I cut mine in about 1" lengths. I also use 3/16th that shrink to about 3/32". heat jig with a heat gun, place tubing over eye of hook. Dip in powder paint shake off excess paint. Place over heat gun again. Pull tube off of eye, and do another one using same tubing. As long as the tubing is warm it will slip over the next jig. If it cools, you can warm it up with the heat gun and continue using it. I bought some in a small packet, about 5-7 3" pieces in O'Reilly's auto parts store to try and still have most of them... that was last year around May.