Newsflash: Van Stall Pliers don't float!

[Surely Bassey]

I use them on the boat and yesterday we were onto a sick bite of mostly undersized fluke. Every fluke was between 16 and 18 inches (NY we need 21 inches). Me and a buddy probably released 70-80 fluke. I was using the Van Stall pliers to pull hooks from the toothy little &^$%^&&*! without bringing them into the boat.
Yup. I dropped them. Water was only 9 feet deep but the current was quick or I would have gone in after them.
So other than the lanyard which really doesn't work on the boat what can you put on the new pliers to make them float???

[likwid]

Tell your buddy to get his own pliers and keep em attached to your belt.

[tattoobob]

Get a paddle leash for kayaking they about 5 feet long and can clip mostly anywhere

[numbskull]

These http://www.rapala.com/products/acces...=Tool%20Series
in the 8.5" version are a good tool for unhooking fish.....better I think for that task than the VS's. Pretty cheap. They supposedly make a version with carbide cutters as well. Pop the plastic spring out.

Not to take anything away from the VS's. They're a nice tool and nice tools pay themselves back over your lifetime....if you don't mind the hassle of a lanyard.

[luds]

Use a lanyard. Not sure why that's an issue on a boat. Sorry for your loss.

[Clogston29]

i've seen guys clip a small buoy on boca grips on a boat. that would work but seams cumbersome. i'd wear nice pliers on you belt with a lanyard and buy a cheaper pair to have loose on the boat for others. dr. slick are pretty nice and not too expensive.

[The Dad Fisherman]

I've been using a pair of Rapala pliers for years....never had an issue, I just hit them a couple of times a season w/ some master mechanic and they work fine.

http://www.rapala.com/products/accessoriesdetail.cfm?name=Fishing%20Pliers&catego ry=Tool%20Series

That being said I lost mine last week as I left them on the bumper of the truck when I drove off....I'll get a new pair of the same.

Originally Posted by numbskull

These http://www.rapala.com/products/acces...=Tool%20Series
in the 8.5" version are a good tool for unhooking fish.....better I think for that task than the VS's. Pretty cheap. They supposedly make a version with carbide cutters as well. Pop the plastic spring out.

Not to take anything away from the VS's. They're a nice tool and nice tools pay themselves back over your lifetime....if you don't mind the hassle of a lanyard.

[Fleming]

Do you have the gps coordinates for the spot?

[Surely Bassey]

Bouy 11 PT. Jeff

[piemma]

I have mine clipped to my pants with an old curly telephone receiver cord. Stretches about 7 feet. More than enough

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by piemma

I have mine clipped to my pants with an old curly telephone receiver cord. Stretches about 7 feet. More than enough

I use an extra HD mic cord from my old CB radio on my Boga - it's not going anywhere

Hey, do you guys remember CB's...maybe not...

Come in, Rubber Ducky - what's your 10-20, good buddy

Damn, I loved that kind of talk..

[piemma]

Circa 1975-1976 "Keep the shiny side up" and "We got us a convoy"

Chuck, everytime you post I I'm livin" in the past

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by piemma

Circa 1975-1976 "Keep the shiny side up" and "We got us a convoy"

Chuck, everytime you post I I'm livin" in the past

Yup, that's about right, Paul - maybe even a year or two earlier

I had the CB in my 1970 Mercury Cougar with a 351 Cleveland that I used to drive to Florida - and that old girl flat ass flew

Had to keep an eye out for Smokey, ya know...

The guy who tuned it up for me was a former pit mechanic at Daytona - at 110 she still had a lot of pedal left but the suspension was too soft to drill it all the way

Damn, every time I hear the Allman's Southbound I think of that good old girl on the road to FLA...

Boy, talk about livin' in the past...

[fish4striper]

Originally Posted by Surely Bassey

Bouy 11 PT. Jeff

go dive at slack tide with a snorkel