Favourite braid scissors poll

[yellow door 1]

Which are your faves.

Feel free to add any I missed and I'll find a photo of them. I would have included more but I was limited to 10 options

[yellow door 1]

Abel Nippers and Blue Berkley

[yellow door 1]

black rapalas and surecatch

[yellow door 1]

Dr Slicks and Blue shimano

[yellow door 1]

Owner and optia

[yellow door 1]

Logic Lure ceramic and Daiwa

[yellow door 1]

The early mail suggests berkley got something right when designing and marketing their scissors.

But the fact that they are viewed as a "semi-disposable" item leaves room for players with a more "Long-Lived" cutters.

From all I've watched and read about "Planned Obsolescence", theres a slight chance that longevity was still a design priority, before Braided lines gained popularity.

So there's a chance a bullet proof pair of cutters from the 80's exists

I can imagine pliers/wire cutters, designed for other industries, that cut braid for decades.

[Mark M]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

Owner and optia

The pic you have uploaded are the Snowpeak AC-007 braid scissors Larry, not the Owners.
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They are different from the Snowpeak split ring pliers that Piscateur reviewed, and are excellent, my faves.

Here are the Owners
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[Mark M]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

The early mail suggests berkley got something right when designing and marketing their scissors...

Maybe

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[DrLuvski]

Had these for a while. Around $12 delivered and still going strong.
Still cutting through PE.6 with no issues.
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[Ian Sewell]

Used to love the Shipton scissors, I bought a box of them before I closed my last tackle shop and they are all gone now...

Those Daiwa D Braid scissors look very similar.

[Mark M]

Originally Posted by Ian Sewell

Used to love the Shipton scissors, I bought a box of them before I closed my last tackle shop and they are all gone now...

Just found my old ones Ian.

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Shame you don't have that box any more

[Mark M]

I bought these for fly tying, but double as excellent braid snips, bit pointy for your pocket BFL, and quite exxy I recall.
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Probably bling enough for Nags though.

[Adamall]

Originally Posted by DrLuvski

Had these for a while. Around $12 delivered and still going strong.
Still cutting through PE.6 with no issues.
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These are the last ones I bought. They are the best scissors I have had. Been through a lot of those cheap Berkley ones and seemed to average about 2 trips before they lost their sharpness

[Mark M]

Do not vote for these, they are terrible
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