Troutski said:
Try learning float fishing, very effective and you very seldom get snagged on the bottom. I like the slip bobber it gives you the option of depth control by the movement of the stopper, from 1 foot below the bobber to as deep as you wish in seconds. Steelhead love night crawlers; just above there heads....:dance:
Chuck
The next evolution in steelie jigs are "worm" tails. The jury is still out on the most effective concepts i.e. actual worms, rubber/ simulated, or fur / feathers.
What I've come up with is making the "worm" out of chennele and matching thread, then.... I spin a palmered hackle down the worms lenght and whip finish it. Unlike worms they don't escape, I don't trust the rubber ones as they tend to dislove tackle boxes ( and that is never good). And I can make theses little darlings myself , any weight and any color.
Like troutski said bring it in just over their head.
Steelhead and trout both like hackle.
This works with corkies on the dead drift too.