What Y'all Cut Your Braid With?

[Inglorious Basser]

Lighter.

[gripnrip]

fingernail clippers. Have not had an issue in many years doing this.

Now those are some ninja skills right there! 

[MarkH024]

I clip mine on a belt loop to have it handy when needed.  

Exactly why I liked the idea. Plus mine has the LED light in it too. Not bad for $11.00

[A-Jay]

I also use the Boomerang tool snips.

 

 And for the really big stuff  . . . . . .

 

 

A-Jay

 

 

 

 

 

[96ecss]

Boomerang Tool snips. I have 2 pairs, 1 with the light and 1 without the light.

 

Dave

[FrankW]

I have tried a lot of ways to cut braid and still don't have a good solution. I am a long, long time fly tier and have tried several very good scissors. Finally serrated scissors cut braid very well but they dull in a season. I have the Boomerang but it will only cut if the line is under tension. I am disappointed in tis performance. They work OK but not the real answer. A electric line cutter works good but there is a delay waiting for it to heat. Nail clippers don't cut braid without a lot of effort. Wire cutters that are real sharp with perfectly matched blades might be the answer but the ones I have don't work any better than some of the other things I have tried.

I still haven't given up on serrated scissors or razor scissors. If I find the ultimate braid cutter I will let you know. Many of the methods listed by members in this forum I find to be less than satisfactory. I want a clean cut every time with out tension on the braid. Cheap scissors, the Boomerang or nail/toe clippers don't cut braid like I think they should.

Frank

[BassinLou]

I just use the split of my Rapala pliers. I give the pliers a nice tight squeeze and the braid is cut. 

[BobP]

The best scissors I've found are the 5" Gerber straight cut model that you can find at Walmart for around $5.  I got some 7-8 yrs ago and it's still cutting braid as good as the first day I used them.  I HATE Gerber knives 'cause they are basically immune to sharpening but put the same steel in some scissors and you've got something!

[tomustang]

Whatever is laying around on The boat, small braid scissors, titanium cutters on the fish pliers, leatherman multitool, nail clippers, machete in need be

[McAlpine]

I was using rapala braid scissors and they worked ok.  Usually a good cut, sometimes it would fray a bit.

 

Last year I went to boomerang snips and they are the shizzle.

[McAlpine]

I have tried a lot of ways to cut braid and still don't have a good solution. I am a long, long time fly tier and have tried several very good scissors. Finally serrated scissors cut braid very well but they dull in a season. I have the Boomerang but it will only cut if the line is under tension. I am disappointed in tis performance. They work OK but not the real answer. A electric line cutter works good but there is a delay waiting for it to heat. Nail clippers don't cut braid without a lot of effort. Wire cutters that are real sharp with perfectly matched blades might be the answer but the ones I have don't work any better than some of the other things I have tried.

I still haven't given up on serrated scissors or razor scissors. If I find the ultimate braid cutter I will let you know. Many of the methods listed by members in this forum I find to be less than satisfactory. I want a clean cut every time with out tension on the braid. Cheap scissors, the Boomerang or nail/toe clippers don't cut braid like I think they should.

Frank

 

I am also a long time fly tier and I know what you mean.  Sitting in my man cave at home,  many times I will grab my "good" Dr. Slick's to snip some line I am working with.  Always makes me cringe but they are handy when I'm by the bench.

 

However; my experience with the boomerang snips has been completely different from yours.  Fast, clean cut every time. 

[zachb34]

Zippo

[Smallmouth Hunter]

My fingernails

[Hooked_On_Bass]

Boomerang snip!

[John G]

A lighter.

[Wbeadlescomb]

In the heat if the moment I've been known to bite thru 65lb braid

[rippin-lips]

Fiskars kid scissors from Walmart. They even have this thing that slides over the blades though I throw them away.

[OkeechobeeAngler]

Benchmade or Spyderco.

[Aluma-Bass]

snip

[fishva]

I have some weird brand of retractable scissors that my wife had -- they were for crafting, but she didn't like them. They didn't have enough precision, or something. But they sure cut through line well!

[fadetoblack21]

I have a few tools that I use and keep in my bag for various uses and I always carry a very sharp knife.

 

Aside from the knife, I use a pair of mini end nipper pliers, or a pair of surgical scissors that seem to never dull. Both work great at cutting knots. 

[Catt]

That's a wide selection

[FlipnLimits]

Good old fingernail clippers that are attached to a retractable I.D. badge holder.  It's fast and always attached to my belt.  No need to look for it, it's attached at the hip always.

 

I also don't use too much braid, for frogs and punching only.

 

What do you use Catt?

 

FL

[FD.]

a pair of cheap kobalt scissors that came as a freebie with a tool set I bought years ago.

[AK-Jax86]

I use the boomerang snips mine have a light on it for night fishing these things are perfect