plain edge or serrations for boaters and fishermen

[brendog10]

Ok, So I know that the debate over serrated or none serrated blades is one that will never be put to rest. This post is not aimed to get your opinion of which is better in general. Rather I am curious if those members here who own/work on boats or near the water prefer pocket knives with or without serrations. I ask because I just bought a Spyderco Pacific salt PE. I live in Oceanside, CA, and do a lot of snorkeling, boating, and water activities . I feel that the PE version is great for snorkeling but that maybe a serrated version would have been a better choice for boating. Where I'm around a lot of ropes and such. Maybe I'm over thinking the whole thing. Just curious what others have found as far as practical use on boats.

 

[wixo3]

Well for a boat I can imagine working a lot with rope, I may be mistaken. If that is the case then definantley serrated. But if it was up to me one of each

 

[Gadgetaholic]

I feel that the PE version is great for snorkeling but that maybe a serrated version would have been a better choice for boating. Where I'm around a lot of ropes and such. Maybe I'm over thinking the whole thing.

If you keep the knife you have nice & sharp then it should handle most boating tasks well. Do you find yourself having to cut rope often? Does your PE knife cut the rope OK?

If what you have is doing what you need just fine then yes - you probably are over thinking the whole thing. If you are finding that your knife isn't really 'cutting it' (sorry for the pun) then I'd suggest keeping the knife as a snorkling knife and buying a SE blade spydie for the boating tasks. I am having trouble thinking of a downside to owning a Pacific Salt PE & a Pacific Salt SE - 2 is always better than 1!!!!

 

[DapperDan]

I've been a professional mariner for over 30 years. I've cut a lot of line over the years and I will take a sharp plain edge every time. I carried a Spyderco fully serrated mariner back in the 90's for a while and went back to a plain edge.