[BFresch]

Danco Premio titanium 7.5". Best I've ever owned. Not cheap, but not Van Staal's either. I paid $159 at Academy sports (msrp $189). Great leather belt holster with a HD lanyard; if thos pliers go into the water I'm going to. Wist the lanyard was longer though; too short to release wild fish at the side of the boat without really stretching the lanyard. I sent Danco a review, and asked if they would offer a longer lanyard.

 

[133409]

I prefer long ss pliers with curved handle. Also have 2 p-lines. They are cheap but work. The metal insert pinchers rust easily. On first pair the screws fell out and I lost one side of the pinchers. Next set I red lockited and tightened to the max. Cant see spending 300 bucks on a pair of pliers that sink.

 

[adrenaline]

No particular brand as long as they are corrosion resistant, 8" sized needle nose is better for leverage, & a long reach needle nose should be in your arsenal as well, we keep 3 8", 2 long reach, & 2 alligator hook removers on the stern pole holder/accessory assembly for easy & handy access.

 

[fishinman]

Anybody get the ones from tackle time that have big scissor type loops so they are harder to drop?


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[Chukarhead]

I've torn the heck out of a few pairs of those cheap P-line pliers. The cutter blades have fallen off, the jaws have bent on hooks, etc. I won't buy another.

My favorite pair still isn't great--a Mustad/KVD stainless plier that I got as a bonus from a Charkbait order. The rubber grips fell off almost immediately, but the cutters have stood up to abuse, and they have proven extremely corrosion resistant.

The key to not throwing pliers overboard is to keep them on a belt alongside a knife, on a tether. During rockfish rodeo or wide open tuna bite, even if someone else borrows them, they can just drop them and they'll still be tethered to you. I can't imagine fishing a hot bite without my knife and pliers (spike or club and a line cutter for extra credit) on my Grunden's elastic belt.

 

[Stinkbait]

Nobody has mentioned Handle Rite Tools an Oregon company too. Not totally corrosion resistant but with a little care they continue to work well. Other than that all tools are Harbor Freight to use and lose.

 

[Threemuch]

Really good aluminum fishing pliers with steel inserts for jaws and cutter are available for like 12 bucks from the worlds largest online retailer. I bought mine there and they will cut dangling spectra and do a super heavy split ring. Pliers like this that say AFTCO or some other fancy brand are like 100 bucks. I'll take the cheapos, with the sheath and lanyard included.



The lanyard and sheath on my bat belt (fanny pack) for the party boat was awesome. I don't know how many times people asked if they could borrow my pliers and I said, "Only if you follow me" and headed for the bait tank. I had hooks, leader, a couple jigs, pliers, dexter, and super scissors all in one belt.

 

[Kimbrey]

I have 3 sets of pliers that Charkbait carries but nothing works better for removing hooks from fish than the good old fashioned "Hookouts". I'd post a link but you can't do that here. They've been around for many, many years.

 

[SeaBush]

Best pliers I have had for tuna fishing are the Shimano 7" power pliers, they are about $30 and are awesome. Made of steel, split ring tip, braid cutters, nice rubber over the handles, built in spring. Hard to beat IMHO.

CB


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[rogueriverfisher]

The pliers that I’ve had the most success with have been the Mustad 6.5 inch pliers, they do get some minute surface corrosion,but they always open and close with ease. No maintenance other than washing em with fresh water after trips. Only 40 bucks or so on amazon.

 

[Dave G]

Amazon Special.

 

[Fisher Dude]

Anybody get the ones from tackle time that have big scissor type loops so they are harder to drop?

Yep, bought some of these. Heavy duty and hard to drop over, I also use large needle nose pliers, rinse well and spray with WD 40 no problems.

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[flatman]

harbor freight has giant hemostats and large pliers some with hooked jaws. for only a couple bucks.
when they get rusty they go swimming.

 

[JeffO]

The P-line pliers I ordered arrived yesterday. I actually forgot I'd even ordered them, haha. Nice! I got the more expensive ones, I think they were $30 or so... I like the nice wide grip. My only beef at this point- having not actually used them I mean- is that they are slippery. Maybe I'll add some friction tape to the grips.

The giant hemo's at HF are something I'll look at, though I despise the whole practice of "disposable stuff".... but I'm not too snooty to set foot in HF nor to drop my debit card on their counter from time to time.

Wishin' I was fishin'......

 

[Jonbduncan]

Really good aluminum fishing pliers with steel inserts for jaws and cutter are available for like 12 bucks from the worlds largest online retailer. I bought mine there and they will cut dangling spectra and do a super heavy split ring. Pliers like this that say AFTCO or some other fancy brand are like 100 bucks. I'll take the cheapos, with the sheath and lanyard included.



The lanyard and sheath on my bat belt (fanny pack) for the party boat was awesome. I don't know how many times people asked if they could borrow my pliers and I said, "Only if you follow me" and headed for the bait tank. I had hooks, leader, a couple jigs, pliers, dexter, and super scissors all in one belt.

Sent a picture of the belt!