Need some Braid cutters and a Powell rod

[TREX1]

Hard to find decent reviews on them.  

 

1. Best Value?   They work for the price.

 

2. The Best one Period. Expensive but worth it. 

 

Also the best deal on Powell Rods?

[Dtrombly]

I use Rapala Braid Scissors. Work great. Not sure on the Powell rods.. I always use TW 

[huffman1988]

try this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BX0QXK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  they work great.

[WRB]

^^^^this^^^^

Tom

[SecretAsianMan]

i use a small fiskars scissors i got from walmart years ago. cost around $2.00

[Pro Logcatcher]

I just use normal scissors to cut braid.

[Falkus]

1 hour ago, huffman1988 said:

try this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BX0QXK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  they work great.

 

Love those Boomerang Tool Company The Snip Fishing Line Cutter ! 

[tander]

Use Pitbull Cutters. They are a little pricey but worth it. Have no idea on the Powell Rods.

[davecon]

Use the el cheapo Rapala ones. They work well until you drop them on the garage floor a few times.

[TREX1]

Thanks so much guys

[NCbassraider]

BPS scissors.  $2.00

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

Several good options have been mentioned above. Just to muddy the waters, here are four cutters for under $10.00. The two Rapala products came from Dick's. The green-handled Cortland scissors and the KVD tool came from Walmart. All seem to work although the Rapala nippers have to be fully extended for max efficiency. The Rapala scissors and the Cortland scissors work, but I feel the rivets holding the two pieces together seem to loosen. That being said, they both lasted a year for me. I really like the KVD tool because the serrated blades are a much thicker stainless steel and are mated by a screw which can probably be tightened if necessary to insure the blades are snug. The split-ring pliers are a bonus. Unfortunately, there is no way to easily attach a lanyard. Oh, and I realize now I've duplicated some other responses, for which I apologize

 

i've seen ads for a cutter called the Pitbull Tackle Cutter which is touted to be the ultimate braid cutter. Search YouTube for vids on this tool. If I remember correctly it is about $20.00. Demos are very impressive.

[FCPhil]

3 hours ago, huffman1988 said:

try this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BX0QXK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  they work great.

I have these too. Only one I have ever used but works like a charm on the braid I use. 

[OnthePotomac]

Any shears with a cerated (sp) edge will do it. I used a pair of childrens shears for a long time.  The edge is the key.

[Crestliner2008]

Another vote here for the Boomerang tool. Priceless.

[J Francho]

Hemocuts:

 

[Darren.]

I'm all for the boomerangs, but I tend to use my

hemocuts ^^above^^ more. A multi-tool, of 

cutting line, getting a hook out, and piercing a 

coated line eye. Great tool.

[CTBassin860]

KVD braid cutter/split ring tool.Like 5 bucks at walmart

[WIGuide]

I use the Rapala Braid Scissors. There's apparently two different models of their scissors, one with a serrated blade, and one without. I have the ones with the serrated edge and they have worked great, for somewhere in the $2-3 dollar range that works for me. I also had a pair of the KVD ones from Walmart, and they only lasted about a year before I junked them. Wouldn't purchase them again. 

[smr913]

I've been using the boomerang snips for several years, but my daughter just ripped the split ring off because she wanted a ring. The mind of a two year old... They still work great and have never tried to sharpen them. I like those hemocuts though. Never seen them before. Will check them out.

[Deeare]

In response to the Powell rod. Buy a crappy or broken endurance.   Mail it in with $60 or so and they will give you a new max.  

[Further North]

Boomerangs are awesome, I've got 4 of them, I think.

 

The serrated edges of the bladed makes a difference.

 

I've also got a bunch of these: http://www.scotchbrand.com/3M/en_US/scotch-brand/products/catalog/?N=4335+3294529207+3294602456&rt=rud

 

...floating around too.  They also work great.  <$7 on Amazon Prime.

 

 

[SFL BassHunter]

On 6/6/2017 at 6:35 PM, TREX1 said:

Hard to find decent reviews on them.  

 

1. Best Value?   They work for the price.

 

2. The Best one Period. Expensive but worth it. 

 

Also the best deal on Powell Rods?

Boomerangs are excellent and compact.

Pitbull Cutters are phenomenal.

[Further North]

1 hour ago, SFL BassHunter said:

Pitbull Cutters are phenomenal.

 

On 6/6/2017 at 8:59 PM, tander said:

Use Pitbull Cutters. They are a little pricey but worth it. Have no idea on the Powell Rods.

 

On 6/6/2017 at 9:56 PM, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

i've seen ads for a cutter called the Pitbull Tackle Cutter which is touted to be the ultimate braid cutter. Search YouTube for vids on this tool. If I remember correctly it is about $20.00. Demos are very impressive.

 

I looked them up - interesting.

 

Thanks.

[camo]

Boomerang snips as everyone else said.

 

The hemocuts from bass pro are okay the thing I don't like about them is they are really snug on my fingers and I have a hard time getting my fingers out of them lol. Could just be me though.