Whatis the strangest thing that you have ever seen a hooked steelhead do? Just yesterday I had about 50 ft. of line out while running a diver bait combo in a drift boat on the Wilson river. I felt a tap tap like the diver was hitting bottom so I reeled up the line and could still feel the hum of the diver but all of the sudden I had all this slack like maybe I was hung up. It was then that I felt a 10 lb. winter hatchery steelhead had taken my eggs deep and away we went! He had swam almost all the way up to the boat after taking the bait! I have not use the diver/bait combo much so was very surprised by what the fish did.
NOTE* I wouldn't recommend using a diver and bait anywhere you might possibly hook a native fish that will be released. They tend to take these set-ups very deeply and often are bleeding. Marty Petersen who guides on the north Oregon coast stops using them around the first of the year which is early for nates on the coast but he is one of the most ethical guides I've ever fished with.