TROUT BEADS

Yes I use them.
They work sometimes better in NY than PA.(WHY???)
Buy some, rig em' fish em' and learn..its called fishing.
I could write you a book about em and give you all the info and more on how to catch steel on them but you will have much more fun going out and fishing them and figuring it out yourself.
Small hook-match the colour and size to water conditions-use your imagination.
Sarcastic but there is some quality info there.....

8mm and 6mm 4-6inch above hook, use the troutbeads brand pegs  to hold it in placesnip off excess. i use blackbird sabretooth hooks  size 10 and 12
 

http://www.huntingpa.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2988200

Thanks everybody for the help. It is much appreated. Believe me when I tell ya. I have plenty of every size and color. Both the beads and the hooks. I'm just here to get a little extra boost on how to get started. I do, do my research. Its just nice to get a little info from those of us that actually fish the waters that we fish together. I am an avid fly fisherman and I do not have any problem catching my share of chrome. But the centerpin is a new chapter in my life. I also will give any help to those that need it.
Thanks again.

I purchased some beads and pegz from the troutbeads.com vendor at the Cabin Fever event in Cranberry this past spring (6mm, 8mm in various egg-like colors and patterns). 
 
I spoke with both WCO's at the the show and each agreed that beads are not prohibited in PA. 
 
I also reviewed the regs and found no provisions that outlawed them.  (I reviewed the actual regulations and not the "plain language" summary of the regs found on the commission website.)
 
If used properly, I believe they are a legal and acceptable method.  I have only used them fishing for rainbow stockies this past spring and they worked great.  I agree that 1-2 inches above the hook is the proper distance.  My experience has been all clean hook-ups.  My guess is 4-6" above the hook may increase liklihood of a foul hook-up/snag. 
 
Looking forward to trying them for steelies in PA this Fall.  Just another arrow in the quiver.
 
I witnessed them in use on the Catt in NY and they were crushing them.

Whether they are legal or not, that doesn't change that they are lame.

oh for crying out loud...
 
the use if beads doesn't mean an angler is a snagger
any "evolved" snagger (what i call those that line fish) can snag these fish with any fly
 
 
 
here's the deal,  duud, there's nothing magic about beads .
They're like any other fly.
they might be great on any given day or they might not be
 
 
..L.T.A.

Lame?  The heck with that!  Use any possible means of catching steelhead, provided it is legal.  Live bait, flies, beads, jigs, spoons at the lakefront, paahhher bait, whatever.  

Lol +1 again

NA, the guys on here will give you a hard time until they decide that you are for real and not just a troll. I had to deal with it too. It's all part of the hazing process. In all sincerity, Genie is a good dude. He's just messing with you. He actually likes latent homosexuals with small ****es. He also has a closet full of centerpin gear. He dresses up in disguise to fish with it though so none of his friends see him doing it. lol
 
It's like trollin' for eyes in the summer. You gotta weed through the junk sometimes before getting any real fish. Just ignore the jokes (or even better, give it back) and take the good info when you get it. Get a thick skin and don't lead with your chin. You'll be alright. Keep asking and keep smiling. After all, it's just words on a computer screen. :)
 

 
ha, if you think they are silly on PA Cricks, you should see the goofs that fight to get below the turbine outflow at Burt dam. I see the same guys every year, really think that's the only place they ever fish. stand 30 feet below the outflow, cast directly up stream and let it drift directly back at them to their feet. Yeah, good thing you spent that zillion dollars on that fancy set up ya' got there genius. But like you said, whatever floats their boat.

Meet me on the crik and I will help you out if you want help no problem as long as you are respectful.
But on here ask a question your getting limited or no info it has something to do with 1000 people reading this post.
I am going to try to give answers in PM in future instead of being sarcastic.
Not my intentions to upset anyone -I am still a work in progress.

workcanwait....
 
Not my intentions to upset anyone

 
I haven't a clue how anything in your HELPFUL  posts in this thread could be seen as "upsetting" .
Only a Nancyboy could find fault in them
 
i think the OP  got bummed over  D-Nymph calling beads "lame"
I know D-Nymph, you got a watch him, cause he's a mEEn and viscous hombre .
i heard he was busted in PetSmart trying to yank feathers out of  live parakeets
 
 
..L.T.A.

Thanks guys.
By the way, I am a fly fisherman at heart. I did purchace a inexpensive centerpin outfit. Believe me, I will not be using it in crowded areas. I walk the stream and give it a wirl in the current areas where there are less fisherman. Believe me I will not be the pot calling the kettle black. Because I am one the the people that complain about guys fishing a spot along the stream and letting the pin drift for 50 yards at a time in the stream. I cant stand that. I'm sure its ok if there is nobody else in the same pool trying to fish. I was once trying to fish the spot above the legion hole where the rock wall is, There was a guy with a pin there fishing. He was letting his stuff go for what seemed to be miles. I went directly above him so that I could let my fly drift down in front of him. I was not interfering with his fishing at all. He started throwing a temper-tantrum. He was saying whats wrong with me moving in on him,when he say he only fishing this small pocket of water. meanwhile he taking up the whole stream.  These are the kind of guys that will give it a bad rep in a hurry. Also walnut  from the waterfall down is no place for this unless you are a very skilled and curtious fisherman. Its all up to you to be a real sportsman.
THANKS again guys. Believe me, This has been very helpful.

Some of you people probably have training wheels on your **** rockets.
 
beads.  LOL  Have fun snagging those stocker steelheads in the bathtub, snaggers.
 
Hi Genie!