What Matt meant was before he missed the fish on his bluegill he had the treble-hook embedded into the baits body. After he missed the fish he took the treble-hook out of the bait and he let the treble-hook hang freely I'm guessing to increase the hook-up ratio.

I was bored as hell sitting here at home on my spring break not allowed to go fishing(I'm in highschool) so I created a visual for you:

http://www.momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l78656.jpg

Thanks. Steve.