you can buy me a rockstar sugar free fruit punch

 

1 to 1 1/2 inches should do the trick. I beaded quite a bit in Alaska, particularly for Dollies, and was closer to an inch. It was totally effective and would almost always result in the hook getting sucked into the mouth as well as the bead - occasionally there'd be one hooked right on the outside portion of the mouth, but never any further than that.

If you're fishing the bows in Alaska though, go streamers, the bigger fish are almost always taken on streamers (or mice). Now, for dollies though, glo bugs and beads just can't be beat - they are following the salmon runs up to scarf eggs. I've even heard aggressive dollies will head butt female salmon to get eggs to spit out.

 

If you are going to fish with gear, use a gear rod. Beads are not fly fishing.

 

I knew somebody would say that BS. Should have known WHO as well. LMAO. Thanks for the chuckle OMJ.

 

I could of kept my mouth shut, but then again it wouldn't be me. Fly fishing to me is using something to imitate a bug. An egg also a hard bead is not fly fishing. You might as well be using a centerpin reel and going with a noodle rod.

 

Mostly going to be targeting sea-runs behind the salmon. May toss them for steelhead as well on a dropper tag.

 

"1 to 1 1/2 inches should do the trick. I beaded quite a bit in Alaska, particularly for Dollies, and was closer to an inch."

Be careful with this, per the regs in AK the bead must be affixed two inches above the hook or free sliding to be legal. This is put into place so that the fish do not swallow the hook. If you put it a couple inches up, it will generally hook them right in the side of the mouth. I do not think this regulation exists in WA, but I would rig it higher either way for the fishes sake.

 

match the hatch.

 

I tried bead fishing in AK. Managed to do it for about an hour 'til I took the whole setup and tossed into the garbage. Went back to swingin' flesh flies and caught just as many as the guys tossing the bead rigs. Don't know if I was doing it the same as you guys here but with the float, split shot, bead and crap all tied on I didn't find it fly fishing either. "Matching the hatch" isn't something limited to fly rodders and fishing the crap I fished in AK I would have been better off using a bait caster to do it with. They even have a name for the cast used (if you can call it casting), the Kenai Flip. If you like it do it. I don't and I don't.

 

I tried bead fishing in AK. Managed to do it for about an hour 'til I took the whole setup and tossed into the garbage. Went back to swingin' flesh flies and caught just as many as the guys tossing the bead rigs.

This can depend on when you were trying this, when the salmon are just getting into the water and laying eggs they are not starting to "decay" yet - so there usually is not much flesh in the water and they are munching eggs. Later in the year when you can see them dead on the banks, you know that the flesh in throughout the river. I absolutely love swinging flesh just past log jams. Usually the big bows know that dying salmon will get caught on the logs and release tasty flesh into thier mouths.

 

If you google "pegging" it'll get you in the right direction.

 

That may or may not be true depending on how you feel about strap ons. LOL! I should have know better.

 

Are bead head nymphs still flies? If not, I'm a gear fisherman.

 

Little early for this argument, isn't it fellas? Last I looked, the sun was out and the fish are rising.

 

I don't see chit outside my window rising

 

Hmmm. . . I have mixed feeling about this setup. It certainly smells like gear fishing, however, the creativeness of it has my attention and wheels turning. Its functionality seems convincing. Will I give it a shot? In the words of Jim Rome, "maybe. . . maybe"

 

I sometimes scent my yarnies. I mean "egg patterns"

 

If you want to hate go read the thread about throwing spoons on a spey rod. Although I would never do it I'm sure its effective.

 

There may be no member of the angling community more sensitive than a nympher. Like Kerry, I have used beads and indicator rigs etc. and would rather drink beer and plunk than do it again. Truthfully, I'd rather not fish than chuck lead with a fly rod. Honestly guys, nut up and don't get so sensitive. You really shouldn't be concerned at all whether OMJ respects you.

I'm gonna run an ace hi behind my dodgers this weekend, and I won't call it flyfishing. You can even pick on me about it. I won't cry or get all sensitive. OMJ will not respect me for it and I'll still have my self esteem intact.

Now all of you get on the google machine and google up beads and pegging. Trust me, the nymphers will love the results.

Go Sox,
cds

 

spoon with a bead trailer

 

while ur at it research Girth brooks






you have been warned

 

while ur at it research Girth brooks

you have been warned

LMAO

thanks for the warning.

 

A person would fish beads is one step from fishing chironomids under indicators. shame...shame...

 

Haha. I'm not sensitive as to whether OMJ agrees with me or not - I like OMJ - almost as much as I like to push buttons spawning even grumpier responses
Good times - this is the best topic in all of fly fishing, or non-fly-fishing, or fake-fly-fishing, or whatever it is in its various permutations.

By the way, one of these days I'll nut up and do some REAL fly fishing: cane rod, silk line, gut leader, all whilst attired in tweed suit with a tie, of course, canvas hip boots, long handled net and wicker creel. One of these days, surely. But certainly not when I'm targeting egg hungry dollies in Alaska rivers

 

Now you are picking the apples out of the oranges. What ever trips your trigger you will use and call it fly fishing. I will say no more on this subject of fishing with beads(imitation eggs).

My fucken lips are sealed on this shit.

 

Beadz > OMJ's "another useless fishing report"

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It's my right as an American to fish anyway I want as long as it does not infringe on your rights. It's in the constitution go ahead and read it. Then all you elites can go suck it !!! Oh did I mention that the Dodgers are in first place and the friggin Yanks and Giants are in 4th !!!

 

I love it when someone gets all butt hurt over the way they fish they start calling everybody else "elitists". LOL. Elitists calling elitists elitists. What next?

 

I love it when someone gets all butt hurt over the way they fish they start calling everybody else "elitists". LOL. Elitists calling elitists elitists. What next?

how about plunking with intruders

 

Ready.

 

Heres to hoping that Dustin Chromers guy makes an apperance.

 

Dustin Chromers is the greatest user name on WFF.

 

Beads are under appreciated on the swing.