Gonna try it this week, thanks for the tip. This is definitely one of my pet peeves. Can not stand it when a plastic keeps pulling away from the head.
I used to super glue my tubes/grubs to the jighead.....but no more. A lighter will soften the plastic up and it melts to the jighead. No more waiting for the glue to dry.
Gonna try it this week, thanks for the tip. This is definitely one of my pet peeves. Can not stand it when a plastic keeps pulling away from the head.
Duane
sounds like a good idea, i`ll try it this weekend.
So you are saying that it takes less time to light a lighter and wait for the tube to melt than for superglue to dry? I'm not doubting you...I'm just wondering.
I was using hollow body tubes. A dab/drop between the jighead & tube ... and by the time I got the SuperGlue back into the tacklebox and made my next cast -- glue was dry. (even made casts with it, before it dried, and still worked fine ... even caught fish on some of those casts :p )
BUT ... since starting to use solid body tubes, I haven't found the need to use SuperGlue, as the plastic body doesn't slip down, and the Bluegill don't pull it down (like they used to do the hollow bodies).
I don't think I'd use heat on a hollow bodied tube. I just know I'd melt it too much (and ruin it) ... or melt it right onto me or the boat carpet :o (and it ain't my boat).
... cp![]()
how's that going to hold a hollow tube onto a jighead![]()
I can see that working pretty good with a solid body tube, but I took it that NightProwler was talking about melting the head of the tube to the lead of the jig ... which would work OK with a solid body tube, but might be a little dicey with a hollow tube. (sorry, he didn't mention which type tube he was using ... and I was just interjecting my own problems) Heck ... everytime I'm fishing, it's windy, and I have enough trouble trying to light my cig :p I can just imagine the burns and melted tube stains I'd get, trying to melt a 1.5" tube onto a 1/16oz jighead :D ( I had some problems with SuperGlue, and it comes with a spout :p ... don't have the steadiest hands in the East :D )
... cp![]()
I'm game to give it a try. Next time out, I'll bring my Zippo with me.
Thanks for the tip... I think. If I run into the sorts of problems CP is worried about I'll "un-thank" you :D
Nah... not gonna do any cussing-out. If anything I'd just mention that I burned myself, or melted plastic all over myself or something like that maybe with a no-thanks for the tip :D
Hopefully, though, it'll work like a charm and I'll be telling all my buddies about it.