• Rapala pliers and WD 40 I can buy a lot of them for 100!

The fly shop at the Bass Pro in Auburn sells these hemo - scissors with an orange coated handle. Probably the best tool I've found for removing hooks and cutting line, including braid.

 

You can sort of see them in this picture:

 

 

 

 

William Joseph Hemocuts...

 

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Hemocuts!!  That's it!  Thanks.

X2 on the gander mountain GSX pliers, best pair I'veever owned.

Are the Gander pliers well-constructed?  They look to be similar in concept to the Browning/BPS pliers I have, but the problem I see with the Browning is that they're not manufactured very well, as the tolerances appear rather poor.  The jaws and the cutters get to a point where they're no longer pinching totally closed, so obviously this makes cutting lines an issue.

this is what i use to cut braid. http://www.rockynational.com/product/Gerber/Knives/22-41830/EAB-Pocket-Knife?gclid=CM60ovyj07kCFfBcMgodLEUAfg

when it goes dull i put another razor in.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=636971&group_ID=675118&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Give these a spin. No cutting abilities, but nail-clippers will do that for you.

I've been buying Snap-On for about 25 years and often wonder why because some of their tools are excessively expensive, but after seeing $300+ for those Van Staals, I don't feel so bad. Add: I make money with my Snap-On tools too.