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I have been friends with the Fruge's my entire life. I went to school with their children, and live in the same town. I cannot say enough of how good of people they are. Glad to see some good people getting recognition for their hard work.

I'm almost 70 now, and I still remember going crawfishing with my Dad and my siblings when we were young. There's Nothing like a good crawfish boil. Food, Family, and Fun!

Great video. I wasn't aware crawfish were being farmed. It's great that it's more sustainable with the rice harvest.

I'm 74 years old and the 4th generation to produce rice and crawfish on our family farm several miles west of the Fruge' operation. This was a very good video. Quite informative and accurate. Before outsiders "discovered" how delicious crawfish were, we had them all to ourselves. In the old days Momma and I waded the crawfish pond with #3 washtubs tied to our belts. We lifted flat square cotton nets baited with beef melt or chicken necks. Momma strapped a 22 cal. pistol to her hip to shoot poisonous snakes. Today we cover hundreds more acres using land-friendly airboats. Our best fields can yield 1,000 lbs per acre in a season.

The great thing about eating crawfish, is that it slows the eating process down. Everyone is kind of forced to sit, eat, and talk. It’s great way to bring ppl together.

I am 57 years old and I have eaten crawfish my whole life. I can peel a crawfish in just a few seconds, almost like a machine. When you do it your whole life,you get really fast at it.I always like to see someone who has never tried them,eat them for the first time. They start off slow,but when you show them the way to do it they get better at it.

This is an important crop for rice farmers in SE Texas too. Some even combine crawfish farming with catering. That's proved very profitable. Here in Hawai'i, wet land taro (kalo) farming is also combined with crawfish farming but is not commercialized to any extent as far as I am aware. Troy Labrie Hilo, Hawai'i

Lousiana never disappoints on eater’ as always they are super patient with people and amicable and willing to teach others and have a laugh along the way

I just love the way the man said it ain't moving very fast but faster than you are. Hahaha

That is a meal well earned. Thank you farmers for all that you do. Let us cook.

If you've never been to a real Louisiana crawfish boil, you are missing one of the best meals on the planet. We put everything from crawfish and sausage to mushrooms, corn, and Brussel sprouts in the boil. And everything in between. But the secret is the seasoning. And then of course all the beers you can drink. If you get the chance, don't pass it up.

The whole demeanor changed to when the food was ready. LoL. Them boys were focused.

Really appreciate this form of content, showing us the innerworkings of businesses. Thank you!

My cousin's husband introduced me to crawfish cornbread 3 years ago. I asked for the recipe, and have made it for my family every Christmas. The love it.

Cool video. I like how the host was genuinely into the whole thing. I'd really like to try some someday

Nice farm. Honest hard working folks. I respect the presenter too 10:18 he sure deserved some of that, the guy worked hard.

Over 20 years ago my folks brought my brother and I to New Orleans Louisiana and the first place we ate was this craw fish bar that had these huge circular tables with a trash can in the center. They law down newspaper and then dump a few pounds of crawfish on the table all juicy and boiled in Old Bay. One of the most delicious first experiences of my life and I’ll remember that day forever.. All because of people like this farmer.. Thanks for what you do!

My first job was boiling at Buddy & Gloria's seafood spot near the Pineville VA in the 90's. It was a blast. 50lb bags of bugs kept me fit with all the fried catfish, boiled shrimp and crawfish I was eating.

Those plates at the end looked sooo good. I like that this is a great way to produce two foods together.

So glad to see they’ve gotten a process down to make sustainable farming. Best part is crawfish are available year round now!

It does my heart good to see Louisiana becoming stronger, more resourceful and showing off those culinary skills between two industries and making them grow ever better with respect to Mother Nature. This was a prime and delicious example: Rice and Crawfish 🤤

I remember when my friend and I saw our first crayfish (we call them crayfish, not crawfish) as kids. We were playing around in a small creek in London, Ontario and we pulled up a rusty old pail from a pool and a little lobster looking thing was flopping around inside. As we got older we knew crayfish were great bait for bass fishing and we used to hunt for them in the shallow parts of the Thames river flipping the rocks over and catching them with a net as they swam backwards. This video makes me want to visit Louisiana. I keep hearing about the delicious food, and I know the music. Sounds like a great trip within North America.

Had no idea that there was such a synergistic relationship between rice and crawfish farming. Very inventive.

That looks about 1000% more environmentally friendly than wild caught shrimp. Shrimpers use these giant dredge nets that destroy the ocean bottom.

The only thing better than a crawfish dinner is five crawfish dinners

So cool! I’m too old to change careers, but what a wholesome honest way to make a living. We can’t live without food.

Super cool. Didn’t know they integrated rice and crawfish. Learn something new everyday. Thanks for the video

Very smart operation. Multipurpose their fields. Switched out specialized machines (with fueling, maintenance, and field repairs) for paying some workers to go on a stroll with weird little boats. And it's largely self sustaining with cycling the small ones back to repopulate.

Dan Does has to be one of the most humble journalists on this channel. Always honest and willing to put in the work. Mad Respect!

I'm so super hungry watching this especially towards the end

I love crawfish, more than most seafood. My favorites are: crawfish, bass fish, makerel, lobster, dungeonness crab, blue snow crab legs, and oysters. I've never eaten king crab on account of the steep price but I don't imaging it's that much of a difference from regular snow crab legs.

Whatever you're using, someone had to grow it, ranch it or mine it. Thank you for showing people who do this for our food supply. Great video.

This is amazing, 2 crops in one field at the same time.

What a great video. Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea they did this. Very smart.

From a guy who lives up north this is very informative. great video

Southerners seem like genuinely warm people. I’d love to travel to that area.

That was very interesting to watch! I breed crawfish in my backyard pond here in Sweden, we love to eat crawfish, now in august we have what we call "kräftskiva" means crawfish party, has been part of Swedish culture for some 100 years.

I had a siamese cat and gave him a live crawfish. after he was done playing with it he wanted it cooked then he ate it . he loved them. you all work very hard at it and it was nice to know that rice and crawfish work together. i learned a lot thank you.

Those southern louisiana guys are some of the most kindest gentlest purest people you'll ever meet. Ever.

That was fascinating and kinda genius how it all works. I like that you actually tried to keep up and do every part of the process too, much respect for that. I wish I could get my hands on some crawfish that big! Great video

Awesome video. Being allergic to shrimp after eating it for 25 yrs, I found crawfish to be a super replacement. Thank you guys for all the hard work.

What a great documentary, and what nice people, it looks like they all had a fun day making this film.

Honestly catching the crawfish looks like a pleasant job and so relaxing

So humble them guys and the host is right about the sit their in silence I just got to liking lobster , shrimp and everything in between. Besides the occasional oohhh that's one was spicy...

We used to buy a 50 pound sack and dump it in the bathtub...run some water, dump in salt to purge the mud, then get to cooking...first you had boiled crawfish. Then we would peel the rest and bag them for the freezer, then we would be able to enjoy fried crawfish, crawfish gumbo, and crawfish etoufee and sautéed crawfish for many suppers...man, I miss living in Louisiana.

“That’s money dood” - Plato

I live in southwest Louisiana and just finished a couple plates of crawfish. Love em.

What a trip for the crawfish. This some straight up alien murder machine.

Extremely ingenious. Love the method, love crawfish. Respect to all the people that make this possible each year.

One of my favorite foods in the world. Here in Chicago we just don't have enough Cajun places to eat. I sometimes order frozen but it can be a bit expensive. I learned a lot great video

It was neat seeing how the two crops are worked together. I think the first time I had crayfish was in the early 80s in the Philippines. Some friends and I went to a fancy (for the small town we were in) steak and lobster place. The "lobster" were so small I'm pretty sure they were crayfish. LOL! It was fine though because it was tasty and very affordable.

I fell in love with these when I lived in Florida and when I moved back north I cooked them for family and friends.. It was great fun watching them try and figure out how to eat them!

I could listen to these men read the phone book and feel content.

I moved to Lafayette in 1981 and found Cajuns to be the nicest people I have ever met. Sadly, I moved away in the late '80s but still go back occasionally to visit. Crawfish boils are a lot of fun.

For someone who is fairly new to enjoying some good crawfish this doc was great.

Was going to go bed , but how could I resist knowing some random fact my friends don’t know about once again 😂 much love Louisiana , hard workers & honest work amen 🙏🏼

That was fun to watch and really informative. Didnt realize how much work went into crawfish. Thats a lot of catching and putting back. Got a new subscriber. Great video

I was living in the other LA, Los Angeles, going to design school and one of the students had a birthday and her mom and dad sent crates of freshly cooked crawdads and she had invited the entire school to indulge. The most delicious crawdads ever…Never forget.

60 years ago my family lived in Lafayette and I was 5 and I still remember that every other month my mom would load us kids in the station wagon and we'd go to some rice field where she'd pay $3 fee and we'd set these pyramid shaped heavy wire frame with a square net bottom and either some liver or chicken necks tied in the middle. We used a 10 foot pole to set them out in the water which was about 8" deep. Every 30 minutes it gets lifted up and the crawfish can't cross the net fast enough and it gets swung over a galvanized steel tub and dumped sideways. Then swung back out into the water. We had about 50 traps along the bank and in 3 hours we'd catch about 65 or 70 pounds of crawfish. Us kids had a great time, it didn't seem like work at all! Then we'd go back home and that afternoon friends and neighbors would come over and we'd have a boil. And there was always ICE CREAM which we kids fought over who'd turn the crank next, takes about 2 hours but if you get 6 or 7 kids competing for their turn the repeat it works well. Good memories. I guess we were raised what they would call "free range" now, I got a .22 single shot rifle for my 6 the birthday and training on safety and ethics and never did mischief or endangered anyone. Would get home from school, change clothes, grab my gun and hop into MY canoe and go 'exploring' and checking trotlines and stuff. Good memories

THIS IS THE PERFECT SYBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP...& SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION!! EAT MORE RICE, & CRAWDADS THANK YOU TO THE LOUISIANA FOLKS, & THEIR GRACIOUS HOSPITALITY FOR ALLOWING US TO SEE HOW THIS FARMING IS DONE!! ♡☆♡

As an asian seeing a rice field in US soil seems to be surreal. Feels like home

Awesome, thank y’all for sharing!

One of my relatives owns a huge lobster farm here in Zhenjiang province China, and it is such an eye opener to realize that American farming and eating them too?!!!!!! (Of course, the spices originates from America !) If you ever had a chance to visit streets of China in summer time, you will be amazed by how popular it has become!

Really a brilliant, I live in MS and the mud bug is in major desire down here. Nothing like a bucket of bugs and some spicy sausages and potatoes.

The whole idea just makes so much sense. I am really happy that it's working out so well, for everyone!!! ;-)

Thanks for the video and thanks for producing the crawfish. I wish I had a mess right now!

this is a good program about crawfish and rice plants (who knew?). I like the host, he's funny and re-explains each process very well!

Great ideas about two crops. Many years ago I was trucking and stopped at a restaurant named "Camps". I think. In Buras La. Our first feed of crawfish. As we stumbled through our pound of crawfish, we watched another couple slay a five pound platter and then another before we had finished our one pound. We also were told to crush the head and suck on it. The tail and then the head. Was good. A memorable night in Buras. Won't forget that place!!

What an amazing business! So agile and creative. Very impressive. Thanks for showing us this.

These southerners know what hospitality is all about, cheers

Great video. Can we get some more like this? Idk if they exist already. New to the channel.

The waste shells and heads of the crawfishes can be fed to the free range chickens. as a source of calcium.

Wow... I worked at this farm in my undergraduate, great place, glad to see them get some publicity.

Im allergic to shellfish but i risked my life trying to taste a crawfish boil. 😂 I loved it and went to the ER for adrenaline shot.

Wondering ..u all look so full of fun working at crawfist farm...no tired at all ...at last minute enjoying boiling crawfist....what a nice work to do...salute from indonesia

Those things are huge. I lived in Louisiana for ten years and still feel a connection. I have enjoyed seeing this so much. Thank you

I’m from Louisiana and I wouldn’t know how to live without crawfish it’s that important it’s always very important when crawfish season starts

So glad to see farmers making money and working with our natural resources not depleting them.

As a Marylander I can really appreciate this♡

Brings back good memories. Born in Lafayette Louisiana myself, been back a few times, my wife who is from China loves the crawfish boils. Says that we Louisianan’s eat similar to Chinese, sit and talk and eat slow and it’s an hours long process. These guys remind me of my uncle back in Lafayette.

That's fantastic! I love the idea of the Crawfish growing along with rice. Genius!

In a parallel world, this is Squid Game Crawfish Version. All Crawfish will be watching at home.

The last time a caught a crawfish was on the banks of the Welland canal in Ontario Canada. Had to be at least 40 years ago. We never ate them just caught them as kids playing around. We also called them crayfish apparently it depends on where you live and the name you use for them. Anyway definitely gonna have to give them a try someday. Great interesting video.

The crayfish and the rice end up with each other in a nice porcelain plate!🍛

Tbh even with how hard of work it is this looks like an enjoyable job

I used to catch crawfish in streams in West Virginia with just a cup and my hand. Lift a big rock and sometimes you'd find a great big one under it. I used to feed them to my Tiger Oscars (African Cichlid, fish). Two Oscars about 11-12 inches long vs a large crawfish was always an enjoyable battle to watch.

Honest work! He is really enjoying his day 👍☀️

Crawfish is one of my top 3 favorite seafood of all time. There was a seafood buffet I used to go and I always go straight for the crawfish instead of the king crabs and lobsters. I was literally the only person eating the crawfish.

Hey looks like a fun summer job for teenagers.

Who knew....Very cool video. Had no idea how they were farmed. I have been around crawfish but have never eaten them. I will have to try some soon.

great vid. thanks for making it.

Great video. Fascinating seeing the actual work and the process involved. Those 2 owners also seem like down to earth guys.

I think this is great, the fact that one crop supports another is amazing. I really wish this was actively applied to other crops/products more frequently.

I need someone to invite me to one of their crawfish farms to eat like this - yum yum! Thank you for sharing.

I was visiting Louisiana and asked where to get crawfish from our RV park. We were told about a shack down the road. We ordered for two and I was given a huge black plastic bag. It had a couple pieces of corn and some potatoes. The rest was crawdads. Spiced up and it was so goooood.

"Oh sorry I should have helped you" "Yep" hahahahaha.

Stuff like this is so amazing to me. From a sort of marveling at technology perspective, I just find modern agriculture to be impressive on the level of something like a nuclear power plant. Both using human ingenuity to create something huge and valuable on a scale that is hard to imagine.

Im a Mechanical Engineer, Watching your video with the sorting machine it gave me the idea that you can take a slightly longer john boat and incorporate a smaller version of the sorting tubes right on the boat. Dump the bag on the sorting tray, big ones go right into the bags, small ones go back overboard. With a 100amp hr lithium battery you should get an 8hr run off it before recharging. If you need some help with it message me anytime. God Bless!