So just for kicks, Im running a little experiment to compare how effective these two colors are…or are not.

 

it’s not the most controlled conditions, but im drop-shotting two trick worms

- old purple

- sapphire blue

 

So far in typical stain-funk pond water, working in the same two ponds each time, the blue worm is showing a clear 4:1 advantage over the purple, so far.

 

I gotta admit, the purple is not doing so well.

 
I should add, so far it takes for more time and effort for the purple worm to catch a fish.  When using the blue worm, the fish are caught quicker.  And at times, the blue worm catches the fish in the same place where the purple worm did not, just a few minutes before

 

It’s been interesting.  I’ll continue this on for while, then trade out with some clear water 

 

 

I feel like flipping blue vs old purple would be more fair because they both have no flake/ junebug vs sapphire blue is a better competition because they both have the flake.

Blue is a great color but has fallen out of favor . I use to buy blue jelly worms in 100 packs

 

I like the bass pro neon grape lizards. They're blue and purple, caught some decent bass on that 

I've used purple in some form or another for a very long time. I've had it work in clear or stained water.

39 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Blue is a great color but has fallen out of favor . I use to buy blue jelly worms in 100 packs

 

Nice, we’re they the 6” jelly worms?

19 minutes ago, Heron said:

Nice, we’re they the 6” jelly worms?

yes.

Bill Dance was a huge believer in blue colored soft plastic worms - did bass suddenly stop biting blue colored worms ?

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This is the very reason there aren't just 5 colors in every soft plastic.  Its a neat experiment that always yields different results for different individuals and sometimes  for the same individual in the same conditions.  In my opinion, most people give bass to much credit.  But what fun would it be if we only had 5 colors to choose from??   Thanks for sharing ...and please continue to post your results! 

Heck yeah. It’s fun to experiment. That’s how we get confidence in our baits. 

Soft plastic colorways are like fashion trends, people fall in and out of love with them on a cycle. Eventually, even my beloved junebug will fall out of style.

 

Some of my most fun (if not productive) days on the water have begun with me finding a bag of some random worm/thing that I forgot I owned in the bottom of my backpack and thinking "what the hell? let's give it a shot."

 

You can learn a whole lot on days like that.

I think one important consideration that can never be taken for granted is fishing pressure and what YOUR fish have seen a lot specifically.

 

There is a place that I fish where bass won't touch green pumpkin anything.  Clearer water most days 3+ ft of vis.

 

They want red or purple or blue or white or something silly way more than a natural color because all the anglers that fish that pond just KNOW green pumpkin is the best color for clearer water....and the bass have learned.

 

I still think the presence of flake or lack there of is more important than colors on many days and right now you're comparing no flake to flake and they are preferring something with some flash.

 

 

I don't know what the bass like, but I throw purple worms.  That is my story and I'm sticking to it.

A purple plastic worm outfishes a sapphire worm, but a sapphire jig outfishes a purple jig.  I gave up trying to figure it out long ago.  Now I just go with it.

In some of the Mississippi River oxbow lakes here in Louisiana the I frequent a blue 7 1/2” blue Fliptail worm will generally out produce other colors. 

I went an looked at my plastics, I really don’t have any purples. I have tequila sunrise which is kinda purplish. Sure have caught fish with that color. Always have some on hand, but I really don’t have a straight purple. Adding some to my cart now.

That would be Blueberry vs Grape Jelly worms. Those are solid translucent colors and the grape is more a wine red grape color. Purple like blue comes in lots of tones from violet to maroon. Blueberry isn’t Safire Blue by the way.

Tom

Those blueberry and strawberry Jelly worms smelled so good too. 
 

whatever happened to solid black worms. They were very popular in the 70s

34 minutes ago, Capt Steve said:whatever happened to solid black worms. They were very popular in the 70s

I have most of them, and no, you can’t have any. 

I haven't met the color blind bass yet that wouldn't eat both of them. 

In Mann's Jelly Worms I preferred Black Grape over Grape. 

 

My #1 color was Cinnamon Pepper Neon Junebug Laminate - Camouflage 

 

Sapphire Blue lizard is killer during prespawn/spawn 

 

A Blue Rebel Ringworm accounted for my first bass ever on Toledo Bend & my first 15 bass limit on the same lake. 

Blue can be a good color. When electric blue worms first came out they were a hot seller at bait shops around here. But if I had to choose between the two, I'd still take purple. The Roboworm in Folkstead Special is one I've had good luck with- in almost gin clear water.

I have a friend that pours blue worms and catches a bunch on Lake Lanier.  I've been using Zoom Okochobee Craw trick worms with good luck in the same lake.  It's blue on top and green pumpkin on the bottom.

18 hours ago, Capt Steve said:

whatever happened to solid black worms. They were very popular in the 70s

That's all I've thrown for several years now and I don't see it changing. It gets bit in all lighting conditions and water clarity. If they'll bite a worm, they'll bite a black one.