cavu Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Anyone have suggestions about the best split ring pliers available? I have two different sets, and am having difficulty minipulating the rings. Sometimes the rings do not close back properly. Might be operator headspace and timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Mitchell Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I also have three sets of split ring pliers, but the ones I like the best are from Texas Tackle. I like their design. They have orange handles. They are in Cabela's catalog page 54 of their new master catalog spring 04. So far the best split rings I have found are from Hagen's. The German split rings. The OD is a little smaller than the american but they have a lot of snap back. Might try them. When I ordered them the sales person told me they were the best. Charlie M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cflbasser Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I attended the Bassmaster University in Orlando last month. Kevin Van Dam was one of the instructors. Somebody there asked him this very question. He said he uses a pair of small long needle nose pliers made by Snap-On. He mentioned the part number but I can't remember it off the top of my head. He said that they have such precision that there is no need for the little tooth like those at the end of regular split ring pliers. I have yet to try these out, but coming from a guy that goes through literally thousands of split rings a season, It might be something you'd want to try... Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowMaker Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I have a pair of the XURON BRAND split ring pliers. They are pretty nice and have a lifetime warranty. I liked them so much that i sent them an email inquiring about whether or not they had any sprue cutters available and they voluntarily sent me two pairs of cutters for free. You cant beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funny farm Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 set 3 is from berkley , 2 is just angled toothless needle nose number 1 is my most used and I am not sure the brand , got on the infamous ebay of course , I have been using #1 for 3 or so years . # 3 is good for small stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wire bender Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Capt. Mike, for the past two years I've been using the Cobra Pro that I got from Cabela's. These are the one with the green handle. I have found that I become better with them the more I use them, but retraining is needed if I've been away from adding split rings for awhile. Not the same a riding a bike, I need retraining as to just where on the ring to place them. So I usually plan on doing a lot at one time. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...