Rosey Reds

[chuck]

Anybody ever use Rosy Red minnows for bass?

[taxi1]

Aren't they a little small for bass? I got the yellow perch in my avatar on a rosey red. Wish I could get them more regularly here.

[Scientist]

Aren't they a little small for bass? I got the yellow perch in my avatar on a rosey red. Wish I could get them more regularly here.

Yeah, I agree they are a little small for bass. I ususally use them for panfish. Your local pet shop should be able to order them for you if they do not have them already. They are also used as feeder fish in tropical fish tanks.

[RLWagner]

Open a Bass Belly sometime during the winter (If it is legal where you fish) and see just how much, small food Bass rely on. We tried some Rosey Reds a couple weeks ago. The Crappies and Perch wanted nothing to do with them. They did hit Waxies readily, so I know they were hungry.
Caught a 20 inch Largemouth this weekend on a size 14 jig with a wax worm, on 1 POUND TEST LINE and an HT-UL-24". Bass will devour small offerings if they do not have to work hard for them.

[johnyp27]

when i could get reds i used them for bass or anything that would eat them caught alot of nice bass on them and some big pickerel

[Polar]

when i could get reds i used them for bass or anything that would eat them caught alot of nice bass on them and some big pickerel

Reds are just a different color variation of a fathead minnow

[johnyp27]

yes i know that they are colored fatheads but we can't get them around here till trout fishing starts anymore the fished seemed to like the red color more or they could just see them better

[Polar]

shoot me a pm. If your local I can get you a bunch of reds.

[Scientist]

Open a Bass Belly sometime during the winter (If it is legal where you fish) and see just how much, small food Bass rely on. We tried some Rosey Reds a couple weeks ago. The Crappies and Perch wanted nothing to do with them. They did hit Waxies readily, so I know they were hungry.
Caught a 20 inch Largemouth this weekend on a size 14 jig with a wax worm, on 1 POUND TEST LINE and an HT-UL-24". Bass will devour small offerings if they do not have to work hard for them.

I’m not denying that bass will not eat them or any other small bait just that I would not go specifically out of my way to purchase them as a target bass in the winter.  I have had just as much success with regular fatheads and shiners.