Cutting braid

[zelmo]

Cutting mono or fluoro is easy with nail clippers.  I haven't had luck using them on braid, and switched to a very sharp pocket knife.  Is there a better tool?

[Pond Hopper]

I use a small sharp pair of scissors, I think they are the nose hair trimming kind.

[fooman]

I use the braid scissors but read (Bassmaster?)that you can use the cutter on the package from dental floss..I think Power Pro has that on their boxes now

[Saladmander]

Yeah, clippers just seem to mash the braid down and tear it up.  Scissors work the best.  I just keep a Leatherman on my belt.  That way I always have my scissors, pliers, knife, etc.  without having to look for them.

[Wayne P.]

Fiskars work well and are cheaper than the braid scissors, the blunt point small scissors like elementary school kids use. Available just about anywhere school supplies are: Walmart, K-Mart, Target, office supply places, and drug stores.

[Sam]

Teeth and sharp sissors.

OK, just kidding about the teeth.

Braid is difficult and challenging to cut on a good day.

A sharp pair of sissors is what I use.

[surfer]

I use nail clippers and pull to the side after the pinch so it slides through the blades.  no problems mon.

[FishTank]

I use a pair of kids saftey scissors.  They're cheap, some will float, they won't damage anything in your tackle box and they do a good job of cutting braided line.  

[Just_Old_Fisherman]

Small kids school scissors at Wal-mart best I have found. Cheap and you can swap them out if/when they get dull.  Plus the scissors work for all lines Mono, Fluoro and Braid.

[huskertko]

i have a pair of X-tools pliers that have a cutter on them, and they seem to cut braided line as well as anything else I have tried and best of all when I drop them in the water they float so I don't lose them.

[GitRDoneIke23]

I use a small sharp pair of scissors, I think they are the nose hair trimming kind.

Thoose work for me!!

[=Matt 5.0=]

I use the Rapala braided line scissors.

[moby bass]

I use the Rapala braided line scissors.

Yep, the serrated part.

[vicdotcom]

I use Bakers cutting forceps.  It cuts the braid and I can use it to help me get hooks out at the same time.

Vic

[lubina]

Is there a better tool?

Kids school scissors are the best

[Tpayneful]

My youngest son got on a scissors kick last fall.  He cut his hair, his pajamas, the shoe laces off my boots and the STRAP on my TACKLEBAG!   He took my scissors out of my tacklebag to do all of the cutting.  Hearing your suggestions, I think I will take a pair of his Fiskars and put them in my tacklebag to cut braid!  

[ww2farmer]

I use the cheap BPS brand braided line scissors. The one pair i have is 4-5 years old and still work great.

[Branuss04]

I use the Rapala braided line scissors.

I got these on clearance and have no problems with them, they cut braid pretty good, I think my next pair i'll try the little kid scissors.

[smcentee]

Most of my fishing is from the bank so I try to minimize what I carry. I dumped the scissors and picked up pliers from Cabela's made by Rising tools, "Work" pliers. The cutter is ultra sharp and easily cut braid. From the hemostat handle to the snap-ring tip, these pliers are well machined. Come in 6 and 8" length.

[ba7ss3in]

I use the scissors on a Gerber multi-tool.

[grimlin]

http://www.jascouniform.com/ecom/showdetl.cfm?Product_ID=16976pt1000&code=588&srccd=pt1000

used for cutting cast off at hospitals.Works wonders on everything! braid,mono,fluoro,trimming weed guards and trimming skirts off jigs,spinnerbaits ect,ect.

[.dsaavedra.]

i have not been able to get the kids fiskars scissors to work for me. occasionally the scissors on my swiss army knife will work. i usually just carry a razorblade in my tackle box and use that to slice the line. works pretty well except sometimes that thin blade is hard to get a handle on. i will find some fiskars scissors later and try them out again.

[Tokyo Tony]

This is what I use.

[David P]

I use my teeth.

[alabamajon56]

just keep your knife sharp and you wont have a problem