Trout beads like em or hate em?

At a local sporting goods store trout beads were on said 150 for 49 cents. I picked up a couple packs because I saw guys last year destroying steel with them. Now after trying to look up things on them I havent had much luck, but it seems like most of the hook ups with trout beads would be similar to lining a fish or hooking them in the outside of the mouths.

Any opinions YA or NA

Im looking for opinions not arguments or accusations bout people being snaggers for using them. 

can you get finded for using them an if a warden sees u land the fish with the hook in the outside of its mouth?

ORIGINAL: kyler16

At a local sporting goods store trout beads were on said 150 for 49 cents. I picked up a couple packs because I saw guys last year destroying steel with them. Now after trying to look up things on them I havent had much luck, but it seems like most of the hook ups with trout beads would be similar to lining a fish or hooking them in the outside of the mouths.

Any opinions YA or NA

Im looking for opinions not arguments or accusations bout people being snaggers for using them. 

Can you send me a pm and let me know which store as i'd like to try them also.

ORIGINAL: kyler16

can you get finded for using them an if a warden sees u land the fish with the hook in the outside of its mouth?

 
Yes, Are they legal? I have a package I found at Joann Fabrics that look exactly like salmon eggs and would live to try them if they're legal.

I used to use 5 and 7 mm plastic beads and heat them with a lighter.  Once they go soft, stick them to the hook and drop in a glass of water.  They are the perfect size for salmon eggs and you can get some unique colors.  They also sink at about the perfect rate with no extra weight.  However, the fish can feel that they aren't natural so I don't like to drift them.  I will use them for sight fishing when I can see the fish inhale it.  I've had a few days in crystal clear water where they have worked well.  I keep a couple in my boxes just in case.
 
You can line fish easily with them.  One time in the chutes about 6-7 years ago I tied one on as a dropper and cut the hook off just behind the bead.  I wanted to see if it was possible and how likely it was to line fish by fishing a dropper when they are that stacked (as well as what the effect of dropper length was).  Long story short there were no surprises.  Long thin line between flies with neutrally buoyant flies would catch (line) fish quite readily.  Since I didn't have the hook point on I didnt hook any, but you could see the egg suddenly 'pop' out of the fishes mouth as the current took the point fly down.  From that, I don't fish droppers when I'm sight fishing and I try not to add any extra weight on my line for the reason (it acts like a point fly, making your point into a dropper).
 
On their own, I don't think guys are trying to line fish with them for the most part.  But they do have a higher potential to line fish than other flies in my experience.
 
Thanks,
Rick

ORIGINAL: kyler16

At a local sporting goods store trout beads were on said 150 for 49 cents. I picked up a couple packs because I saw guys last year destroying steel with them. Now after trying to look up things on them I havent had much luck, but it seems like most of the hook ups with trout beads would be similar to lining a fish or hooking them in the outside of the mouths.

Any opinions YA or NA

Im looking for opinions not arguments or accusations bout people being snaggers for using them. 

 
Can you send me a PM also and let me know what store, seeing we are neighbors?