also, don't buy beads from internet fishing sights, or fly shops... Just go to an actual craft bead store and buy them yourself... WAY cheaper.
So its just a normal solid bead then? Nothing fancy... sounds doable. Weighted ended a float just like you would normally float fish?
Its nothing like fishing a jig. Its more like bobber dogging, where you're kind of drift fishing with a float.
Rig is setup like this:
Float+ 1/4 oz inline lead+ 6' piece of mono+ swivel + 2 split shot spaced about 4" apart on a 20" leader... All said and done, my total line paybelow the float stop is around 10'
the key is to lightly tic the bottom with your split shot about every ten feet.
Be very careful not to disturb the float, as its very easy to pull the bead out of the zone.
Realistically, if the rod your using is less then 10', its going to be difficult to fish them properly... I fish them with a 12' pin rod... You need the ability to pick up a lot of line at one time, and to also give a drag free drift.
Tony
