I keep tackle and baits that are not actually on the boat on peg boards in the garage. Early this fall I came across a hundred count package of Mann's Jelly Worms, purple. I bought those worms at the original LL Bean in Maine sometime in the 60s when Bean was still an outdoorsman's paradise, before it became a jet-set hangout--but I digress.

Back in those years--when most of you guys were still crappin yaller--purple was THE color. I decided to give them a try. 1/4 oz weight, 4/0 hook, Texas rig and the fish went nuts for them all this fall.

So you oldsters, look thru your old stuff and give some of it a try. You just might be surprised.

I have still have some and catch fish using them on certain bodies of water, and they are purple with an assortment of colored tails, yellow, white, pink, orange.

I've always liked purple lures.  And I wasn't even alive in the 60's...

I still have about 200 left but I believe I read that they are still in production or back in production. They are a little firmer than most of todays worms but they still catch fish and still smell like grape......Al

SHHHHH about the jelly worms he-he-he

Send a few my way!!

Am I rweading this correctly, coul purple be the new watermelon red flake!?

Send a few my way!!

Am I rweading this correctly, coul purple be the new watermelon red flake!?

The grape jelly worms are nowhere near being new...but they caught some monsters for Paul Elias at Falcon

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/elite/news/story?id=3383737

never get tired of that video

BigRick that was my first time seeing this video. Absolutely amazing. I don't own a jelly worm, but now I have to buy a bag just in case...

Haha I remember those worms. when I was first starting to get addicted to fishing. My brother and I stole a bag of red translucent worms from my dads tackle box and went to the pond. I can't remember catching anything but those worms stayed as my brothers favorites since then.

Mottfia

I used to catch a lot of fish on those, and the motor oil Manns as well.

Yup purple was the first color besides black I remember throwing.

Signed: Another Old Fart

Great worm. I remember my uncle having those in his wooden boat, I never fished em' though. I am probably missing out on a great experience.

what size do you guys use?

Wow, Mann's Jelly Worms. Now there's a blast from the past. And they're making 'em again?

JacobK - If memory serves me correctly (hey, it WAS the sixties ) I used the 6" and 8" sizes the most.

Purple was my favorite color, but I also caught fish with the red, black and motor oil.

Tom

Straight tail worms like the Jelly Worm catch lots of fish. I also like the 6" Creme Scoundrel as a trick worm, rigged weightless on light line in the shallows.

Blueberry was the color I did best with. Another worm was the Jakes tournament worm in Black/Grape.

Overstock.com, of of our BassResource sponsors, has them.

great price, too.