sandy river inrfo wanted.

[luv2fish]

i'm new to salmon and steelhead fishing..although i've caught a 38 lber at nestucca last october near the town of beaver and one steelhead on sandy on a home made rag..but i've never fished for salmon on sandy...
i've a 10-20 lb Air IM 7 9'6 rod and 15 lb test line and same leader with 3/0 hooks..i'm planning to fish egg and shrimp..drift from the bank...if somebody can lemme know that i'm doin right...lol..i'm goin this saturday around 5 in the morning

[osmosis]

Sounds like your setup will work. Drift fishing bait is a good way to go.

I personally use #6-#15 lb maxima UG or sufix siege (depending on water conditions) as leader and #30 tuf line for my mainline on the drift fishing rods.
I'd save 3/0's for trolling herring at B10, ect. I use 1/0's at the largest - and usually use #1's and #2's for drift fishing.
Not saying you can't use them with potential success, just that they are a bit large and heavy.

smaller, lighter wire hooks are better for driftfishing. It's a balancing game between heavy enough to get down to the fish's level, but not heavy enough to just "dredge the bottom".

also: The less lead you use drift fishing, and sidedrifting, the more fish you'll catch. A "natural" smooth flowing presentation is in many cases - imperative.
You still want to be fishing the bottom two feet of the river, and maintaining occasional contact with the bottom - but you don't want to be dragging split shot across the bottom as that obviously takes the "natural" look away from your bait.