If you're sidedrifting them for steelhead you'll probably like them as they are..If they'll stay on the hook. Little yarn and you have super scented immitation eggs. As has been stated a million times before, it's more of a site thing with steelhead.

I had been taught by old school egg guides, one of which is a Pautzke pro-staffer that an egg attack is sticktly the fish trying to kill and destroy the eggs to ensure survival and eliminate competiton for that particular fish's genes. Also that the deeper red eggs had a higher chance of survival and that was why these certain fisherman wanted a red cure.

Of course this could be smoke being blown up my ass. But these men have quite the reputaions for their egg fishing and have been doing it for a loooong time. Take it for what its worth, I guess.