Quote Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller View Post
Eye buster tool won't work on the small jigs I use for bluegill. I now use vinyl and avoid the eye. For the rare one I paint shut I use hot needle. Illinoisgiller
That is basically what I do with my bodkin and only if after I cure it it's got paint in the eye to close up again. My tooth pick with managing the time I have the jig head in the flame keep most open enough. However like you when I don't get the time right or any other reason I just have more paint than I need and it fills in during curing then I always have the bodkin I can heat and it will melt the paint right out of the eye enough.

Still going to look at using that tool for after I use the bodkin on some color that makes it hard to get out clean. I kind of like the eye painted as long as it's open for tying on.