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To be honest i couldn't see the use in freezing yabbies. I thikn they wouldn't realy suit it. WOuldn't they end up all soft, falling apart and easily (even more than usual) picked off by the fish? Then again lots of people may do it, and it prob works.
I agree they fall off too easily when fresh. I let my live ones go at the end of the session and occasionally freeze the deadens to mix in with the burley for the next trip.
But who knows someone might know something. I recently found out if you salt down pippies they go nice and tough and rubbery and you can use em for days, if you can stand the smell. [smiley=worried2.gif]Fish love em.
One method I have seen used is to lay out your yabbies on newspaper and salt them pretty heavily with course salt and freeze.
The salt, as with the pipi's draws the moisture out and they dont get soft as with just freezing
I gave it a serious go a couple of months ago to try to keep them alive using replacement water. Split them in 2 groups in different buckets, had a separate supply of replacement salt water and changed it gefore going to bed, and again in the morning. In the morning half were dead and the rest were as good as dead by lunchtime.
So can probably tell you what doesn't work.
The next time I give it a go (if I ever bother again) will be to use my live well and rig up a separate recirculating supply to keep the water moving.
Or,,, use Daves experience and do what CZ said. Dave has already worked out how to do it.
Bungie
Is on the money, tear up 1'inch strips of newspaper and place it in a tray with sides of 2 inches or higher. Place the yabbies in the tray and then in fridge. If you can set the temp a little higher about 7 to 8 degreees. You should get about 75% sucesss rate.
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