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Travis Heaps:
These have been around for a little while in the guise of Ocean Revolution branded pliers, they were pretty pricey - somewhere around the $120US mark I think?

Anyway I was wandering the local tackle store (australia wide franchise that sell some very ordinairy poppers) and came across the same plier branded as Black Magic.  Picked them up for $90 after discount, listed at $99.  Expensive but seemed ok compared to getting a pair from the states.  I first saw them on a trip with Mick - they really are great compared to the Owners I currently use.  Aluminium construction, replaceable tungsten cutting blade (easily cuts braid) large and smaller split ring pliers, replaceable jaw - pretty nifty really.

Only gripe would be the casting on the jaw is a little bit pockholed, on the unfinished surface - hopefully the cast integrity os ok though, time will tell. 

Sam Conacher:
hi Travis.


just a question if it is ok and with-out being rude,


i have thought about getting that pair myself to,  what are they like in opening up 300lb Decoy split rings?

Andy Rowe:
Made in China, funny you posted this today, I have an OR branded set. The metal in the jaws is very soft I bent them wide open today admittedly not opening a split ring just bending some wire on a lure, I thought they would be stronger than that!!

I still get deformation on Owner 11H using these piers.

Jon Li:

--- Quote from: Andy Rowe on November 27, 2009, 07:51:28 PM ---Made in China, funny you posted this today, I have an OR branded set. The metal in the jaws is very soft I bent them wide open today admittedly not opening a split ring just bending some wire on a lure, I thought they would be stronger than that!!

I still get deformation on Owner 11H using these piers.

--- End quote ---

Hi Andy ,

Is this the same plier Gus uses on our trip ?

Jon .

Dave Foyle:
I'm pretty happy with my pair.  They open split rings and cut braid and mono and take barbs off nicely - I would be careful doing anything other than these activities with them though...they could go out of shape.  They do seem to be pretty rust/corrosion resistant and don't seize up.

For what its worth the owner pliers are pretty much as good (don't cut as cleanly) and seem to be a tougher unit.....but they can rust up/seize up ater a couple of days on the salt unless cleaned and oiled.

Cheers   Dave

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