one of the finest most effective ways to kill low clearwater steelhead is with a single red bead, one of the finest producing steelheaders ive ever known... I would even go so far a to say legend status.. fished 4-6 lb line... a very small hook tied a 1'' piece of black knitting yarn above the eye and baited it with one orange pautzkies ball o'fire egg... this fella lost more fish than i have ever caught.. and landed more fish than I ever will, so obviously balls o' fire work... but as was said before, corki and yarn is the winchester lever action rifle of steelheading.. your wasting bait, but it is your bait.. so let us know how it works.