Beads that bite back — hand-poured in BC
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Oct–Mar in fast runs and tailouts. Match the spawn colour to the river's egg drift — amber and flo-orange are year-round producers on the lower Fraser.
Peak bite during the egg drop. Size up to 14–19mm for Chinook; 10–12mm for Coho. Dead-drift tight to the bottom — presentations that bounce get passed up.
6–10mm on finicky clearwater fish. Rig on a 12-inch fluorocarbon tag off a float so the bead hangs naturally. Smaller = more takes in technical runs.
Rigging guide
Correct bead-to-hook gap, leader length, and float depth make the difference between a drag-free drift and a refusal. Our full guide covers offset hooks, stopper-peg tricks, and depth-finding on unfamiliar water.
Most soft beads come with a moulded hole and a T-stop pushed into it. Two problems with that.
The hole is loose. Your leader rattles around inside it and the bead rides up and down the line all drift. It's also a pre-weakened seam — it's where the bead splits after a few fish, and a burred hole will nick your leader.
The T-stop is a friction fit. Under a hot fish it drags down the leader. Once the bead reaches the hook eye it crowds the gap and levers the hook out. That's a fish lost at your feet.
We do it in three parts, and all three are in the bag.
Soft Bead
Undrilled — no factory hole. You thread your own with a needle, and the soft plastic closes back down and grips the leader. No rattle. No riding up and down. No seam to split.
Sequin
Sits flat behind the bead. Its face is wider than your threaded hole, so the bead can't stretch over the stop under load, and it never grinds against hard glass.
Glass Bead Stop
Knotted into the leader itself. Not wedged, not friction-fit. Can't creep, can't slip, can't fall out.
The full rig: bead → sequin → glass stop → knot → hook.
Set it once at 1.5–2" above the hook and it stays there — first cast to last fish of the day.
Beads, sequins and glass stops in every pack. Bring a needle.
Circles shown at actual size on most screens — 19mm is about the size of a penny.
Hook icons are scaled relative to each other for comparison — actual hook dimensions vary by pattern and brand. Match your hook to local regulations and conditions.
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