Folding Stainless Steel Fishing Scissors for Travel

Yes. The stainless steel blades have pointed tips and a polished edge that cut monofilament, braid, and tippet in one closing stroke. Slide the line in close to the pivot for the cleanest cut. They are built for line, tape, and thin material, not for heavy cord.

There is no lock, so the blades close when you squeeze the handles and stay open when you do not. Keep your thumb and fingers on the loops and out of the blade path while folding. Once you get the motion down, folding it shut takes one hand and a few seconds.

Tape, paper, thread, thin fabric, and gauze wrap are all easy work for it. Thicker rope, wire, or heavy webbing will dull or bend the blades, so keep a knife or full-size shears for those jobs.

Full-size shears cut harder and longer, but they take up a drawer, a bag, or a good chunk of a tackle box. This pair folds to a slim stick you can clip to a vest or drop in a pocket. For the cuts that come up on the water, the small pair is the one that gets used. A pack of cheap pliers-style cutters costs more than this, and a single pair in every bag saves the trip back to the car.

The handles are glossy colored plastic over stainless blades, and they hold up well to everyday trips. Rinse them after saltwater, dry them fully, and check the pivot for looseness now and then. Salt and moisture sitting in a closed box are what wear a pair down, so keep the tackle box open to air between trips.

At a budget price, most anglers find one pair per bag is the easiest way to stop biting line. Clip one to the vest, keep one in the travel kit, and you never have to go looking for a cutter again.