Quote Originally Posted by Normand View Post
on hook with larger eyes, just thread the point through the larger diameter hole and push it up to the eye. tie in the thread at the back of the bead and that bead will not go anywhere. remember that this will work on hooks with LARGER EYES!

heres an excellent bead chart

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/blog.php?b=274
I always thread from the small hole side, not the larger.

Getting the bead tight is a complete non-issue.

Some beads have such a huge relief cut the best answer is adding a small bead to the inside to keep it centered...
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