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The meanest cutter Spyderco makes...hands down.
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Thanks Surfingringo, much appreciated.
You know, what I find odd is there are almost no reviews online for the JumpMaster... and there's just like 1 video on YouTube. Every write-up I find, and it's mainly user reviews on knife shop sites, is super glowing, but strictly about how it's great for a JumpMaster, i.e. "I'm a JumpMaster, great knife for my job" or "my fiance is a JumpMaster so I got him this, he loves it", etc.
Might need to get my hands on one of these, put it to work, and write up a "badass general purpose heavy duty knife" review on my blog, if it does indeed fit that role as well as it seems like it would.
Thanks!
Dan
P.S. thanks for the tip on the diamond rods for the SharpMaker a while back, made all the difference... those diamond rods should say "must buy with SharpMaker" lol, at least if you're sharpening high end steels.
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Hey Dan, I feel like this happens all too often with some of Spyderco's models. They build some amazing "niche" knives for specialized use but sometimes i think they are perceived to be too specialized for everyday use. An unfortunate perception that has caused a lot of folks to miss out on a lot of amazing design.
A few examples I have personal experience with (aside from the jumpmaster) are...
-Yojimbo 2
-Swick
-lil Matriarch
All of those knives were designed for the SD market but I have used all of them extensively in normal everyday roles and they are wonderful. The Yo2 is a great ergonomic wharncliffe. The Swick has made an amazing fishing knife for the kayak. The lil Matriarch has become one of my most useful and carried edc knives, splitting pocket time with the Paramilitary 2.
I am glad that Spyderco makes so many of these use specific knives but its unfortunate that they sometimes get overlooked by us regular Joes. They should not. You really don't know what you are missing until you have tried some of these designs.
Glad you get to run into some fish, Surfingringo! Great review. I for one would like to see the brain shots. Did you post any up on your Instagram site? Unfortunately, my recent trip to the Keys was windy! I only got to dive a couple of times, and while I had the modded Jumpmaster on my leg each time, I did not shoot any fish in need of a brain shot. We are going to try to go back again before the summer is over and I'm hoping for calm winds and lots more shots at quality fish.
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When you heading back to the keys actionyak? I don't know if the fish are moving there right now but it's sure been good here lately! No graphic shots but if you look behind the eye you'll see a hole there.
No graphic shots but if you look behind the eye you'll see a hole there.
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If Sal ends up producing these they could call it the "Jumpmaster Pura Vida"
Hey skwurll, I doubt this particular grind will become a production model but Sal did mention in another thread that they were working on a clip point variant of the Jumpmaster! I also remember that some of his comments led me to believe that he is still playing with the idea of making a "stabbier" version of the Aqua Salt. We shall see.
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I want that knife.
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Ditto ~~ 357
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Its a really simple regrind guys. H1 is super easy to work with. 15 minutes on a bench grinder. You could even do it in an afternoon with some 40 grit paper on a flat surface.
Curious if you can expand on the shortcomings of the previous Aqua Salt offering. Not having held one and considering the new model , your opinion would be appreciated. Handle , heft , blade shape ?
Do you know if the new model improved on the old. I believe you handled the new version in Atlanta. Would you consider sharing an opinion ?
I need a fixed blade boat knife. My baits are mainly steaking mullet , perch , lady fish , shrimp ,etc. Don't really fillet for bait. Carry Salt 1 or Tasman when wading.
Considering both Jumpmaster and Aqua salt . Don't need both.
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Hi Mgj, I can offer my perspective. I don't think the aqua salt has any real "shortcomings", I just prefer most features of the Jumpmaster. The JM sits in my hand better (which is purely subjective) and has a better feel to me. The teeth on the JM are also more aggressive than the aqua that I owned...again, this can be good or bad depending on your cutting chores.
Anywyay, for what you are talking about, if its going to be the only knife on the boat, I might actually go with the aqua salt. Partly because it has a point even in its stock form, but mainly because it has a belly. The only drawback of the JM for me is it can sometimes be slightly awkward to slice bait on a flat surface because of its lack of any belly in the cutting surface. I haven't been bothered by this since it is not that encumbering (plus I always have several other salts to choose from on my kayak) but its worth mentioning. From a pure utilitarian standpoint I would probably steer you towards the aqua salt for your intended use, even though I prefer the JM overall.
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Well, the JM is by far the more aggressive cutter of the two. The Aqua is probably the more versatile. FWIW, the aqua salt just became available at Knifeworks today for what looks to me to be a very fair price.