Quote Originally Posted by Jordan Bozarth View Post
i am using a qwner 3/0 hook and i have tried both ways barley in and all the way through and just let it stay in the crease
If you're skin hooking the bait and still not hooking up, it may be your rod. It could be that it's not long enough to get good leverage or it's just not stiff enough to penetrate the hook into to fish's mouth. What kind of rod are you using?