how to rig a bonita with a single circle hook.

straight up thru the top jaw - nothing more.

Just like a mullet huh?

Yeah so you can rip his lips off ehh?

Sorry just had to

so funny.. lol

I've fished gotcha's before and needless to say I've brought plenty of lady fish lips back up and lost the fish.

my buddy say i set up to hard ?

is that possible lol

Yeah the running man is not recommended on ladyfish!

throw away the circle and use a J

Through the lips like mentioned above, or cut the tail off and put the hook through the tail. The head is tougher on a bonita though, so I would try going through the mouth first.

I like taking a knife and pushing a hole down through the nose and bottom jaw, then using a zip tie to hold the hook. This way it stays on great and you dont have to break the jaw of the Bonita to get the circle free.
Great hook exposure
The zip ties I use have a tag and hole where the hook goes.

through the upper jaw