Nothing else comes close in the quality department, Van Staal Big Game 7″ Pliers are built to perform and built to last. Many of the originals are around 20 years old with little to no wear (other than the cutters) and aren’t even remotely close to the end of their service life. Time will tell but it seems pretty clear this is the sort of product you’ll hand down to your kids and they may hand them down to theirs.

With spring-loaded ergonomic handles, a unique line keeper to help keep any line your cutting precisely in the cutting zone, and replaceable tungsten cutter and anvil these pliers make the cut consistently and smoothly on braided, gel spun and any sized mono you can fit into the cutters leaving a nice clean tag end.

These get our highest recommendation!