:: Minnesota Fly Fishing ยป Fly Fishing Product Reviews  ::
Minnesota fly fishing reports, Minnesota fly fishing guides, Minnesota Fly Fishing Forums, Minnesota fly fishing flies, Minnesota fly fishing Minnesota fly fishing reports, Minnesota fly fishing guides, Minnesota Fly Fishing Forums, Minnesota fly fishing flies, Minnesota fly fishing
Minnesota fly fishing reports, Minnesota fly fishing guides, Minnesota Fly Fishing Forums, Minnesota fly fishing flies, Minnesota fly fishing for Trout, Crappie, Smallmouth, Largemouth, Bass, Panfish, Pike, Musky.
Minnesota fly fishing reports, Minnesota fly fishing guides, Minnesota Fly Fishing Forums, Minnesota fly fishing flies, Minnesota fly fishing
Minnesota Fly Fishing
Search
Forums
Site Map
Register  Login Minnesota fly fishing reports, Minnesota fly fishing guides, Minnesota Fly Fishing Forums, Minnesota fly fishing flies, Minnesota fly fishing
Article Details
Rising Lippa Rig - Lippa 4 Life and Large Needle Nose Pliers

Rising's new innovative tools for fishing - The Rising Lippa Rig - Lippa 4 Life and Large Needle Nose Pliers.  The Lippa 4 Life pliers are designed to allow the angler to hold the fish by its mouth in the water while removing hooks.  The Lippa 4 Life pliers have a small gap when fully closed so that you do not injure a fish while holding it and work great for toothy fish like Northern Pike or anyone that handles a lot of fish.

First Impressions:

The Lippa 4 Life pliers are not an ordinary plier and at first glance I didn't know what the heck I'd be using this for.  The 9 inch needle nose pliers that came with the rig was a given.  Right away I could tell the quality and design that went into making these fishing tools.  The set felt very sturdy and strong with no loose parts.  The Cordura holding pouch was clean and was very durable.

 

Field Testing:

I do most of my fly fishing from a boat so there wasn't a real need to carry the rig at my hip, although the holding pouch does come with a belt clip and loop to attach a belt through.  Since the rig was designed to hold fish in the water while removing hooks, this is what I set out to do.

 

The Lippa pliers do come with a spiral compression cord attached and that is attached to the Cordura holding pouch.  This would be very useful if carrying the rig at the hip and for working in small areas where an accidental dunking could occur.  For my use I attached a small rope section to form a loop to the Lippa pliers.  It was easy to slide my hand through the loop and grab the pliers before carrying it over the side of the boat.  After my first fish, I was a pleasantly surprised how well I was able to grip and hold pressure on the pliers, even while I was holding a decent sized Smallmouth bass in the water.  Keeping a fish in the water increases it chances for survivability after release.  The Lippa Rig helps by keeping your catches mouth open and clear of your own hands.  Having a clear area to work made it very easy to get the sturdy 9" needle nose pliers into the mouth for a fast un-hooking.

 

Conclusions:

Both the Lippa Pliers and the needle nose pliers held up quite nicely to the constant use throughout the summer.  The Lippa Rig only showed signs of normal outerwear use, but no major functional problems.  I definitely would recommend this to anyone that handles a lot of fish, especially toothy critters.  I will be using the Lippa Rig set for a long time and it's built to last.

 

Rising is starting to make a name for itself and gaining a lot of followers.  Rising does make a variety of tools for fly fishing, including saltwater options.  Call your local fly shop to find out if they stock it, otherwise search online for the many online retailers.

 

Ouitdee Carson

Arrowhead Fly Angler Guide Service

Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin

Written By: mnff_admin
Date Posted: 10/18/2006
Number of Views: 1405


Comments
You must be logged in to submit a comment.
Return
Minnesota Fly Fishing : Minnesota MN Flyfishing : Website designed and maintained by Fishing Webmaster, LLC.
Copyright 2002-2009   Terms Of Use  Privacy Statement