Quote Originally Posted by Rink View Post
Gonna add a question while trolling jigs a nite this last summer we tipped the jigs with small minnows hooked from the bottom of the mouth and out ahead of the eyes and a lot of the crappie were hooked in the bottom jaw . Was just wondering why the bottom jaw?
I've had that happen, even when casting jigs, and the only thing (reason) I can come up with to explain it is .... the fish came from below the bait & rolled on the bait when striking it, then dived back towards the depth they came from. This action would place the hook point pointing more towards the bottom of the fish's mouth, than the roof of the mouth. Other than that, the only other reason I can think of is maybe the fish was positioning the bait in its mouth when the hookset came, and the hook just happened to be pointing down.


... cp