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sams

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Hello to everyone! I don't post much but read alot.

I love my Spydercos and because of my life in around the water, I am elated with H1 steel and the knives that are offered. I have a Rock Salt, and just purchased a Pacific Salt.

I had two Spydercos with lock failures due to the water and humidity . My problems are solved with H1. Going fishing now and a report will follow next week. :-)
 
Fishing is hard work.. I am still tired. I had to work overtime today and still haven't recovered from the weekend. I fished Sebastian inlet on the east coast of central florida. The area is beautiful. The ocean was too rough so inter coastal is where I fished. On with a knife report. :-)

My Pacific salt is "huge" for a pocket knife, at least for me. It open fairly easy but tighter than the rest of my Spydercos. It is nice not to worry about rust from the salt water. My knife is a tad too big for cutting the tag line on the hooks but it did work.

The knife did shine cutting the lunch on the boat. Even my wife was happy to have a larger knife for the food prep. Bread, spreads, and fruit was sliced and diced.

I did get some big sail cats and had to pull the knife out quick and cut the leader next to the hook. It was reassuring to have a hefty blade. The blade is thick and the tip is too. I like it very much so far, just a bit bigger than I thought it would be. Consequently the Rock Salt never came out of the bag but always was within reach.

More to follow.
All the best from an old guy.
 
sams said:
Hello to everyone! I don't post much but read alot.

I love my Spydercos and because of my life in around the water, I am elated with H1 steel and the knives that are offered. I have a Rock Salt, and just purchased a Pacific Salt.

I had two Spydercos with lock failures due to the water and humidity . My problems are solved with H1. Going fishing now and a report will follow next week. :-)
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Please elaborate as I have no idea how this would work. Are you refering to rust?
 
Yes.
I never disassembled the knives but sent them in. I was politely told that that the lock failure was from rust I can go into detail with the few knives sent in, most at my expense, and have always been happy. So in my case H 1 is the way to go. Sweat, salt air and ocassional waves can and will destroy a pock knife.
 
My serrated Pacific Salt is one of my most used knives. I like it so much I want another one, PE this time just for a bit of variety.
 
I have used my yellow Salt 1 on countless dives now in the Pacific.:thumbup:

I even throw it in my board-short pocket when I go surfing. -Why not? -Its mango season:p
 
Good input, thanks, I 'm not the only one.

Cooking as a bachelor right now with my Pacific Salt. Onions, green peppers, sausage.....................what a knife. I kinda like the size. I guess I'm getting used to it, or the chores are better suited for a longer blade.

The girls are talking scuba diving down in Vero Beach. Maybe the Rock Salt will dig up a few silver bars. :-)

All the best from a old guy.
 
I just got a tasman salt and well I don't live near salt water but I do like thwe knife when I'm fishing.
 
Knife Crazied said:
I just got a tasman salt and well I don't live near salt water but I do like thwe knife when I'm fishing.
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How do you like the curved blade? Is there any advantage?

I bought a civilan years ago but gave it to my son. I don't think he ever used it either.
 
sams said:
How do you like the curved blade? Is there any advantage?

I bought a civilan years ago but gave it to my son. I don't think he ever used it either.
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I truly don't see any advantages of the curved blade. Well my fishing line don't slide off as easy. :p :D You know its not a straight shot the line does have a curve to go over. ;)I think the Atlantic Salt blade would have been better.
 
I love the Salt series.
I have both a SE and PE Pacific (yellow handles). Both are great, but I tend to carry and use the PE one a lot more. I carry a SE Tasman a lot at work, and the hooked blade is an advantage for (for example) slipping under plastic strapping and cutting with an easy pull. Sometimes a conventionally-curved PE blade will slide off the strapping. I've ordered a SE Atlantic Salt, and when it comes I plan to see how it works in the same uses as my Tasman. Both blades are good because there's also less chance of poking into the sheets underneath the strapping that I'm trying to open.

Before I ever bought my first hooked blade (a SS Harpy), I never realized how useful the shape can be. The Tasman is obviously much lighter, the blade is less thick, and thus its tip is more delicate than the Harpy's, so I don't use the Tasman for as rough work as I do my Harpy.
Jim
 
The curved blade does make sense to me for line and rope. The serrated edge shines when cutting rope. I use an old SE yachtman for my dive knife. :D
 
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