10 and 12 mil for steelhead. Not that in certain fisheries you can't or won't get them on 8.

6 is reserved for trout hoovering the sockeye drop and getting the color right makes all the difference in the world.

My three top choices for steelhead are as follows.

10 or 12 mil bubblegum pink

12 mil orange faceted

10 or 12 mil tangerine blood dot

If I had to pick a 4th it would be something in the ruby red range, specifically 12 mil red faceted.

If I had to pick one, 10 mil bubblegum pink. One bead to rule them all.
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"I don't care how you catch them, as long as you treat them well and with respect." Lani Waller in "A Steelheader's Way."