Hook placement

[BassAkwards]

What are your favorite hook placements when hooking up crappie minnows/fatheads/other minnows to jigs? I guess I usually hook the minnow in the back under the dorsel fin. Would like any suggestions or tips with regards to this matter.

Thanks all!

[Shack]

I do not see a lot of people doing this on here, but I like to hook my crappie minnows for crappies and fat heads for perch (sometimes walleyes) up threw the anal hole and out the side by dorsal fin. I try to go to the left of the spine and keep hook right under the outer skin layer on minnow. The hook is just all most visible threw the skin from outside of minnow.

You can change things up a little to get different actions from minnows, (always make sure hook point comes out of the upper back of minnow) but you can angle back hook entry point to tail fin area for a lighter bite or angle hook entry point forward for a more aggressive bite.

I used to plunk hook cross ways threw back or threw lips, but by going threw the anal area on up, by far I have had a much better hook up rate over the last 8-9 years I have been doing this method.

Shiners and suckers, I go crossways threw back by dorsal fin when using a dead stick situation.

[Fever]

I do the same with one of my set ups. I usually will lip hook the second and see if there is a preferance. I've heard of some guys hooking their minnows upside down, on the side, as well as just in front of the dorsal fin. If it becomes obvious that one method is out performing the others then switch the other up... I'm not sure there is a simple answer but hey... just my two cents.

[jwhjr]

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I like to hook my crappie minnows for crappies up threw the anal hole and out the side by dorsal fin. Shiners and suckers, I go crossways threw back by dorsal fin

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This is how I hook mine too.