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| My old side cutter broke last fall. I'd like to pick up a Knipex. Which model works best in a musky boat? |
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Location: MN | Do a search on here. Lots of info.
I like the ones with a spring to assist in opening and the latch to keep them shut when not in use. Not sure the model #.
If you buy online you can get them for about half of what they go for in the stores. |
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| Agree on the one with the spring. Often you have to cut more than one hook point, and the spring helps make it easy to re-open one-handed while you hold the fish with the other. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Hooked,
This one works very well.
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| agreed. I have the same one. I like the padded handle and the spring assist. I like the one with the angles jaw.
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | I have the one pictured above...December 5 I had a 44" pinned up in the net and no way to get at the hooks. Fish in my left hand, knipex in the right...snip, snip, snip. Loose fish = healthy fish!
I'd go with that one.
Steve |
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| Thanks, guys. That's what I needed. Mine is now on order. Appreciate the help! |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | Eric, when you purchase that Knipex cutter, secure it with a lanyard so you can slip your hand through it thereby eliminating the possibility of it dropping out of your hand and into the lake. Some folks drill a hole through the handle and others secure it to the end of the handle with a rubber cap. A lot of guys will just secure the cord to the side of the boat. |
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| One of the best tools that you will never regret purchasing. |
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| Bigbite, that's a great idea. I'm on it. Thanks. |
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Posts: 251
| I drilled through mine for the lanyard. After destroying 2 HSS bits on a drill press and not even making a dent in the handle I took it to a metal works shop and asked if they could drill it for me. They did but it broke one of their bits too. They guys asked me what it was made of, His words were "that is some hard @ss Sh*t". Just be aware of that if you go that route. I would suggest trying a diamond bit or something like that first. |
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| timhutson1 - 1/1/2016 2:55 AM
I drilled through mine for the lanyard. After destroying 2 HSS bits on a drill press and not even making a dent in the handle I took it to a metal works shop and asked if they could drill it for me. They did but it broke one of their bits too. They guys asked me what it was made of, His words were "that is some hard @ss Sh*t". Just be aware of that if you go that route. I would suggest trying a diamond bit or something like that first.
or.....you could tape it down |
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Location: With my son on the water | A cobalt or gold/tin coated drill bit available at Menards or Fleet Farm will drill through the handle. |
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| btfish - 1/1/2016 6:14 PM
A cobalt or gold/tin coated drill bit available at Menards or Fleet Farm will drill through the handle.
Yep. you need cobalt bits. and a few of them. Hardened German tool steel is crazy tough. like US steel from the 30's and 40's. |
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| My knipex is attached to a small commercial net float to keep from losng it. The float is attached using heavy fishing cord knotted around one of the handles. Then I wound duct tape tight around the cord and handle. Tested it in shallow water and it works! |
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Location: Walker, MN | What an awesome tool! I have the one without the spring, works great too. $50 bucks at Menards.
The Knipex 4-in-1 electricians pliers is also a great tool to have in the boat's tool kit. |
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Location: NE Ohio | definitely the spring loaded. i have the others that i bought before they came out. used both and prefer the spring hands down. you will really appreciate them when one hand is hooked to a 20 lber and you just have one hand to cut with! |
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| I use the spring loaded ones too. Much easier to use. |
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