I was thinking this tonight as I was tying some new copper bead head sulphur nymphs that look just like the regular ones without beads...........I'm sure it's not an original idea but I really haven't seen it mentioned anywhere ???I mean somebody has thought of everything by now?)
Why not just carry along a midge box with various sizes and colors of beads and simply slip one on your tippet ahead of the regular unweighted pattern and let gravity and water pressure do it's work and turn your fly into an instant beadhead rather than commit to tying a bunch?

Just the random ramblings of somebody who has been sitting in front of a vise too long tonight and it's 11 degrees outside.
I mean I'm tying sulphurs on Feb 5th. ;D

Anybody actually do this?