Plastics too light - dye

Did a search for Rit's dye and didn't see anything.

I got a deal on a lot of plastic lizards and creature baits years ago, 25-50c. But whether confidence or just too light, I never could catch anything. They're a translucent, very light colors, some with gold flake.

Was in Walmart and saw Rit now makes a "Rit Dye More" for synthetic fabrics.

Black was out of stock, but did have a dark green. Grabbed a bottle (almost $5) and tried a package of worms. Instructions said 30 or 60 minutes, didn't happen. I ended up one package four hours and let another batch in overnight. Overnight didn't seem to hurt the "toughness" of the plastics.

Tried them out today, didn't fade best I can tell. Done four packs so far with the initial bottle. (7 or 8oz I think) Figure I can do at least 10 or more easily...

Didn't wash the oil or attractant or salt off the plastics. Had a pickle jar and dumped the bottle of dye in, add a pack of worms, and maybe 10-20% more water to top them off and added the lid. Didn't try heat either. After a few hours, rinsed them off in cold water, put them back in original packaging, and added a squirt of attractant.

Anyway, fun being a kid again....(tie dye T-shirts anyone)

(I haven't tried the original Rit dye, it was 2.99 premixed in a bottle. They still have the powder packs you mix up too)