I did it!!!!! I found a pair of Oil Filter Pliers at O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It is a slip joint, jaw tooth pliers angled at 20 degrees. This allowed me to get ahold of it at the end. The harder I pushed the tighter it gripped...
I have concluded these are much better than those that slip over the bottom for these small filters.
Stan, thanks for the encouragement...that's what made me decide to try it again.
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