making your own beads

i fish with beads, in one of the pittsburgh papers they said trout beads were illegal to use. they say the fish bites the bead and when you yank back you snag the fish. i have never foul hooked a fish with a bead, but look into that before you get too involved with beads or at least know the risk you run. like i said i read that article and i still use them. pretty cool idea you have though good luck with it.

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i fish with beads, in one of the pittsburgh papers they said trout beads were illegal to use. they say the fish bites the bead and when you yank back you snag the fish. i have never foul hooked a fish with a bead, but look into that before you get too involved with beads or at least know the risk you run. like i said i read that article and i still use them. pretty cool idea you have though good luck with it.

I fish for steel in the salmon river ny only and I try to get up there at least 20 days a year. From thanksgiving till march. My favorite time is mid winter. I love the snow and less people.

yeah id like to see it too, like i said i read it in one of the pittsburgh papers. i have some little brown beads im gonna try for the stockies and some little brown egg pattern yarn flies i tied for the local streams.

Good Idea. How about a 2 piece bead that snaps together. Im on it.

What about using a small swivel and a tag. Im gonna try that first.

how about a tiny barrel swivel with a few inch leader coming off of it with your hook, and then just a rubber scented single egg pulled over your hook, up your line, and over the tiny barrel swivel up from your hook.  the barrel swivel will hold it from slipping up and down your line.1. it's cheap. 2. it's easy. 3. you can change colors easily with out taking your hook off to change.  and as a side thought, beeds are hard and i find lothargic steelies are quick to spit them.  a rubber egg is softer and feels more natural.  i think it's worth a shot...  on top of everything else, there's your scent.... if you really wanted to make a project out of it now, soak the single rubber eggs in fresh spawn and they will absorb a natural scent.  man, i might just have to try this one out.  see what happens when we all colaborate and ask questions, it gets everybody thinking.  you gotta love it...

the bead on the hook looks good and sounds good, however it doesn't seem to find home often. a lot of missed takes fishing them with a fly rod and a pin. 1.5" above the hook has resulted in 99% of fish hooked inside the mouth, usually in the top or corner of the jaw. i think with it on the hook it pulls out of the mouth without haveing a chance to turn and bury into the jaw, leaving a lip hooked fish that's going to pull loose. #12 raven or #10 kamasans work great. 

oh yeah, and let me know how you make out johnny... i had a great january on the SR.  i was two handing more so then bobbing though.  i'm sure you'll do good.  good luck