Originally Posted By: Direct-Drive
Originally Posted By: Drifterman1
Originally Posted By: spoon man
Oval type in brass , copper or even a 50/50 brass and black. The weight of the spoon will be dictated by the water you are fishing! Take a spoon rod and a spoon rod only, that is the way you get good at tossing spoons! Good luck

I have a bunch of 1/4 oz steelies

Too light for the lower D IMO. "Lower D" = lower 24 miles.
Summer flows will be about 4500 CFS to 5300 CFS +/-
That's good volume for a summer river and it can get colored up if the White R. starts milking.
For Steelies, 1/2 oz
For ovals, 2/5 - 2/3 oz

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Does using a 9 1/2 ft rod have any advantages?

9 1/2 is a good length as long as its power matches your lure weight.
Long casts on the lower D = more fish on many runs, so you want a rod that loads up properly and gives you a good launch.

Plenty of room for long rods over there, the feather flickers run 13' - 14' sticks.

If you can keep it down in his face you will hook more but he will come up after it.
Keep the spoon "thumping" and you will hook up.

I also have the big old regular sized steelies. I assume they are 1/2 oz, but thought they were too big. Good info DD, thanks again.