streamside88

i will use the traditional method of bead fishing,  ive put them at exactly 2 inches from bottom of hook to bottom of the bead but i also tied a few of those with different size hooks to see what happens.. (the picture's from Google).... wish me luck only a  couple days to go....

alright ill try thanks how about Tying the bead onto a hook using fishing line, has anyone had any experience with these and does it work fairly well for drifting and swinging ? does it get hung up it rocks often?.... 

no the hole in the glass beads are smaller then the trout beads....10 pound fluo fits perfecly......

am i the only one who thought about going to a craft store and picking up glass beads? i looked online at the actual trout beads and the hole seems allot smaller (cant drill ....tried...lol!) can they still be pegged somehow? or am i stuck making knots?

honestly i have yet to see a line shy pike i use braid exclusively on pike 30 pound is perfect use it just like a leader..  ( casting) might be a little stiff at first but it will loosen up and pike wont cut the line trust me ,,,, making knots to the fly will be a little difficult i recommend getting mini snaps and clinch noting it to the braid that way you can switch fly's easier... fly fishing for pike is in no way a finesse thing they like erratic flashy flys... as for depth i weight all my flies with led wire and cone head ( i am using en 8 weight with 9 weight bass bug wf line).... and yea thats my set up for pike since i there's lots around my place bass will bite on this set up as well, the braid doesnt seem to affect them either...

example of snaps (get the smallest ones you can find...

https://ca.images.se...9K&fr=yfp-t-715