I'm no expert, but a few books by those who are:

STEELHEAD JIG FISHING: TECHNIQUIES AND TACKLE by Dave Vedder and Drew Hawthorne

COLOR GUIDE TO STEELHEAD DRIFTFISHING by Bill Herzog
(SUPER book!!!)

SPOON FISHING FOR STEELHEAD by Bill Herzog
(GREAT book!!!)

SPINNER FISHING FOR STEELHEAD, SALMON AND TROUT by Jed Davis

All of these books are available thru SALMON, TROUT, STEELHEADER magazine or at SPORTCO or OUTDOOR EMPORIUM.

Components to make your own spoons and spinners are available from MORTAC (ph# 1-800-247-6300) or ZIGZAG (ph# 1-800-684-3984). You can build a better spoon or spinner out of quality components and cheaper than pre-made, cheap, store ones.

As to baiting sandshrimp.......hook them thru the thorax and eggloop the remainder onto the hook. As steelhead guide, Ken Elsea once told me: " Too many people get into their own version of the anatomical correct way to hookup a sandshrimp."

As to a fishing vest vs. a waist pouch......my wife uses the pouch with a couple of small plastic gear boxes and a PIPS leader wheel and loves it.

Have fun!!!