The guides realized that too many trout were getting hurt when the beads were on the hook so they came up with pegging them above the hook 1 to 3 inches. usually 2 inches. As far as being a snagging method i would disagree. Ive used the beads on my fly pole and caught lots of trout in the corner of the mouth which were released easily. Ive also ... More @Wikipedia
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