Anyone still use them? I bought a handful of lures at a yardsale and it included 4-5 Mann's Jelly Worms. Presumably old ones. They appear to be blackberry color. Is there anything special about them? Is there a specific technique they work best with?

In this video, at 14:35, it appears Ott Defoe is using a Jelly Worm. If not, it is a worm with a flat tail like the Jelly Worm. I thought that to be interesting. I wonder if it's a secret pro's lure?

They work well on a shakey head.

I have caught thousands of bass on Jelly Worms. I bought them by packs of 100. Texas rigged them with an Eagle Claw 295JB 2.0 hooks. 5'6" pistol grip rod and 14lb Stren. Abu Garcia4600C . They still catch fish.

Back in the "old" days, if you weren't throwing a purple/fire tail jelly worm, you weren't fishing!!!

I like them over the pads, let them sink in the openings. If not overweighted they have a unique wiggle when they sink. I like the spike or nail weights in strategic places in the body. Sometimes it’s a trail & error thing. I saw where Mann’s make a snake type plastic, think it’s call the moccasin, could be wrong .

34 minutes ago, tander said:

Back in the "old" days, if you weren't throwing a purple/fire tail jelly worm, you weren't fishing!!!

I preferred black grape , my fishing pal used blueberry. There was no noticeable difference in production.

Bass Pro Shops brought back some.

I still have several packs of black and motor oil left.

I don’t think it’s a secret or that it’s any better or worse than any other similar profile straight tail worm - but they work well!

I have a couple of bags of Jelly Worms in grape. They still work on a Texas rig.

I might still have a few of them Jelly worms, if I dig out my old worm bag.

I was fishing them in the early 80’s.

I believe I was fishing 6” and 9” jellyfish worms.

On 5/2/2026 at 6:50 PM, scaleface said:

I preferred black grape , my fishing pal used blueberry. There was no noticeable difference in production.

My dad swore by blue, but I'm guessing he caught more fish on the blue one because he fished that color more than anything else. I still have a bunch of Jelly Worms in black, purple, and blue.

I can remember my Dad taking me to Eufaula and we stopped by the Manns factory.They sold them in bulk and you just grabbed handfuls of your choice. Back then it was either a jelly worm or a fliptail.

I personally wouldn't buy them anymore and I'm not sure who owns them,probably pradco but they are a part of Bass fishing history like Gene Larew with the salt infusion.

I’ve used them for a long time and just bought a new pack of blackberry. I agree with the “don’t overweight” comment. 1/4 oz. is about as heavy as I go. They don’t work all the time, but when they work, they catch a lot of bass quickly. And they last for quite a few fish.

Thanks for all the responses. I only fished 1 or 2, and the bluegill loved the tails. Not sure if I caught a bass or not. I haven't been keeping real good track of what I catch. This year.

I am looking for something a bit different, and maybe the Jelly Worm will be it. Worth a try I reckon.

On 5/3/2026 at 8:02 PM, rangerjockey said:

Back then it was either a jelly worm or a fliptail.

Or a Crème Scoundrel.

I can still remember the smell, but I was more of an Auger tail guy.

4 hours ago, PourMyOwn said:

I can still remember the smell, but I was more of an Auger tail guy.

Never used the Auger Tail but I have a pack unopened.