10-26-2009, 02:14 AM
We fished trout beads almost exclusively in Alaska for trout. They worked wonders up there. The guy I worked for up there was one of the pioneers of bead fishing. Most of the other lodges hadn't started fishing with beads yet and we out fished them about 4 to 1. They only had a few colors to choose from and we experimented with different colors by painting them with nail polish. Nothing like a bunch of macho fishing guides sitting around smelling up the tackle shop with nail polish LOL. Any ways you might have already figured this out but we would put the bead above the hook about 2 inches and then secure it to the line with a tooth pick. It gives you a perfect hook set right in the side of the jaw every time.
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