we still a ONE HORSE TOWN.
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Depended on the weather. If cold enough, no ice. If not, ice was put in bottom of bucket, covered with paper, then sawdust and shrimp, then damp paper to cover.
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get the shrimp in a ziploc bag and throw it in the cooler with the ice.

and if its a YETI, they'll stay alive 'till the next day too! :lol: :lol:
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chuck i do not like mowing the lawn or washing the dishes.
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I'm glad I saw this. I had forgotten about it.
This will help trememdously on the kayak.
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