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I've tried putting small firm egg clusters on non-feathered jighead hooks to float fish just as I would a regular jig. I've caught 2 steelhead doing this, and I haven't done it much; so it has good potential. What I found as keys were a firm cluster and moderate current. If the eggs aren't tight and/or the water is faster riffles it doesn't work. But >

This has plenty of potential. If one could find an easy and effective way to attach egg clusters to the shank of a jighead hook you get the advantage over the standard egg float fishing rigup of having all the slack pulled out of the line from the float to the bait/hook; because the weight is right there in the jighead. Thus you get immediate strike indication. With the lead and leader method there can be a slight delay in the float strike detection and hook set timing. And that can make the difference sometimes. >

Perhaps the red stretchy thread used for tying filets on Kwikies can tie on the eggs. Maybe trying those really small dental type rubber bands would work, and be easier and quicker to change clusters. Maybe you can come up with a cinchable egg loop on a jighead hook somehow. If you do, let us know how it works out. I bet it will be a winner!

RT