Where should the hook sit on the bait?
Short answer
There is no single answer, which is why hook position belongs on the order rather than in a catalogue photo. The documented setups are a minnow threaded on a jig head with the hook following the body for the vertical version; a 90-degree hover hook rigged straight with the eyelet protruding through the top of the plastic so the bait can be twitched in place; and belly and tail trebles on a hard minnow, where the bait ships with named treble sizes.
In detail
Each is a different assembly, and the keeper belongs to the same decision.
The numbers behind this answer
| Weight position | What it does in the water | What it changes at the factory |
|---|---|---|
| Weight carried along the hook shank | A live-sonar head uses high-density tungsten or on-shank weighting so the bait presents level at different depths and returns a stronger echo (Bass Angler Magazine) | The head becomes a moulded part with wire and weight, so it is separate tooling from a plain ball head and cannot share its price |
| Weight position | What it does in the water | What it changes at the factory |
|---|---|---|
| Pegged nail weight in the belly | Used for the hover-strolling version, where the bait is twitched at a fixed level instead of reeled (Bass Angler Magazine) | Adds a second component and a second weight ladder to the pack, which the buyer has to price in from the start |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Mid-strolling minnows for suspended bass (Hard lures). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sampled listings from the same product family (Hard lures). Reference price per unit with the MOQ stated; a quotation against your specification governs a transaction.
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Other questions in this record
- What is mid-strolling, and how does it differ from a Damiki rig?
- How is a mid-strolling minnow weighted?
- How is the bait retrieved?
- Do mid-strolling minnows come ready to fish?
- Which sizes and weights should a buyer stock?
- What do these minnows cost from a Chinese factory?
- When should an order be placed for the season?
Related questions
- What trebles and split rings should a glide bait ship with? - Glide baits for pike, musky and striped bass
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Sources
- Midlevel strolling for suspended bass, Bassmaster - weights, retrieve, depth and season
- Best Forward-Facing Sonar Baits, Bass Angler Magazine - line-tie angles, on-shank weighting and hover-strolling rigging
- Out for a Stroll: Lessons from the Bank with the 5IN Sling Shad, Megabass - strolling origins, straight-tail plastics and bottom strolling
- How To Fish the Damiki Rig: Beginner to Advanced, Wired2Fish - the vertical presentation this technique is separated from
- 2026 Salt Pro Minnow Long Cast HD, Daiwa - tungsten weight-transfer system, wire-through body and named trebles on a hard minnow
- Minnow price band, size range and MOQ quoted from our own sampled listings at /products/
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 · build 2026-09-18-sz27n