Fishing Knife

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HazenPingree

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You guys have got me obsessed with knives now, I'm looking for my third Benchmade in a week.

I'm specifically looking at the Griptilian H2O for wet use . . . fly fishing, duck hunting, maybe general boating. I've never been a big fan of serrations, but I was thinking that perhaps on this one, serrations might be handy, but thought I'd better run it by the experts first.

Thanks!
 
I do a lot of the above and generally I find 2 knives to be best. The main thing you are doing fishing is cutting tag ends of line(folder), if you are keeping fish a 2nd fillet knife or fixed blade is handy. Waterfowl hunting I have a folder clipped to my pants and I bring a fixed blade for breasting ducks/geese. Lately one of my favourite purchases has been my Ritter Griptilian in S30V (in orange of course).
 
My dominant use for a knife fresh water fishing is trimming leader from lures and I only use a knife if for some reason I don't have clippers with me as they are much more effective and efficient. Pliers work well with heavy braided lines. Hence my usual SAK is all I need for fishing. If you need a filet knife, that's a different need and there are some great inexpensive filet knives available.

So, my opinion is that your standard knife is perfectly fine even if it is carbon steel. Just wipe it off with oil after a fishing outing.
 
If you don't like serrations then don't get them. Like B Jackson said, serrations are great for rope/cord cutting which is good for boating, but for fishing and hunting I like a non-serrated blade.
 
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