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Originally Posted by saltydog
As most of you know by now Im NEW to this plug stuff,I Don't have equiptment like most of you but do enjoy hand carving them,an painting them,an fishing them. my QUESTION is most of my PLUGS are 5" should I be putting BELLY HOOKS on them? is there a rule on lenth's of plugs an where hooks should be placed?
thank you, looking forward to seeing some pluggage this Saturday. maby even come home w/ some
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN 
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Rules no, guidelines, kinda.
Find the happy place where the hook can swing and not be so close to the nose it gets fouled on the leader and not so far back it tangles with the tail hook.
Bass generally hit the head of prey so you want the eye and belly hook to create a synergy of frequent hook ups