bead help

[fishernick]

hey everyone,

so i started fishing with beads literally yesterday, had some very good results, a couple yesterday and today but i have a question. some of my hook ups are lost within the first 2 seconds, im not sure if im not setting the hook properly or theres something else that im doing wrong. i have the bead 2-3 inches from the hook, use sizes 8-12 with a size 8 troutbead hook(good hook but wondering if anyone has any other hooks that they like or may work better?). im love them so far but if i could fix whatever im doing wrong(if im doing something wrong or if setting the hook with beads is more difficult in general), would result in more landing of fish which would make me very happy and dad very jealous

, lol. i know i should be hooksetting downstream which i am making a very concious effort to do but sometimes when you get those big fish on, i may get a little excited and giver!

anyways any help would be awesome, im hoping to get out again on sunday, i just hope the gf doesnt have any plans for me. lol.

 

[rocheleauc]

Is the distance similar to that?

Maybe let the fish take the bead for a couple seconds before setting the hook.

 

[fishernick]

ran out of canadian currency??? lol

probobly double that distance, look like thats about an inch and im in the 2-3 in range. but maybe shorter is the way to go? do you ever have this problem?

 

[Rain-Bow]

Gotta set the hook fast.

 

[rocheleauc]

ran out of canadian currency??? lol

probobly double that distance, look like thats about an inch and im in the 2-3 in range. but maybe shorter is the way to go? do you ever have this problem?

Not my picture, took it off google. I use about 2 finger widths** between the bead and the hook and it works well.

 

[buck]

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[fishernick]

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[rocheleauc]

You're saying about 6 inches? seems like a pretty big gap :shock:

2 fingers side by side. sorry. like 1.5-2 inches

 

[Brian]

I think he meant two finger widths...lol

 

[buck]

2 fingers side by side. sorry. like 1.5-2 inches

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[Dozer]

Could be small fish engulfing your bead. You seem to be doing everything correctly by the looks of it. Make sure you are using sharp hooks.

 

[ALN]

I use a 8mm bead on a #6 gama hook and it's pretty good for me I think. It looks right. I do 3-4 finger width And I prefer to tie the bead instead of pegging it

 

[fishernick]

thanks for the help everyone, i think i will try moving the bead a little closer to the hook. the troutbead hooks are pretty sharp, so i feel good about them but in the near future may experiment with some other wide gap hooks.

 

[NADO]

Not my picture, took it off google. I use about 2 finger widths** between the bead and the hook and it works well.

Thank god lol, I was gonna say thats a whole new level for your hook size ahha

 

[float^drifter]

i'll go inch or 2 above the hook no more but even then ive had a few misses or a few fish shake me off. It's part of fishing u can't always get em :smile:

 

[fishernick]

i'll go inch or 2 above the hook no more but even then ive had a few misses or a few fish shake me off. It's part of fishing u can't always get em :smile:

that wont stop me from trying :grin: !

 

[float^drifter]

closer to the hook is always better so i'm sure you ratio will increase :wink:

 

[fishernick]

i will find out on sunday and keep you posted. just another day of work, its just to bad i will have to deal with the crowds. thanks.

 

[rocheleauc]

Thank god lol, I was gonna say thats a whole new level for your hook size ahha

lol surprisingly I've been using 12's and 14's the last few outings. I'll save the big ones for bigger water :mrgreen:

 

[NADO]

thats hilarious cuz I just started using #6 for my worms lol