Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
Through the bottom jaw and out the nostril. Through the back I usually always kill the quickly.
Jack ... ya gots to run the hook thru ABOVE the lateral line or you'll end up severing the backbone & killing the minner. I never liked hooking them thru the back (or tail) because a Bluegill can grab the minner by the head and yank it right off the hook faster than you can react to set the hook (not that that would do you any good, anyway).