Split Ring Plier Recommendations

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11-12-2019, 10:26 AM
BobC

Split Ring Plier Recommendations

Hi All. Like others here on the forum, I'm not a fan of treble hooks on lures/plugs, so much so I quit using them. I recently bought some single in line vertical hooks and want to change over my Rebel lures to singles. I don't have a pair of split ring pliers, and would like to get some recommendations. It needs to handle the smaller sized split rings such as are used on the Rebels. I saw a number of them at Cabelas but saw mixed reviews on sizes they could handle.
Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks in Advance.
Bob
11-12-2019, 10:41 AM
Cray

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This is pictures of a pair of inexpensive pliers I bought from BPS. They were to big for small split ring. I took them to the grinder and dressed down the longer part to fit into the smaller O ring. I have cheap and high end pliers but these are my go to.
11-12-2019, 11:15 AM
trypman1

I use Rapala Mini pliers, they are perfect and work great! Not expensive!
11-12-2019, 12:42 PM
BobC

Anyone Try Daiwa Small Pliers

I expanded my search and saw that Chris over at Finesse has a Daiwa Small (2 1/2") pair of split ring pliers that are designed for "00" to size "2" split rings. This is not precise but the OD of the Rebel lures is under 5 mm, which according to a size chart I was looking at would make the ring about a size "0". This sounds like it would be a good match for the smaller size lure rings I like to use on Pans/Crappies. Has anyone had any experience using this pair of pliers? I'm sure the quality would be good or Chris wouldn't stock it.
Thanks,
Bob
11-12-2019, 05:50 PM
M R Dux

Get the Xuron 496 pliers and you will forget anybody else ever made any. You can get then for $13 on Amazon.

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11-12-2019, 06:43 PM
Mike1234

Split Ring Plier Recommendations

I have the ones Doug recommended there pretty good

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11-12-2019, 06:50 PM
Crestliner08

I bought these back in 2017 and they work flawlessly. Very durable and I've used them to replace ALL my trebles with in-line singles. The crappie love them single hooks! These may be a tad costly, but the quality is there for sure:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
11-12-2019, 07:11 PM
BobC

Thank you for your suggestions. I’ll check them all out.
Bob
11-12-2019, 07:24 PM
bfish

hobby lobby usually have several pairs, easy to handle to see the quality or lack of. Xuron are very good, if you are ordering online.
11-12-2019, 08:14 PM
wicklundrh

I lose them before I find out if I love them. I can tell you that the springs come out of the Rapala brand ones. Which I hate and is probably the reason I'm on season 4 with them!
11-13-2019, 08:43 AM
BobC

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Originally Posted by M R Dux

Get the Xuron 496 pliers and you will forget anybody else ever made any. You can get then for $13 on Amazon.

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That’s what I just did. Amazon + free shipping. A very high satisfaction rate, and not expensive. It is rated for some pretty small sizes, and I think I will be dealing pretty much with size “0” rings.
thanks,
Bob