SOG Pocket PowerPlier Knock Off

supratentorial · **on:** October 03, 2007, 04:52:59 AM

I spotted this SOG Pocket PowerPlier knock off (bottom left in photo) on ebay. The description says: "One of the tools has a gear-driven compound action, so there's more compression force on the pliers. No brand name, but it seems well made." Although the description says it seems well made... it doesn't look as nice as the ones made by United Cutlery for Stanley and Harley Davidson.... $:-\$

...or the one made by SOG! ;D

Viper · **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2007, 05:08:08 AM

Is that a fish scaler?

Anthony · **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2007, 05:54:32 AM

I can't imagine people actually carry crap multi's like that. $:-\$

Viper · **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2007, 07:20:23 AM

Jeez, the only one without a fish scaler is that weird one in the middle.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:01:50 AM

Quote from: Corrugated on October 03, 2007, 05:54:32 AM

I can't imagine people actually carry crap multi's like that. $:-\$

Sadly enough people buy and use that crap to give everyone a low opinion of multi's in general

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2007, 02:09:04 PM

Yup. There are folks out there that use those and figure all multis are the same. It develops the theory that real multis are overpriced, and then when one of these breaks, people assume they are all garbage.

Def

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2007, 08:00:38 PM

Quote from: Defender on October 03, 2007, 02:09:04 PM

Yup. There are folks out there that use those and figure all multis are the same. It develops the theory that real multis are overpriced, and then when one of these breaks, people assume they are all garbage.

Def

Vicious circle unfortunatly

eodtech · **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:26:07 PM

Quote from: Defender on October 03, 2007, 02:09:04 PM

Yup. There are folks out there that use those and figure all multis are the same.
Def

That's true about everything: cars, cameras, computers, knives, you name it - there are cheap / crappy built ones and you can work your way up from there.

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:58:05 PM

Quote from: Viper on October 03, 2007, 07:20:23 AM

Jeez, the only one without a fish scaler is that weird one in the middle.

Yeah, I've wondered before... What's with fish scalers? Even another flat (sorry def

) would be more useful! Why do so many cheapos choose to put that on their tools?

Benner · **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:41:08 AM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on October 03, 2007, 11:58:05 PM

Quote from: Viper on October 03, 2007, 07:20:23 AM
Jeez, the only one without a fish scaler is that weird one in the middle.
Yeah, I've wondered before... What's with fish scalers? Even another flat (sorry def ) would be more useful! Why do so many cheapos choose to put that on their tools?

Fisherman are obviously cheap.

;D

J-sews · **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:50:04 AM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on October 03, 2007, 11:58:05 PM

Quote from: Viper on October 03, 2007, 07:20:23 AM
Jeez, the only one without a fish scaler is that weird one in the middle.
Yeah, I've wondered before... What's with fish scalers? Even another flat (sorry def ) would be more useful! Why do so many cheapos choose to put that on their tools?

There probably a lot cheaper to make a fish scaler than a saw

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:51:19 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)

Nope ;D

J-sews · **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2007, 03:36:45 AM

Quote from: micky d on October 04, 2007, 09:51:19 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)
Nope ;D

Is that Nope to the first question, or the second?

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:46:31 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 05, 2007, 03:36:45 AM

Quote from: micky d on October 04, 2007, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)
Nope ;D

Is that Nope to the first question, or the second?

To the first, and if i had tried it, probably to the second too ;D

J-sews · **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:39:58 PM

Quote from: micky d on October 05, 2007, 10:46:31 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 05, 2007, 03:36:45 AM
Quote from: micky d on October 04, 2007, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)
Nope ;D

Is that Nope to the first question, or the second?
To the first, and if i had tried it, probably to the second too ;D

Hehe.

So if nobody uses a fish scaler to scale fish, what the heck good are they? Possibly useful for anything else?

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:47:16 PM

Quote from: J-sews on October 05, 2007, 12:39:58 PM

Quote from: micky d on October 05, 2007, 10:46:31 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 05, 2007, 03:36:45 AM
Quote from: micky d on October 04, 2007, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 04, 2007, 03:38:22 AM

I wonder...has anyone here ever used a SAK or multitool fish scaler to actually scale a fish?

(and if so, would you ever be so foolish to do it again?)
Nope ;D

Is that Nope to the first question, or the second?
To the first, and if i had tried it, probably to the second too ;D

Hehe.

So if nobody uses a fish scaler to scale fish, what the heck good are they? Possibly useful for anything else?

Well the one on the wenger has got a pretty good hook disgorger, but I can't comment on how good or bad it is at de-scaling fish as I'm not a fisherman

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:55:52 PM

In that case, do we want to know who or what you had to pull a hook out of?

Def

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:56:22 PM

Quote from: Defender on October 05, 2007, 01:55:52 PM

In that case, do we want to know who or what you had to pull a hook out of?

Def

Now that would be telling

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:57:42 PM

Telling is the point of forums, isn't it?

Def

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:59:47 PM

Quote from: Defender on October 05, 2007, 01:57:42 PM

Telling is the point of forums, isn't it?

Def

Ok ya got me, I've never used it

;D

But it does look the better design though

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:05:00 PM

And I didn't even need the Pokey Stick! You are getting soft mate!

Seriously, I can't remember the last time I went fishing, so I couldn't tell the difference between a good and bad hook disgorger, but I think given the choice, I'd prefer to take one along from a decent manufacturer like SOG, Wenger, Victorinox, Gerber etc before entrusting myself and the well being of the fish to a cheap knockoff. Of course there are some cheap type designs that are better than others, so it's possible that one of the cheapies would indeed be better than even the good ones. I'd have to spend an awful lot of time harassing fish before I came to that conclusion though!

Of course, that sounds like fun too....

Def