What pliers do you use?

[Bazoo]

17 hours ago, Catt said:

@haggard Any type of heavy electrical wiring like battery cables.

 

i also carry these & a 2# spool of .025 stainless steel safety wire.

 

Have you ever had it get you out of a jam?

[Catt]

41 minutes ago, Bazoo said:

Have you ever had it get you out of a jam?

 

More than once!

 

Boat & tow vehicle, mine & others.

[CDMTJager]

I wear a fishing vest 100% of the time I fish unless in a kayak. To this vest I tether (ultra HD retractable key tethers)  a pair of Boomerang line cutters, a Donnmar hook sharpener, and a hemostat. 

For removing hooks deep in a fishes mouth or gut hooked bass I carry a pair of 100% HD stainless steel 8" 30* hemostats also tethered to my fishing vest. In my pocket or in a holster tethered to my jeans I sometimes carry a pair of 7" aluminum handled needle nose pliers with rust-proof jaws because occasionally a bass gets a hook in neither I or my hemostats can get out and we now catch pike regularly and hemostats don't have the rigidity needed to get a 4/0 worm hook out of a big pikes jaw. 

 

I have been carrying both a hook sharpener and a hemostat while fishing for anything for at least 30 years now and can not possibly imagine fishing without them.

Like to add

I now pack a small pair of diagonal wire cutters more commonly called 'Dykes" as I recently ended up killing several bass and pike hooked so badly in the mouth I couldn't get the hook out without severely injuring them and the hook tip was exposed but I had no tool on me I could cut the expose section of hook off with me. The cutting pliers are used for nothing else  but EM hook removal, so I can store them without rapid access being a concern. I'd much rather loose a hook than kill a bass especially a bigger bass.

 

[herder]

100% kayak fishing, this is what is with me.

Forceps used for almost all freshwater fish that I can't just pop the hook out.

Harbor Freight needle nose that are used for mostly saltwater fish, also as a back up.

Small bolt cutters, just in case.

No name multi pliers carried in my soft cooler

 

[thunderblack]

Been happy with Rapala mag spring and Kastking cutthroat pliers. Both are budget friendly and last several seasons. The Kastking saltwater model is awesome. I bring on all my trips and as long and you rinse off they last a long time a well. 

[Fishing_Rod]

Greetings All,

Currently I've got a SOG Power Pint multi-tool handy in my pocket. It also has a pocket clip if easier access is needed. The small multi-tool has great utility to me. Depending on the situation the file has a notch at the end of it which is also helpful to release a hook when there is limited access. Generally the pliers are the primary tool. Nice to simply have options. It is one of the smaller pocket multi-tools for the number of tools and utility it provides.

 

The various hemostat types, medical grade and for angling, are helpful for fine wire or flies. They don't do well when requiring additional leverage or torque needed to clear larger wire hooks. That prompted me to go to pliers when dealing with larger baits, hooks, and fish. Eventually I selected the SOG power pint as an every day tool to have handy. Since getting it I find I use it frequently for all sorts of tasks successfully. It is rare that I need to divert and get a specialty tool when it comes to casual efforts. Obviously it is hard to beat an application specific tool. It is a handy bit of kit to keep in the pocket. I've been using it for over half a decade with good results. I'm quite surprised I've not misplaced it. Be well and Cheers!