Ok... I'm different. I start the hook in the back just in front of the dorsal fin and bring it out just behind his head. I have found that crappie eat the minnow head first. When I hook the minnow that way I hook the crappie in the roof of his mouth nine times out of ten.

I fish for crappie tight lining in brush piles. If I miss a bite I just raise my rod tip and I can tell if the minnow is still on because I can feel the drag of the minnow when it stays horizontal when hooked this way.

Of course this method would not work if you tip a jig with a minnow or stroll but it sure works great tight lining in a brush pile at Sam Rayburn.

DRD

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