>>2617020don't use pliers use a small net like the kind you get from a pet store for taking your fish out of the tank to clean it. smaller is better so you can be more swift and agile in the water, but not too small so that you can't catch the crayfish or hold it in the net - basically just big enough to scoop the crayfish and pin him into the net with the force of water rushing as you lift him out in one swift motion.
