good pliers. have used this brand for over 40 years

This pliers is a must have for any fisherman. It comes highly recommended by various fishing forums. The construction is robust and of high quality. Guys have swear that they had their pairs for 10-20 years! This pliers is to used as back up for when I need to cut hooks after getting accidentally hooked. I've seen some awful pics and all those guys wish they had this available to them. It hasn't happen yet but when it does I'll be glad I have this around.

I saw someone commented on the gritty feel, mine don't feel gritty at all. They aren't Swiss watch precision feeling but feel fine to me. I use these for fishing as a lot of others do and have since my grandpas generation. They aren't Van Stalls but seriously $400 for pliers...just seems excessive to me. I'd rather use the Manleys and hose them down at the end of the day. If you primarily fish for smaller fish these probably aren't what you're looking for because the plier head is stubby and you're better served with needle nose pliers. I use them surf fishing for shark and redfish as well as inshore stuff. They do require a little maintenance but not much. If you want sturdy and beefy with side cutters that'll cut braid and hooks these are for you.

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I had high expectations of a $50 "super" pliers. The rough draggy action didn't really live up. They've smoothed out a bit with use and lube, but I sure wish they were better. They should have made the rotating pin and the surface it contacts more precise, at least; it bumps and chunks along, and there's no way to get to it to polish it because it's a rivet, pressed in. Fit and finish is generally underwhelming, plenty of burrs and sharp edges where they ought not be, plus the front edges don't mate up smooth, looks imprecise and isn't good for holding things evenly with the tip.

I bought the best I could find, just wish it was a bit better value. One vinyl handle cover thing fell off on day one just playing around with them, lame. Glue them on if you want them to stay, I guess. The pliers aren't very ergonomic; the best seems to be to rest your thumb on the back curve of the wire cutter piece. The teflon finish is highly imperfect largely because the steel underneath wasn't finished particularly well, seems like a waste. How about melting the sharp edges and doing a real Tenifer coating or something? Thought a $50 English-made pliers would be really well finished, but not so much. I'm going to buy a pair of the $15 China parallel pliers to compare.

My grandpa had a pair of similar looking parallel pliers that were so much better, it's not even funny. Silky smooth, perfect. Wish I had those, but they somehow disappeared... As I get older, I realize the old guys were right along: they don't make 'em like they used to. I'm going to start buying old hand tools whenever I can. They're just better, generally, and I bet I could pick up an old set of better-made parallel pliers for a lot less than $50. Whatever, I now have "Manley Super Pliers" and that's probably worth $50 just to get to say. I hear these will cut a treble hook wen nothing else will, but in the desert, that's the least of my concerns.