Still to this day, I go nowhere without it. It was the best multi-tool, it saved me so many times, I fixed so many fucking outboards with that thing you can’t imagine. That said, because it corrodes I would never have it on my hip while guiding, it was always in my backpack. Specifically the Wave is the one to go with. I am 100% a Leatherman guy, always have been. Lodge manager at The Delphi Club, Bahamas As Kyle Reed says, a Leatherman is invaluable for guides who constantly need to fix shit. The thing that I use the most is definitely my Leatherman with my bit kit. The first pair were those generic Stealth pliers which lasted me a long time but they eventually did give in. They are only the second pair of pliers I have ver had. They are titanium, so super strong and super light and come with a lekker little leather pouch. They are amazing, but I would have to work a couple of seasons before I could justify spending that much on just the pliers itself. They are fucking amazing, but they are like $380 now if you want to buy them straight up. My favourite fishing pliers were given to me by a client, they re Van Staals. I don’t think I have ever bought a fancy Loon one. He’s a doctor so I get surgical grade ones. In terms of hemos, I get older haemostats from my step dad. But what I then did is I bought the Bit Kit which turns that little bit into so may different other tools, which is super handy. The lekker thing about the Leatherman Wave that I have is that all the stock standard fittings on it fit perfectly with the Yamaha 15 Enduros so I can fix my engines on St. Milan Germishuizen, Fl圜astaway guide in the Indian Ocean and Sterkfontein Dam They look like junk but they are so good. There’s another pair that comes with split teeth on the nose so you can use it for conventional split rings, changing leaders out and changing hooks out. I will cut 1.4 mm leader in Sudan with it, it won’t rust, it never gets blunt. Whenever I find them I buy five or six pairs because they are just so good and amazing to give to people when they see how amazing they are. They cost about R70 and you can cut four gauge mild steel wire with them and you can cut 5x tippet too. Something that needs a mention is a little pair of Pro Hunter braid scissors that I have had on me for forever. Then for freshwater and for a guide it’s the Leatherman Wave all the way. So I would say Hatch’s saltwater pliers are unbeatable – or your Van Staals, but they are quite heavy. When it comes to saltwater, Hatch make pliers with a pair of replaceable cutters on the side and the head of the pliers are unattached to anything other than the pliers which is very good. Even the knife is very good, the saw is very good, the pliers are very strong, but they are a no-go for saltwater and their nippers could be a little better for cutting knottable wire and braid, but the scissors are good for that. I think I am on my fifth one because they keep getting stolen, but in terms of quality and practicality they are second to none in a camp environment when you need to fix stuff, cut wire and screw-in things. That’s a big can of worms! For me it’s the Leatherman Wave – I have always had one. Stu Harley, guide in Sudan, Tanzania, Cameroon etc. Just what to use is an intensely debatable subject so I spoke to a bunch of people who fish hard – from guides to members of the Feathers team, to find out which multi-tools, knives, and pliers they swear by. Whether you are on a flat, up a river, in camp or simply trying to get shit done – from cutting tippet, wire trace, biltong and wood, to stripping motors, servicing reels, debarbing hooks and releasing fish safely – the tools you carry on you can make a huge difference to how your day’s fishing goes.
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