How do you hook your minnows

[wylie catter]

I've always hooked them from the bottom up, through the lips. Some people say I should hook them through the back near the tail. Is there any advantage to that?

[gregsayers2000]

I also hook mine thru the mouth. Fish swallow minnows head first so when hooked thru the lips, the hook will be the first thing into the fishes mouth making them easier to hook.

[Cray]

I spider rigg most of the time with minnow tipped jigs. From the chin up with jigs. Fishing bare hooks through the eyes. Males them a little more active because they are trying to right themselves and if you get a fish a lot of times they will slide up the line rather than being shaken off.

[NightCrawler]

I hook mine up through the lips if I'm slow trolling and through the back below the dorsal fin if fishing down rods.

[Lowellhturner]

Thru the front part of the eye sockets with long shank thin wire hooks; if the bite is really slow will hook them just in front of the tail, missing the spine.

[Gigem13]

I usually hook through the lips (bottom-up) but will sometimes hook behind back fin.

[RCC]

I worm mine on starting at the tail and come out the mouth. Fish swallow minnows head first and I don't like them hitting the line before they get the minnow in their mouth. Lots of people call this a short strike, but the truth is they are hitting the line first. You feel the bump from the lips hitting the line but no hookup. When you get a bunch of this, worm them on tail first.

[Harold]

RCC you just ani't right.

[crappiepappa]

YOu guys are teaching me something here as I've always hooked mine right below the dorsal in the meaty area. I've had tails of minnows chewed off butcan't say what tyupe of fish as I never catch those.

[fishervet]

I worm mine on starting at the tail and come out the mouth. Fish swallow minnows head first and I don't like them hitting the line before they get the minnow in their mouth. Lots of people call this a short strike, but the truth is they are hitting the line first. You feel the bump from the lips hitting the line but no hookup. When you get a bunch of this, worm them on tail first.

does this kill the minner? does a dead minner matter?