Best fishing pliers?
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Best fishing pliers?
What are the best pliers for fishing? GO!
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
The $1 ones. Every time I buy a decent pair I lose them.
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
$4 pliers sink at same speed as $100 plies but are a lot less likely to fall in.
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
I buy cheap needle nose pliers too. They either go overboard or rust away, then I use a new one. I pay no more than $2- and buy 3-4 at a time when I see them on sale. Been doin this forever. I also use cheap nail clippers for line cutters. Plastic buckets as tackle boxes===you get the idea.
(For work I buy the cheapest laptop computers I can get, usually under $300- , and throw them out when they break. They last about 1 1/2 years and are usually obsolete by then regardless of what they cost new.)
My "savings" go into the boat/motor/trailer.
(For work I buy the cheapest laptop computers I can get, usually under $300- , and throw them out when they break. They last about 1 1/2 years and are usually obsolete by then regardless of what they cost new.)
My "savings" go into the boat/motor/trailer.
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Good question. I rarely drop pliers overboard or lose them (who would do that anyway?) but I often spew really bad words when I need them quickly and find that they're frozen up from rust or corrosion. I tried plastic ones and they're junk. Considering a set of aluminum or titanium but I'm tight enough to squeeze the poop from the buffalo on a nickle, or at least I was when there were buffaloes on nickles. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has found reasonably priced pliers that are resistant to rust and corrosion.GoodCall wrote:What are the best pliers for fishing? GO!
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I use one of the less expensive leathermans. It just has pliers and a couple of screwdrivers. It folds up in half and fits in its small nylon pouch. It is made from stainless steel and has been going strong for a handful of years. On the handle is a loop so you can attach a lanyand and clip to you your belt loop, kayak, or whatever. I have dropped mine in the water more times than I can count. I got them new off ebay and didn't pay more than $15.
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I used the plastic X tools brand floating ones (eBay, never seen them in a local store) for awhile. For being plastic, they sure are strong and durable. The teeth eventually do wear down because, well...they're plastic. I bought a pair from walmart that I want to say were Berkley...they looked identical, yet were absolute crap and snapped at the hinge the first time I used them. I also have a plastic pair with stainless teeth from Bass Pro. Also crap....they act like they're doing yoga and bend into a pretzel when I attempt to remove hooks. I've had aluminum/stainless plier envy for awhile and was wondering if there was one go-to brand that everyone loved. Sounds like the answer to that is "no".
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I recently bought some aluminum ones at Kevin's for under $20 on a gift card someone gave me. I threw out the pouch immediately but kept the included lanyard. They've worked well so far, and I clip the lanyard (it's long) to the milk crate before launching.
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
Picked up this pair of Mustad's yesterday....we'll see how they work.Not real expensive and they seem pretty solid.
http://fishfreakonline.com/mustadpliers ... 7AodTSAAkw
http://fishfreakonline.com/mustadpliers ... 7AodTSAAkw
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
I will always have a pair of pliers capable of cutting a stainless steel treble hook onboard. For fishing line trims, etc. I like a good pair of nail trimmers on a leash.
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I use Boomerang "the grip" pliers. Their anodized tungsten and $30. Plus their an awesome Florida gator color and come with a belt holster and retaining cable. So their either always on my hip or attached to my seat. No close calls whatsoever with losing them & saltwater seems to not affect the sealed bearing
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
Some fantastic advice from all of you. Thanks. I have yet to find the perfect fishing plier. To me, it should;
1. Be long enough to to reach down in a fishes mouth.
2. Have a cutter able to cut braid, mono, and flouro.
3. Have a cutter able to cut a steel hook.
4. Be corrosion resistant.
5. Be lightweight
I currently use the Calcutta brand pliers. They do fine but rust up after a while.
1. Be long enough to to reach down in a fishes mouth.
2. Have a cutter able to cut braid, mono, and flouro.
3. Have a cutter able to cut a steel hook.
4. Be corrosion resistant.
5. Be lightweight
I currently use the Calcutta brand pliers. They do fine but rust up after a while.
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Those Mustad's I linked above were junk. Rusted/Corroded to where they were completely immobile after one trip to the salt (and they were rinsed thoroughly, too). I even soaked them in PB Blaster to try to free them back up, but they became a paperweight. What a joke.
Completely done with steel pliers. I've switched to these and they've been great through a few trips. Let's see if they stand the test of time.
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/h2o-xpr ... rs&Ntk=All
Completely done with steel pliers. I've switched to these and they've been great through a few trips. Let's see if they stand the test of time.
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/h2o-xpr ... rs&Ntk=All
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Re: Best fishing pliers?
I have been using T Reign pliers since last year. They're the best pliers I've ever owned.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CH5BBZ ... etractable
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CH5BBZ ... etractable
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