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Advice on split ring pliers

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James Crichton:
Thanks for the advice will definitely consider the DUO s Sami. Pretty X'y though. Point taken re: GP60 Dan. Always use "salt-away" and inox on my gear after a day out. 

Mark Harris:
Dan is dead right on the GP60s and corrosion.

It 's the trade off between stainless pliers which do not corrode but are by definition soft and prone to break, and harder steel pliers like the GP60s.

Definitely spray them after each use, and if you think you will not be using for while, can also just smother in grease before storing.

Nick Bowles:
Hi James, Pliers is always one of the items you don't think to much about going on a trip but to be without or loose or break a pair on a trip ends up being a major problem. As Sami said the Duo pliers are for me the best I have seen, I have had mine for 5 years and done 100s of trips and changed many thousand split rings/hooks, lures with them. BUT I only use them for split ring work and squashing barbs. I then carry a spare set of Duos as a back up plus I have a pair of either Accurate pliers or Chinese specials that I keep on my person when I'm fishing to take out hooks, cut line, basic changing of lures etc.

In short have at least 2 pairs on a trip. One very good pair for all split ring and rigging work and one pair to change lures, cut line, take hooks out of fish etc. Then if you break or loose one you have a back up.

Cheers,
Nick

Andy Rowe:
Good advice on the back up set by Nick.

Look also at the 'Duel', the best on heavy and light split rings i have ever used, and they don't deform 11H rings either. They do rust though so take care of them.

After finding these I have never bothered looking at anything else.

sam williams:
+1 for owners, although never used them they are my next set seem to be the toughest out as my ones now black magic copy or whatever are rubbish

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