Whatever I do, I keep getting line twist. Has anyone been able to eliminate line twist with split shot rigs? What are your techniques?

 

I'm using a swivel, so maybe the soft plastic isn't perfectly straight? I feel like it's pretty straight, but it's never perfect. I don't know what else to do.

 

A.I. is telling me not to use a swivel, because that allows the line to spin. Or the sliding wait is causing the line to spin. That seems opposite/backwards, and I would think that would eliminate it.

Is the swivel above or below the split shot? Above (towards the reel from the split shot) may help you with twist but I’ve never had a problem with it. Are you using a round or oblong shot? Don’t use the split shot with the ‘ears’. Is your soft plastic rigged straight? 

No need for a swivel.  I don't have any issues with line twist with the split shot rig, and have been using it for over 4 decades.  Here are the very specific tricks to preventing line twist:

 

 

I put the sliding weight above the swivel (so it's resting on it).

 

It was like 90% straight. Maybe that's the issue.

I think I figured out out. I downgraded to using smaller hooks, as sunfish have such small mouths. I think the hooks were too small, compared to my soft plastics, so I struggled at the bend of the hook, to pull it up to the shank, causing it to be a little bit crooked.

 

I also have some mono weedless weedguards I made via fly typing on the front/top of the hook, so that might have been not centered too, and helping it to spin.

My first thought is the hook is too far up from the weight. Fighting a fish will tangle the kind hanging down