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    Hey what's the best way to hook a minnow?

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    You've got some great answers in your post on the main Crappie Forum.
    http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...0-minnows.html

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    thru there lower jaw and up thru there nose, right above the lips, since crappie usually hit them from the rear

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    I like thru the eyes they seem to last longer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goosehunter53 View Post
    I like thru the eyes they seem to last longer
    They'll last a lot longer if you run the hook "behind" the eyeballs, and not puncture them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goosehunter53 View Post
    I like thru the eyes they seem to last longer
    Sounds good I will adjust thanks

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    it depends on what ur doing if ur trolling hook it through his lips if ur bobber fishin hook it in the meat directly behind th dorsal he'll sta alive longer

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    I hook them rather through the back right as you get to the dorsal, through the nose, or even in the back half of his tail. He will kick alittle more



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    threw the lips......if there dead I pinch the heads off and thread them on a small jig head and jig them over brushpiles (deadly,crappie can't resist them juices flowing out).


    JUST FISH'IN!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spawn View Post
    I hook them rather through the back right as you get to the dorsal, through the nose, or even in the back half of his tail. He will kick alittle more
    Dido on that......
    A crappie day fishin beats working any day!!

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