Pipe Cleaners Anyone???

Lundman · 01-30-2004, 03:12 PM

What Goes Around Comes Around.

First thanks to all the fisherman & fisherladies for sharing their fishing tips and methods for success.

Here is a tip that I hope will become popular because it works and is cheap to try - two important criteria for most of us.

During my annual salmon outing for Up River Brights I tried out pipe cleaners on my spinners and had good results. So I thought I would pass along my NEW Technique to see what the other folks on IFish thought.

Cost: 100 pipe cleaners $3 dollars

Pipe cleaners are a tough piece of flexible wire that come in a variety of colors and can be wrapped around any hook - single & treble - a stay in place....

Plus they hold scents very well...

Take a look and see if this catches your eye...

Share some options and hope this helps put a few more in the boat.

Good Fishing....

FishFearMe · 01-30-2004, 03:36 PM

Does this method work well for steelhead also? Looks like a good setup I never would have thought of it.

fishing is life · 01-30-2004, 03:39 PM

thanks for the tip, does the metal rust much?

fishin · 01-30-2004, 03:42 PM

Something else I will need to grab out of my wife and kids' craft box. :grin:

First Light Bite · 01-30-2004, 03:55 PM

Good tip Lundman thanks. Where do you find those color pipe cleaners? Craft store maybe?

Small Fry · 01-30-2004, 04:13 PM

Man I had forgotten about pipe cleaners. I used to use them on just a bare hook. It adds just a smidge of extra weight. Works real good in faster water. They hold scent good too.

spare link · 01-30-2004, 04:19 PM

you can get color pipe cleaner at the dallor tree. it does hold scent well. and are very brite colors too.

[ 01-30-2004, 05:20 PM: Message edited by: spare link ]

Beerbelly · 01-30-2004, 04:49 PM

I use colored pipe cleaners to make jigs they are good Iv'e caught a lot of stealhead on them

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BuKuBass · 01-30-2004, 06:17 PM

Use them on your kwiks, warts, and hot shots to hold scent. I also place red ones on the front treble of my bassin' crankbaits; make sure that the action isn't disrupted.

Up-4-Air · 01-30-2004, 07:01 PM

Last fall I used plain pipe cleaners wrapped around the shank of treble hooks to hold scent. It worked pretty good. I'll have to try colored ones for the visual effect.

SKP · 01-30-2004, 08:24 PM

This is one great tip, I'm going to try it!

SKP

Dinikin · 01-30-2004, 09:16 PM

Great post, thanks for sharing.
I will try it for shad and more.
Thanks.

Snapshot · 01-31-2004, 09:27 AM

Lundman, this is what makes the site GREST. Perople willing to share knowledge and experience helps all of us enjoy the sport more. Great tip and I will give it a try for the sea bass too.

*Fish only bite wet hooks*

Green Willie · 01-31-2004, 10:28 AM

What a great idea. Just went to Freddies and found the "pipe cleaners" on the craft aisle. They're called "chenille stems" in the craft area. I probably could have found some cheaper at a craft store, but I was there. Picked up a variety pack (black/green/white/pink/red/orange/yellow) with 100 12 inch long "cleaners" for $2.99. I figure it's close to a lifetime supply. This idea is exactly why Ifish is the best.

JN

jr sherwood · 01-31-2004, 11:44 PM

Just got back from the Dollar Tree store in Tigard. 50 pipe cleaners for $1.00. Thanks Lundman for that tip. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] jr

Thumper · 01-31-2004, 11:48 PM

What a great tip!!!!

Raven1 · 02-01-2004, 10:55 PM

Hit up the Dollar Tree in Damascus, and off to the river I go.
:smile:
Only question is... Don't they rust?

Now I just need lower river levels, oh yeah, and time off! :tongue:

guitgary · 02-02-2004, 04:45 AM

Good Morning, All:

How are you installing these? Are you threading them up to hook "nightcrawler" style...or wrapping them around the shank?

Silver Eagle · 02-02-2004, 06:19 AM

Good tip, will have to try them, have tried a multitude of things but not them, used ear plugs last year, great colors, but don't hold the scent tooooo long. Thanks for sharing.......Ray

SteelieSlammer · 02-02-2004, 06:28 AM

I might have to stop by a store and pick some up. Hopefully the weather stays in shape so i can get out and give it a shot over the weekend. NICE TIP!!!!!

wts · 02-02-2004, 06:35 AM

Great idea!
Thanks for sharing!

Lundman · 02-02-2004, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by guitgary:
Good Morning, All:

How are you installing these? Are you threading them up to hook "nightcrawler" style...or wrapping them around the shank?

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">I usually just insert them through the eye of the hook and wrap both ends around till I get to the bottom of the shank - again this little piece of wire is flexible and seems to work like a champ. You might even try tails with the two ends for different effects.

And if anyone that tries this method finds a great combination please shoot me a PM and let me know - In the mean time I will take some more pictures tonight of some other lures I've put the pipe cleaners too and post tomorrow.

Happy Monday Morning...