A Aribenlaw Feeder Fish MFK Member Oct 3, 2006 391 0 0 Tempe, Arizona Aug 7, 2007 #1 Was at Wal-mart today and saw they had these. Are they dyed or just green worms?
ewurm Aimara MFK Member Jan 27, 2006 28,496 79 132 16 * Aug 7, 2007 #2 I believe they are dyed for fishing purposes. Don't feed.
D Dread Feeder Fish MFK Member May 6, 2007 817 1 0 Happytown :) Aug 7, 2007 #3 Could just be inchworms. If they look like this: they're probably inchworms. If they're like earthworms... and green.. I'd bet on some kind of altering.
Could just be inchworms. If they look like this: they're probably inchworms. If they're like earthworms... and green.. I'd bet on some kind of altering.
A Aribenlaw Feeder Fish MFK Member Oct 3, 2006 391 0 0 Tempe, Arizona Aug 7, 2007 #4 Definitely earthworms. I figured they had to be dyed but how do they go about doing it? Doesnt seem cost effective to inject worms.
Definitely earthworms. I figured they had to be dyed but how do they go about doing it? Doesnt seem cost effective to inject worms.
S ShadowBass Feeder Fish MFK Member Jan 13, 2007 2,322 6 0 Poplar Bluff, MO Aug 7, 2007 #5 They look like normal earth worms but are green? No they are not naturally green, they are normal worms that have been altered to be green, either by dye or by something they've been fed, I'm not sure.
They look like normal earth worms but are green? No they are not naturally green, they are normal worms that have been altered to be green, either by dye or by something they've been fed, I'm not sure.
S ShadowBass Feeder Fish MFK Member Jan 13, 2007 2,322 6 0 Poplar Bluff, MO Aug 7, 2007 #6 Aribenlaw;1047455; said: Definitely earthworms. I figured they had to be dyed but how do they go about doing it? Doesnt seem cost effective to inject worms. Click to expand... They're not injected. There's something in the dirt that turns them green. You can actually buy kits that you can add worms to and they'll turn green.
Aribenlaw;1047455; said: Definitely earthworms. I figured they had to be dyed but how do they go about doing it? Doesnt seem cost effective to inject worms. Click to expand... They're not injected. There's something in the dirt that turns them green. You can actually buy kits that you can add worms to and they'll turn green.
gomezladdams Polypterus MFK Member Sep 8, 2005 5,771 6 92 gilboa,ny Aug 7, 2007 #7 Dyed.I know a guy that sells bait and he dyes a batch every week.Dont use them.
B BlackKnife86 Feeder Fish MFK Member May 5, 2007 292 0 0 39 Michigan Aug 7, 2007 #8 I use them for bait when i fish on lake erie. Definitely dont use in ur tank