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Rapala 8" Super Stainless Steel Pliers
Stainless, spring-loaded, side cutter
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Eight inches of stainless with an internal spring that holds the jaws open, so you can work one-handed while the other hand is busy holding a fish. The side cutter handles line and leader, and there's a lanyard point. Use it, because pliers dropped off a jetty are simply gone.
Why this one
- ▸Self-opening jaws mean genuine one-handed use with a fish in the other
- ▸Eight inches keeps your fingers away from teeth and trebles
- ▸Side cutter deals with leader without reaching for scissors
- ▸Lanyard point, because the sea takes anything you don't tether
Specs
- Brand
- Rapala
- Length
- 8"
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Jaw spring
- Precision internal, self-opening
- Cutter
- Side cutter for line and leader
- Grips
- Ergonomic comfort handles
- Lanyard
- Built-in attachment point
⚠ California Proposition 65 warning
This product can expose you to chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to P65Warnings.ca.gov.
When it earns its place
Every trip. Hook removal, crimping, cutting leader.
Why moving water catches fish ↗Comes in these kits
Buy it as part of a set and the whole set is 12% off.
Pairs with
How to fish the Rapala 8" Super Stainless Steel Pliers
Pliers are the tool you use more than any other and think about least. A few habits make them last years instead of one season.
Wear them, don't pack them
Sheath on your belt, lanyard clipped to a belt loop. Pliers in a bag are pliers you don't use, and pliers not clipped to anything are pliers at the bottom of the harbor. The lanyard is not optional on a jetty.
Use the right part of the jaw
The tip for hook removal in tight spots, the flat mid-section for crimping sleeves, the carbide cutters at the base for line. Cutting braid with the tip will dull it fast and eventually damage the jaw alignment.
Remove hooks by backing them out
Grip the hook shank, not the bend, and push back along the path the point went in. Never rip it sideways. With a circle hook in the corner of the mouth this is usually one movement and a couple of seconds.
Open split rings properly
The notched tip slides between the coils. Twist slightly to open a gap, slide the new ring or hook on, then release. Don't lever the coils apart, that deforms the ring and it never closes properly again.
Rinse and oil
Fresh water after every salt session, dry them, then a drop of light oil on the pivot. Aluminum doesn't rust, but the stainless jaws and the spring will if you let salt sit in the joint.
Worth knowing
- ▸Carbide cutters go through 80 lb braid cleanly, if they're crushing rather than slicing, it's time to replace the inserts
- ▸The knot-cinch hole gives you something to pull against without cutting your hands on braid
- ▸Keep the sheath rinsed too; salt trapped in the fabric will corrode the jaws that sit in it
When to fish it
Every session. This is a buy-once item that lives in your kit permanently.