Fishing Pliers

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

Wahlie was using a pair of them for a little while this summer. He bent them and then they became 2 part pliers not too long after. If that kid breaks them as little as he fished this year, I doubt they would last for you.

I've even heard a rumor of a recall. I know where they probably broke and I noticed a lot of the new copies of the VS/Accurate plier have the same weakness. Time will tell...

Never heard of a VS plier bending though.

[JeffH]

Hmmm, there appears to be those people that are very happy with the Accurate pliers and those that have had problems. I guess I would wonder if Wahlie's were old version or new version. You know $150 for pliers is crazy but $280 is certifiable.......Maybe I will email Accurate and see what they have to say about the bending issue.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by JeffH

Hmmm, there appears to be those people that are very happy with the Accurate pliers and those that have had problems. I guess I would wonder if Wahlie's were old version or new version. You know $150 for pliers is crazy but $280 is certifiable.......Maybe I will email Accurate and see what they have to say about the bending issue.

It's an extreme minority that has had an issue with the Accurate's. I have never actually seen it with my own eyes, I've only heard about it. Supposedly at the thinnest point where the cut is made in the metal for the cutter is where they can bend or break. If you look, it is fairly thin in that spot.