While learning the ABCs of fishing as a boy in the back fingers of Florida’s Loxahatchee River, I once “borrowed” a pair of needle-nose pliers from my father’s toolbox. No biggie, I figured — I’d simply return them when I was done. Dad would never know.Uh-huh.A few weeks later, Dad and I had a little talk after he found his favorite carbon-steel pliers permanently sealed shut with corrosion. Lessons learned: Don’t borrow without asking; and don’t venture into a saltwater environment without a marinized pair of dikes.Structural IntegrityIt probably would’ve helped my cause back then had I thoroughly cleaned those old pliers after using them. But the truth is that not all pliers are created equal; some are better than others when it comes to handling the rigors of saltwater fishing.Several metals — including ...![bonefish]()
