In my tow vehicle & boat you will find a water proof box containing the following.

 

For hook removal see above.

Surgical grade needle drivers with a blade (Olsen-Hegar) that are not quite good enough for surgery any more.  The ones you get from fishing tackle companies generally are of poor quality.

I've been using the same set of needle nose pliers for 20+ years.  I'm not sure what brand they are.

I use the cheapest I can find.   I think I spent $2 on my current pliers. 

 

I'll drop them in the drink before they rust out or break on me.  And until then, they work as well as any other brand out there.  I'm a bit of a tool snob and believe in spending more for well made, precision instruments.  But pulling hooks isn't demanding or precise work. 

I have two of these in my boat. Had been using similar from Menards, but they rusted. These are stainless and worked well on recent trip to Canada chasing pike. 

 

I had a beautiful pair of titanium pliers I got as a gift. Always kept them clipped to my belt.  One day I was fishing on the bottom so I didn't have them handy... decided to pick up a crankbait and see. Started catching fish. One was hooked enough to need the pliers - pulled them out of the bag, got the crank out, and pitched them into the water. Wait what! I was only in 5FOW so I took a shot at dragging them out with some crankbait hooks. No luck. So sad. 

 

So now it's $5 needlenose for most situations.

And a pair of mini bolt cutters for hooks (saved me an ER visit more than once) 

and I just got these from sixth sense, 8", stainless, and they were about $20 with the military discount

 

16 hours ago, Catt said:

In my tow vehicle & boat you will find a water proof box containing the following.

Basically the same pliers in my boat tool-box..which is a removable tray Stanley,

 

Truck's tool-box is much more involved...3 drawer Torin unit...and it's pretty stuffed.

I bought two of these over ten years ago.  ( @J Francho recommended, IIRC)

  I lost one a few years ago and stole other from my wife.  I am routinely searching for a backup.  Stainless steel, rubberized grips, perpetually sharp cutting edge, locking, but easily unlocked with one hand.  These are still sharp enough to cleanly cut braid.  I dread the day that these are lost, too.

I left my last pair on someone else's boat. I can't find them anymore. They're called Hemocuts and you could get them at BPS, but I haven't seen them years. 

2 hours ago, Choporoz said:

I bought two of these over ten years ago.  ( @J Francho recommended, IIRC)

  I lost one a few years ago and stole other from my wife.  I am routinely searching for a backup.  Stainless steel, rubberized grips, perpetually sharp cutting edge, locking, but easily unlocked with one hand.  These are still sharp enough to cleanly cut braid.  I dread the day that these are lost, too.

Thanks. Looks like a jig eye cleaner on there too. 

A pair of hemostats with cutters for deep hooked fish.  A long pair of needle nose and my Leatherman I carry on my belt in a sheath.  There are also a pair of Walmart fake leatherman pliers for the buddy fisherman that were on the boat when I bought it.

On my boat, for fishing I use various Rapala tools. I’ve had these tools for years. Don’t rust, don’t break. They get the job done. 
 

I’ve been in heavy industrial equipment repair my whole life making electro-mechanical repairs. Have never been short on the right tools. But can’t say I’ve used these hand  tools for fishing. Have stuff in my truck to make an immediate repair for myself or someone else. 
 

Seriously. If you or anyone doesn’t feel comfortable buying expensive tools for fishing needs I can understand that. No reason tools from Tool Barn or the bin at Right-Aide Drug Store will not work. 
 

But if you can find a decent Splitring plier with a wire cutter and crimping tool built into it pick it up. Something like/similar to a decent Leatherman is a good all around. A decent long reach needle nose is a must.  
 

 

An oversized kobalt needle nose and a regular sized one I picked up at Lowes

Finochietto Needle Holder

or....

stats, long nose, short nose, split ring

I have been using KK pliers both in split ring and flat. These are available at a reasonable price on Amazon.

I like the Piscifun pliers. I've had these for a while and find them extremely useful, not only durable, but just plain functional. Not only are they affordable and light weight and corrosion resistant, they have features not found on other pliers, like crimps and a split ring grip. They also have a very sharp braid cutter. The lanyard is a must-have on a kayak. Hey, at $16 bucks, I have ZERO complaints. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Zcoker said:

I like the Piscifun pliers.

On sale right now on their website for $10.

I find it odd that with all the stories of pliers going overboard, more if not all people would have them on a leash. It doesn't matter if it's a $2 or $200 pair of pliers, it doesn't do one any good sitting in the bottom of a a lake, river, or pond when you need it again.

 

Virtually everything on my yak is leashed. It doesn't matter if you have a boat, yak or bank fish. All the pliers I've ever used still sink.

Kast King ones 

we love our pliers.............  i just use kast king....  if i can't find them for some reason, maybe my skeletool, which has a sort of needle nose plier.  so there's these pliers... i forgot the brand (i'm 68)... van something? from europe? $700????  van stahl?  um, ok

I have had a pair of Lews needle nose with a line cutter built in . Had them forever. Really good pliers . 

On 7/30/2024 at 7:08 PM, gimruis said:

I have two of them that sit in my storage slots in my Ranger

[wonders if Ranger refers to the boat or the truck 🤣]

On 7/31/2024 at 6:51 AM, Catt said:

In my tow vehicle & boat you will find a water proof box containing the following.

 

For hook removal see above.

 

Not sure

What #2 is for,

But with 1 and 3,

Can't agree more!

 

43 minutes ago, haggard said:

wonders if Ranger refers to the boat or the truck

Both. 

@haggard Any type of heavy electrical wiring like battery cables.

 

i also carry these & a 2# spool of .025 stainless steel safety wire.