Can you feed spikes to make them bigger?

[perch chacer]

When I received my spike bait order for this season (1000) I noticed they were a lot smaller then in the past years.  Does anyone know if I can feed them to make them increase in size, if so what?  I called the bait wholesaler and they said they only re-pack and ship the bait they get from commercial bait companies.

[Cjnstorm]

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=249983.0

[Kevin23]

Nope, they've already been in a dormant state so now when you warm them back up to feed them they will pupate and hatch into flies.

[Huntindave]

I feed my spikes but each one needs to be fed individually, as they will fight each other to get to the food.

  What I do is separate one or possibly two spikes from the container.  Then I put them on a hook and allow them to eat as many bluegills, perch and crappie as they can.  When they are full they usually fall off the hook and I begin feeding the next spike.

It is a very labor intensive process but I do enjoy it. 

[jerryfishing]

Lmao!   

[marknpanfish]

That there is funny.

[perch chacer]

Nope, they've already been in a dormant state so now when you warm them back up to feed them they will pupate and hatch into flies.

Thanks for the info Kevin, that makes sense.  Already have some turning brown and hard (pupate state).  Got to get a more reliable supplier.

[Kevin23]

Thanks for the info Kevin, that makes sense.  Already have some turning brown and hard (pupate state).  Got to get a more reliable supplier.

Colder! If they are turning hard then they are too warm (or too old but its too early in the season for that unless you bough from a pet store or something). 35/36 deg