I found this little thing for $4 at my local knife shop. It's made by Rapala, and is manufactured in China. Model number is RSB4. Let's take a look.
Handle Specifications and Impressions: The handle is white plastic, and is 4.3" long. It has a very slight pebblestone texture. There's a lanyard hole in the butt. the guard is very small, but it's there. The butt is also not much, but you still get one. All I can say about this handle is that it's very simple and comfortable. There are no markings. The handle is a bit too small for me, as my thumb rests on the back of the blade when I'm gripping. Other than that, it's a nice comfortable grip.
Blade Specifications and Impressions: The blade is made of "Swedish stainless steel" according to the website. Maybe that's 12Cr-something? I have no idea. But it came out of the package very sharp, and was shaving sharp in about 20 seconds. It's Scandanavian-ground, and is 4" long. The cutting edge goes all the way through to the handle, like a Mora. The back of the blade has 2" of serrations / fish scaler. These are positioned in the middle of the blade spine. They're designed to be a fish scaler, I'm sure, but they're aggressive enough and sharp enough to serve as serrations. The left side fo the blade says "China" on the tang, while the right side has the Rapala logo pressed in. The blade is not flexible, as you'd expect a bait knife to be. But in all reality, that's why I bought it. This knife feels like a Mora, and until they make a Mora with serrations on the back like this, I'll be buying these. The blade didn't require much resharpening, but to tell the truth, I didn't abuse it much either.
Sheath Specifications and Impressions: The sheath is white plastic, just like the handle. It's 4.5" long, with a .75" piece that slides over the guard to hold the knife in place. The sheath is also skeletonized. I hate this, but I understand why it's there: to let water escape and not rust your knife. There's a lanyard hole in the end. Unfortunately, there's no belt slot. This knife was made to be thrown into your tackle box. Also, the little plastic piece that holds the knife in the sheath seems like it will snap off with extended use. I hate the sheath; I feel that it was poorly executed just because of that little piece. If it snaps off, then you have a safety issue, as the knife won't stay in the sheath without it.
Imagine the piece snapping off. You don't care because this is a $4 knife, so you throw it in your tackle box. You reach in later, and get a nice gash in your finger / fingers because you forgot the piece broke off. Not good for your fishing trip.
This is a nice knife, especially for the money, but the sheath makes me want to throw it away and improvise one from leather. It's still worth a look if you need a sharp "disposable" knife that you won't break the bank by losing. Check it out at http://www.rapala.com/products/filletknivesdetail.cfm?name=Bait Knife
Handle Specifications and Impressions: The handle is white plastic, and is 4.3" long. It has a very slight pebblestone texture. There's a lanyard hole in the butt. the guard is very small, but it's there. The butt is also not much, but you still get one. All I can say about this handle is that it's very simple and comfortable. There are no markings. The handle is a bit too small for me, as my thumb rests on the back of the blade when I'm gripping. Other than that, it's a nice comfortable grip.
Blade Specifications and Impressions: The blade is made of "Swedish stainless steel" according to the website. Maybe that's 12Cr-something? I have no idea. But it came out of the package very sharp, and was shaving sharp in about 20 seconds. It's Scandanavian-ground, and is 4" long. The cutting edge goes all the way through to the handle, like a Mora. The back of the blade has 2" of serrations / fish scaler. These are positioned in the middle of the blade spine. They're designed to be a fish scaler, I'm sure, but they're aggressive enough and sharp enough to serve as serrations. The left side fo the blade says "China" on the tang, while the right side has the Rapala logo pressed in. The blade is not flexible, as you'd expect a bait knife to be. But in all reality, that's why I bought it. This knife feels like a Mora, and until they make a Mora with serrations on the back like this, I'll be buying these. The blade didn't require much resharpening, but to tell the truth, I didn't abuse it much either.
Sheath Specifications and Impressions: The sheath is white plastic, just like the handle. It's 4.5" long, with a .75" piece that slides over the guard to hold the knife in place. The sheath is also skeletonized. I hate this, but I understand why it's there: to let water escape and not rust your knife. There's a lanyard hole in the end. Unfortunately, there's no belt slot. This knife was made to be thrown into your tackle box. Also, the little plastic piece that holds the knife in the sheath seems like it will snap off with extended use. I hate the sheath; I feel that it was poorly executed just because of that little piece. If it snaps off, then you have a safety issue, as the knife won't stay in the sheath without it.
Imagine the piece snapping off. You don't care because this is a $4 knife, so you throw it in your tackle box. You reach in later, and get a nice gash in your finger / fingers because you forgot the piece broke off. Not good for your fishing trip.
This is a nice knife, especially for the money, but the sheath makes me want to throw it away and improvise one from leather. It's still worth a look if you need a sharp "disposable" knife that you won't break the bank by losing. Check it out at http://www.rapala.com/products/filletknivesdetail.cfm?name=Bait Knife