https://blog.monohashika.com/tags/shimano/Recent content in Shimano on monohashika's blogHugoenFri, 04 Sep 2026 08:19:06 +0900https://blog.monohashika.com/posts/shimano-split-ring-pliers/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:19:06 +0900https://blog.monohashika.com/posts/shimano-split-ring-pliers/<p>Rigging a lure means getting a split ring open and threading a hook or a swivel onto it. Fingernails do not cut it, so you buy a pair of ring pliers. I bought my first pair back when I was fishing area trout ponds, and every time I moved up to bigger fish I ended up buying another. I now own three.</p> <p>Three does sound like a lot. It is not: each one handles a different range of ring sizes.</p> <ul> <li>Between them the three cover rings <strong>#00 through #11</strong></li> <li>The smallest pair, the first one I bought, is <strong>still in service after eight-plus years</strong></li> <li>They get about as much use off the water as on it — including strapping plush toys to my bag</li> </ul> <p>These are Japanese-market Shimano tools, so the links below go to <strong>Amazon Japan</strong> rather than the US store. Worth checking whether they ship to you before ordering.</p> <div class="product-card"> <div class="product-card-image"><img src="https://images.monohashika.com/posts/shimano-split-ring-pliers/package-ct-544p.jpg" alt="Shimano Mini Ring Pliers TYPE-F CT-544P" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="product-card-body"> <p class="product-card-title">Shimano Mini Ring Pliers TYPE-F CT-544P</p> <a class="product-card-button" href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01IEC65JU/?tag=xanr2e22-22" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View on Amazon.co.jp</a> </div> </div> <div class="product-card"> <div class="product-card-image"><img src="https://images.monohashika.com/posts/shimano-split-ring-pliers/package-ct-541p.jpg" alt="Shimano AD Pliers RH TYPE-F CT-541P" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="product-card-body"> <p class="product-card-title">Shimano AD Pliers RH TYPE-F CT-541P</p> <a class="product-card-button" href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01IEC3E08/?tag=xanr2e22-22" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View on Amazon.co.jp</a> </div> </div> <div class="product-card"> <div class="product-card-image"><img src="https://images.monohashika.com/posts/shimano-split-ring-pliers/package-ct-561p.jpg" alt="Shimano Power Pliers CT-561P" loading="lazy"></div> <div class="product-card-body"> <p class="product-card-title">Shimano Power Pliers CT-561P</p> <a class="product-card-button" href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0197MKMNQ/?tag=xanr2e22-22" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View on Amazon.co.jp</a> </div> </div>