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I'm going deep sea fishing in a few weeks. I shouldn't be dealing with any major cutting tasks as it is all chartered, but want to have something on me. What H1 blade do you recommend? My other thought is to pick up a cara-cara and not worry about it.
 
wheats09 said:
I'm going deep sea fishing in a few weeks. I shouldn't be dealing with any major cutting tasks as it is all chartered, but want to have something on me. What H1 blade do you recommend? My other thought is to pick up a cara-cara and not worry about it.
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I like the Salt 1. It is basically about the same size and shape as a Delica, with the blade out of H1 and the scales linerless. Very light weight and a great cutter. This is my go-to fishing/offshore/boating knife.

Your biggest decision is whether to get a serrated or plain edged Salt. The plain edges are great for some tasks, but H1 doesn't hold a plain edge as well as some other common steels. However, the serrated H1 blades seem to hold their edge for ever. But some folks don't like serrations...

Good luck! TedP
 
Hey wheats. I live on the pacific coast of costa rica and kayak fish most every day. I have been using a little benchmade mini griptillian but even with care it has started to get a few spots on it. I just ordered the dragonfly salt to use as my everyday fishing knife and it will probably double as an edc. I thought hard about the pacific salt and the salt 1, but in the end, I went with the smaller dragonfly. 90% of my use on the water is cutting line. I also chose the smaller sized knife because of my carry method. I often have no pockets so I run a cord through the lanyard hole and wear around my neck. I carry all my knives this way, so size and weight become very relevant to me. And btw, I find it to be a GREAT carry method for fishing off of a boat. When I need my knife, I slip the whole cord off my neck and I have something to wrap around my hand while using the knife...which = no knives on the bottom of the pacific! ;-).
 
I have a SE H1 Dragonfly, and while I don't live near the ocean, I take it when I go fishing. I may just put a laynard on it and wear it as a neck knife and see how I like that method. I usually don't carry that alone, I normally have another bigger knife as well. It is a good little knife, but feel it is too small to be a one and only knife for me. For me a ~3.5" blade seems to be my favorite.

 
A Salt series knife would be my recommended option. You just need to decide what size you would like. I would avoid the Tasman, unless you plan on cutting a lot of rope or braided line. I think the safe bets would be the Salt 1 or the Dragonfly (both in H1 steel). If you plan on using these knives as primary EDC's, then I would recommend PE (I find it more suitable for my cutting tasks). If they are just going to be dedicated to fishing, then SE makes more sense.

Yes, H1 is soft in PE and can dull quickly but at the same time, it's very easy to sharpen and polish up. Heck, you may even want to consider the Ladybug in H1. Get that in SE and it should be able to handle any utility cuts that are needed when you are out there.

Have a great fishing trip. :thumbup:
 
I use my Pacific salt while fishing. I love that I can get mud, water, live bait junk and whatnot on it, and then dunk it in the water and put it back in my pocket without having to worry about rust whatsoever. Yeah it dulls a little quicker, but practically it does everything I ask of it. I kind of want a Dfly salt just because I love the design of the knife, and its in a great size for cutting line.
 
Just took my tasman salt with me while kayaking yesterday in salt water. It rained and the thing was soaked through. It came out looking cleaner and shinier than when I started.
 
Where are you going fishing and what are you fishing for and what method of fishing will you attempt?May bee I can help with a suggestion?
If you are going to just cut light tackle mono line on a charter, then I suggest fingernail clippers.
 
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