How Do YOU Hook Your Minnows ??

**azslabber** · 10-30-2009, 07:53 PM

I had a heated debate on hooking minnows with my brother in law last weekend.He says through the eyes,I say through the lips.Both seem to work great here in Arizona.But since I started catching my own shad with a cast net,seems the lips are best for them.What do you do.

**"G"** · 10-30-2009, 08:04 PM

If I am fishing a minnow under a bobber on a hook....I hook them under the dorsal fin. If I am fishing a minnow on a jig...then I hook through the lips.

**REDBOAT** · 10-30-2009, 08:11 PM

tightlineing minnows only = through the tail
anything else I hook though the lips/eyes

**Barnacle Bill** · 10-30-2009, 08:21 PM

If you are trolling they will live longer if you hook them thru the lips from the bottom up.

**dedawg1149** · 10-30-2009, 09:36 PM

if you will do a search this has been debated several times .it depends on what way i am fishing, i will hook them all kind of ways it just depends on what they want

**BigKyd** · 10-30-2009, 10:46 PM

I seem to have a lot of minnows stolen by the fish when I hook through the lips, what am I doing wrong?

**dedawg1149** · 10-31-2009, 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by BigKyd

I seem to have a lot of minnows stolen by the fish when I hook through the lips, what am I doing wrong?

you need to watch you bobber better or correctly weight your bobber so you can see the lightest bites do a search for bobbers they are a lot of information on the correct way to weight a bobber

**dgi** · 10-31-2009, 06:49 AM

i have noticed that when fishing minnows under a bobber & hooking under the dorsil fin i seem to catch more bass than crappie. thru the lips is getting me more crappie

dgi

**OsoFishy** · 10-31-2009, 07:26 AM

I hook my minners threw the lips

**Blackhawk19** · 10-31-2009, 02:15 PM

Always thru the lips from bottom to top

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