# $180 for a pair of Ross Pescador fishing pliers?

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**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/180-for-a-pair-of-ross-pescador-fishing-pliers/705227 "2014-11-21T05:30:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/180-for-a-pair-of-ross-pescador-fishing-pliers/705227/1 "2014-11-21T05:30:26Z")

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[Wow…](http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/50425?feat=50424-pprrtop)they’d better bait my hook for me at that price.

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> Product Details
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> Ross Pescador 7.5 Pliers
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> Ergonomically designed premium pliers  
> Upgraded aluminum blend provides more strength and rigidity  
> Diamond coated sharpening stone for convenient hook sharpening  
> Cut virtually all weight and type of fishing lines, safely remove hooks, tighten knots and crimp sleeves with these ergonomically designed premium pliers. Proprietary grade aluminum stock is an upgraded blend that provides more strength and rigidity than is commonly used in top-quality pliers. Incorporated medium grit, diamond coated sharpening stone for convenient hook sharpening. Spring-loaded handles. Anodized for a perfect balance of hardness and color. Includes Cordura® nylon sheath and self-coiling lanyard. Imported.

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**Author:** ![The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Joker_and_the_Thief)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/180-for-a-pair-of-ross-pescador-fishing-pliers/705227/2 "2014-11-21T08:00:04Z")

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Good tools will last a lifetime and then some.

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**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/180-for-a-pair-of-ross-pescador-fishing-pliers/705227/3 "2014-11-21T14:25:16Z")

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When fishing, I’ve always subscribed to the “Harbor Freight needle-nose pliers” school of thought.

First, I figure that they’re likely to rust somewhat- being in a tackle box and used for saltwater fishing tends to do that.

Second, they’re going to hang out in a tackle box and not get used _that_ often.

Third, there’s a non-zero chance they’ll end up overboard at some point.

Fourth, they work just as well as the more expensive ones at getting hooks out of toothy mouths, and for clipping line, etc…  
Around the house though, I have a nice set of Channel-Lock brand needle-noses. Not going overboard, not being used in a particularly hostile environment, and not going to languish in a tackle box.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/180-for-a-pair-of-ross-pescador-fishing-pliers/705227/4 "2014-11-21T15:00:38Z")

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I get the concept of quality & yes I have in my tool box a hand-forged pair of pliers made in the single-digits of the 20th century.

But, that said and for all the reasons **Bump** listed, [here’s what the cheap stuff costs](https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=craftsman+needle+nose+pliers&tbs=vw:l,p_ord:p&tbm=shop).