GW,

Be aware the yuck factor is not about me! It's about friends and relatives that may be a lot more squeaminsh and prejudiced than I am. You know the ones I'm talking about. They want to fish, but they want you to bait their hook for them. \:D

I'm going to give the mealworms a go for bait. I may feed a few if I have a large surplus.

Some day I may be interested in a self-maintaining system that you mentioned that could continuously dribble BSF larvae into the pond. I think it would be a great feeding supplement, plus a handy and dependable source of bait.