I think I have one of the very best ways to boondog for steelhead and salmon with spinning rigs. We really put it to the test this fall on the Harrison river in BC. We make Colorado spinners out of one split ring and 2 barrel swivels. Put a #4 hammered colorado blade on a split ring and then add 2 swivels. Put a #1 siwash hook on the down stream swivel, you've got the spinner (40 cents). Put the spinner on a 6-8' long leader out of 12# to 15# test. For weight use a sliding dropper (6"-10" dropper with a tear drop sinker) above a barrel swiveel on your mainline like you would use for back bouncing for springers. Always put a bead between your dropper swivel which will be sliding up and down your mainline and the barrel swivel attching your leader. It prevents line twist. We generally used 3/4 to 1 oz weights, casted the straight out and then drug them at no more than 45 degrees and then did the slow reteive as needed to stay out maintain a good drift and a slow blade spin. This dropper method keeps them on the bottom allows you to have a slower blade spin and with the homemade colordo spinners you don't mind if you lose a few a day. We use the same spinners under dink floats for steelhead and have very good success. We caught and landed all 5 species of salmon on the Harrison river one October day last fall with the same lure type.