Hooking herring for livelining

[Saltheart]

I like to hook them in front of the dorsal fin. That seems to keep the alive best and give them the best freedom to swim. However you can't cast them good when hooked that way. My next choice is through the nose. Thats what I do at say the Narrow river when fishing from the bank. For the Canal I switch to hooking them through the eyes on the advice of Mike F. He says they saty on better and he's right. Got to be tough on the herring though. GBiggest problem I have with hooking the herring is the point of the hook ending up back in the herring instead of exposed to get the bass. Tough problem. Suggestions wanted!