Spyderco Spyderhawk salt?

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What do you guys think of the Spyderco Spyderhawk salt.

specs

length overall 8 1/4 in. (210 mm)

blade length 3 5/8 in. (92 mm)

blade steel H-1

length closed 4 7/8 in. (124 mm)

cutting edge 3 3/8 in. (86 mm)

weight 2.9 oz. (82 g)

hole diameter 17/32 in. (13.5 mm)

blade thickness 1/8 in. (3 mm)

handle material FRN


I fish regularly and the blade style looks awesome for cutting fish. If any of you have the blade please tell me what you think of it so far.
 
Don't know about fish cutting but this is a great knife. Very agressive hawkbill and the H1 is superb. Not a huge fan of the yellow handle but its something you get used to.
 
Haha nice name!
It's funny you should mention this knife.
I was just about to submit another idea for it in the custom shop thread in the spyderco forum. Basically the same blade (spyderedge) with either titanium or the same kind of stainless steel used on the ppt's handle for its handle in a framelock.
I'd buy it in a second.
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H1 steel is quite good. I speak from the experience of using a Pacific Salt on the coast of British Columbia. Very R/C resistant.
 
I've got a couple of PE and a couple of SE, and I prefer the SE. The SE holds an edge better in H1, although the 3/8" of PE at the very tip is a bit underwhelming. Overall, it is a very functional, lightweight cutter that requires no care beyond occasional sharpening. I've got one in my pocket right now.
 
Thank you guys for your responses. I forgot to say it is my first day on blade forums. Thank you for your help.
 
Welcome to BF.
I carry a plain edge Tasman Salt as a companion to my main knife with a normal style blade. I originally used a serrated one, since I liked the performance of the serrated edges on my previous Salt knives (first a Pacific, then an Atlantic). But I found that material would bind in the serrations towards the tip because of the curve; it doesn't cut at enough of an angle to slice (more of a push cut than a slice, even though you're pulling). I got a plain edge one and it works much better for me. I haven't yet taken the plunge on the larger Spyderhawk H1, as I'm not convinced a larger hawkbill knife would give me more cutting power, as the vast majority of cutting I do with my Tasman is done with the tip-most inch or so of the blade.
 
I've got a Spyderhawk and I feel that the smaller Tasman is a more usable size. Still an awesome knife though.
 
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