Good post Papa'. I pin the corky with a bit of toothpick, but I don't normally use a couple beads between them and the hookeye. I have done it occasionally fishing for silvers because of their propensity to strike short. But after seeing how well steelies hit bead bodied jigs the last couple years I think your idea is great; with eggs or shrimp or just yarn on the hook it would have a similar profile to the productive BeauMac bead body jigs that work so well; and many of the jig companies are making now also. ... Does anyone remember the old Fenton Fly packages by Worden Tackle? They were 2 samll corkies attached to the hook by short strands of mono. They worked great either as is or with a small egg cluster added.

RT