I'm about to order a pacific salt..any opinions on fully serrated spydercos?

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Hey all, I'm going to order a pacific salt tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I'm going to get pe or se. I am leaning towards getting the serrated. I know that the se in h1 is much harder than the pe. I have never been a huge fan of serrated blades, but I thought I would give it a try. Is will be a fishing/kayaking knife and a edc. I have the dragonfly salt in pe which I always carry, so I thought maybe having the pacific salt in se would make a good combo. Ay thoughts on that or on fully serrated blades in general?
 
Just my opinion, but fully serrated is the way to go for a fishing/kayaking knife. Most of your tasks are going to be cutting line, rope, weeds, etc... tasks that become easier with a serrated edge.
 
Go serrated with h1 every time, especially if you already always carry a plain edge. As you stated, h1 really shines in serrated form, and as the previous poster noted, serrated edges make quick work of rope or other line that are common around water.
 
Gotta go for the serrated man. Like you said, you've already got the Dragonfly on you so it can't hurt to have some serrations on your side. I've been eyeing up the Tasman Salt myself.
 
dishcore said:
Gotta go for the serrated man. Like you said, you've already got the Dragonfly on you so it can't hurt to have some serrations on your side. I've been eyeing up the Tasman Salt myself.
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Yep, I like that tasman too. It's on my radar and ill probably end up with one before long, but I need a longer blade more than a hawkbill right now I think. My mind is pretty much made up, but nice to hear the confirmation from everyone. I'm just a little cautious as I've never owned a fully serrated folder.
 
I forget where I read it, but someone had written that certain types of rope are harder to cut when wet or submerged. In an emergency situation, you probably want a guarantee that the cordage will be cut. Serrated would be a better choice in that case, especially under water where you may only have one hand free or limited space to move. Don't most diving knives have some serrations on them?
 
Sharp Steel said:
I forget where I read it, but someone had written that certain types of rope are harder to cut when wet or submerged. In an emergency situation, you probably want a guarantee that the cordage will be cut. Serrated would be a better choice in that case, especially under water where you may only have one hand free or limited space to move. Don't most diving knives have some serrations on them?
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Dive knives either have a serrated edge or one side of a double edge, or a dedicated line cutter. I actually carry 3 knives when diving dirty, fished in water or peneteation diving. Just in case am arm is entangled and can't reach a single knife. One is double edge, back side serrated. One is flat ended (for prying and screwdriver type stuff) but has a line cutter. That one also has a heavy pommel. Third is smaller single edge partially serrated with a line cutter on it also.
 
Serrated on my boat, every day, all day long. Of course, if you're a tourist on a charter boat, who will get no closer to cutting anything except the possibility of filleting a pollywog, then stick with a plain edge gentleman's or woman's knife.
 
Alnamvet68 said:
Serrated on my boat, every day, all day long. Of course, if you're a tourist on a charter boat, who will get no closer to cutting anything except the possibility of filleting a pollywog, then stick with a plain edge gentleman's or woman's knife.
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Tourist?! You wound me sir! I live in a tourist area so that's kind of a dirty word. ;)
 
The first H1 I pought was a PE Pacific. Love the knive but have since bought 4 more H1's all SE's.

It takes a bit of work to get a decent edge on the PE and it does not last.... The SE is definately the way to go.

I bought my two boys aged 12 and 13 the SE pacific SE's with nice yellow scales so that all know it is their tools when fishing or at the coast (knifes are not weapons...)

So my experience over the last couple of years, for H1 go SE
 
Don't hesitate to get the serrated. You will be impressed with its cutting ability. I carry a Tasman when I'm kayaking and it hasn't let me down. Much easier to sharpen than I was expecting, too. All you need is a narrow ceramic or diamond rod sharpener, which can be had for a few bucks.
 
dishcore said:
You have all sold me on a Tasman SE! In yellow, mind you!
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An excellent choice! This guy spent a few hours in salt water while I was kayaking two weeks ago... I didn't even rinse it off and as you can see there's not a spot of corrosion on the thing.

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Yep, I really kind of want that tasman, but given how small my collection is, the pacific salt seemed like a much more practical (less specialized) knife. I ordered one today! Black handle and fully serrated. :-).
 
Gringo:

If you can find one, check out the now discontinued Aqua Salt fixed blade. I think you might add it to the top of your list as a nice larger more rubust alternative to a folder on that yak.

It will be a little harder to find, but they are out there if you look for them.

If you're willing to stray to another brand, Benchmade offers some rust resistant knives in their H2O line of griptilians as well as dedicated "dive knife" series of both folders and fixed blades (blunted tip, line cutter)
 
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I've been on and off on a fully serrated salt for months. I think I'm gonna just go for it now. I work in/near water (not as much as surfing gringo) and I think its time for a salt.
 
Another thought from your friendly Spyderco toting slack-jawed-yokel... Just my opinion, but simply from a safety standpoint, I think the Atlantic with its sheep's foot blade would make a better kayaking knife than the Pacific.
 
quigibo said:
Another thought from your friendly Spyderco toting slack-jawed-yokel... Just my opinion, but simply from a safety standpoint, I think the Atlantic with its sheep's foot blade would make a better kayaking knife than the Pacific.
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Thanks for the concern and thought. I hear what you're saying, but between a boat full of hooks, spines, fins, and teeth, a pacific salt is probably the least dangerous thing on the boat. The kayak knife gets used for basic tasks (98% of which is cutting line) while im in deep water with no breaking surf. Not really any different than using a knife in a small boat in a lake.

p.s. And I promise not to hold it in my teeth like Tarzan while i'm wrestling sharks! ;-).
 
You can't go wrong with any of the Salt Series and their full Spyderedged models are great. But all of Spyderco's fully serrated ( Spyderedged) blades are true workhorses. I very rarely need to sharpen any of my fully serrated Spyders no matter what blade steel they are made with. Although tests have proven that the H-1 steel has the sharpest and the best edge retention of any of the full Spyderedged models.

I have a huge love for Spyderco's fully serrated Hawkbill models i.e. the Tasman, The Spyderhawk, The Harpy ect, ect,... I find that fully serrated Hawkbills cut like a beast and perform so well on many different cutting jobs. What I would like to see the most would be the reintroduction of the original fixed blade Temperance models ( PE & SE) both in H-1 blade steel. I truly think that those would be an outdoorsman's dream.
 
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