$325+. Holy crap I had to look at 3 different websites to confirm the price. At that price I could buy new crappytire ones every time I go fishing.Van Stahl titanium and leather case
There is no such thing as "stainless" when it comes to west coast salt water and fishing gear. I buy Channellock needle nose pliers and bring them home 3 times a season to run them over the wire brush wheel to clean them up. Then wd40. I hate the feel of thick oil on my gear getting all over bait and the boat. It ain't perfect but it works.
Those look like a happy medium. Good one Saxy Boy!After going with cheap ones for years and having them rust and lock up, I spent what I thought was a lot of money ($30) for a pair of these. Even though they say freshwater, they are stainless. I’m just hoping they don’t rust and lock up as quickly as the cheap variety.
I guess $30 is actually still really cheap for needle nose pliers!
https://www.cudabrand.com/products/...steel-freshwater-long-needle-nose-pliers.html
i have been using cuda needle nose for 3 years, Wolf got me using corrosion block, i use that and they keep workingAfter going with cheap ones for years and having them rust and lock up, I spent what I thought was a lot of money ($30) for a pair of these. Even though they say freshwater, they are stainless. I’m just hoping they don’t rust and lock up as quickly as the cheap variety.
I guess $30 is actually still really cheap for needle nose pliers!
https://www.cudabrand.com/products/...steel-freshwater-long-needle-nose-pliers.html
I've seen a lot of people use surgeon clamps to remove hooks, Found a pair on the fraser river in the late 1990's and they have held up good.
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You guys that keep dropping your pliers over board get yourself small float of some type and attach it to a little lanyard and your plier handle, you don't have to have a wrist strap on all the time if you don't want to and if you drop them it's an easy grab out of the water.
Also boys it's 2019 lol,, there are plenty of manufactures that make ceramic pliers this day and age, ceramic pliers with high grade stainless jaws most of the ceramic pliers float. As well there are numerous aluminum sets out there that have floating handles, won't rust won't sink. Lots of options for less than $50.00
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My apologies in advance if you use these but my son had a set and they were honestly the worst pliers I have ever used. Any amount of pressure used to hold the jaws firmly shut caused the pivot point to twist and open the jaws.CT offers a nice little set as well.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...Vmx-tBh1ImwXSEAAYBCAAEgKW1PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
My apologies in advance if you use these but my son had a set and they were honestly the worst pliers I have ever used. Any amount of pressure used to hold the jaws firmly shut caused the pivot point to twist and open the jaws.
I have this pair with the straight nose too. It has hung off the back of my boat for the few years now. Never been rinse or any lubricant sprayed on it. Still looks as new as the day I bought them. Thought all fishing pliers were like this until I read this thread.... only drawback is that there is too much flex when trying to crimp down the barbs on hooks. Hard to crimp properly out on the water. I prefer to do at home with regular pliers.There is its called 316. Most pliers are made from low grade stainless 304 for cost. I had an excellent set of piers from west marine that were 316. Two years through salt I never rinsed them and they never rusted. Unfortunately I dropped then overboard. I have never been able to find another set that good.
OMG I got some Rapalas last year. Have to be the shittiest ( understatement) pliers out there. Corrosion city. They rust worse than cold rolled steel!
The west marine piers sort of looked like these but were long nosed/ without the curved jaws. All made out of 316 stainless. Why it is so hard to design a good pliers is beyond me.
We used to do engineering tests with salt fog chamber at my old work. It is incredible the difference with 304 vs 316.
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