Old Chum,,
Now I'm using jigheads I purchase through First Cast Jigs and Rainbow Jigs. The trick is not to get them too heavy, or a roll cast won't work. Everything will pile up in front of you. I use an 11 1/2 foot two hander (not a traditional spey) 9 wt. and overline it with 11wt. floating saltwater taper. The longer taper on the saltwater head makes for easier roll casting. I tried traditional steelhead, weight forward, and even a bass bug taper in 10 wieght but the would not load my rod up enough to punch out the line with a roll cast. It kind of has to be trial and error with the gear you are using to find the right set up. The best info is to overline the rod you are going to use.

The longer rod allows you to roll cast better than a one hander (although it can be done). Overhead casting with a small cork bobber (the second from the smallest size available...they are round cork with an orange plastic insert to run your line through) and 1/16 oz. jig makes for some hard hat material when overhead casting. Also, you can keep an amazing amount of line off the water for a drag free drift as well as making some huge mends as needed. I use this method mainly on brushy smaller streams where traditional casting is not an option and/or reaching out far enough with a one-hander on a roll cast is not easy. Additionally, I can tight line right over alot of small slots and along brush piles and trees with the added length of the rod.

As far as fly and jig selection, like I stated earlier, I've been tying my own. However, I was using Doc's jigs in the 1/16 oz size with awsome success last spring. They are light enough to bomb out on a 40-50 foot roll. I also used 3X-4X long Mustad streamer hooks (have to have the downturned eye to ride properly) and tied in 1/16 oz dumbell eyes to work as a jighead and then dressed them to what I condition was fishing.

If I'm fishing water 8 feet and shallower I'll fix the bobber with a toothpick. In deeper situations I use a slider, allthough this Is not as easy to cast. Normally I try to keep the jig within two feet of the bottom.

Gotta Go...more later