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    What do you guys use to clean your jig eyes? Just got one from Mustad , it lasted for 6 jigs and broke, all the others are a little better but they don't last to long either. Is there 1 that works like a pair of pliers or something that's better quality

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    i use thoesjig eye buster looking thing they look like tweezers but if your jig heads are cured i have to use a lighter and the tweezers in order to clear the jig eye
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    I use an eyebuster for jigs that have been painted by someone other then me.I clean mine right after dipping with an old jighead with a size 6 hook in it before curing.I have found that an old pair of slip ring pliers with the little hook on the end will bust the paint right out also.
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    Safety pin

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    If you don't mind the slight odor, a bodkin (or safety pin in a pair of pliers) that's heated up over a Bic lighter will glide right through the hole with little effort. A piece of steel wool will clean it up when it gets too much build up.
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    If you got a few dollars to burn- maybe one of the following will suit you.

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    I accidentally tried a drywall screw one time and it worked pretty well. Just twist it into the eye and it will pull the paint right away from the eye. I always said that I was going to make one with like a screwdriver handle but never have.
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    At Wal Mart in the craft section they sell a "bead reamer". It's like a small, pointed rat tail file with a handle.
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    I use an acetylene torch tip cleaner, available at Home Depot for about $4.



    An assortment of wire sizes for different size hook eyes and they have a round file on each one.

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    one or two...I just use an old retired jig to clean em out...but when there's a lot to do I use my dremel tool to do the job, makes quick work of it
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