Fishing Pliers

[UpstateSC_Bill]

I am interested in acquiring a pair of fishing pliers. I lost the pair of relatively inexpensive plain old long nose pliers I kept in my tackle box. The perils of fishing from a canoe, stuff goes overboard if you're a klutz like me. I have been browsing Amazon for awhile now and my hair is starting to hurt from looking at so many. I want a decent pair and don't want to spend a fortune. Let's say keep it under $30, preferably under $25. I want good fitting jaws, a line cutter, a lanyard so they hopefully won't go overboard again. Not sure if I need split ring capability. A sheath would be nice. Don't need saltwater resistance but rust resistance of some sort. Something useful for panfish on up to large mouth bass.

Any and all suggestions welcome. Hopefully I am not being too much of a cheapskate.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

I have these Bill. Your Walmart should have them.

Robot or human?

[SuperDave336]

Mine are similar. Bought mine from amazon, probably all come from same factory in China anyway….lol

[Snubby]

I'm cheap first off and can be clumsy or forgetful as well. I just keep cheap needle nose pliers and kids scissors in my boat. The scissors cut mono or braid and needle nose can remove hooks easily. Unless bream fishing I may take a pair of hemostats. I buy several of each and stash them everywhere. Do the same thing with minnow nets and small batteries. I bet I haven't spent $30 on all this stuff in 15 year's.

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[J White]

No idea what they cost 20+ years ago, but got a pair of Rapalas with lanyard. They were part of a 2 pack with a sheath and forceps/scissors. Walmart I’m sure. They have a lip for opening split rings right on the tip, makes em really great for grabbing hooks and pulling too


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[DockShootinJack]

I have something similar as well. They work well enough

[skeetbum]

I’m with Snubby. Hemostats with short jaws are the best for removing hooks from anything under ten pounds, redfish included. The scissors I like best are the short ones with blue handles and serrated edges that hold and cut the braid, instead of chasing it down a slick edge. Both are cheap. From what I’ve seen the pliers you seek are either cheap and second rate or great and generally what I callpricey but not cost prohibitive. A coiled lanyard and sheath usually comes with the better ones. If I did more salt water and bigger fish, I spend for a good pair with a smile.

[UpstateSC_Bill]

I’m with Snubby. Hemostats with short jaws are the best for removing hooks from anything under ten pounds, redfish included. The scissors I like best are the short ones with blue handles and serrated edges that hold and cut the braid, instead of chasing it down a slick edge. Both are cheap. From what I’ve seen the pliers you seek are either cheap and second rate or great and generally what I callpricey but not cost prohibitive. A coiled lanyard and sheath usually comes with the better ones. If I did more salt water and bigger fish, I spend for a good pair with a smile.

I used to use hemostats quite a few years ago. I had a whole bunch of them. You could pick them up cheap at any outdoor, hunting, fishing, gun show. But if I have one special talent in life it is the ability to lose little tools like that. All my hemostats are out there somewhere. Some at the bottom of various lakes. Hence the desire for a lanyard and sheath. I don't mind putting a reasonable amount of money into getting a decent quality tool. Not looking for high end, pricey stuff just something that works well. The ones from Walmart that were linked to above look OK. I will have to run by Walmart tomorrow and see if they have them and if I like them.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

The lanyard was key for me….

[skeetbum]

Academy had a few to look at too.