How Do YOU Hook Your Minnows ??

[fishinRod]

Here is something I found surfing the net one day and saved, for what its worth



#1 The Upper & Lower Jaw crappie minnow hooking trick


Place your hook at the lower jaw of the minnow and push up through the upper jaw, make sure the barb clears the upper jaw.~Run the hook through the upper and lower jaw of the minnow. This will keep the crappie minnow's lips closed and stop to much flow of water through his gills, "in essence keep him from drowning." This method is great for trolling, it keeps you minnow alive much longer.

#2 The "Front Dorsal Fin crappie minnow hooking trick"

Place your hook right in front of the dorsal fin at his shoulder point. GO easy if you hit the bone you will kill the minnow. Rule of thumb slide the hook about a 1/4" of and inch each push,then see if the crappie fishing minnow is still squirming around, if not start over with a fresh minnow.

#3 The "rear Dorsal Fin crappie minnow hooking" Trick

Place your hook right in back of the dorsal fin about a 1/2" away about 1/4" into the flesh. This hooking position will make him swim away and up. This is a great use when you start the minnow deep- so he swims up through a school of crappie-triggering them to chase and attack.

#4 The The "rear Anal Fin crappie minnow hooking trick"


Hook the minnow right behind the anal fin and he will swim downward. Start your minnow on the surface, and let him go down to a school of crappie.

#5 The "left - right gill crappie minnow hooking method"

Run your Hook him through the left gill and he will swim left. Do the same on the right side and your crappie fishing minnow will go swim "right". This trick is great to get your crappie fishing minnow into crappie hiding places, where they wait for prey to come by.

#6 The "right behind the gills crappie minnow hooking method"

Hook the minnow right behind the gills, in the "tough" area, and he will swim in circles! Doing this in a school of crappie will give you multiple chances of getting a bite.

[creekslick]

Thru the eyes.

[J White]

eyes for me.

[gatoloco]

I hook through the eyes so they dont see what is going to happen

[sea-sons]

I'm an eye man too. The eyes have it.

[c1bigocarp]

In the eyes. They do not pull off as easily.

[SMITTY 58D]

Depends on how many minnows I have left. Thru the lips if I have plenty and then thru the tail if I am running out. i like the real lite wire type of hooks. not all crappie hooks are the same. The easier the hook goes threw the minnow the better.