Classic Mitten Scissor Clamps

Clamp material and grip is nice but the spring loaded metal pieces constantly decouple and make a jarring snapping noise when they rejoin after you press together hard. The piece in question is the flat flexible metal pieces notched to fit together and provide the spring loaded opening force. One gets stuck under the other when the pliers are opened.

I dont know how I survived this long without them!

Perfect Mitten Clamps

I've gone from hemos to mitten clamps in the past year. I've owned 5 different brands of mitten clamps and finally bought a pair of Loons. These hold clamp lock well (not all brands do), has a nice non-slip grip (not all brands do), have a narrower point for using the clamps to twist surgeon's knots (not all brands do), and when mine broke, Loon warrantied the product within 24 hours (not all clamps do, some don't even publish how to file a warranty claim.) I'm a fan of Loon. They're clearly a company that makes products designed by anglers, for use by anglers.