Purple firetail worms

My dad and I were talking about favorite baits and his was a manns purple firetail worm with a curly tail. I have looked online and all I have found are straight and flat tails made by Mann and Creme. Do you guys have anymore suggestions? The worms were scented from late 70's to early 80's.

Here is a look a like... I guess not sure if this is what you are looking for... http://www.fishingworld.com/fishnstuff/Details.tmpl?ID=10458445227401255&Cart=1331390652365657

I would LOVE to get my pops a bag or 2 of the old firetails. I've heard countless stories about lakes piru,casitas,castaic,mcclure etc back in the 70's and early 80's and the purple firetail.

CULPRT C720-33 7.5 Inch Worm Pumpkinseed Firetail

Those are like the mister twister worms. Dads looking for a slight difference in them. Something from his favorite bass catching days.

If I find some I'll let you know.

Carlson Tackle Company
7.5" Injector Worm 10Pk - Purple / Fire Tail

BPS has their own brand the Squirming worm and we used to use that same color and wear em with it...

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Tournament-Series-Squirmin-Worm-6/product/51888/50625
http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Squirmin-Super-Worm/product/15663/52774

Purple fire tail & white tails were popular back in the day. I think your looking for the culprit worm. Don't remember Mann worms coming with a curly tail. Could be wrong thou. Good luck.

I thought all of Mann's Jelly Worms were a flat oval looking tail. Thats all grandpa would use. Blackberry and Grape.

Its okay im not sure either.

Here they are.
http://www.j-maclures.com/curltailworm6.aspx

Check out the culprit curl tail in "fire and ice", If I remember its more plum colord than purple w/ a blue/red fire tail. I like the 7 inch curl tails.

Are you referring to the old Mann's augertail worms? Still have some of those in various colors but not many. Mister Twister made a purple/firetail back in the day also. Not sure why we quit throwing those and/or the purple/white tail worms but it was probably because the newer metalflake type worms came out and we had to have those instead.. I'm sure they would still catch fish.

I use those myself.

no the tail too long.

I grew up on purple/wht tail worms..

Walmart has a brand and usually carries the purple-firetail in 4 inch or 6 inch. Great worm that I used for years on Lewisville.

Luck E Strike made a Ringed Rascal in a curl tail in Purple firetail color too. We caught a lot of fish outta Fork when it first opened on Purple worms.

BPS sells the exact worm you are looking for in all the old-school colors.

krazy, I could be mistaken but don't believe Mann's ever made a purple firetail jelly worm with a hook tail. Your Dad was more than likely fishing with a Mister Twister.

I have some Mann's purple firetail Auger worms

Maybe that's what he's referring to, the augertail.

Looks like Luck "E" Strike is still producing them but Wal-Mart is only place selling them..... I think they're using the old Renegade brand molds as well....

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Luck-E-Strike-...ci_sku=15992008

We just looked at about 10 different worms and makers. The closest to his favorite that we have found are some old stren spl purple fire tail worms. These are not the exact, but will keep him happy for our first trip out together in years.

Wonder if it was the Mann's Manipulator?

Mists twister made the ones we used back then. Came in 6 and 10" sizes if I member right

Hes fished with those and thats not them.

Check Academy. If I am not mistaken they carry the Creme (or knock-off) purple fire tail in 6 inch.

http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores...3708+4294962683

Me too. And purple/yellow tails. All my grandfather ever used.

Ran across this and thought some of you might enjoy it. The history of the plastic worm.

www.bassresource.com/fishing/plastic_worm_fishing.html

close but darker.

Luck-E-Strike 6" twirl tail worm. Pretty cheap ($1.56 at Walmart). Sold at Academy and Walmart. They have an amazing grape sent on them (only on individual packs, not multi worm kits). I love those things, especially in summer and late spring.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Luck-E-Strike-6-Twirl-Tail-Worm-Black/15992009

Man you guys are bringing back memories of one of the first baits that I caught bass on. What is funny, the ole TX rigged plastic worm catches a lot of fish and I rarely have one rigged up.
I'm supposed to fish a tournament in a place that I used to catch a fish on a plastic worm like we are discussing. I might just have to rig up one and see what happens.

Luck E Strike site

http://www.buehlersales.com/CURLTAIL-WORMS.html

I noticed back when they were real popular a lot of folks called the Black Grape/ Firetail a Purple/ Firetail worm. So if you're thinking about a darker color worm most likely it's Black Grape.

These are the ones he is describing. Mr Twister had the short curl tail.

Manns had a paddle tail with a point on it and the augertail.

Culprit fire n ice is half red glitter and half blue glitter, the whole worm.

The ringed rascall had a ribbon tail and they did make it in a purple white tail. This worm caught a ton of fish in its day. I still have some stored away.

I still have some special run colors of a 7 inch power worm.
Purple/red glitter white tail and blue fleck white tail. The perch love them.

Do they look like these?

darker worm brighter tail

Just got back from academy in lufkin with no luck. The place was very bare with little or no selection. Went to walmart and they had some but in a 4" worm good color and all but no 6".

trying to upload picture please bare with me.

www.barlowstackle.com has a 6" Hooktail worm that might be close.

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r607/krazydaddy2/th_IMG_1061.jpg
the darker one.

Here ya go

Thanks fish killer.

The more I look online and compare the one he likes it could be blk grape and firetail.

Toledo tackle was the brand we used back in the day, my pops used to buy them for 6 bucks a pound

We used to shop at "Hals Toledo tackle" 20 yrs ago in shreveport la.

I used to buy firetails from Toledo Tackle in Monroe, LA.

wow I don't see anybody use 'em anymore, I keep a sack of the Bass Pro brand of 5" grape/fire hook tail...and when times are tuff and I break one out if I have a partner they usually crack - "now that's Old School "...lol, but there are day's that the fish will eat 'em...

This is one of very few baits that my ole man has thrown his entire life. When nobody else catches fish dad always will with this worm.

This entire post is a great read!

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...gonna add this color to the arsenal as well...

SSSSHHHHH!!!!! Dont let this good ole secret out.

That was awsome fouz...thanks.

Not that they won't catch fish now, because they will. But, the main reason they were so good 20-30 years ago is that many of our lakes had lots of Oak trees in them when they filled. This caused the water to be Tannic Acid (Coffee Colored Clear) water. That made this particular combination deadly.

Back in the 'ol days my husband and his friend, John, threw the Creme worms...have looked for the purple and firetail but could never find the "originals."

This what you are looking for?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=400291014119&nma=true&rt=nc&si=qBowhn2%252BOcIQQxrB2ir1oQDd3eI%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Yes ,but with curly tail. After looking hi- n- lo I found out there called Manns Jelly Wigglers worms,but no chance of finding them.

+100! my 1st tackle box consisted of a handful of rusty true turn hooks, a couple worm weights and a bunch of fire tail worms, which were all "borrowed" from my pops!!!!

My Dad still throws a worm like that in "Tequila Sunrise" color and catches a LOT of fish.

It sounds like you had my old box.

I ordered some of these firetails and a couple other colors from Walmart for $1.50 something a bag... gonna go old school and see how they do..

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....thanks for sharing

Are you sure they are manns? only curl tail I remember them making is the augertail.



yes I've heard that as well funny thing this past week on belton red hue worms were working in that clear water, go figure.

I started worm fishing in the late 60's with Creme Purple and Red tailed worms caught tons of bass on them, I can't tell you how many club tournaments etc that I have won on a grapeshad Culprit worm. Just a great color for most east Texas lakes.

I grabbed a few bags too, they are a dark purple with a bright tail. Hopefully they will bring on the fishes.

The cremes can be ordered from their website.

It is the auger tail worm, I used them back In the day

They still sell them on manns website

I used to find 7.5 culprits in grape/firetail, as well as grape/chartreuse tail. those were my go to worms when we were pond hopping. that was when I ran out of the old "fire n ice", however.

I was in WalMart just messing around and saw Luck E Strike Kits that were very inexpensive....

One of the first worm bait I started throwing ,Dad used it for years .....nothing but Ole School . Good info thanks guys.

I have recently been using some old worms that I still had in some of my old tackle boxes. It's crazy catching foosh on some 20+ year old baits. Even pulled out the biggest largemouth I have caught out of a particular body of water with one.

I was searching online to see if they still sold some of them and one of the searches brought me to this thread.

Good memories!

Back in the day the only soft plastics I had in my box were Purple Fire Tail, Purple White Tail and 4in Lizzards, Black with yellow or white dots.

I asked Galen Gilberth back in 1990 when he was guiding out of red wood lodge on falcon what color worms he used and he said any color would work as long as it was purple with a white tail. He ordered from Toledo tackle by the hundreds.

Years ago I bought my worms at Barlows from a worm bar, where you could pick your own and bag them. could buy 100 packs for $5 here is a link to there hook tail worms but did not see the old Purple fire tail, my favorite was always the purple white tail that is still available.

http://www.barlowstackle.com/6-Inch-Hooktail--P64.aspx

211 = Purple Firetail.

I used to fish purple firetail creme tube worms in the late eighties and caught a ton of bass on them. Wish I still had some.

I've been looking for a classic Purple Metal Flake Fire Tail for YEARS. Did you have any luck?

Mister twister bannaha sented was the best

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Purple Metal Flake Fire Tail was so good it became illeagal in the states. That's why it has been hard to find.

More than the color, I have been looking for a worm bar! I used to love going to those things as a kid and picking out my color of the week!

I used up a lot of the old purple/red firetail jelly worms back in the 70's when I was mostly pond fishing. They were always my favorite but I do not think any of them were curly tailed.

how about a bass assasin grape/fire tail

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The search conitinues.

The J-Mac Purple metal flake fire tail turned out to be darker than the original after ordering a few online, picture was misleading(although I'm sure it will be nice)
http://www.j-maclures.com/curltailworm6.aspx

and according the lady at luck-e-strike, they don't pour the 310 Purple Glitter FireTail any longer.
http://www.luck-e-strike.us/catalogs/catalog-2012.pdf

Lord grant me the wisdom to accept the things I cannot change.

Call Mann's. I've actually ordered baits from them in colors they had discontinued. I think the minimum was 100.

Might work. Can't hurt.

I caught as many or more on purple/white and purple/yellow, but those were Mister Twister Phenoms.

...man, that was long time ago.

I think this is the worm he is talking about.

http://www.mistertwister.com/information/6-phenom-worm/363#description~6P20%20136

Galen Gilberth told me in 1990 after I ask him what was the best worm color to use on Falcon was any color would work as long as it was purple with a white tail. He bought them from Toledo tackle by the hundreds when he was a guide on Falcon. That man was a hoot and could cook the best hot wings I ever had.

Renegade Purple Fire Tail worms is where its at!

To my knowledge the original company that made the purple fire tail worm was Twiddle Tail which was purchased by Luck E Strike. Twiddle Tail also was the first to come out with a plum worm and the electric blue fire tail. These colors kicked A on Texoma in the early 80's. I still have a few unopened packs of Twiddle Tail worms, probably more than a few. I have darn near a hundred pounds of 35 year old plus plastics in carry bags.

We can make it.

Great thread, Thanks Fouz for that write up.

Not exact, but pretty close.
Berkley Blue Fleck firetail 7inch power worm

That's my guess aswell,that worm at Monticelo was great at the railroad bridge even though the water temp was 105.Was a very popular color back then!

I used to use a purple worm with a red paddle tale on it. I think it was called a ding dong down in Florida back in the 70's. Caught a lot of fish on them.

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