NEW THING'IE

[A- bomb]

while at wall mart my kid HAD to have this stretchy squishy wierd ball. i was nice and got him a green one.
while home sick i got to playing with it. it streches like 2 ft! and the thing'ies look like little worms.....
then it hit me..
the toy

the project

the new thing'ie

cool material as each little tail streches almost 3 inches. and it floats so the tail stays horizontal.....
cant believe i didn't let him get the red, purple and yellow ones......maybe if he's good!

[Icecracka46]

genius!

[rob-s]

whats it smell like ?  add smelly jelly

[husb0023]

genius!

Brilliant! 

[lake snake]

  Great idea!

[venom]

   Thats a great idea!! Im going to look in my kids room tonight.

[A- bomb]

if he's real good they have them in a bigger size
each tenacle is about 1.5 inches on the little one...the larger one has like 3" 'ers.
A scary thing...icefisherman with a little time on his hands= ingenuity!

.59 cent toy + 20 jig heads= about 10 cents apiece...

[rgfixit]

You must not be a fly tyer.....Those of us afflicted with the bug building bug, search the shelves of every kind of store with an eye out for stuff that looks like anything a fish may eat.


I like that ball....do they come in different colors?
RG

[A- bomb]

red, blue, purple, green, yellow and pink and a swirl.

i can't "tie my shoes"!

it definatly looks fishie. its almost like that 3x stuff strike king had out, soft and gummy and a 3/4 inch piece stretches over 3" and wont pull off.  have to run over to the neighbors tank and test it on the chubs..

[sarniajeff]

That's what happens when you stay in the cold too long without a hat!!!!
Brilliant!! Great eye!!!
I'll be lookin for them skwishy balls!!!
Thanx for sharin.

[rgfixit]

I love this site....there's gonna be 300 mature male adults swarming Wal Marts all over the country  buying arm loads of "Squishys"....I'll be one.....I think our local Wally World is open 24hrs

Thanks for posting this,

RG

[Doug D]

Now that's a good idea.

[A- bomb]

okay thats the new name....the squishy!!

i caught those there on a squishy....has a nice ring.
if you pick one up and pull on them you'll probly just smile....that fishie!  really no smell. i only used half of one. probly a 100 on each one.the bigger one has like 3-4 inch ers on it and twice as many..

[iluvcrappie]

would have to say that is a real good idea I may be giving it a try myself but in different colors than green...........thats true ice fishing ingenuity from a die hard ice fisherman

[Drifter_016]

I love this site....there's gonna be 300 mature male adults swarming Wal Marts all over the country  buying arm loads of "Squishys"....I'll be one.....I think our local Wally World is open 24hrs

Thanks for posting this,

RG

The same thing happens at the cosmetics counter in Alaskan stores, only we are looking for the right shade of nail polish to paint our trout beads with!!!! 

[rob-s]

i think its going to be interesting to see some of the fish caught as a result of this thread 

[venom]

   The day after Thanksgiving sale starts tonighet no fighting and bumper shoping carts.

[A- bomb]

just found them online...pon pon balls.

they even make them in     GLOW!!

gonna go test them in the bait tank will post back

[MrMarty51]

Wonder what Ya might catch if Ya stick the whole ball on a hook. Might even have to try the whole ball for a spearing decoy.

[MrMarty51]

Here`s some that are lighted.Wonder if they are waterproof.
http://rinovelty.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/item/BAPUFLI/light_up_pon_pon_ball
Looks this site sells them for 6 a dozen for the 3" and 8.25 a dozen for the 5".

[country boy]

I bet if you took a razor blade and split the tail it would improve the action.

[A- bomb]

marty they make a "worm" version with or without lights ...might look better for a decoy. yes waterproof!

it also holds color from spike it...just made one with a chartruse tail..wish my buddy would get home so i can test it out!

[InSearchOfPerch]

tie one jig on a line and dip it in a glass of ice and water....after five minutes or so, check to see if it is as pliable and soft as one that was not in the water.  Im curious if they are temperature sensative.  Also, freeze on in the freezer and see if it becomes brittle or how it feels frozen.

[blackhawks]

A-bomb, my wife is a special education teacher and has several of the "squishy / sensory" balls.  I was reading the posts to her and we were cracking up.  You might want to purchase some anise oil at the grocery store (by the spices, etc.).  Put some of the "thingie" tails and anise oil in a small sealable bag / container.  If I find our squishy balls in the basement, I know a few of the "tentacles" will be missing.  

[NH Trout Fisherman]

Great Idea A-Bomb!

Keep us posted of your results....My buddies dad is like that....always thinking up new inventions/projects....
One thing he should have had a patent for was his "danglers" He came up with the idea many years ago.

Basically it's a strike indicator. Alot of guys around here use them when fishing power-bait for stocked trout.
It's a weighted wooden dowel (about 3" long) with a key-hook screwed into the top and painted flourescent.
You hang it from the line between the upper guides/eyes. When a fish hits the dangler shoots up.
Alot of guys have come up with their own versions by now, many use cork bobbers?

I told him back then he should have patent it

Good Luck with "The Squishy" 

[A- bomb]

put 1 in the freezer about an hour ago...still squishy. as a steelhead chaser i have some anise oil and i'll try some on 'em.  headed to the buds house to do a test run on some 7-8 inch chubs. report back soon
post some pics if anyone makes some...

[fred baumann]

  for what it's worth, there's a type of hard candy packed in a small plastic jar with little holes already in the snap tight lid. think it's marketed under the name BUG JAR or BUG KEEPER. they make a great container for wax worms. will hold the better part of a hundred worms. fits nicely in your pocket, cost about a buck. found locally at the Casey's General Stores.
fred

[A- bomb]

cold test:   passed.  in freezer 3 hrs no effect
scent test:  passed.  still wreeks of anise after an hour of hanging in a glass of water in the freezer
water test:  still wiggles under the slush
color test:   sharpie marker and spike it both work and havent faded

FISH TEST:  first victim was bob..an 8 inch golden...he slammed it!

2nd  a 9 inch chub....inhaled it!!   had to stop the test as to not injure the bait

well at least i have some thing to fiddle with over the holidays til the ice hits!!

[InSearchOfPerch]

One thing I noticed is that they are somewhat tough compared to a normal micro plastic like LA or Maki.  Very pliable, but when you thread it on a hook its rather tough to center the hook point through it.  Once its on, its definately not coming off...Its like removing a dried piece of gulp as far as toughness.  If you can get fish to hit it, you should catch about 200 of them before needing to replace it...lol. 

[A- bomb]

took me abot 10 tries to get the first one centered.  definatly not falling off!  after that i kinda figured it out and nailed the next 3 or 4.  hard to believe some thing that squishy can be that tough.
thought about using a needle to center a channel then slide the hook in.

we'll see