I was surprised to see how big of floats and jigs people are using too. I normally use 1/4oz floats with a 1/8 or smaller jig and an in-line weight, anything bigger just seems to make a huge splash when it hits the water.
That's not so bad as long as you cast outside the strike area and let it float in, but if it's at all crowded you are splashing someone else's strike zone upstream of you.
But I'm a steelhead noob, and would love some insight.