Fly tying beads

[macfly55]

I had the same questions when I first tried a fly with a beadhead and I found that if you look on the back of the package of beads it will tell you what size hooks that bead is used on... now there is some crossover on that .. meaning a given size hook may be listed for two different sized beads .. and in that case I usually look for the middle ground .. meaning if the hook size is in the middle of the range listed that is the one I usually go for..

as for type bead.. glass, brass, tungsten... Ill have to let the more experienced tyers here answer that. but like you I am curious what they have to say..

MacFly [cool]
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