Reply With Quotei hook mine through the bottom lip and out the top lip.
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Hooking Bass Minnows for Stripers
Whats the best way to hook bass minnows to both keep them alive and get the most strikes?
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i hook mine through the bottom lip and out the top lip.
listen with your eyes---its the only way to beleive what you hear...
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A Guide on Murray suggests that you hook them through the eyes toward the nose. Doesn't impair the breathing nor strike the spinal cord. I have used it on shad and bass minnows and it works for me.
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The back for downlining with little boat movement. Lip nose or eyes for trolling, and tail if anchored. Those are rules of thumb, but something to start with.
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I'm guessing bass minners are large shiners...err...large crappie minners, huh?!?
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
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Correct! Usually about $6.00 a dozen in the stores.
No, they are not baby largemouths!!! :rolleyes:
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i do my crappie minnows through the eyes. dont know why i havent tried the bass ones like that. next trip ill give it a try and see if i like it like that better.Originally Posted by Wyliecat
listen with your eyes---its the only way to beleive what you hear...
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Everybody does it different, and most of them work. I use a 3-0 circle hook and I hook mine right behind the head, going just deep enough to hold him on the hook. I think it gives them a more natural look in the water. Try several ways and see what works for you the best.
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