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    Posted: 14 Aug 2017 at 8:08pm
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Any suggestions? Looking at something to open 150-200lb rings.
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Anyone had any experience with "Texas Tackle" pliers?
They look good and are half the price  of the Owners and HPAs
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Berkley(blue ones) if you want cheap but does the job and lasts......
The ones "Kaveman" sells on here.......other ones similar to his ....move at the jaws.......including BM.....and need tightening regular........his ones have a tooth there...so they cant move.....thats why they get my vote.....
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All come out the same factory.....its just kaveman"s are the best model.(thats if he still sells em)Wink and will handle that size with ease....Good value.
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Originally posted by laidbackdood laidbackdood wrote:

Berkley(blue ones) if you want cheap but does the job and lasts......
The ones "Kaveman" sells on here.......other ones similar to his ....move at the jaws.......including BM.....and need tightening regular........his ones have a tooth there...so they cant move.....thats why they get my vote.....
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All come out the same factory.....its just kaveman"s are the best model.(thats if he still sells em)Wink and will handle that size with ease....Good value.


Thanks lbd, yes still got a few pairs, alloy so never rust and all jaws and cutters are replaceable so when you need an upgrade only cost $10 instead of buying new ones.
Opens largest of split rings with ease
PM me if interested $50 a pr with pouch
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Originally posted by snoteel snoteel wrote:

Anyone had any experience with "Texas Tackle" pliers?
They look good and are half the price  of the Owners and HPAs

I have a pair of the small ones, they are the ducks nuts for small split rings, they really aren't made for doing anything but splitrings and I guess that's why they're good at it.

That said I've only used them on light-ish rings as I don't do any fishing where the split-ring is taking any kind of load; mostly just attaching jigs to the Jigstar ringed grommets.
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Originally posted by kaveman kaveman wrote:

Originally posted by laidbackdood laidbackdood wrote:

Berkley(blue ones) if you want cheap but does the job and lasts......
The ones "Kaveman" sells on here.......other ones similar to his ....move at the jaws.......including BM.....and need tightening regular........his ones have a tooth there...so they cant move.....thats why they get my vote.....
Bm
Jigtalk
Kaveman
All come out the same factory.....its just kaveman"s are the best model.(thats if he still sells em)Wink and will handle that size with ease....Good value.


Thanks lbd, yes still got a few pairs, alloy so never rust and all jaws and cutters are replaceable so when you need an upgrade only cost $10 instead of buying new ones.
Opens largest of split rings with ease
PM me if interested $50 a pr with pouch
Thats ok Kev......they have braid cutters as well and if i remember rightly ... they come with a spare set of jaws isnt it kev?...a pouch and lanyard....Sharp price for those too....blue works the bestLOL
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HPA. Made from stainless steel, complete with pouch and lanyard and is the choice of discerning jiggers the world over.
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Thanks everyone...
I ended up getting a pair of Texas Tackle (large) from USA.
$35 including shipping and 4 days from the states to my door, that"s pretty damn fast!!!
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