HauntedByWaters
Life of the Party
It’s beads.
Just thought I would get the first bead thread out of the way on the new forum.
Just thought I would get the first bead thread out of the way on the new forum.
I neither like nor dislike beads. They're a tool, an excellent bait, if the scoreboard is what you're about.
I remember the first time you fished out of my boat at one of the Hoh Downs you were rocking beads. You hit a couple that day.i like beads
I got buck fever one time on the S/F Stilly. Was winter gear fishing with Sand shrimp. I was reeling in my line to get in another drift and to check my bait.. I looked down stream and there were 2 fish following my set up. Of course I Choked. I jerked my line and they just peeled off. I never did that again.They work. Are they the most efficient at hooking steel? Very debatable, and according to my anecdotal streamside observations, probably not. Like alot of our favorite flies and lures, there is a time and a place and efficiency related to water conditions. Like all Steelheaders we all have our favorite colors, sizes, and profiles for different water conditions.
I believe there are three types of steelhead, 1) Kamikaze - will strike almost anything as long as it's presented halfass decently and within 5'
2) Selective, not suicidal like #1 these are the fish the 5%ers get the most of
3) Don't care who you are, these fish won't bite anything and are the reason we still have steelhead on planet earth