Kerry.....

The Van Stalls are really nice......I think they charge you to even hold them at most shops. $300 bucks.......nice but that is a bit over the top. Back about a decade ago there were no decent fishin pliers.......you either had garbage or the Van Stalls of the world. And you thought Kerry was kidding about $300 fishin pliers.......
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But these days there are quite a few choices out there of pretty well made pliers at a reasonable cost. Back to the P-line pliers..........they are hands down the best trippin pliers I have come across. The weight I have already mentioned (3 oz). The length is somewhat shorter than most fishin pliers (6"), another plus. The quality has not yet been put to the test but they look and feel great. I worked with them some tonight........

I have decided to make one rather significant change. The pliers have a split ring function at the very tips of the jaws. While this might be fine for a purely offshore plier I would rather have the multiplicity of usage that true needle nose pliers offer. I will grind down the split ring feature and make true needle nose pliers out of them. Probably far more useful. Did I mention side cutter capability? Can you tell when I like something, I really like it?  ;D