BROWNING PLIERS

[HESH2]

BOUGHT A PAIR FROM BIG TACKLE CATALOG.LOOKING LIKE COPY OF VS TYPE PLIERS ON SALE AT $40 TITANIUM COATED,STAINLESS STEEL,NYLON SHEATH WITH LANDYARD.OPENED SHIPPING BOX AND PLIERS ARE VERY HEAVY AND WIDE WITH NOT TOO GREAT NEEDLE NOSE.SENDING BACK MONDAY.

[Al Hadfield]

Hi HESH2,

I had a pair of those VS 7" plyers in my hand at the MSBA Expo yesterday. They are a fine piece of work. They are on my wish list... after the budget recovers from the other goodies I just couldn't live without.

Al

[BigPete]

They are rigging pliers and are not supposed to have a fine needle nose. I figured they would be heavy being solid stainless and titanium plated but the price is nice. I bought a pair of Accurate's for my best friend at Christmas, they were $190 with molded sheath and lanyard but they were sweet. Very lightweight anodized aircraft grade aluminum.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by BigPete

They are rigging pliers and are not supposed to have a fine needle nose. I figured they would be heavy being solid stainless and titanium plated but the price is nice. I bought a pair of Accurate's for my best friend at Christmas, they were $190 with molded sheath and lanyard but they were sweet. Very lightweight anodized aircraft grade aluminum.

Just a tip on the Accurates because I have 2 pairs !
Don't put them near wire or a hook or they will bend like butter!!!
They cut power pro awesome though!!!

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Just a tip on the Accurates because I have 2 pairs !
Don't put them near wire or a hook or they will bend like butter!!!
They cut power pro awesome though!!!

A $20 Leatherman Micro cuts Power Pro awesome, too So does a pair of $4 Fishkar scissors

What good are 200 clam pliers if they bend on a hook or on wire?

[BigPete]

But Mike.... they looks so cool on your belt. I have never cut a hook with them (not really made for that purpose) but I have cut plenty of wire and have never had any issues. Ronnie, maybe your pair were dull from cutting hooks. The jaws are easy to change out.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by BigPete

But Mike.... they looks so cool on your belt. I have never cut a hook with them (not really made for that purpose) but I have cut plenty of wire and have never had any issues. Ronnie, maybe your pair were dull from cutting hooks. The jaws are easy to change out.

I ended up with 2 pair because I ended up calling the place I bought them from (on line) and then the factory!
The 1st pair I had bent the 1st day I used them (New)
so it was not an issue of being dull!
After the calls, 1 new pair was mailed to me from the place who sold them to me
Then a few months later the factory sent me a new beefed up and redesigned pair that are much better and are the ones I use all the time!!!
I settled for buying the Accurates because I couldn't get or find the Van Staals last year when they were not making them.
But ,
They are making them now!

[NIB]

I remember a time when the savy basssman would get by on things he made like a pair of korkers hand made out of leather or buyin the rubber boots so a guy at the shoe place could install grommets to take spikes.It was more interesting to make ur own an save money.nowadays its all about how much u can spend.its crazy out of control insane.I cut braid wit a .99 cent pair of nailclippers on a pice of string around my neck wit my truck key.I sometimes have pliers 5.95 stuffed inside my bag.oil treats them fine.I see these guys allthe time when I fish in the daytime.they got so much stuff hangin off em a pack mule would get tired.if u where to lay it all out u couldn't touch their gear wit 3000 dollars.God bless em.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by NIB

I remember a time when the savy basssman would get by on things he made like a pair of korkers hand made out of leather or buyin the rubber boots so a guy at the shoe place could install grommets to take spikes.It was more interesting to make ur own an save money.nowadays its all about how much u can spend.its crazy out of control insane.I cut braid wit a .99 cent pair of nailclippers on a pice of string around my neck wit my truck key.I sometimes have pliers 5.95 stuffed inside my bag.oil treats them fine.I see these guys allthe time when I fish in the daytime.they got so much stuff hangin off em a pack mule would get tired.if u where to lay it all out u couldn't touch their gear wit 3000 dollars.God bless em.

Yeh - I like my $2 OSJ pliers but I did learn from last year and will always have something with me that can cut a hook. Also $2 from OSJ. I was looking at that Gerber Fish 600 Multitool and it is interesting. NIB, I like the key around neck idea but I would lose it if attached to my CVS clippers on my DRS neck lanyard that is no longer tangles on a neck light since getting the red LED head thingy.

Hesh - interesting to know about the Brownings was thinking about checking out a pair...

[BigPete]

But .99 cent scissors don't look as cool on your belt and besides, what do you buy for someone who literally has everything.