Plastic beads with bare hook dropper

Stag,

If I recall, wasn’t the proper hook selection a key to this technique as well?  Was it a straight shank hook with a straight eye?  Do you remember?

Stag,

My humble opinion. I use a curved barbed hook size 8-10 set 2 – 1 1/2 inches from the bead (learned in Alaska).  I also have several made up ahead of time and I “wrap” them around a piece of foam 3″ x 3″ with slits cut at both ends.

But with that said I bought my beads from Troutbeads.com.  I would recommend that you get the “Rocky Mountain Selection”. They are smaller beads that imitate the trout and sucker eggs which we have here. If you get about 5-6 guys together on this purchase and you buy the RM-01 selection then you will all have various colors and sizes to chose from. Contact Jim Craig who runs the FATC fly tying session for FATC and he may be able to find a few guys in the session that will go along with you. BTW his next session is about tying egg patterns.

K

Stag,

I wanted to add. Remember using this egg bead dropper technique tied off the hook eye of a leech pattern. I tried in MO and it works. I use a red size 12 offset egg hook below the bead. It’s another technique to use to bring fish to the net. If you don’t get a response from anyone wanting to go in with you on a egg bead order. I have a few I will share with you whenever we’re on the water together. BTW…if you don’t want to pay shipping costs Feather Craft sells the trout beads brand plus our FATC discount, just sayin!

Tightlines!

MO

• This reply was modified 2 years ago by MOfishMO.