Bead and yarn ball under a bobber?

[Utahutes]

Just learning to fish for steelhead and salmon. Good or bad idea to fish a bead and yarn ball under a bobber THANKS

 

[TheKnigit]

I never fished with a bead and a yarn ball, but I have caught then on a Oaky floater and a yarn ball, so I don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[Chromatose]

Some of my more productive days is when I used gear outside of the norm. Ever watch kids fish? With a bit of guidense as to the ethics and logistics they come up with the oddest ideas to catch, and catch fish they do.

 

[rogerdodger]

yes, 'yarnie and a bead' under a bobber is what I use for winter steelhead. I normally have a yarnie on the first hook (and add eggs to it until I run out) and the second hook ('dropper') has a soft bead on it.

here is a shot of the rig I was running during swift high, OFF color water back in early 2020. it's difficult to see but the upper hook has a red yarnie that I just loaded it up with eggs, the lower hook has a big (14mm) soft bead. you might also notice I have a split shot between the hooks to push the hooks down on this high water day.



and that day, it got me some chrome...

 

[troutdude]

Pepper approved too boot!

 

[Utahutes]

yes, 'yarnie and a bead' under a bobber is what I use for winter steelhead. I normally have a yarnie on the first hook (and add eggs to it until I run out) and the second hook ('dropper') has a soft bead on it...

I was kinda thinking bead 2 inchess above yarn with scent

 

[rogerdodger]

I was kinda thinking bead 2 inchess above yarn with scent

not something I have tried or heard of being used...

 

[Chromatose]

I was kinda thinking bead 2 inchess above yarn with scent

Give it a try. Might just catch a bigun.

 

[Artwo]

I saw some fish (some very big) caught on some out of the ordinary setups this last winter steelhead season so you never know until ya try.......

 

[Utahutes]

not something I have tried or heard of being used...

Would it work or give it a try

 

[rogerdodger]

Would it work or give it a try

my standard advice for fish that can be difficult to catch (I think steelhead might qualify) is to get familiar with a few of the popular techniques, get to where you are regularly hooking/landing fish, and then start experimenting.

 

[fish4life]

I have caught fish on yarn with bead, but the bead wasn't above the hook, right next to it, I m not sure exactly why you should run bead above hook, maybe helps with hook ratio, I were to think fish maybe hooked outside the mouth.

 

[Utahutes]

I have caught fish on yarn with bead, but the bead wasn't above the hook, right next to it, I m not sure exactly why you should run bead above hook, maybe helps with hook ratio, I were to think fish maybe hooked outside the mouth.

I was thinking like 1'- 1 1/2 inches above yarn ball to peg my bead