Thanks to PNW Flyfishing and a generous gift card from the same, I ordered a Rogue Mitten Clamp made by loon outdoors. This past week I used the clamp repeatedly to clip tippet (25# Alaska tippet, eh) and to pry hooks from the jaws of many coho. One of the flies I was using was barbed (my bad) and hooked hard into the jaw of a fish. It took a lot of force to remove the hook. Afterwards the scissor funtion didn't work, somehow I'd sprung the clamp and in doing so damaged the scissor. I contacted loon outdoors and told them the scissors no longer cut tipped but that I abused the the clamp in removing a barbed hook from a fish. They honored their warranty and are shipping me a replacement clamp. I really didn't expect this treatment but it goes to show they are a reputable company.
