from the sounds of it, im assuming he means cut a piece of noodle, maybe 6 inches or so, slice it lengthwise so you can slip the shaft of your tip up into it, and when you put your tip up in the water, the 6 inch piece of noodle will be sitting up and down, at the water line so when you get a skim in your hole you squeeze the noodle and that will come free of the ice... i dont think it will work with my traps because I think my spool is bigger than the foot print the noodle will make -- but its def. worth a try