Been a long day, excuse me while I take all of this in!
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Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Slabs like that are hard to beat!I have to agree with you Old Engineer; I think Walleye taste the best too. But I’m still partial to Crappie fishing. They’re the easiest to fillet in my opinion, and I generally eat them two to three times a month from April to November. Lookin’ forward to the spawn!
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Thank you for your compliment. That's interesting to hear. It's a nice wine, for sure!So funny -- this is exactly the same wine we had with dinner last night. A fine pairing with your Laguiole!
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I have to agree with you Old Engineer; I think Walleye taste the best too. But I’m still partial to Crappie fishing. They’re the easiest to fillet in my opinion, and I generally eat them two to three times a month from April to November. Lookin’ forward to the spawn!
Y’all are stirring up some great memories from when I worked bouys on the Mississippi River. Unfortunately I can’t find any pictures of walleye, but I used to fish for them to eat when we would be in Prescott, WI where the St. Croix and Mississippi meet. I would say it’s my favorite. Northern Pike and Crappie are really good too.
Thanks Todd. The anchor shield and being German made are what draws me to it.
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That makes me hungry!! Boat and poles are ready. Just need the stupid ice to melt.
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I don’t have any ice, but unfortunately I don’t have any freshwater fishing where I am now either.
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Any saltwater fishing?
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Tons of it. I haven’t been able to bring myself to buying more gear for it, and no way am I buying a boat. If I end up retiring from the Coast Guard here or to Savannah, GA like we’re thinking in a few years I may have to give in
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Hard to believe that was about 11 years ago. If it were up to me alone I’d move back to Iowa. I love that placeNice catch Jon!
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Very cool
I’m sure he will appreciate it. I know I appreciate my Grandpa’s fishing gear.For sure. Much like knives were just a tool back then, I don’t think my Grandpa was too hung up on his fishing gear. Now there is a certain amount of cool factor to his old True-Temper rod.But remember when we saw our grandfathers or grandmothers using them? We thought they were awesome and could only hope that one day we would own such grand fishing equipment.
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What happened to the old goat?Lamb foot today with an old goat bell.
Nice knife!
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Well, that’s where the lamb foot came in. I skinned the goat to braid the rawhide collar and then I didn’t have a use for the bell.
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Have a nice day
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Inconsistency.....but doing the same thing all the time is madness too isn't it? 
I dislike brass bolsters but here we are, not keen on etching on stainless....bails are not my favourite...BUT I do like Blonde Horn, stainless liners, very sharp from the box knives, strong W&T, Barehead and the Zippo now it's converted to practical butane
Relish the day out there wherever you are.
I dislike brass bolsters but here we are, not keen on etching on stainless....bails are not my favourite...BUT I do like Blonde Horn, stainless liners, very sharp from the box knives, strong W&T, Barehead and the Zippo now it's converted to practical butaneRelish the day out there wherever you are.
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Goat bell?? Must've been a formidable Goat, giant evenLamb foot today with an old goat bell.
Very cool.
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The one knife to rule them all. That one is an all time favorite. It has everything you could want, a beautiful and classic shape, great shield, a gorgeous awl, and the perfect fat spear. It even has a nice etch which adds to the character of the knife. Is it Ebony or another type of wood? It would be cool to collect all of Charlie’s Harness Jacks.I'm coming to a point where I'm going to downsize my collection of knives. This was reinforced yesterday when I visited with a long time member @RDaneel. Dean is/has been doing this as well and I've discussed it with Duncan @Campbellclanman over the last few years. I won't kid myself, I'll still buy a knife occasionally but will sell more than I buy. One thing is I never re-gift or sell a knife I was gifted.
This wonderful Harness Jack was gifted to me by my friend Duncan back when it was released and has lived a dutiful life of leisure opening mail since it arrived. However all of our mail is now sent to our furniture store and this HJ has sat idle for the last few months at home. Logic says if it's a keeper it needs to be a user. So her she is, all shiny and new like the day it arrived.
Good luck if you let some of your knives go. It is more work than you would think.
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