good knife for tackle box

An opinel for cutting, and a small Victorinox for the bottle opener, can opener, small blade for close work.
 
Look for a 12c27 mora if you want to stay cheap. Otherwise, look for H1 and N680 steel.
 
H2O griptilian with a partially serrated blade for cutting rope. Good one handed opening and closing (axis lock). I never seem to have two hands free on a boat when needing to cut something. I love the h2O grip!

Case Fisherman (has a very pointy blade (good for bleeding out fish and fileting fish), scaler, and hook sharpener)

Swiss Army Knife Fisherman. You will NEED a multi-tool on a boat for sure.

Benchmade folding dive knife. Also waterproof and does not have a pointy tip. If you are in rough/choppy waters, holding a knife can be dangerous. It also has a special grip that isn't slippery when wet. Ugly as hell, but its a serious water knife.

Have you heard of the salt 1? lol I'm not sure if someone has said that 100 times yet. I would go fully serrated with one of those, but there are better knives out there...see above.
 
1.Buck Clearwater Series 6" Fillet Knife with flexible 12C27Mod Sandvik blade
2. Spyderco Pacific Salt
3.Nail clippers for cutting mono with precision.
You might be able to get all three for less than $100
 
I love the old style rapala fillet knives. Small one in my tackle box and 2 in my cupboard at home. Salmon to salami great slicers and easy to sharpen.
 
I'm with the others on a stainless Mora. I'd say just get the cheap Craftline Q stainless model since you can get them for like $9ish on amazon/ebay. The more expensive models are good too but at least this way you're not out too much money if it falls off the side of a boat, and you can buy a couple extras just in case.
 
I would use a Victorinox swiss army knife for general purposes and a filet knife (maybe rapala brand) for fish cutting. A few tools come in handy for fishing reel maintenance. A regular multi-tool might be a very good addition to to your tackle box, but it will eventually get ruined with rust.

The Spyderco salt series are good. Moras are inexpensive and if it rusts, so be it.
 
If I'm fishing saltwater I carry a Spyderco Salt and stainless Mora. In freshwater it's always a Victorinox Farmer. You can get all three for close to your budget. As already mentioned the old school Rapala fillet knives are great.
 
Again, spyderco salt series, or if not salt water, spyderco dragonfly zdp-189.
 
I would say a vic, I do not remember the precise model I have, but my usual fishing knife is a vic sak with pliers for hook removal, screwdrivers for driving screws (reels, or whatever) decent blade if you need it, scissors for line clipping. this is what hangs on my fly vest, or goes in the tackle box when I go in my canoe for bass, etc. It has every base covered except for fillet knife, and bling. When I lived in MA. I used to take it surf casting for stripers. no rust problems. And not very expensive if you drop it. Now, you may want the fillet knife, but mine doesn't go in a tackle box, it stays home, where I fillet.
 
I picked up one of the Salt FB models with the SpyderEdge and absolutely hated it for cutting up bait as the serrations catch on the medium and make cutting it a PITA. Went back to using my old ESEE 3 which excels at bait cutting/fishing tasks, you just have to remember to keep it lubed after being in/around the water.
 
Couldnt agree more with oilman. I wouldn't go with the spyderco. Check out this knife. http://www.helle.no/products/knives/hellefisk/. It floats and the blade design is better for cleaning fish and cutting bait. I also used to keep a leatherman for hook removal and such but I found out a 99 cent pair of nail clippers and 10 dollar berkley needle nose pliers worked better and I didnt have a problem keeping the fish slime cleaned out of them. Also dont rely on a multitool for boat repair when your on the water if you have your own boat. ( lesson learned the hard way ) A cheap knock off toolset in the rod locker goes a long way.
 
Opinel if you want a folder. I like their fishing knives. The stainless is moderately resistant to corrosion. Same with the Mora fillet knife. A Mora model 546 will leave you with enough from a Jefferson to buy a fast food lunch. Rapala is a good choice too. Pick up an inexpensive sharpener while you are at it. The suggestion to buy some dedicated tools is a good one. Note, we are still shy of $100. That would be if you bought everything I've suggested. You can spend more money but you don't need to with a big tackle box to hold everything.
 
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