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The mix of 32mm BnR Tackle Soft Beads that impressed author Scott Haugen while coho fishing last summer in Alaska. Big beads resemble a cluster of cured eggs, and salmon love ’em! (SCOTT HAUGEN)
HEED THE (BIGGER) BEAD HOW AN ANGLER’S DECISION TO FISH LARGER, EGG CLUSTER IMITATIONS SLAMMED SILVERS BY SCOTT HAUGEN
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fter not touching a salmon in six casts I changed gear. Then I landed five coho in seven casts – all from the same spot. That was on the Egegik River a year ago this month – where I’m likely fishing while you read this article.
I’d switched to BnR Tackle’s new 32mm beads, and over the next six weeks I stuck with those beads, fishing them many ways and in a range of water types in Southwest Alaska. Learning to fish big beads and the continued success they brought made it the highlight of my season.
WHEN ANGLERS SEE A big bead for the first time, one of two reactions occur. Either they laugh and dismiss it as a novelty, or a lightbulb look sweeps over them. Those who had that lightbulb moment were seasoned anglers. They instantly made the connection that the
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