Rosy red bait use legality?

[PanfishHunter]

As far as I had known it isn't illegal to use either rosy red minnows or goldfish as bait. I go to petco tonight to get some, and the lady there told me that it was highly illegal and they were an invasive species. Now I looked it up on the tpwd site and saw nothing stating it was illegal?

I would go to a bait shop but there aren't any around here.

Thanks!


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[Stovall]

They sell goldfish at a local baitshop here around Lake O the Pines. Ive never heard of them being illegal. Rosy reds im not sure about but again never heard they were.

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[PanfishHunter]

They sell goldfish at a local baitshop here around Lake O the Pines. Ive never heard of them being illegal. Rosy reds im not sure about but again never heard they were.

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Yup I thought so as well since they're just a breed of fathead minnow. She also said that goldfish weren't legal bait.


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[Stovall]

She probably doesnt want you feeding her Goldies to those big bad crappies

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[RetiredRR]

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[PanfishHunter]

Probably not Stovall haha. No worries, got plenty of artificials and some worms for the gills


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[Rees Guide]

Wish we could get some rosie's 2 to 3 inches long, most of what we see over here is under 2 inches long. Legal to use tho.

[Redge]

I think Stovall hit the nail on the head!

[skiptomylu]

Think she if misinformed or just full of BS!

The local bait place here is a distributer and only reason they don't sell Rosey Reds is because they think they will sell less because the Rosey Red's live longer and are tougher than shiners! I ask and one of them told me this. I do know they sell goldfish!

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[Rees Guide]

Have yall had any luck with goldfish?? I have tried both at Grenada with no luck, good success with reds at Lake Washington.