Composition and method for coloring live bait

摘要

A composition and method are provided for coloring live bait such as minnows and the like which include dispersing a biological stain, an alkaline agent and a salt in a preferably aqueous carrier medium. The bait is immersed in the solution for a period of time dependent on the degree and length of time of coloring desired. The active ingredients preferably comprise no more than about 0.15% by weight of the total solution. Also disclosed is a pressed tablet, preferably an effervescing tablet, which disperses the active ingredients upon immersion in the carrier medium.