Quinte Fishing

Hi Rob
I do drift with spinners at times. Usually when the wind is howling and it's difficult to troll. I put out a drift sock and drift. I find when I am drifting I pick up a variety of fish as you mentioned. I am generally in deeper water when drifting.
I set up the rigs the same way for trolling or drifting varying only the weight[1/4oz-1/2oz most of the time]. We usually are fishing just off bottom near weedy areas.
I tie the uzick/swan spinner to a 3' lead to a swivel. Above this I use a slip weight usually a bullet style sinker.
One of the most important parts of the system is to thread about 1-1/2 inch of worm onto the shaft of the hook. Then hook just the tail section of a natural coloured plastic tail and you're in business. With this you have the flash of the special coloured blade,the scent of the worm,and the action of the tail. It works well....Larry