threading minnows

[duckman111]

hotobucket.com/albums/uu287/tspadt/fishtrip003.jpg[/IMG]   here they are big al not the clearest but you can see what i mean.

[duckman111]

sorry that didnt work i will try again

[Big Al 1]

Thanks guys I just ended up doing a copy paste and adding a p to the front. That is what I was visualizing. I will try it out at Pathfinder this weekend thanks again guys.

[olefish]

I use to tread all my minnows, until I started using circle type hooks.  Now I seem to catch just as many fish and it allows me the ability to hook my minnows in a variety of ways.  I even make a type of jig with a circle hook that I use large streamer eyes for a head.  Great hook set when you get bit.  They also can be used on your tip-ups.

[duckman111]

sounds like an idea what size of circle hooks do you use on your tipups?

[olefish]

Open mouth and insert foot with a key board again.   I call these hooks circle but in reality they are kahle.  The ones I use are

 Eagle Claw L141 Kahle Hook

Kahle pattern has a sharp point, a design that won't let fish slide off the hook, and minimizes damage to the fish when you remove it. It makes a great shiner hook. Hook has a ring eye, offset bend and is Lazer Sharp®. Per 50. Bronze finish.
Sizes: 6, 4, 2, 1, 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0.

I use size 2,4,6  for walleyes and 2/0-4/0 for catfish. They look more like a cirlce than any other type of hook.  Sorry for misleading everyone.

[johnnyb69003]

How do you hook the minnow with those hooks?  Through the lips or just behind the dorsil fin?

[olefish]

I hook my minnows in three ways. 
1. Through the eye sockets,
2. along the dorsal fin
3. In the annis and out toward the tail, makes a very wild minnow.

[duckman111]

 In the annis and out toward the tail, makes a very wild minnow    i think i will try hooking them on a spoon that way see what happens   

[olefish]

be carful, if you hook them to deep they die