Give this $25 tool a try

[Porter2]

Had a gift card to Avid Angler….. thought I give this a try. Like the offset angle. Solid build.



Ad…….Cutting edge nippers for the new age tippet materials. These nippers include super sharp tungsten carbide blades mounted onto a lightweight 6061-T6 anodized aluminum frame. With the ability to cut braid, most if not all tippet, and coated wire up to 20 pounds, these nippers are here to do it all.

Little leash, set of replacement blades and Allen tool. Seems very solid. Not a fan of the Green Bay colors but oh well !!!!

 

[Yakman]

I picked up the strait jawed variety from Red's. Was sold out on Amazon, will report back when I have actually used it ha.

 

[Yard Sale]

How do they work on hangnails?

 

[bobduck]

Had a gift card to Avid Angler….. thought I give this a try. Like the offset angle. Solid build.

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Ad…….Cutting edge nippers for the new age tippet materials. These nippers include super sharp tungsten carbide blades mounted onto a lightweight 6061-T6 anodized aluminum frame. With the ability to cut braid, most if not all tippet, and coated wire up to 20 pounds, these nippers are here to do it all.

Little leash, set of replacement blades and Allen tool. Seems very solid. Not a fan of the Green Bay colors but oh well !!!!

Them's Oregon Duck colors my man. Be cool.

 

[Porter2]

Them's Oregon Duck colors my man. Be cool.

Yep. And because of the Deschutes and the northern coastal rivers I fish I must give props to you and Oregonians. You sure do have some fine fishing waters both coastal and inland. Also why most years I buy an annual out of state license to your state.

 

[flybill]

I'll wait for the Purple and Gold ones!

 

[bobduck]

Yep. And because of the Deschutes and the northern coastal rivers I fish I must give props to you and Oregonians. You sure do have some fine fishing waters both coastal and inland. Also why most years I buy an annual out of state license to your state.

As a Washington resident I buy it every year too.

 

[Shad]

Like most Dr. Slick tools, those nippers look ideal. Knowing it was kind of brutal, what was the price?

JK... I think $25 is a fair price for a highly functional, durable set of nippers.

 

[kmudgn]

Better than 79 cent nail clippers ? Which, if I drop in the water I won't dry over !

 

[Divad]

Better than 79 cent nail clippers ? Which, if I drop in the water I won't dry over !

The “dry over” is either a typo or a cleverly crafted conclusion to your statement. I’m a $5 Japanese clipper fan, mine have last so long though I feel it’s time to buy those Dr Slick nips.

 

[Shad]

Better than 79 cent nail clippers ? Which, if I drop in the water I won't dry over !

You can still get nail clippers for 79 cents?

Yeah... I'm a clipper man myself at the moment, but the tool in question here looks like a genuine pleasure to use. You spend $25 in gas on a typical wade fishing trip. Considering all the costs of a day of fishing, can you really not stomach that cost for a tool that makes you happy for years?

 

[Mossback]

Abel nippers are the only way to go...

 

[flybill]

I'll stick with my Rolex, with built in clippers.. water proof of course, even in the salt...

 

[Peyton00]

Klein flush cutters about $12.
Last forever and will cut braid and repair trailer lights if needed.

 

[Lue Taylor]

A cheap pair of scissors works for me plus if I need to trim a fly I can a.e.( Adams can be turn into a different bug)

 

[Buzzy]

You can still get nail clippers for 79 cents?

Yeah... I'm a clipper man myself at the moment, but the tool in question here looks like a genuine pleasure to use. You spend $25 in gas on a typical wade fishing trip. Considering all the costs of a day of fishing, can you really not stomach that cost for a tool that makes you happy for years?

I agree that $25.00 for a quality tool isn't expensive, especially when compared to the cost of a fly line, a reel, rod, Fishpond net, etc., my issue is my clumsiness and without a landyard, I'd drop them overboard and they don't appear to be buoyant. I tend to use scissor clamps (they sink too) because I can usually find them clipped to my PFD.

 

[Stonedfish]

Another good inexpensive tool option, especially if you cut braid are Gerber Neat Freak scissors. They offer a saltwater version of them as well.
SF

 

[Porter2]

I agree that $25.00 for a quality tool isn't expensive, especially when compared to the cost of a fly line, a reel, rod, Fishpond net, etc., my issue is my clumsiness and without a landyard, I'd drop them overboard and they don't appear to be buoyant. I tend to use scissor clamps (they sink too) because I can usually find them clipped to my PFD.

Obviously I bought this for a reason. It wasn’t my clumsiness although that exists in my fishing profile but it was my memory skills or lack of it….so someone will find some cheap plier/cutters sitting on some rock as a river runs by it

 

[Tim L]

All things Dr. Slick