CCA aluminum pliers

fishchase · Post by **fishchase** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:17 pm

I'm looking at getting a pair of these cause I've heard good things bout them. I'm wondering though, what are the little channels across the jaws? Are they for grip? They look kind of like wire strippers but I wouldn't think they would belong on fishing pliers.

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5fangers · Post by **5fangers** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:32 pm

They look like crimpers.

HawgLife · Post by **HawgLife** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:51 pm

Yeah x2 on the crimpers. I have the h20 express aluminum pliers and love them! Definitely a cheap necessity.

fishchase · Post by **fishchase** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:45 pm

I see, thanks. Crimpers for what? Seems like they would just be an annoyance.

RedWolf · Post by **RedWolf** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:57 pm

For making your own leaders, crimping the sleeves that would keep them from coming undone. Or in a pinch, and emergency repair on an electrical component.

SmithFamilyTackle · Post by **SmithFamilyTackle** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am

RedWolf wrote:For making your own leaders, crimping the sleeves that would keep them from coming undone. Or in a pinch, and emergency repair on an electrical component.

You would be better of buying a real set of crimpers for that you will just end up braking those.

macjank7 · Post by **macjank7** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:45 am

I have had four different pairs of those type of pliers and have not been impressed with any of them under $50. I am thinking about buying something in the $100 range and be done. The jaws all flex and corrode in no time. Even the stainless jawed ones are junk IMO. Im not saying you have to buy $300 Van Staals but something about $75-100 should be higher quality.

Johnny5455 · Post by **Johnny5455** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:48 am

macjank7 wrote:I have had four different pairs of those type of pliers and have not been impressed with any of them under $50. I am thinking about buying something in the $100 range and be done. The jaws all flex and corrode in no time. Even the stainless jawed ones are junk IMO. Im not saying you have to buy $300 Van Staals but something about $75-100 should be higher quality.

I was wondering about that. Thanks for your review. Looks like I'll just start a pliers penny jar like I'm doing for some good waders.

Yaklash · Post by **Yaklash** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:55 am

macjank7 wrote:I have had four different pairs of those type of pliers and have not been impressed with any of them under $50. I am thinking about buying something in the $100 range and be done. The jaws all flex and corrode in no time. Even the stainless jawed ones are junk IMO. Im not saying you have to buy $300 Van Staals but something about $75-100 should be higher quality.

Do yourself a favor and get a pair of surgical grade hemostats. Tie a small diameter (1/8") nylon rope to one of the finger holes to attach to your belt. Best hook remover out there; locks onto the hook so you can reposition your hands to get better leverage and can see the inside of the fishes' mouth better; surgical SS lasts a long time.

I have had this pair for over 20 years. The lanyard is new.

herefishyfishy80 · Post by **herefishyfishy80** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:43 am

For the price you should look at buying one these

http://www.tackledirect.com/p-line-adar ... 7AodkgYAUw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I use mine while wade fishing and on the kayak and have not had any issues with them. They're going on 4 years and haven't been replaced yet.

CaptAndrew · Post by **CaptAndrew** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:03 am

herefishyfishy80 wrote:For the price you should look at buying one these

http://www.tackledirect.com/p-line-adar ... 7AodkgYAUw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I use mine while wade fishing and on the kayak and have not had any issues with them. They're going on 4 years and haven't been replaced yet.

Whatever you do do not buy the stainless Pline pliers. They are junk... The bass pro ones are pretty nice for 30$ I think walmart has some KVD pliers I bought a while back they work pretty well too.

thegolfpro · Post by **thegolfpro** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:31 pm

CaptAndrew wrote:
herefishyfishy80 wrote:For the price you should look at buying one these

http://www.tackledirect.com/p-line-adar ... 7AodkgYAUw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I use mine while wade fishing and on the kayak and have not had any issues with them. They're going on 4 years and haven't been replaced yet.
Whatever you do do not buy the stainless Pline pliers. They are junk... The bass pro ones are pretty nice for 30$ I think walmart has some KVD pliers I bought a while back they work pretty well too.

X2- stay away from the P-Line pliers, in fact stay away from any stainless steel pliers period.

Will not make it more than a couple of trips in our bay systems before they freeze up on you.

4-Everlast pliers or the H2O Express ones are the best value for the $- aluminum, hold up, way cheaper than the Van Staal's (like over $100!! cheaper)

bearkat9293 · Post by **bearkat9293** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:35 pm

I broke the handle off of a set of CCA pliers this weekend. They were froze up. I tried to pull them apart and the handle broke off in my hand.

SmithFamilyTackle · Post by **SmithFamilyTackle** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:07 am

As far as maintenance goes, you should spray all your metal parts (including your rods) with WD-40, Reel Magic or something comparable. Do this before wash your gear with soap and water rinse and spray again. If you don't use your gear in a while spay monthly. You might think this is over kill but I have had stuff for 10 years with no rust.

herefishyfishy80 · Post by **herefishyfishy80** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:52 am

thegolfpro wrote:
CaptAndrew wrote:
herefishyfishy80 wrote:For the price you should look at buying one these

http://www.tackledirect.com/p-line-adar ... 7AodkgYAUw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I use mine while wade fishing and on the kayak and have not had any issues with them. They're going on 4 years and haven't been replaced yet.
Whatever you do do not buy the stainless Pline pliers. They are junk... The bass pro ones are pretty nice for 30$ I think walmart has some KVD pliers I bought a while back they work pretty well too.
X2- stay away from the P-Line pliers, in fact stay away from any stainless steel pliers period. Will not make it more than a couple of trips in our bay systems before they freeze up on you.

4-Everlast pliers or the H2O Express ones are the best value for the $- aluminum, hold up, way cheaper than the Van Staal's (like over $100!! cheaper)

I am really curious on how these are stainless steel pliers? I have two different sets, one for the boat and one that I used on every trip which I have had for 4 years and still going. These are aluminum pliers with tungsten carbide cutters.
The only thing that I have had to replace was the cutters because I abused it by cutting everything from braid to steel leader wire.
I'm not saying P-line are the best out there because I know that Accurate and Van Staal make great pliers too but regardless of what pliers you swear by or use, they have to be cared for the same exact way. Washed and lubricated to keep from rusting and locking up on you.

Yaklash · Post by **Yaklash** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:22 am

SmithFamilyTackle wrote:As far as maintenance goes, you should spray all your metal parts (including your rods) with WD-40, Reel Magic or something comparable. Do this before wash your gear with soap and water rinse and spray again. If you don't use your gear in a while spay monthly. You might think this is over kill but I have had stuff for 10 years with no rust.

I concur. The 20 year old Stainless Steel hemostats posted above get this treatment (sans soap). There is some rust on them, but they still work perfectly.

aguaflaca · Post by **aguaflaca** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:48 am

thegolfpro wrote: X2- stay away from the P-Line pliers, in fact stay away from any stainless steel pliers period. Will not make it more than a couple of trips in our bay systems before they freeze up on you.

WRONG.
SS will last for years if you take care of them. I have a pair of the low quality SS pliers purchased with a Nu-Mark wading belt over 20 years ago and they haven't frozen up yet.

rico86 · Post by **rico86** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:29 pm

FTU has house brand pliers for 79.99

Spectre5922 · Post by **Spectre5922** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:22 pm

The Bass Pro Shop pliers are $40 and mine have lasted 3 years so far and are a good as new. They are smooth as silk and the braid cutter on them is very nice to have!

Kayak Kid · Post by **Kayak Kid** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:51 pm

real s/s (316 ss) will not rust or corrode and will last until you loose it. Most of the fishing "ss" stuff is 410 stainless and is only stain and rust resistant. Hint: if it's magnetic, it's 410 ss.

I have used a pair of the ss hemostats for the past 15 years in both salt and fresh water. Never any problems. A pair of sears pliers and wire cutters, well oiled, are in my water proof kayak kit should the need for such tools be needed.

macjank7 · Post by **macjank7** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:11 am

Yaklash wrote:
macjank7 wrote:I have had four different pairs of those type of pliers and have not been impressed with any of them under $50. I am thinking about buying something in the $100 range and be done. The jaws all flex and corrode in no time. Even the stainless jawed ones are junk IMO. Im not saying you have to buy $300 Van Staals but something about $75-100 should be higher quality.
Do yourself a favor and get a pair of surgical grade hemostats. Tie a small diameter (1/8") nylon rope to one of the finger holes to attach to your belt. Best hook remover out there; locks onto the hook so you can reposition your hands to get better leverage and can see the inside of the fishes' mouth better; surgical SS lasts a long time.

I have had this pair for over 20 years. The lanyard is new.

I have a pair that are always on my belt I just carry pliers for pulling some of the more stubborn hooks and I like the braid cutters.

Thinwater skinner · Post by **Thinwater skinner** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:01 am

SmithFamilyTackle wrote:As far as maintenance goes, you should spray all your metal parts (including your rods) with WD-40, Reel Magic or something comparable. Do this before wash your gear with soap and water rinse and spray again. If you don't use your gear in a while spay monthly. You might think this is over kill but I have had stuff for 10 years with no rust.

2X. I use the cheap SS ones from walmart at about 7 buck and oil when in the salt. I have had mine for about 8 years. But I do fish freshwater most of the time. And when at the coast I do not wade fish very much.. Mostly in the kayak and not in the water.

ElTiburon · Post by **ElTiburon** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:11 am

I like the CCA aluminum ones. haven't had a problem in 3 years with them

herefishyfishy80 · Post by **herefishyfishy80** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:59 am

ElTiburon wrote:I like the CCA aluminum ones. haven't had a problem in 3 years with them

Just dont use them to cut off 2 of 3 hooks of the treble hook on a corkie...

Didn't want to kill any of the rats and dinks i was catching that day and didn't have any hooks to change them out with

lurejunkee · Post by **lurejunkee** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:31 pm

I've had my CCA pliers for 3 years and the cutters are just starting to wear. Only down side for me is they're a hair short. Never had an issue with them and are very sturdy. I'm just looking to replace the cutters.

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