Saltwater sucks!

Monofletch

Monofletch

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I am in Florida. I used my BK 11 to chop a bait fish in half. Now the blade is starting to rust! It is well oiled and I washed it in the sink later last night. That saltwater acted fast.
I use CLP/Break Free- what do you Florida guys use on you high carbon blades?
 
If you want to polish out the rust, and don't have a buffer, Flitz is probably some of the best stuff out there to remove the damage.

And yes....saltwater does act fast, and is one of the reasons why I prefer stainless steel, or in the case of H1, non rusting steel, for saltwater useage.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Stainless steel is the only way to go for fishing. I have a couple of bang around pocket knives I picked up from a bait shop last year. The guy always has a barrel full of old beat up but working knives that washed up along the shore. Either that or buy a bait knife.
 
The rust will come off. I'm sure it's just surface rust. Just use the knife a while and oil it. After you use it in saltwater, wash it and dry it then oil it. It should be fine.
 
I took my kershaw black out once, never even touched water, just fish and it rusted by the time I got home. Im no longer going to use anything unless its made for it. So Im going to order a Spyderco Salt series one day
 
I use Marine Tuf-Cloth on most of my non-food prep blades that are non-stainless and it has performed well for me in the Gulf Coastal Plains but I stick with Spyderco H1 Salt knives when fishing saltwater on the Gulf coast. They are excellent and makes one less thing to clean up and worry about being exposed to salt water. I use Corrosion X on my saltwater reels. Eezox is reported by many to be the king of the heap of corrosion prevention products.

Good luck fishing.
 
Thanks. The kids are having fun catching the little sharks and pin fish off the dock. We caught a few saltwater catfish and crabs too. Lady fish are swarming, but only caught one.
We are only fishing for fun-after a day at the beach.
 
Just use it and enjoy it. Some 0000 steel wool will clean it up pretty well. 1095 is going to darken and patina over time, there's no stopping that without a lot of pointless effort - it's a utility knife, not a piece of jewelry. The first stain or rust on a new knife is always tough, but after you get that behind you just enjoy the knife and let it age naturally. What it looks like has nothing to do with it performing it's task... cutting things! :)

After use in saltwater just rinse it in fresh water as soon as you're able and dry it.
 
I'm in Florida too, the best knife steel for being in the saltwater environment is the Spyderco Salt Series H-1 blades.
 
Wash and dry it. The. Strop on loaded leather. I like the maintenance of carbon steel. You really get close to it.
 
Kohai999 said:
If you want to polish out the rust, and don't have a buffer, Flitz is probably some of the best stuff out there to remove the damage.

And yes....saltwater does act fast, and is one of the reasons why I prefer stainless steel, or in the case of H1, non rusting steel, for saltwater useage.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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I too love flitz, but I do have to caution you on the use of flitz on a knife that will be used again for preparing food. It is highly toxic and regardless of how many times you wash your blade the poison will remain on and in your knife for years.
 
Franky, high carbon and saltwater just don't go well together. It may be in your best interest to find a steel more suitable to your lifestyle. Salt water is just way too corrosive for most steel.

FWIW, I do a bit of saltwater kayaking and have found Busse's INFI to be amazingly stain resistant. Just rinse it off with freshwater when you are done and it will be fine. It will hold a usable edge forever.... but that's just a bonus.

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