Shiners vs. rosy reds in hot weather

[Corker]

Is it just me, or do others experience higher mortality rates for rosys in the summer?

I like them in cooler water because them live longer on the hook and hold up well in the bait bucket. In hot weather, however, it seems that shiners perform better.

[crappie10]

absolutely!
I only use shiners in the summer.

[njones]

Yep I do too, I don't even fool with rosy reds this time of year.

[hays47]

fatheads spawn in water temps above 70 degrees . During their spawn they die very easily even in a floating liner. The rosy reds are a color variation of the fathead but they share everything but their color..

[Corker]

Thanks everyone. I'll hold off using them until we get some cooler weather.

[shipahoy41]

I keep my minnows in a cooler. They last about three hours and then they die too. Have some tubes and hair jigs closeby.

[GCD]

I prefer shiners over tuffies any day, and tuffies over rosies.

I keep my minnows in a flow-troll bucket in the live well and have very few die.

[fishbaskett]

I prefer shiners over tuffies any day, and tuffies over rosies.

I keep my minnows in a flow-troll bucket in the live well and have very few die.

GCD that is a good idea, keeping the flow-troll minnow buckett in the live well.

[xgamehoss]

We take used plastic soda bottles....fill them with water and freeze them. Put 3 or 4 frozen bottles in your food cooler. Check the water temp in the minnow bucket occasionally. If it is noticably warmer or the minnows seem sluggish...put in one of the frozen bottles. Repeat when necessary. Keeps them cool and adds a little more oxygen to the bucket.

[Dutch552]

We take used plastic soda bottles....fill them with water and freeze them. Put 3 or 4 frozen bottles in your food cooler. Check the water temp in the minnow bucket occasionally. If it is noticably warmer or the minnows seem sluggish...put in one of the frozen bottles. Repeat when necessary. Keeps them cool and adds a little more oxygen to the bucket.

I do the same in my Frabill aerator. Check it every 30-45 minutes and if they're acting strange put another frozen bottle in.