Recomend me a bait knife for prawns

cultivateitnow said:
Check out Buck's new Bait knife. It is serated on the spine and has a clean blade on the belly. The blade is coated 420J and looks like a pretty good bait knife for $22. I'm going to buy one or two to play with to see how they hold up. If they don't workout you are not out much, but the design looks perfect.

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http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3567
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It's made of 420J2? The OP is looking for better edge retention even if it means carrying non-stainless knife. A knife made of 420J2 would be very corrosion resistant, but it's probably one of the poorest materials for edge retention.
 
I live on a boat and have for about the last 11 years.

I don't have one, but will probably pick up a CRKT M.U.K.

It looks like it would work great,easy to clean and if it goes overboard inexpensive to replace.
 
yes, I had a keshaw fillet in 420j2. it was terrible. seems like spyderco is rather popular here.
 
Boker Haddock looks like a good knife for this application. I think anything you get just needs to be washed down and oiled when you are done.

If my Grandpa was alive still he would have made it a point to say that. God bless him.
 
Have you considered something like the Spyderco Caspian Salt? Partially serrated (for starting the cut through the shell) with plain edge at the front for those fine cuts. There is a version with blunt tip, and one with a more normal tip. Being discontinued but can still be found for around $65.

Otherwise like others have suggested, have several Moras, when one gets dull move to the next one, and sharpen them all at the end of the day.

If you can find a place near your bait station to mount a ceramic stone, when your knives first start to get dull, it won't take many strokes to touch them up (compared to letting them get completely dull).
 
After having a couple of knives dropped in the water I no longer use my good folders in the boat or on a pier.

Check out the Rapala 4" bait knife or the Rapala folding fish/boat knife. Either would make a great, economical fishing knife.

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The OP has said he is not worried about rust and that holding a sharp edge for a long time is more important than corrosion resistance. For this reason I would say the Spyderco Salt series is a bad choice. The H1 steel will not rust and will get very sharp, but it gets dull very quickly.

Have you considered a combo edge knife that has both a plain edge and serrations? I normally don't like them but think it might work good for your application. I also think there are many good knives that will work for you as long as you get a good steel along the lines of S30V or better.
 
MORA, MORA, MORA, MORA. Plastic handle, holds an edge, cheap, can buy em by the bucket full. This guy is making a living on a fishing boat at sea, every been on one its all cheap white handled knives that they don't mind losing, breaking or rusting. Most of them are put in places in the rigging outback that is constantly getting inundated with over spray.

MORA, MORA, MORA, MORA. If fits everything he needs.
 
For fishing I use Mora knives...
A Spyderco Aqua Salt should be fine...
Or a Spyderco Pacific Salt if you want a forder...
 
Yeah, this is probably one of the few cases where combo edge works best. I think the best option would be Spyderco Native. It's made of S30V, available in combo edge, has lanyard hole to secure to your person (so it doesn't fall into the water and lost forever), and cheap enough not to give you a heart attack if you somehow manage to lose it.
 
Sep said:
Yeah, this is probably one of the few cases where combo edge works best. I think the best option would be Spyderco Native. It's made of S30V, available in combo edge, has lanyard hole to secure to your person (so it doesn't fall into the water and lost forever), and cheap enough not to give you a heart attack if you somehow manage to lose it.
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Nice advice! +1!
 
Sep said:
It's made of 420J2? The OP is looking for better edge retention even if it means carrying non-stainless knife. A knife made of 420J2 would be very corrosion resistant, but it's probably one of the poorest materials for edge retention.
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Normally I would agree, but we are talking about Buck. Look what they do with 420HC on all of their other knives. With Buck's heat treat their 420 performs better than many companies examples with super steel. For $20 it might be worth finding out, after all you can buy 6 for he cost of one from other companies. He said he didn't mine sharpening the blade each trip out, which I doubt will be required. :)
 
Yeah, honestly the Buck Silver Creek Bait Knife may be in 420J2 but it's done in a full flat grind and with a good heat treatment. The design is kind of ideal for the OP's task, so I'm going to recommend that regardless of slightly lower edge retention than some of the other mentioned options. It's a tough, light, comfortable, and safe knife.

If not that, then I'll second (or fourth or fifth?) the Mora option, or the Spyderco Aqua Salt.
 
Folks,

I'm all for nicer stuff and have quite a few myself, but when it comes to fishing A few good Forschner knives can't be beat. Myself and all the guides in my area use them for both bait and fillet. Razor sharp, holds an edge moderately well, a breeze to re-sharpen and cheap. cheap and good in salt and on a boat are VERY good traits as if you fish frequently, you learn knives frequently go swimming.
 
I love Victorinox/Forschner! Good thin, flat ground culinary knives with a good heat treatment--they sharpen up like a carbon steel, too!
 
Okay, maybe not. I just found this on their site.

Only quality steel x50CR MO composition with a Rockwell hardness of 55-56 HRC for high edge retention. I was thinking they did a super hard heat treat on a thin blade for slicing.

:)
 
I would suggest a Spyderco Tenacious in CE. Inexpensive, grippy G-10 handles, open back design and the 8Cr steel takes a really sharp edge that it holds reasonably well and is easy to re-sharpen. I have a full SE one that I use as my beater/yard knife here in coastal SE Florida (hot, humid, sweaty/salty) and it serves that purpose well. For little $$ you could also easily pair up a full SE Tenacious with a PE Persistence (lil bro to the Ten) and have the very best of both edge types readily available for whatever cuttin needs to be done.:thumbup:
 
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