need some advice for my first EDC

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deermaster

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hey all, i love this site, its awesome. after asking a couple questions, and doing alot of reading, i am ready to buy my first knife for every day carry, for work and hunting. when im off from college, i work on the water, crabbing on the chesapeake bay. i am always needing to cut something, mostly rope. also would like it for safety as well, if i ever went overboard, and was tangle in ropes, or had to cut my waders off or something. not likely, but it could definitely happen. i am also a diehard hunter, so i would like the knife to be suitable for hunting tasks, NOT gutting or or skinning, but smaller "around the camp" things, most likely again cutting rope or other small things. i would like something in the 60-100$ range. i want a folder, non assisted opening, because if i ever need it quick, like if i went overboard, i dont want to have to mess with a safety. i am left handed, so a flipper, or a real left hand thumb stud is needed. here are the models i am looking at, i would like your opinion on em, and please feel free to suggest any other models you think would be good for me. thanks, i really appreciate the help.
griptilian. is this assisted opening? http://newgraham.com/store/product/1040/Benchmade-551SBKSN-Griptilian-BM551SBKSN/
kershaw junkyard dog 2. what exactly does it mean by composite blade? http://newgraham.com/store/product/5055/Junkyard-Dog-II-Composite--KS1725CB/
and the kershaw ener http://newgraham.com/store/product/5142/ENER-G2-PE-Black-(Large)-KS1745BLK/
thanks for any help.
 
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Composite = blade made from the composite of two steels, 13C26 and CPM-D2, with a copper accent separator.

It's a very robust durable knife great for some heavy use tasks.
 
If I ever went overboard in waders or was tangled in a net I wouldnt want to be screwing around with trying to open ANY knife. From what you describe your needs are you need a small s.s. fixed blade with a Kydex sheath. As a "die hard hunter" and someone who works on the water I'm surprised that you arent a little more "knife savvy";)--KV
 
kvaughn said:
If I ever went overboard in waders or was tangled in a net I wouldnt want to be screwing around with trying to open ANY knife. From what you describe your needs are you need a small s.s. fixed blade with a Kydex sheath. As a "die hard hunter" and someone who works on the water I'm surprised that you arent a little more "knife savvy";)--KV
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lol, some one gave me a buck fixed blade i use for gutting, got an oldtimer skinner about 5 years ago for skinning, and ive been carrying a gerber ar for like 4 years. never really paid much attention to em till i started reading on here. i realized i didnt know squat. kinda weird, like you said, been on the water for 6 years, been hunting since i was like 8. i dunno now though, im starting to want alot of knives...is it possible to become addicted? lol, thanks for the advice:D:D
 
deermaster said:
is it possible to become addicted?
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Not only is it possible its all but inevitable…;)

Like someone said if your working around salt water you cant go wrong with about anything in the spyderco salt series. They are made of H1 which simply will not rust. Plus they have enough verity in sizes and designs that your sure to find what your looking for.

It would probably be a good idea to get a second knife for hunting. You said that your budget maxed out at around $100? I’m thinking that if your willing to spend around $120-$130 it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to get two good knives that would work well for each of your applications.
 
Sep said:
If it's gonna touch salt water, your best bet is Spyderco Pacific Salt.
http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=170

It's opened by thumb hole, so it's ambidextrous. Pocket clip is reversible for lefties. H1 is the most rust resistant steel available. If you don't like the yellow color, it also comes in black.
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Second that. It is a good all round knife, low low low maintenance and well made.
 
Another suggestion: start cheap. You were doing just fine with knives that many here would consider "low end", so anything we recommend is an improvement.

Spyderco Pacific Salt will likely be better than whatever you have now on land, and definitely better than anything you have at sea. If you find that it fulfills all your needs just fine, run and don't look back before the knife bug got you. Your wallet will thank you.:D
 
I would like to note that a Kershaw with a flipper probably wont open all the way underwater, i have never gotten my Zing to. however my thumbstud knives will, i would suggest the Spyderco salt line if you are set on a folder.

The flipper is fast, but only when it works, a thumbstud/spyderhole lets you keep your hand on one part of the blade and open it all the way, not sure if its that importent but i might be. Good luck!
 
deermaster said:
i am ready to buy my first knife for every day carry, for work and hunting. when im off from college, i work on the water, crabbing on the chesapeake bay.
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You should track down a very wise gentleman here on the forums who goes by the name of jackknife. He was born/raised among Maryland-shore watermen and knows a thing of two about the knives they counted on to get the job(s) done. His posts might open your eyes to a slightly different way of thinking.
 
mnblade said:
You should track down a very wise gentleman here on the forums who goes by the name of jackknife. He was born/raised among Maryland-shore watermen and knows a thing of two about the knives they counted on to get the job(s) done. His posts might open your eyes to a slightly different way of thinking.
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awesome link, i really appreciate it. there is some amazing stuff in those posts.
thanks to everyone else as well, for all the info.
 
thanks everybody, i just ordered a spyderco pacific plain edge for work carry, and a kershaw packrat for fun.
 
Welcome to the forum and congrats on your choices. The Salt series is the best for the wet environment you will be in (for work at least). Let us know what you think of the knives after you've used them a little.
 
deermaster said:
thanks everybody, i just ordered a spyderco pacific plain edge for work carry, and a kershaw packrat for fun.
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Sounds like two good picks. :thumbup:

BTW knife addict meetings are once a week. Fist step is admitting you don’t have a problem.
 
As a lefty myself, I usually pass on any liner locks or framelocks, including the highly-regarded JYD. Many lefties will tell you that it's no problem. I'm glad for them, but my experience was very different.

Of the knives brought up here, the Benchmade Griptilians and Spyderco lockbacks are truly ambi. Given the crabbing, you made an excellent choice with the Spyderco Pacific Salt that meets your other criteria as well.

As a lefty, I'm suprised that you picked a Packrat. It's a fine knife to be sure, but the clip doesn't reverse for LH carry. Flippers in general and Kershaw flippers in particular sure are fun, though!
 
i got the packrat with plans to completly remove the clip, and just carry in my pocket. im not going to be carrying it regularly, the spyderco is for the. to be honest, i got the packrat cuz it looked "cool", lol.
knife addict meetings? im not addicted....;)
to prove im not addicted, and to answer tradja's question, the BM griptillian is looking good, as it does have a reversable LH clip, as do alot of the spyderco knifes, once again, cuz they look very lefty friendly. thanks again for the advice.
 
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