Yarn balls

[TheHunt]

I am trying to think of a better way to make yarn balls.  So here it is and let me know what you think.

1.  I use a tube fly tube to tie the yarn ball.  Cut the tube is small chunks so you can not really see it.
2.  Then when I want to try a yarn ball or one does not work and I wan to try another I just pull one off the line and slide another one on the leader. 

This way I can add eggs or shrimp to the hooks egg loop. and the tube can be interchanged.

What are your thoughts? 

[Button Nubbs]

Sounds like a good idea but I'd rather just use a Corkie, haven't seen all that many fish hooked on em.

[KopperBuck]

Loving the yarn balls but not familiar with your method, or at least I'm not familiar with the terminology. Basically I tie a double egg loop. Keeps the yarn attached and also a loop if you really wanted to add bait. Work really well for sidedrifting and I picked a few up a couple weeks ago on a W OR river just banking it.

Do you have a pic of what you're talking about?

[TheHunt]

Loving the yarn balls but not familiar with your method, or at least I'm not familiar with the terminology. Basically I tie a double egg loop. Keeps the yarn attached and also a loop if you really wanted to add bait. Work really well for sidedrifting and I picked a few up a couple weeks ago on a W OR river just banking it.

Do you have a pic of what you're talking about?

Yep done the double egg loop.  But I am thinking about having a bag of those so that I can just slide one on and go.  If that does not float the fish's boat I cut leader remove the old one and slide an different one. 

[Bone_Collector]

what your talking about sounds to like an alteration to the rag setup they use on the OP but instead of a tube they use a small piece of foam and thread the yarn through it!

B_C

[Bone_Collector]

I use lots and lots of yarn balls (fuzz). Both on the wet side and over on the dry side! I have spools and spools and spools tied up with different size hooks and different size fuzz balls on them. Most days all I fish is the fuzz and it works pretty good! I like to have different colors on the spool of leaders I have pre-tied because I seem to loose leaders often when fishing!

B_C

[high country]

I am still confused. I did not realize there was boy and girl yarn.

[rasbo]

use the magic string,tie a knot on two pieces of yarn,frazzel it up and trim.ta da done...I am lazy,I tie a piece above my hook eye,on the line,below the corky,fray it and let it be.. the fish dont seem know the difference..kinda looks like a shrimp fly

[RadSav]

My favorite is to use a yarn egg instead of a corky or I use a very small corky with the yarn ball/egg.  I simply tie a cluster of yarn together with 6# line.  Fray all the yarn so it distributes evenly.  Then using my thumbnail as a guide rotate and trim. Super cheap to make, takes no time at all and are very effective on fall chinook as well as steelhead.   Here are some of my favorites.  Sorry for the picture quality.  I rushed to get them taken for this.

[JODakota]

How well do you fare with those? Do you use any bait with them? Scent? or just drift the yarnie?

[RadSav]

In clear water I do not use anything at all and long leaders.  In dark water I'll use crayfish/anise w/medium leader and in real muddy water I use Desitin with short leader.

[nanum]

Nice pics, you must have a expensive camera

[PolarBear]

All I do is take 4 to 5 1" chunks of yarn, 5 or 6 tight wraps around the middle with majic thread, break off and trim.  You can do a hundred of then in an hour.

[RadSav]

Nice pics, you must have a expensive camera

Those were taken with a little Powershot ELPH.  I'm actually surprised they posted that well in 800 X 600.  I do have an expensive camera, but this one is less than $200.00.

[TommyH]

RadSav Those look great! I have not really tried it that way but will have to try it out,