I pin my beads for the same reason I pin my corky's. If your presentation drifts through some soft water and/or gets ahead of the drift say the weight hangs up for a second the bead/corky can slide up the leader away from the hook.........

 

Corky will almost always be ahead of the weight. Lead is heavy and goes slower through the drift. Corky is light and gets pushed ahead. 2 foot leader means lead travels 4 feet before you will EVER feel the bite. That is why long leaders are such a hinderence to "feeling" the bite. But you knew that already right? :flowered:

Maybe I misunderstood your answer?

 

I'm new to fishing beads but I have been pinning. Instead of toothpicks or overpriced rubber bands sold in stores I have been using yarn. Slide bead on line, then double a short piece of leader to make a loop then pulling a small piece of red yarn through the whole in the bead. Trim excess yarn and the bead should stay in place. The bead will not slide on line if you use enough yarn. I have been using size 12 beads and a 4 hook. If the bead were against the hook there would be very little point of the hook exposed.:twocents:

 

I never saw the advantage of the bobber stop over pegging. If there is one id like to know what it is. I peg mine. My though was the same, that if in turbulent water the bead could go up the line if not pegged.

 

Shawn, I use a bobber stop to peg my beads as they work really well for the soft beads I fish. I just slide the soft bead onto the bobber stop and it stays perfectly in place. I've had other materials used for pegging the soft bead (i.e. toothpick, yarn, those little rubber stoppers, stick, etc.) not work as well for me. The larger bobber stops, like I'd use of bobber fishing for chinooks, work great................

 

I generally like to pin the bead. However, I really like to fish glass beads which are heavier than plastic. WHen I use them I don't use the stopper. I also use a different leader set-up with the glass bead that is shorter and fish it similar to how folks fish jigs.

 

I was having my soft beads constantly slipping down past the bobber stop, even just reeling in. Somebody (my apologies for not remembering the name) suggested putting a small sequin between the bead and the stop. It's worked out perfectly so far.

 

Allowing the bead to rotate and move freely on the line presents differently than a pegged bead. It is "splitting hairs", and may only matter in air clear low water. The bead and hook tumble when the bead is pegged. It is different. Most of this stems from the AK trout guys that get to hook 1000s of fish on beads every summer. Those fish can be finicky, but you show the right egg to them right and it's the difference between 5 fish to 100 fish. The devil is in the details. Steelhead down here aren't so picky, there's not much natural spawn in the river and the bead is more of just an attractor. Fish are programmed that a round orb is a perfect protein and they can't resist. But it's not fun if you don't over think it.

 

It's great having these discussions with all the input from novice to experienced anglers weighing in, but when pros like you (and David Johnson, others, etc) chime in with detailed tidbits like this I just love it! Thanks for filling in "between the lines" with details that can make a day in the right circumstances.


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I like those clear rubber pegs that are like 2 bucks for 24 of them. Holds the bead well, and can be trimmed nicely

 

Same here, usually use the pink Pegs, cause that's what I bought. I fish my beads suspended 90% of the time (not rolling on bottom, vertical presentation).

Works really well, but I mostly bead in smaller waters. Larger waters I just cannot let go of drift fishing or tossing flies. It works for me and I enjoy it

 

Keep it away from the hook... pegged in a fixed location or free sliding above a stop 2-3 inches from the hook... it's all good by me.

 

I use weed eater line to peg my beads-- works great and cheep to use

 

Seems to me like using bobber stops would get old if you lose a handful during a day of fishing. Why not just use cheap orange/pink/red rubber bands and pull a little section through the bead and trim off. With one of those handy little tools..... Not the little sections of rubber band that are sold for it at 10x retail, just simple rubber bands..... I peg mine that way 2-3" above hook, sometimes I will get hung up and the bead slides down to the hook before I get it free. Just slide it back up.... They hold there pretty well. Quick and easy to do and I just tie up a bunch of leaders with beads before going fishing. However you do it, seems to me like pegging them makes sense to keep a natural drift close to the hook and it has been working great for me for winters....... Havent tried beads for summers so we will see if I need to adjust for the clearer water conditions when the time comes!!

 

I use weed eater line for pinning on all my beads and corkies-- Inexpensive and works well. My hook-up ratio has improved since I started pinning.

 

Not sure what I am missing. Go to any restaurant... when paying bill...stuff shirt pocket full of toothpicks(from counter) ...Go fishing...stick toothpick in bead and break off. 3"-6" from hook...hook fish in corner of mouth...