The great aspect about fishing is we can, for the most part, chose our own methods according to our pleasures. For me, to fish a floating line for steelhead is pure pleasure. If I wanted to attactch a large strike indicator and a "jig" fly to my floating line, I would prefer to do so with a float rod and spinning reel. To do the same to accomodate "flyfishing only" regulations... well to each his own. A drifting rod is much better adapted to "sling slinkies" but again, to each his/her own.

DaveD