Fishing Knives

I don't fish. But if I did, it would be one of the Spyderco Salt knives.:thumbup:
 
crispy said:
I don't fish. But if I did, it would be one of the Spyderco Salt knives.:thumbup:
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I go fishing pretty often. When I do, I always take one of my Spyderco Salt knives. The Pacific Salt has served me very well for over 2 years now.
 
i have found that another decent companion knife for fishing is one of the Mora knives in stainless. They are fairly inexpensive and within their plastic sheaths will take the beating of bouncing around with your other tackle and gear.
 
Spyde Salt Series..Any of them will do but I usually have a Tasman and/or the Rock Salt when the stripers come running in..I have had them underwater for hours while surfcasting and they last like nothing else..
 
I'm not a fly fisherman, but I do freshwater fish (assuming that's the type of fly fishing you do). I just got a Fallkniven F2. It's the perfect size (3.8" blade) for cleaning fish up to maybe 30 lbs, but the blade it a little too thick and not flexible for good fileting. I'll use it for field dressing game, waterfowl, and fishing. A great all around knife, good VG-10 steel, nice grippy handle. I don't think the "salt series" knives are as important for rust resistance in a freshwater environment.
 
Pocket knife for any chores except fish, ~ 4/5" older Rapala fillet knife (keeps a good edge, easy to steel or sharpen) for "fish chores". Cold Steel fillet knife for large salt water fish.
 
Hi,

I do alot of fishing in the northern Canada wilderness. While fishing I always have my SOG PowerLock and Spyderco Salt. But I am really looking into the Benchmade 100SH2O. Its a small fixed blade with a steel that will never rust, much like the Spyderco Salt. It doesn't have a pointy tip which is good... you don't want to poke through your fishing waders!

In northern Canada the water can be really cold event during summer and this year I realized, after 14 hours fishing in rivers under the rain, in cold water, that you cannot rely on a folder when your hand are numb from the cold.

So my recommendations would be to get yourself a good multitool and a small corrosion resistant fixed blade (Benchmade 100SH2O, Spyderco Aqua Salt, even a Boye Boat knife if money is not a problem.)

Have fun, let us know how it turns out.
 
I used to use a Gerber folder Sportsman II in 440C and the Gerber Muskie - a 6" fillet blade. I have picked up a Fallkniven F4 for larger fish, and may get the F2 for smaller ones.
For a pocket knife for Freshwater fishing - I just got a Spyderco Stretch in VG10.
I have used 440C in salt water (surf) with no problems. It is very rust resistant, and I'd expect similar performance for VG10 or 154CM. If you are in a pretty harsh salt water environment for long periods of time, the Salt series should do it.
 
For freshwater fishing, my Buck 112. Even though I have a variety of other knives by different makers, It just feels right to have my 112 with me when doing outdoors stuff, especially fishing.. :D
 
My ESEE-3 attaches perfectly to the bottom of my fishpond chestpack using the molle locks. I put a length of paracord through the lanyard hole and one of the webbing attachments on the pack secured with a cord lock to make sure it only comes out when I need it to.
 
I carry a few different knives with during all of my fishing. 9 times out of 10 its freshwater fishing. Everything gets a lanyard or a retractor incase i get slippery fingers. I carry a Leatherman supertool 200. yes the old one thats been discontinued for about a decade now. I also carry my USMC kabar if i anticibate brush clearing. along with my usual EDC of a ZT301 or umnumzaan.
 
Case Trapper is a good all purpose outdoor knife, especially the carbon steel versions. Had a friend who was an avid hunter & cleaned & dressed I don't know how many deer with one. I finally bought him a Schrade Old Timer carbon steel trapper for his birthday, as there wasn't much left of the Case blades they'd been sharpened so many times.
Kind of off the topic of fly fishing, but hopefully interesting :).
 
Hi im new on blade forums but i fish a lot and i would say you should buy a crkt muk there nice and cheap
 
I'm fond of my Spyderco Military for fishing. Nice fine tip with belly, and a lot of blade for the bigger stuff. S30V is great about cutting forever, and it's never once developed any rust.
 
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