Yep I saw his post, now that I have bought the rod I have I need to understand how to utilize it.

Since I am pretty new to river fishing, much of it is a mystery. For instance your statement ..

" In my opinion there is no reason to "go light" on the tackle side for Salmon, as is often done for Steelhead."

So what do you do when there are steelhead and big salmon in the same stretch of river? If you gear down to throw a 1/4" jig with a lighter rod, don't you risk a 25lb salmon inhaling said jig, and not being able to handle the fish in current?