trout bead question

[MMDon]

[quote prvrt]I guess I should have stated also that the leaders I was using were any where from 6" to about 18". I had the best luck with about 9-12" of leader. You could feel the strike much better with the short leader.[/quote]

Then you aren't beading. Beading or flossing has been a major problem on the West Coast rivers for years. It's pretty disgusting to watch this kind of fishing perpetrated on our resources.

Generally they use long leaders and a bead to feel the fish as the line flosses though the fishes open mouth. Then they jerk really hard to set the hook in the side of the fish.
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