Quote Originally Posted by gillchaser999 View Post
I’ve purchased UV epoxy and have been using it to glue the tungsten beads to streamer hooks .
I’m having an issue with the epoxy not holding the bead totally in place .
Sometimes when I’m unhooking a fish and put pressure on the bead , the bead slides back .
Hasn’t really become an issue , I just slide it back to the hook eye and the plastic body holds it forward . The epoxy does keep it centered and keeps it on the hook , but has anyone been able to find a specific UV epoxy that will lock the bead in place .
I like fishing with the streamer hooks , they hook well and the hook is long enough to reach the split on a trout magnet body , putting the hook Point at the rear and catches some of the short strikers .
I use solarez and some nail epoxy that i cannot read the brand of. The key is to fully cure it, it takes longer than the 15 seconds some claim... I personally cure mine for 2 hours or so.

And i also fill the bead completely with resin. You could try putting a small drop on the hook shank behind the bead too as an insurance

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