Funny that you mentioned the birdie drifter. I got a few of those along with the Oakies. Picked up a nice steelhead the last time I used one. I had one of my most memorable days about 20 years ago. The sun moved a little on one of those days that was so cold and icy that the I walked down the last stretch to the river rather than drive, and there was a ice crust on the river's edge. For about 30 minutes I had a bite on every cast. The sun moved and it was over.