I say anyway is right that you are comfortable with...I hook my shiner below the dorsal fin...I have always used a gold long shank hook (about a #4 I believe).....something my dad taught me over 62 years ago....if you hang up, it bends easily.....never used a shiner with a jig before.......my question is, if you hook them thru the eyes, can they still see????.....my experience has been that I can tell when a fish is stalking my shiner......(I always use a cork fishing with shiners)......watching my cork I can tell when the shiner feels in danger and trying to run away.....then the cork slowly disappears.....what a rush....huh guys.....
BTW.....I also use jigs.....