The Color Purple

[rowyourboat]

i hear all kinds of guys talking about havin luck on the color purple. specifically in finesse worms...

so what water clarity is good for the purple/plum/cottom candy colors

[Blue Streak]

It is a good dark water color, but purple is like black. It will catch bass anywhere.

[Packard]

I haven't been doing as well on purple as green pumpkin but purple willl work good in stained water, for clear water I'd go with a more natural color. JMO

[Senkoman12]

when i fished yesterday the smallies loved anything electric blue or dark purple. there was an algae bloom so the water was pretty stained. it is really good in stained water

[Crestliner2008]

Mann's purple Jelly Worms were successful 40 years ago, and still are today. Just like the color red & white is with spoons and crankbaits!

Just saw the BassMasters tips & pointers program on TV today, following this season's circuit. Can't remember the angler, but the guy won an Elite series tournament with a white twin tailed grub, fished Texas style - with RED head painted on it! Incredible.

[Shad_Master]

Junebug (which is really a variation of purple) is my all time goto bait, especially during summer.

On a side note, I remember hearing a story about how worms came to be purple in the first place. The story goes that a guy had purchased some red worms to use in a tournament or for a fishing trip or something and put them in his tool box until he got off work. The blue chalk from his plumb bob spilled on to them and dyed them purple. Apprently he had a good trip and the rest is history. Is it true? Who knows. But it's a fun story.

[Brand0n]

i picked up a pack of culprit worms tequila sunrise color ( purple/black ) i keep seeing tequila sunrise pop up over and over so i had to grab some up. i had awesome luck today with the red shad color 10" worm

[RoLo]

I still remember when the first plastic worms were introduced (Nick Creme), they were usually called "rubber worms" at that time.

During the 50s and 60s, a popular cliche was "Any color will work, as long as it's Purple".

Today however, the color pendulum has swung to "watermelon", which sends a pretty clear message.

Bass eat soft-plastics, they don't eat colors.

Roger

[A-Jay]

I still remember when the first plastic worms were introduced (Nick Creme), they were usually called "rubber worms" at that time.

During the 50s and 60s, a popular cliche was "Any color will work, as long as it's Purple".

Today however, the color pendulum has swung to "watermelon", which sends a pretty clear message.

Bass eat soft-plastics, they don't eat colors.

Roger

I still call them rubber worms ~ my son laughs at me.

A-Jay

[RoLo]

I still call them rubber worms ~ my son laughs at me.

A-Jay

I hear ya, I still catch myself calling them "rubber worms" now and then.

I just learned recently that even the first worms were made of plastic,

but they were so hard and heavy that they resembled rubber more than plastic

Roger

[Primus]

I think Smoke Purple is the most underated color in fishing, works great in clear water. I like Junebug for heavy cover , low light conditions and stained water.

[Punkinseedfyretailz]

junebug is a great color. so is bama bug. deadly just deadly

[Catt]

Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage), good in any water clarity & at night!

[NateFollmer]

I can clean up with a 2 1/2 inch purple grub... Smallies love the things! I have some purple grubs with silver and black flake that seem to work the best. Never leave home without purple