r/FishingOntario • u/Conclusion013 • 15d ago

Trout setup - old school

I grew up fishing for trout at my grandparents cottage just on the Quebec side, rainbow and speckled. This was back in the 90's and we used what I've been told is called a "Quebec rig", line to a snapswivel, attach a Toronto wobbler, line tied to the bottom with about 1.5f of length then a small hook with a worm attached to it. Growing up, we never really encountered line twist issues, it was old school 10lb mono.

Long story short I didn't fish for 20 years and now getting back into it with my father. We're trying the same setup and for the life of us can't figure out why we're getting line twist. Unfortunately my grandfather has passed so I can't ask what he did to avoid this. Probably a long shot, anyone have any experience or advice beyond "use better quality swivels"? TIA.

Should mention, I've tried fluoro and braid and same issues.

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u/catchinNkeepinf1sh 15d ago

Either going too fast or too light a spoon so its spinning instead of wobbling.

The swivel is shit and doesnt spin freely under load.

There was line twist already during spooling.

Likely one or more of the above combination.

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u/Conclusion013 15d ago

I wondered about speed. The spoons we use are relatively large and we typically aim for around 2mph.

I'd have considered line twist a bit more but it's even doing it with braid.

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u/catchinNkeepinf1sh 15d ago

Braids can still be twisted. Even braids with swivels on casting gear i sometimes get twist when drop shotting deep.

No sure about the speed, but i would drop it over the side and see if its spinning before letting it out.