Which Salt for fishing?

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So...
My brothers looking to buy one of the Salt knives to use while fishing. And TBH I'm not that much into fishing myself so I decided to come to you.
Which Salt knife would be best suited for especially cleaning fish and other common tasks that you encounter while fishing?
Oh and should this be in SE or PE?
My brother thought that the Tasman Salt in SE would be best for for example opening the fish up, but personally I'm kinda dubious about that choice, so give me your take on the matter. :D

Thanks

Oh and no need to consider the ease of sharpening matter as I pretty much sharpen his knives and I do OK work with SE knives.

EDIT: He already has a separate fillet knife and were talking about smaller and larger freshwater fish.
 
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I use a PE Salt 1 on the boat and while swimming in salt water. But I guess it is not fishing specific as I just use it to cut things that need to be cut like fishing line and bait. I don't try to clean fish with it or anything else that might be 'fishing' specific.

The plain edge works good for me but a serrated edge would work just as well most likely. If he is planning on cutting lots of rope then that might be the way to go. You can probably use the knife for a long weekend fishing and the serrated edge would still be cutting fine while a plain might need to be touched up and that's probably the last thing you want to do while fishing.

So I guess I wasn't much help :)
 
I think you are better of with a fillet knife.

but if I was to choose a spyderco salt, it would probably be the Aqua or the Pacific. The longer blade would help to fillet the fish. But depending on the size of the fish you may need a longer blade.
 
Go for a Spyderco Pacific Salt serrated edge. Its the size of an endura, totally rust proof, and cuts like a chainsaw.
 
Tough choice. If he is planning on catching larger fish then you would probably want a larger blade. I know of someone the the Spyderco.com Forums that uses a Rock Salt to clean the salmon he catches in Alaska. If he wants a folder the Pacific would probably be the best due to its longer blade. An Aqua Salt is also a good choice. He may want to consider getting something in Plain Edge to fillet/clean the fish and something in a SpyderEdge for cutting rope, and other things.
 
BugsBunny said:
Tough choice. If he is planning on catching larger fish then you would probably want a larger blade. I know of someone the the Spyderco.com Forums that uses a Rock Salt to clean the salmon he catches in Alaska. If he wants a folder the Pacific would probably be the best due to its longer blade. An Aqua Salt is also a good choice. He may want to consider getting something in Plain Edge to fillet/clean the fish and something in a SpyderEdge for cutting rope, and other things.
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Ah, forgot to clarify some things. He already has a separate fillet knife and it'd be for smaller and larger freshwater fish.
 
Creepo said:
Ah, forgot to clarify some things. He already has a separate fillet knife and it'd be for smaller and larger freshwater fish.
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Maybe a smaller 4 inch fillet knife. I have not really found a substitute for a good fillet knife. It is a good tool that makes the job a lot easier.
 
If he's not going to be using it on fish, then I'd say the Tasman or Spyderhawk. Hawkbills are fantastic for cutting line, serrated or not.
 
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