Balanced Leech - White with Tungsten Bead and Barbless Hook

Balanced Leech — White / Tungsten Bead / Barbless

The White Balanced Leech with Tungsten Bead takes the deadly balanced leech concept and adds the extra sink rate of a tungsten bead — getting it into the strike zone faster and keeping it there longer. It suspends perfectly horizontal in the water column, presenting a lifelike swimming leech profile that stillwater trout can't ignore. The white color is a standout choice in stained water, low-light conditions, and whenever trout are keyed on lighter-colored baitfish or leeches.

Pattern Details

• Style: Balanced leech / stillwater streamer
• Bead: Tungsten — faster sink rate, stays in the strike zone longer
• Hook: Barbless — easy, fish-friendly releases; required on many catch-and-release waters
• Color: White — high-visibility in stained water and low-light conditions
• Best water: Lakes, reservoirs, stillwaters — fished under an indicator

Fish it over weed beds, along drop-offs, and through open flats with a slow, subtle retrieve — or let it hang motionless and let the trout find it.