Fishing Pliers

[JoeP]

Fishpond has them as well:

http://www.fishpondusa.com/barracuda.cfm


One problem with the Ross & Fishpond versus the Orvis, VS, & Accurate is the Ross & Fishpond carry only a 1-year warranty.

[NIB]

Last yr i went on a better pliers mission.The accurates where bendin in my hand didn't seam right.plus the handles are too close together.like pinchin ur fingers close.so i chose a pair of donmars I think 950's.they suck also.won't cut anything thicker than line.could barley get thru a skinny 3/0 siwash.so i use a pair of the 16 dollar coated shimano needlenosers.I taped a old phone cord lanyard on the handle like i used to wit all the other needle nose pliers they will cut a hook in a pinch.

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by JeffH

Thanks for all the great info. Has anyone used the Accurate pliers?

Wahlie was using a pair of them for a little while this summer. He bent them and then they became 2 part pliers not too long after. If that kid breaks them as little as he fished this year, I doubt they would last for you.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Wahlie was using a pair of them for a little while this summer. He bent them and then they became 2 part pliers not too long after. If that kid breaks them as little as he fished this year, I doubt they would last for you.

I've even heard a rumor of a recall. I know where they probably broke and I noticed a lot of the new copies of the VS/Accurate plier have the same weakness. Time will tell...

Never heard of a VS plier bending though.

[JeffH]

Hmmm, there appears to be those people that are very happy with the Accurate pliers and those that have had problems. I guess I would wonder if Wahlie's were old version or new version. You know $150 for pliers is crazy but $280 is certifiable.......Maybe I will email Accurate and see what they have to say about the bending issue.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by JeffH

Hmmm, there appears to be those people that are very happy with the Accurate pliers and those that have had problems. I guess I would wonder if Wahlie's were old version or new version. You know $150 for pliers is crazy but $280 is certifiable.......Maybe I will email Accurate and see what they have to say about the bending issue.

It's an extreme minority that has had an issue with the Accurate's. I have never actually seen it with my own eyes, I've only heard about it. Supposedly at the thinnest point where the cut is made in the metal for the cutter is where they can bend or break. If you look, it is fairly thin in that spot.