Fishing plier recommendation

[Casting Z's]

Originally Posted by piemma

"Bolt cutters in the truck, cut hooks"

Yeah, and some night when you put a 4/0 treble through your finger you will end up carrying the plug and Mr. Attached Bass back to the truck to cut the hook. Better off carrying a pair of $26.00 Manley pliers with the sidecutter.

Trust me. Spend enough time in the surf and it will happen. Took me about 30 years for it to happen the first time and I was glad I could cut the hook. No fun being 100 yards out on a reef, in the dark, alone and have a 15# bass attached to your hand.

Thanks for painting that picture for me with crayons.
Not going to carry manly pliers in the surf all night. If you like that maintenance program, she's all yours!
As far as a hook in the finger, attached to a thrashing fish, well! If you pulled out them pliers and held that lose hook before you try and lip the fish, (kind of like what one does when a blue in on the end of the line) one could minimize the odds. I can bet that you where standing on the fish's head when this happened, keeping it from inflicting more pain.
The VS pliers can cut the swivel eye, the thru wiring or even the hook eye.
35 years ago, I was fishing all over Narragansett‎ Bay, from shore to boat. I've seen it all!