I-I-I-I want the kniiife
http://www.videoflicks.com/images/1008/V1008514.jpg

So far so good, I spray it with Weasel Piss (WD-40) every now and then, seems good to me, and stays pretty sharp... mine is called the shark... Drill drain holes in the plastic sheath (1/16") and then wrap it tightly just below the top and it makes it very rugged as far as into/lot of the sheath (ie wont pop out)

http://www.myerchin.com/A566P%20THE%20SHARK.html

No moving parts, all SS steel...
B

And Krispy... I want the girl who wanted the guy who wanted the knife :humpty:

Nice line!
Funny flick where did you find that poster?

5/0!! found the image at videoflicks.com
thanks for your link to the knives, image overload :)

Spydrco makes really nice knives, and as someone said they are great with warranty work, i think they even sharpen them for free. I keep it clipped on my pocket alll the time. If im chunkin i grab a steak knife from home. Some guy sold me 10 for 5 bucks a couple years ago, complete junk but work for chunk.

I use the old steak knife too for chunks. Works great!

BUCK Knife Model "ODYSSEY 186 I-HCS" Looks new after one season on my belt. One handed operation. 3-inch folding blade. See Buck knives website for picture.

Bought it at Harry's Army and Navy store in Robbinsville, Nj. Told clerk I wanted a knife I could "abuse" in the surf.

Sells for about 37 dollars. Separately I bought a water resistant belt-loop sheaf made by another manufacturer.

If you want to make a Small investment you could buy on of these,it'll cut through just about anything.

Very Very True !!

Buddy of mine makes custom kydex or concealex sheaths for all kinds of folders and fixed blades. River City Sheaths - Mike S. from Ohio.

I own several of his sheaths. Usually it is a Spyderco Rescue lashed to my PFD. You can also clip it to you belt, or hang it off a chain/cord around your neck. I wipe it down w/ Ballistol or a Sentry Marine cloth.

Every day use, I like a small Spyderco Meerkat folder - stubby blade and it is great for cutting up cardboard boxes.

Best edge holding materials are Talonite & Stellite. Knives made from there materials typically start at about $200 for factory fixed blades to over $600+ for a custom folder. Kit Carson from KY is the guy you want to contact for customs. Camillus makes some of the Talonite fixed blades - you can find those online at stores.

Knives were my previous hobby before I went into saltwater fishing. Regular stainless steel will discolor over time. :(

Well, I think Ill go with this clipped to a retractable lanyard to my plug bag
http://www.idealoutdoors.com/images/CR5700.jpg

and this on the belt
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sel...es/1008BLP.jpg

Krispy

I just got this one for providence holdover fishing :hihi:

I wonder if O. J. fishes?
He knows a good knife when he uses one!!!:p

For a sweet little one handed (switchblade) check these out. For <$6 they are disposable. They have a very strong blade with a pocket clip. I keep one clipped to my pocket as an emergency blade.

Krispy, i am looking to get one of these for wetsuiting. i have heard some very positive reviews on it. bencmade river rescue model # BM100SH20

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/assets/prod_img/2750.JPG

STI custom 38 super

I have been waiting to chime in here, taking some time to think about what I really want on my belt.

I think there are 2 purposes for carrying a knife - convience and safety. For convience, there are any number of options and really comes down to personal preference.

For saftey - there are 2 primary characteristics I am going to look for; reliability and confidence. I think any reliably tool that you personally have confidence in will the trick. I would rather have a cheapo throw away that I have confidence in than a $300 knife, that I have doubts about.

So for evaluating knives for my belt, I am looking at the saftey aspect 1st. I will make the reliable knife I am confident in, convienent to use. otherwise I will carry 2 knives.

for saftey while in waders, I do not think you can beat a straight knife. I have had and continue to own many folders. Some open perfectly with a flick of the wrist, some are still a little bit stiffer, but have a decent thumb-stud or whole to open the knife with one hand. But a flick of the wrist underwater is not going to open that knife. And if you are tumbling around on the rocks and in the surf tangled in old fishing line or rope, I do not want to hesitate opening my knife. so I am set on a fixed blade.

next - I really like the idea of a dive or rescue knife. There are a lot to choose from. I like the blunt tip - same reason, if I am rolling on the rocks or in the surf, I want to cut - not stab. It seems like a lower risk of injury. This is a nice to have, but not a must. My priamary interest in dive and rescue knives are designed for salt-water. Not all of course, but many or most are designed for salt-water.

The Gerber River knife - a definite bargin. I am not a huge fan of the Grip, but aside from that - a great knife at a great price.

CRKT - Columbia Hammond A.B.C Aqua. Is the knife I am likely to go with. But I am still evaluating.

SOG - Seal, seal pup someone already posted

The Myerchin that RIRockHound posted has really caught my interest.

and of course, how can you go wrong with a benchmade river rescue.

I guess I still have a lot of homework to do. layout some of the pros and cons on each knife.

If anyone has had an exceptionally good or bad experience with any of these knives please let me know. I trust the opinions here, more than elsewhere.

-IWK

Myerchin A508 and A500

All stainless
One peice construction very simplistic and effective.
i like the shackle opener in the handle rather than on the blade to avoid cutting ropes etc.

the A508 I like more for my belt loop/leg knife when working on boats as its super fast to draw.

A500 sits small of back and on my safety harness.

I've been using my A500 as a bait knife too, works great, will cut everything under the sun and when you beat the tip on the rocks... just sharpen it again and be done with it.

I've held the Shark version, and definitely prefer the bead blasted grip of the A500 over it. Even when your hands are covered in slime.
I've considered even wrapping the grip with paracord on my 500 just out of adding grip/having spare line around.

As far as safety, I think most dive knives might be a little on the heavy side and won't list then (unless you'd like to me) as far as what I've used, but they're mostly salvage/tech dive knives with carbide on the spine to hack away at thin cable and whatnot.

I agree with LikWid about the sharks grip...
The first week I had it, I added a grip (like a hockey stick) of rigging twine under tape, havent dropped it yet/since...
B

What is the tape around hte top of the sheath for?

After having lost my Schrade Skinner knife this past summer after 5 yrs. that my old man got for me at WalFart and made me a Kydex sheath for, I went through this same dilema.
Cheap knife versus "good" expensive knife.
I come from a gun/ knife fanatic family. Brother and father collect knives big time. Me, I go through knives like toilet paper. Always seem to lose them and all deent knives (Buck, Gerber, Kershaw)
Some of the knives discussed are pretty nice and I am gonna have to look into some of them.
The one thing I found and what I feel is the most important aspect that has not been discussed, but the issue of putting the knife AWAY. Everyone talks about and wants a kife that is quick to draw. Well the couple I have experienced (including my Gerber Blackie Collins River knife and various CRT's) is that they are a pain in the but, litereally to put back in the sheath. I have stabbed myself on one occasion trying to put the Gerber back in the sheath without having to drop everything and use both hands, a flashlight, and some body twisting. Has cost me one set of waders (thank you Orvis).

A servicable, easy to acess and operate knife is an essential in the outdoors.

It was getting a little loose... keeps the sheath tight around the blade... still works great though....

I have been waiting to chime in here, taking some time to think about what I really want on my belt.

I think there are 2 purposes for carrying a knife - convience and safety. For convience, there are any number of options and really comes down to personal preference.

For saftey - there are 2 primary characteristics I am going to look for; reliability and confidence. I think any reliably tool that you personally have confidence in will the trick. I would rather have a cheapo throw away that I have confidence in than a $300 knife, that I have doubts about.

So for evaluating knives for my belt, I am looking at the saftey aspect 1st. I will make the reliable knife I am confident in, convienent to use. otherwise I will carry 2 knives.

for saftey while in waders, I do not think you can beat a straight knife. I have had and continue to own many folders. Some open perfectly with a flick of the wrist, some are still a little bit stiffer, but have a decent thumb-stud or whole to open the knife with one hand. But a flick of the wrist underwater is not going to open that knife. And if you are tumbling around on the rocks and in the surf tangled in old fishing line or rope, I do not want to hesitate opening my knife. so I am set on a fixed blade.

next - I really like the idea of a dive or rescue knife. There are a lot to choose from. I like the blunt tip - same reason, if I am rolling on the rocks or in the surf, I want to cut - not stab. It seems like a lower risk of injury. This is a nice to have, but not a must. My priamary interest in dive and rescue knives are designed for salt-water. Not all of course, but many or most are designed for salt-water.

The Gerber River knife - a definite bargin. I am not a huge fan of the Grip, but aside from that - a great knife at a great price.

CRKT - Columbia Hammond A.B.C Aqua. Is the knife I am likely to go with. But I am still evaluating.

SOG - Seal, seal pup someone already posted

The Myerchin that RIRockHound posted has really caught my interest.

and of course, how can you go wrong with a benchmade river rescue.

I guess I still have a lot of homework to do. layout some of the pros and cons on each knife.

If anyone has had an exceptionally good or bad experience with any of these knives please let me know. I trust the opinions here, more than elsewhere.


As far as steel goes - look for H1 steel - here is an except from a sog knife

A big myth in the knife world is that out there somewhere is a knife that seriously cuts but cannot rust. Knives claiming these super powers are usually made with steels that are unable to hold a cutting edge for any measurable amount of time. Finally a steel foundry in Japan called Myodo Foundry makes this myth a reality with the introduction of a new steel called H1. H1 steel is a PH steel, meaning it is a precipitation-hardened steel. \"Huh\" you ask? Utilizing .1% nitrogen instead of carbon to harden the steel, it reaches a Rockwell hardness of 57-58rc.

Look at the SOG Atlantic Salt or Pacific Salt knives - if you like a folder. It has me looking.



-IWK