Rapala Salt Angler's Heavy Duty Split Ring Pliers

Good to open heavy saltwater split rings that ruined by other pliers.

I bought these pliers so that I could more easily swap out my treble hooks with inline single hooks. The replacement hooks I use are mostly 4/0 and 5/0 saltwater hooks. The pliers are able to open the split rings wide enough to get the hook eyes onto the ring. Then I use a pair of long needle nose pliers to work the hook fully onto the split ring.My only complaint after a year of using these pliers is that the jaws have twisted a bit and no longer line up one exactly over the other. The pivot screw allows for minimal tightening, but the jaws seem to loosen up quickly.Not the end of the world. They still work, but not as well as they did when they were new.

These split ring pliers are perfect for heavy duty saltwater tackle. I use them to open Owner Ultra Split Rings to install 4X and 3X replacement hooks and they work flawlessly. I tried other brands of pliers that would not open the rings wide enough for HD hooks before purchasing these. With the other brands I just ended up having to use an additional punch to get the rings open wide enough and stabbed myself multiple times doing so. Not the case with these. Highly recommended for replacing treble hooks on your Rapala X Rap Magnums and other plugs with VMC inline singles!

After trying a couple different brands I found this pair worked the best for me. I like the size and the handles. It opened the #10 Ultra split rings easily. I tried them on a smaller size split ring and they worked fine. The pliers didn't distort the ring at all after sliding a large hook into it.

These are exactly what I needed to replace trebles on lures with 3/0 single hooks. I have another pair of Shimano which are smaller pliers they work well with smaller split rings but not with the larger. These work perfect for the larger sized split rings.

If you only occasionally need to swap heavy split rings on lures and don't want to spend the $ on fancier ones (like myself) this will get the job done.... I did have to fight with ones over 200lb a bit but it got the job done

I purchased these to work with heavy duty split rings associated with musky baits. They were to large to work with #4 rings w/ 4/0 treble Mustad hooks. Rings didn't set right and at times were bent leaving a visible gap and in my opinion a weak point. I don't believe that I selected the correct pliers so I am not casting blaim on the product but rather my poor selection. I chose the wrong tool for the job and I am sure with larger rings of thicker gauge, these pliers would work just fine.

They really open the split ring for changing hooks easily