Looking for commercial fishing knife

[Tyler.Bachman]

Hi all I been working on a lobster boat and want to get a nice nice to replace the vickies small victorinox knife guys throw out when they dull up. I want it to be a fixed blade and have a full searaded blade. Another plus would be if it float as the wind can be unforgiving

 

[Danke42]

Mora

 

[Floatingby]

Spyderco make at least two, the fish hunter and the Enuff. They're very well made(I don't think they float thought), but they're expensive, not sure I'd want to bring that kind of hardware on a commercial fishing boat, in fact I'm certain I wouldn't; but they're there.

 

[shane45-1911]

Is a knife that floats that important? Will a commercial fishing boat really stop to allow you to retrieve your knife if it falls overboard??

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

Is a knife that floats that important? Will a commercial fishing boat really stop to allow you to retrieve your knife if it falls overboard??

True depends on the weather sometimes we do was just curious of options out there

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

Mora

I didn’t like my grundens deck knife made by mora the blade had too much flex making suck at cutting rope. It important to be able to cut rope in case you get tangle so you don’t get set out with a trawl

 

[beeinak]

You might consider contacting David Mary and explain what you are looking for. He is exceptionally easy to work with, makes great knives, and enjoys new challenges. His prices are pretty great as well and he has been doing full serrations also.

 

[shinyedges]

Check out the spyderco aqua salt. Perhaps you can attach a lanyard with a float Keychain thing.

 

[Spillproof]

I've worked on a couple fishing boats. Don't buy anything you can't easily replace. More working fishermen use Moras than whatever fancier recommendations you're gonna get here.

 

[Frank Morris]

Spyderco Aqua Salt and the Fish hunter are discontinued. If you can grab one do it. Especially at a discounted price. There wont be anymore.

I have a PE Aqua Salt, looking for a SE good price. Also I have the Fish hunter SE

 

[Drop bear]

Rapala or Martini I think are the more common fishing knife brands here.

 

[Drop bear]

Mora

That floating serrated knife is kind of cool.

First time I have seen that.

 

[Murphjd25]

Mora and H1 Spydercos are mostly all I’ve ever seen on fishing boats.

 

[IUKE12]

Most frequently seen on the boats near me are the Dexter-Russell knives. I've used a few myself, pretty inexpensive and grippy when wet.

 

[TC]

That floating serrated knife is kind of cool.

First time I have seen that.

Yeah, you can watch it for longer while the boat pulls away....

 

[tatsu]

Spyderco Jumpmaster 2- fully serrated H1

 

[mnblade]

I been working on a lobster boat and want to get a nice nice to replace the vickies small victorinox knife guys throw out when they dull up.

Radical suggestion here ...... but what about buying a whetstone or two?

 

[The Grendels]

Spyderco have a lot of good SALT series folders. The stuff made from LC200N will actually hold an edge long enough to get some use out of it, compared to H1. I'd love to have a Spyderco Caribbean, but probably not on a fishing boat, where I'd be worried about losing it.

Morakniv have a cork knife that's more of a clumsy boater knife than something a fisherman would probably want. The Kansbol or Grohmann #3 Boat Knife would be a good blade for a fisherman. If you want upscale stainless and you want to go all in, get yourself a Demko FreeReign in Magnacut steel.

As others have mentioned, maybe bringing a sharpening stone wouldn't be a terrible idea if a knife is going to be used a lot.

 

[dundak]

Dexter Russell serrated bait knife. Cheap <$20 and grippy.

 

[Floatingby]

Spyderco have a lot of good SALT series folders. The stuff made from LC200N will actually hold an edge long enough to get some use out of it, compared to H1. I'd love to have a Spyderco Caribbean, but probably not on a fishing boat, where I'd be worried about losing it.

Morakniv have a cork knife that's more of a clumsy boater knife than something a fisherman would probably want. The Kansbol or Grohmann #3 Boat Knife would be a good blade for a fisherman. If you want upscale stainless and you want to go all in, get yourself a Demko FreeReign in Magnacut steel.

As others have mentioned, maybe bringing a sharpening stone wouldn't be a terrible idea if a knife is going to be used a lot.

Hey, I have that book the knife is sitting on