Spoons rock! and ditto to what the others said.

best all around tip for the novice is to fish them just like you drift fish. ticking the bottom occasionally on a just tight line. braids are good and I use a single siwash. But be ready, they can take on the intial drop, during the drift or as it swings and holds at the bottom of the drift. Neat thing about them is they are highly versatile, very effective for steelies, they are easy to fish and they lend them selves well to alot of advanced techniques as you grow with them. Heck they're just alot of fun. Only downside is that like spinners they can get expensive. Oh well, sometimes you just gotta pay to play.

you won't catch me without 'em.