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what split ring pliers to buy?

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Mark Harris:
I am afraid it is the price you pay for a very hardy pair of pliers Hwee.  Stainless rarely lasts the course for heavy split rings.

With the GP60s just keep them well lubed and they will last for years, rust or not :)

Robert Tapert:
owner GP 60 is the way  to go

i threw a pair of accurate split ring pliers over board in New Caledonia. They  were the worst things i have ever used. They  were brand new and couldn't open the first  split ring i tried.   With the GP 60 I  use a local lanolin and grease  product on them and the rust  seems to stay  at bay... somewhat.  The key is vigilance

Dean Gold:
Does anyone use the pliers that Nomad sells on it's tackle site?

I don't know what brand they are, I think that they call them "custom" split ring pliers.

Ken Best:
I know how you felt with the Accurates, Robert.  >:(
Very expensive and I agree, they are useless as splitring pliers.
The tip is too wide for small rings, and not long enough for large rings....
They have very good braid cutters though, and I only use them for this and dehooking.

The pliers Nomad sell work well, but are pretty big. I broke the splitring tip off a pair dehooking a fish, they were the Black Magic version.
To be fair, I was twisting them fairly violently, probably not good practice... ::)

Owner GP60's are my favorite splitring pliers.
With a lanyard clipped to a belt loop on your pants so they dont go overboard, they are small enough to live in your pocket all day.
Maintain them as you do your hooks after a trip, and they last.

Mark Harris:
Ken breaking the tips of that set of pliers (or at least ones that look very like them) is quite common. It seems that they are OEM produced in large numbers and tackle suppliers brand them as their own "house" pliers.  They look nice for sure but are not very practical with those relatively soft stainless steel tips. I have a couple of pairs, both with snapped tips, which I keep just for the braid cutters.

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