Knife for salt water use

Helle Hellefisk fishermans knife or Brusleto Fisker'n. Never used or heard anything about them but after losing my favorite baseball cap over the side of my buddies sailboat last week I think the knife being bouyant would be good, especially in a kayak
 
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If you don't care for Spyderco, how about titanium diving knives (blunt tip)? For example,an Underwater Kinetics Titanium Dive Knife (~70). Most of these knives are affordable (40~80). Or spend more for an Atomic Aquatics Titanium Ti6 Scuba Diving Knife (~130)?
 
The Mission MPU-Ti will get you in the Beta titanium game for about $180, significantly less than what the MFK1 folder will set you back. Although, if the MFK is anything like its predecessor the MPF, then it's a fine knife also in its own right. Any of the three will serve you well in the harshest salt or freshwater environment with essentially no maintenance required. As an added bonus, Mission now offers G-10 handles as an option on their skeletonized fixed blade utility knives, something Neil Blackwood and I had to work out on our own with my MPS over a decade ago. :)

http://www.missionknives.com/mpu-ti/
 
kda89508 said:
Get a David Boye folder. It will cut even when it feels dull! Good Luck! Kevin :D
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Yep, here's another folder that's all but impervious to the elements. I feel the need to do a little 'managing of expectations' though, on behalf of the OP. Understand that if you go with this option, you'll be paying a bit of a premium for the dendritic cobalt blade technology. To be quite honest, the plasticky handle material and fit & finish might feel a bit cheap upon initial inspection for a $125 to $155 folder. That said, I've not babied mine in over five years of use and it's still holding together fine. The riveted on pocket clip spins pretty easily nowadays, but it hasn't fallen off.
 
Another option I forgot, the Boker Gemini Badger, also made of X-15. You can find one for around $50 on auction sites.

I would shy away from Ti blades. Titanium does not make for great knife steel.
 
Maybe I'm biased because I've gotten into whitewater kayaking recently, but I would steer you towards fixed blades over folders for a pfd knife... I want to know that I can get to, deploy, and use my knife when I need it - a folder is one more step that is prone to both mechanical and user error. Plus, you a little rust is much less problematic on a fixed blade than if it starts to develop on the inner workings of a folder, so it's lower maintenance / worry. Not an expert, so feel free to disregard - just my personal preference.
 
If you really don't want a spydie you can always pick up some stainless mora's. With a little care they will last a long time and if they don't they are cheap to replace.
 
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