Welcome to the club. Repeat after me, "My name is ___________, and I am a steelhead addict. Seriously though, you have a few options available to you. I agree with the post that hyped the Tioga. I currently fish two Teton's and love them. They are the pricier version of the Tioga but have the same drag system. On my single handed rod, I fish a large arbor 8-10 which balances nicely with my 10' 8 weight.

As for line setups, there are various schools of thought. I fish a SA Mastery Steelhead taper with 18' cut off the front. To this I loop tips. For tips, I use a Type 3 or a Type 6 15' Rio sinker and the 18' floater I cut off for summer work. These three tips cover most of my fishing needs year around. The advantage of this line setup is the steelhead taper has a long enough belly to allow mending out to the fly. This is not possible with conventional shooting heads and running line. I have not fished the Rio Versi-tip or the Airflo but have heard good things about both.