Ripe for (something) adjective
To be ready for something to happen
Time is ripe for the village to develop tourism.
He is ripe for the transfer to a new club.
The country is ripe for electoral reform.
Used to emphasize one's availability or openness to a situation
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.