Salt Water Question

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reuptake

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I am currently dating a fisherman/engineer. The other day I told him I bought the newest edition to the Scrap Yard Ensemble "The Guard". He asked why I would spend so much money on a knife. I guess I will just have to wait until he gets back to port to let him use it, and hopefully convince him that it is a very good quality knife.

Anyway, during this conversation I found out that he is using some $10 knife, cause he is constantly breaking them. I want to buy him a knife as a gift, but salt water knives are not my specialty. I was recommended the Spyderco Pacific Salt, and it seems to be a decent knife. My only problem with it is that it is a folding blade. He does a lot of prying, and I'd like to get him something fixed with a sheath.

Any recommendations on a high performance knife for salt water fisherman?
 
reuptake,Welcome to BladeForums.What type of Salt water fishing does he do?
Surf/Boat? Is he a commercial fisherman,or recreational?
What is he using the knife for?Cutting bait / rope/nets? Filletting?
Prying is not too good for knives,even if the knife was designed for some type of prying,out on a moving boat,with wet conditions,forcing a sharp knife to do what it is not really for,could be a bad move.
If you could fill in the story a little better,I'm sure you will get a lot of help here.
-Vince
 
Newbe here. I have been using the Spyderco Pacific Salt for 2 years now in numerous dive trips to the Bahamas. It has not shown any signs of rust even though sometimes I forget to rinse it. I bought one for my dive buddy and he leaves his on the console of the boat with no signs of rust.
 
If he's worried about spending too much on a quality knife because he breaks them, then why not get him a stainless steel frost or KJ erickson? They are only ten dollar knives and are ugly as hell, but perform exceptionally well for the price.

Check out "#545 or #546" http://ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html

I have #510 which is the carbon version of the #545, and it has put all my other knives in the drawer, but then again, I don't own any nice customs, just a couple buck's, a schrade and some no name knives.

Anyways, if you are looking for a nice expensive custom then obviously a mora won't do, but if you're afraid he won't appreciate a nice custom and he might break it, then get him a dozen moras and he can break 'em, drop them in the ocean or whatever and he's only out $10 but at least he'll have a quality $10 knife instead of a "made in china" $10 knife.
 
You could get him one of these....you will have to search on Heinnie.com for a pic !!!




Fox Knives - Techno Reef


The Techno Reef was developed with Giorgio Danese, owner of Technotre SRL - an Italian firm that specialises in submarine operations and with the additional collaboration of the Italian Centre of Research. The handle is manufactured using Micarta impregnated with epoxy resin. The full tang blade is made from 440B stainless steel which is coated with firstly, gold titanium and then Teflon to the surface. The result is a superior rust resistant blade hardened to HRC 56-58. It is supplied with a ballistic nylon sheath with belt loop and rubber leg straps. The knife was used in the Persian Gulf during testing for 60 days and did not rust or deteriorate in any way.



Fox Knives - Techno Reef
Blade Length: 110 mm
Weight: 7 oz
Handle Material: Epoxy Resin micarta
Blade Material: 440B stainless steel with nitrate and teflon coating
Heinnie Price £63.95
 
I was a commercial fisherman for about 13 years, actually until last month. I fished out of gloucester MA, and tampa FL. I'm a fisheries observer now in chincoteague VA. I've used a LOT of knives in my day. I just helped a knife maker in maine design a knife specifically for commercial fishermen. He's begun production on them I think already. your email isn't enabled. drop me one at petegold2004 at yahoo dot com.

Pete
 
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Buy him a case of $10 knives, and a prybar. When he figures out that the prybar makes a better prybar than the knives, he may stop breaking the knives. Then buy him a good knife.
 
:D so you date a guy who uses a 10.00 knife, why? If i were a women id never trust a guy with a 10.00 knife.:eek: come on now, someone had to say it.
 
Stingray has a good suggestion. I was first introduced to Mora knives after finding that commercial fisherman liked it a lot. It did the job well and if it went overboard it wasn't a big money loss.
 
agoutihead said:
what about the durability of titanium compared to 1095 carbon?
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I think a Mission Knife would be perfect.

100% Titanium And from their web site: " It survived continuously under seawater four years without any signs of rust or corrosion."

Expensive yes, but it'll last a lifetime.
 
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