How do you hook your pike minnow?

[snowman11]

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[shadow]

hook it in the tail after you clip it. will use the back too

[Michigan Mike]

Lightly in front of the dorsal and I don't usually clip them.
If they don't get a hit within a couple hours I'll put it back in the cooler and put on a fresh one. A dozen golden shiners aren't cheap and I
can keep them for quite awhile this way.

mike

[wally-eye]

Been hooking in the tail for 50 years, why change now...........tail hook perch minnows also...

[WALLEYE MIKE]

One hook just behind the head thru the back and the stinger back near the tail.

[Radar420]

For me, it depends. If I'm jigging, I hook through the mouth but if I'm using a tip-up I'll hook through the back.

[aslongasitpullsback]

hook them in the back in font of the dorsal with a circle hook.
no other hook needed.

[Mitchell Ulrich]

I hook a perch through the back. Look for the black spot located near center of the spiny dorsal. Can fish all day and still release the decoy at days end.

Mitch

[Tom (mich)]

I tie my own quick strike rigs - I use a #8 treble tied in-line, and then a #4 single anywhere from 3-5" down from that. The treble is hooked lightly behind the dorsal, and the single goes in the upper lip. When the flag flies, you set the hook immediately and I NEVER get any gut hooked fish this way.

[WALLEYEvision]

Through the back...when using tip-ups.

[Oldgrandman]

Usually right behind the dorsal fin. With a double hook rig I put the bottom hook in the lower lip, point down. On tip-ups for pike that is.