Fish Scissors Review: A Handy Tool for Days By the Lake
I’ve mentioned before that my fondest memories of fishing are of watching my dad spend the three hour fishing trip on the banks of the lake untangling and rehooking our lines, pulling hooks out of catfish for us and generally huffing and puffing under his breath in complete exasperation for the sport. As we got older, my dad got better at fixing our lines and generally, we caused these kinds of problems less and less. I do recall that my dad had a secret weapon in his back pocket for these little fishing trips – Fish Scissors.
I took a look at the Mini Fish Scissors available through Coast. These little babies do everything you need a good pair of fish scissors to do. Their titanium coated blades provide the durability needed to cut dense hair and synthetic threads used in lures and flies. They will also be able to cleanly cut fishing lines in various weights. The stainless steel construction and titanium coating will also ensure a long life for this little tool. This is important since a pair of fish scissors will come in contact with a lot of water, lake and river silt and well, fish parts over the course of a season of fishing trips.
A comfortable fit for your fingers is also an important feature. These fish scissors are adequately sized for small and large hands and they feel solid and balanced when you use them. You can easily use the scissors while grappling with a catch comfortably. The fish scissors also have a good serrated jaw to solidly grip those pesky hooks and it locks in place so that you can avoid injury.
A final touch of this product is a simple chain that can be latched to a key chain or multi-purpose knife, keeping these handy tools close by and accessible during those family fishing trips. Overall, an excellent tool to add to your camping and fishing gear for those that spend a lot or a little time fishing.
“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
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