Anyone need new nippers?

I do love me some Dead. Turn this shit up!!

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If a few folks want to send me $400 so I can buy me some nippers I promise to be eternally grateful.
 
GOTY said:
Apparently it is easier to make $$ by marking up nail clippers 10,000% than it is to actually develop and sell new/improved fly fishing gear.

Not sure who is the bigger sellout, the company or the consumer?
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And here I thought you might go in the direction of the band selling out because they haven't made any meaningful new music in 50 years.....😂🤣
 
Nippers are OK for nipping.
I like to use my little Swiss Army knife scissors for trimming my tippet
Lots more uses besides trimming tippet, little knife blade, nail file.
 
Oh, what the H… As long as you’re going to pony up $400 for those nippers, you might as well put down an extra $200 and add that same design on the drag nut on your $1,550 DeYoung design Abel SDF reel.

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Q: Who needs some new nippers?

A: I have an ex-girlfriend who definitely needs some new nippers. Her old one are no longer sharp, and even a little bit corroded.
 
Astounding. I could just use my teeth and cover the dental bill with that kinda money!

At least given the circles I run in and the places I fish, I’ll never have to worry about seeing a pair of those in person.
 
Ok, fess up, who actually owns one of these?

I have not used Abel nippers, but I can imagine these as birthday and holiday gifts for loved ones or friends. Maybe you crushed yearly earnings for xyz company this year, and your non-fishing boss splurges on Abel nippers for you as a "Congratulations, and go get 'em, Tiger" gift.

Sure, I'll keep using my $6 nippers (where can you find dollar nippers in this economy?!?), but if my boss gave me Abels, I'd definitely use it.
 
Divad said:
“Due to unprecedented demand...”

Bunch of those buyers will attach it with a $10 zinger and of those a few will lose it to be found one day and hopefully melted down for something useful.
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Ah but, you’ll never lose them using the Abel Zinger ($95).

In truth, I have a couple plain Abel nippers. They are spendy but I like them. $400 is way steep though. A close second though (to me) is the TieFast nipper with the nail knot tool. Ties a fine nail knot but I use the that tool more often to reach through a loop (think surgeons knot) to grab tippet ends. Pretty handy with sausage fingers.
 
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I bought a top shelf pair a loppers and some garden pruners and together the cost was nearly half of that.
 
Dloy said:
A close second though (to me) is the TieFast nipper with the nail knot tool.
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The plain Tie-Fast nippers are my long-standing favorites. They are reliably sharper and better made than most other inexpensive nippers (some of which are complete junk). I found them on sale for $5 and bought a bunch. They re-sharpen decently on a Worksharp, too
 
swimmy said:
I do love me some Dead. Turn this shit up!!

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Way overrated. I do love how their fans are all not into consumerism and the like then have no trouble spending exorbitant funds for bad art of a has been culture and band. Don't even get me started on Phish. Not a horrible band and neither is the dead but the Phish fans are among the most annoying people on the planet for the most part.
 
clarkman said:
And here I thought you might go in the direction of the band selling out because they haven't made any meaningful new music in 50 years.....😂🤣
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Let's face reality. The dead are known not because they are musically awesome but because of their reputation and embracing of a culture surrounding drugs. I don't have any issue with drugs especially psychedelics but that's facts. The doors are much the same as well. Yes, I'll listen to both but I'm not high enough to think they are beyond amazing musicians. They're just ok. The artwork for the dead is beyond bad though. Yeah I said all that. It is cheap, tacky, and completely overrated. Now please someone regale me about that one time you took acid once at a dead show and it changed your life, I know you're out there. The dead are the Harley Davidson of music. They sell an image and culture inauthentic people who like to play dress up way too much are drawn to. It's not great music and those aren't great bikes. I know I'll be flamed for this but it's an honest opinion.
 
Dustin Chromers said:
Let's face reality. The dead are known not because they are musically awesome but because of their reputation and embracing of a culture surrounding drugs. I don't have any issue with drugs especially psychedelics but that's facts. The doors are much the same as well. Yes, I'll listen to both but I'm not high enough to think they are beyond amazing musicians. They're just ok. The artwork for the dead is beyond bad though. Yeah I said all that. It is cheap, tacky, and completely overrated. Now please someone regale me about that one time you took acid once at a dead show and it changed your life, I know you're out there.
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Me when dustinchromers goes off on something I think is stupid:

Me when dustinchromers turns his wrath toward dumb shit I actually like:
 
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