I’ve never fished the Russian either. My buddy says he won’t fish there unless it’s above 300 Cfs, don’t know if you can glean any info from that... Why do you use the sliding dropper with such a long leader? I pictured casting them with an egg sinker on the mainline with a 6-9’ leader attached by a single swivel. Is the sliding dropper just to save the spoon and loose the lead in case of snags? I really appreciate the pointers.