maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:34 pm

lads,

have any of you got any suggestions on keeping maddies longer than a week?

regards,

samo

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:58 pm

samo wrote:lads,

have any of you got any suggestions on keeping maddies longer than a week?

you are doing well to get then to keep for a week but to have any chance you must change the water each day
good luck

regards,

samo

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:20 pm

hi samo, i personally use a tray lined wet kitchen roll, soaked in sea water, just enough to keep em damp and cover em with another wet layer. sea peat is another option. most important thing is to stop them from drying out and removal of dead ones.

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:14 pm

i find a microwave very handy samo :lol: :lol:

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:03 pm

boycie89 wrote:i find a microwave very handy samo :lol: :lol:


or u could try a cooler box turned to hot like pete :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:28 pm

freeze them ha ha ha ha :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:20 pm

Some lads use damp (not wet!!) newspaper with em spread out on it on a tray. Some put damp seaweed in and then cover with damp paper or kitchen towel. Keep em cool - not frozen, and not boiled!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: maddies

Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:01 pm

dig them the day before you need them :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: maddie's

Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:36 am

a friend of mine made SOUP with his :P :P he didn't catch any fish on them but he said the tasted great 8) 8) :lol: :lol:

Re: maddies

Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:22 pm

Thanks for all the advice lads. Boycie do you sell maddie?

Re: maddies

Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:48 pm

keep them in the mud you dig them in lets say 200 at a time on top of some seawater damp newspaper. make sure they have a bit of room. pile them in the middle. they will move out of the mud themselves while the mud keeps the paper damp. top up with a bit of water if needs be. make sure they cant get out! managed to keep em for 3 1/2 weeks this way in the shed in winter with no fridge. they got used before they died. you can keep rag the same way just in less numbers as they tend to be bigger...

Re: maddies

Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:24 pm

no samo not at themo !! maybe for a few of the lads but not for everyone

Re: maddies

Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:39 am

samo wrote:Thanks for all the advice lads. Boycie do you sell maddie?

boycie89 wrote:no samo not at themo !! maybe for a few of the lads but not for everyone

weak signals there probably not a true professional :lol: :lol: :lol: