How to use trout beads

[Mitch]

I peg mine with a tooth pick

 

[staffman]

A tooth pick will cause your bead to rise a little , therefore the peg-its are better because they allow for a more natural presentation. IMHO

 

[streamside88]

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?

 

[staffman]

If the holes are larger than the trout beads then you could use the brisels from a dollar store basting brush or pull an elastic through the hole using a piece of mono then trim both ends.

 

[streamside88]

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

 

[staffman]

Buy some 20 lb. mono and cut it at an angle, push it in then trim the ends .

 

[streamside88]

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?....

 

[staffman]

To work properly the bead should be 1.5 to 2 inches above the hook. I'm not saying that you won't catch fish with your set up but that you would catch more with the proper set up.

 

[rich_ace_G]

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?....

There's not harm in trying. I'm sure at any given point that setup will work. The trouts really know it's a hook? What concerns me is that trout are known for spitting food and that setup would make it easy for them to spit, no?

 

[W_boughner]

Would work great with #16-18 hooks

 

[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....