Anyone know a good way to heat a bodkin?

I use a heated bodkin or sometimes a bent paperclip to put a bend in monofilliment or other plastics. (Especially useful for legs.) The mono will bend right around the heated bodkin and then stay that way.

Is there an easy way to heat a bodkin? I have used a lighter which works but it takes both hands and is not very convienent. I tried using a candle tonight and that worked OK, but it was messier, more soot, than a lighter and there is something about leaving an open flame on my tying desk that makes me a little nervous.

Anyone have a trick they'd be willing to share?

Thanks,
Rex