To provide a cutter for a fishing tackle, having cutting quality maintained for a long period.

The cutter for the fishing tackle has a pair of elastically deformable nipping members 11, 12. The tip parts 13, 14 of the nipping members 11, 12 are arranged so as to face to each other at a prescribed gap S. The posture is the first posture. Each of the nipping members 11, 12 are elastically deformed so as to form a posture in which the tip parts 13, 14 are kept contact with each other along an arrow direction. The posture is the second posture. The tip parts 13, 14 have cutting blades 17 and 18. The cut object is nipped between cutting blades 17, 18 by the nipping members 11, 12 forming the second posture. The cutting blades 17, 18 are tilted at an angle θ to the direction 21. The angle θ is set to 30-60°.