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I asked this question on the Nan-o-fil thread but that thread isn't visited much anymore. Here goes; What do you use to cut this line? I love this line, but am having a hard time getting a clean cut. My old braid shears won't touch it and regular clippers won't, either. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Flinger ... I have not used this line, so I'm looking at this from my experiences with Spiderwire & PowerPro braids. In these cases, I've found that clippers & pocket knives don't give as clean a cut as necessary. They tend to crush or fray these lines, leaving a ragged tag end or one with stray fibers coming out of the tag end. What you want is a blunt (clean) cut of the line ... which allows for the tag end to be easily put thru the eye of a hook/jighead hook. What I found, that accomplishes this, is Fiskar Kids scissors ... with the Fiskar Kids Scissors being easily handled, & stored. I don't know what "old braid shears" you're referring to, but for a couple of dollars you could have a pair of Fiskar Kids Scissors.
I'm suggesting these scissors, because Nan-o-fil & PowerPro are made from Spectra/Dyneema fibers (though thru a different process) .... and because they work for me, when using PowerPro braid. It's also noteworthy, that Fiskar Kids scissors are actually named & recommended by Berkley, for cutting PowerPro braid. (See "Cutting PowerPro" in this link -- Using PowerPro )
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Any Walmart has them in the School supplies for kids.
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Thanks, crappiepappy. Just tried the Fiskar Kids. Works great. Now I have to go buy some new ones for my granddaughter.
Have you ever had stitches and watched the Dr. cut the suture with those little scissors? Those are what I use. I now have my 2nd pair. One, my sister gave me and the other I earned last week. I ask what they were going to do with the instruments after they finished sewing my shin. They were going to throw them away. I now own them. If they cut sutures they will cut braided line. Hooker
Bronson .... some use disposables, that may come in a "kit" for suturing &/or suture removal ... while others may use SS reusable ones, that are cleaned & resterilized.
At less than $3 ea, Fiskar for Kids scissors are not that big of an investment ... and they'll probably outlast any "disposable" suture scissors. (they're "disposable" for a reason Doh )
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