Idea for a Bowfishing Knife

J.McDonald Knives

J.McDonald Knives

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Ok I'm not to sure on the blade type yet but maybe a bird and trout style blade or even a 6" fillet blade. For the handle it would be like a survival knife handle with a rubber grip. The hollow handle would be able to hold extra tips for your arrows and a couple of bandaids as well as a fire starter stick. The end of the handle would have a wrench like a broadhead wrench but designed to tighten the trocar tips as well as the fish tips and a slot to tighten the fish points. I will have to play around with the different tips to see if I can make a wrench to tighten just about any bowfishing tip. The handle can also hold a small file for sharpening up your points if you hit rock or something. I don't have any drawings yet because this computer doesn't have the necessary hardware to support AutoCAD. It will be about 6 months to a year before I can perfect this knife but what are some suggestion for it? I'm also going to work on a bow hunting knife that has a skinning blade with a gut hook (optional) and the end of the handle will have a broadhead wrench. The handle can be used to hold a fire starter stick and some bandaids and extra blades. Same rubber grip. I will keep yall informed on the progress. Also maybe some suggestions for a blade for cleaning gar (if such a blade is possible).
 
yeah throw those nasty ass gar in a ditch on the way home I don't know about over there but desent folks in mississippi don't wait wouldn't dare eat a gar but hey they might be good but ribeye is better
 
Yeah Jacob, make a hand forged leatherman.

Seriously, why try to re-invent the wheel. I don't know about you, but in my bowfishing days I rarely was 50 miles backpacked into the wilderness. Put all the things you need in a small tackle box (tips,wrenches,line,lighter,etc.) and make a good utilitarian knife for your belt. A gut hook would be useful if you like to gut the fish before bringing them home (WHY would you eat a gar??)

Keep it simple. A rubber handle is a good idea. Use neoprene handle material (TKS) or horse mats.
Stacy
 
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