Thread: How many spider riggers use a bead on your rod tip?

I just bought stock in a bead manufacturer. It is up 6 dollars since this thread started.


Lets see some reports from the new users. I'm beginning to think my problem was operator error.

Originally Posted by RCC

I just bought stock in a bead manufacturer. It is up 6 dollars since this thread started.


Lets see some reports from the new users. I'm beginning to think my problem was operator error.

Now what would give you that idea

Tried again today no bites on poles with beads, will make up some more slab rigs and try again.--shu

Yes I run a separate line for the bead and then you run the main line through the bead also.

Did you have a separate line tied to the bead and the rod tips. That's what keeps the bead from wrapping around the eyes.

I've enjoyed reading everyone's ideas about their versions of this idea. I certainly didn't invent this idea. To re emphasize the things I think are important about this setup. As most have said I use the large orange bead from Wal-mart. I like to use braid because the first ones I did I used mono and it got hard and broke. I've had some of the braid that have been on my rods for 3 years. I tie a knot around the bead to keep it in the center between the tip and first eye. The most important thing, I believe, is getting the proper amount of slack in the line. You want enough slack that the bead will move around and jiggle but not to much slack to wrap around the eyes. I like to have enough slack to place another bead between the bead on the line and the rod. Another thing I do is rotate the rod tip until I can slightly pluck the main line and get a nice "tick". Here's another little tid bit of info. I spent the first week of April at Grenada fishing and several times while I was siting over a spot that I new was holding fish I would reach down and pluck the line of a particular pole and and make it tick and that pole instantly got a hit. This didn't happen every time but it happened quite a few times.

I still kinda like the old method - watch tip of pole when spider rigging - when pole dipps down into water and bends
almost in half - i know i have a bite on. Pretty much seems to work everytime - either i am hooked up enough to
land fish or he gets off on his own power.
MB4850 - what is name of company that is producing beads? I may want to invest

You all have a lot of good info here. but the more stuff I put on my poles or lines the more my wife laughs at me. I may still try it anyway.