Originally Posted by crappiepappy
that food coloring would not be a good choice. It's basically water soluable - so it wouldn't really "take" on the minnows. Now, if there were some kinda non-toxic dye ... that might work better. I don't really know ... I don't use Rosey's or Shiners. When I buy minnows, there usually Bluntnose (aka "tuffies"), and they seem to be much hardier than the others that are available at the lakes I fish.
You could also consider using a jig of a pale orange color, or a washed out red .... :p .............. luck2ya .......cp :cool: