that's why I use bread. You can pack it on so tight that the bluegills can't chomp any off the hook. I usually squash the center of the bread (no crust) into a tight rectangle that will fit on my hook. Then I slide the point of the hook through one side of it, pull it down to the shank, twist it around like you would to t-rig, and then stick the other end of the hook back through the bread. Then pull the shank a little so the shanks is pretty much flat against the bread and the hook point is sticking out sort of like a jigged soft plastic would look.

I know that sounds weird, but if you can't understand it, i'll try to send a picture or something.

Thanks for the help!  A picture would help as well if you have it.

Ouch I saw that picture of that grass carp. If it was caught in south florida it was probably put into the water by city. Triploid grass carp are used to control exotic plants, so they won't take over the water and make it completely unfishable. I think you can get fined for keeping one of those, but i'm not 100% sure. I know that they are sterile because they were engineered with 3 sets of chromosomes (3n) hence the triploid part, and that's so the carp don't reproduce and take over the waters and destroying the habitats of natural florida species. Well that's a bit of info off the top of my head, I feel like the bad news bearer.