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View Poll Results: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing? | |||
Always | 331 | 85.97% | |
Most of the time | 31 | 8.05% | |
Sometimes | 8 | 2.08% | |
Practically never | 11 | 2.86% | |
Never | 4 | 1.04% | |
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06-05-2014, 07:17 PM | #31 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
Agree mine is a good carbon steel or whatever it cost $4.99. No rust. ill replace it with a knife from the baht store when Lose it
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06-05-2014, 11:27 PM | #32 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
I'd feel uncomfortable diving without a knife. You never know when you will need to use it other than to brain a fish.
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06-06-2014, 01:38 AM | #33 | |
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06-06-2014, 10:48 AM | #34 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
Always.
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06-06-2014, 02:16 PM | #35 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
Two always: Right forearm and left calf. Also, when using cable rigging, Knipex cutters tucked up my right wetsuit sleeve.
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06-07-2014, 10:31 AM | #36 | |
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06-07-2014, 12:56 PM | #37 | |
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06-07-2014, 01:08 PM | #38 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
I usually carry 2 knifes, one on my person and one on my float. Shit happens when your in the kelp and a knife can save your life.
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06-07-2014, 05:23 PM | #39 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
A little backstory to the OP. diver Daniel shot an unsaid fish that was 43lbs at an unsaid kelp bed and the fish tied up at the outside of unsaid kelp bed in about 50ft of water on bottom. Diver Daniel NEVER dives with a knife and thinks of it as a handicap. Diver Daniel had to tear out kelp strands one buy one, on bottom at 50ft. It took several tough dives with long surface intervals to free fish safely. He was diving alone as well in late afternoon. Diver Daniel also owns knife and dive watch, but rarely ever uses them. dumb dumb diver Daniel! nuff said!
u know its true Daniel, u need to stop pushing your luck!
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06-08-2014, 01:03 AM | #40 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
No knife...alone....in thick kelp...he shouldn't have kids.
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06-08-2014, 02:04 AM | #41 | |
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Ha you backstabber Josh! Yeah I know I could die if I got tangled in my own shooting line. I guess I'm not too fond of dive knives as I've had them tangle on things underwater, lost hundreds of dollars worth of knives on shoredives, heard the noise knives make as they rattle in their sheaths, have to reposition them underwater, the uncomfortable feeling of the sheath pressing up against my body, the rust that builds up rapidly, and having one more thing on my body that isn't streamlined. With all those dumb little reasons I've just gotten in to the bad habit of leaving my knife in the car. As for the wsb comment. Diving solo and retrieving a fish at depth is rather easy for me, with or without a knife. My breath hold is around 1:15 average, so it's something I feel very comfortable and capable of doing by myself. It's just easy
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06-08-2014, 08:17 AM | #42 | |
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06-08-2014, 01:30 PM | #43 |
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Re: How often do you carry a knife while spearfishing?
I normally don't dive with a knife. Something to be said about wearing one, but I hate extra gear. Have one attached to my float when diving blue water. If I do wear one its when I'm diving for WSB, which I hate doing anyways. No real need for one shooting cabrilla.
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06-08-2014, 06:28 PM | #44 |
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These are two of the three knives i usually carry in my dive bag. Each has its purpose. But they still cost 3.99...They are made by a company called promarnets.com. They have a good sheath and a sharp tip. If you rotate the blade 180 degrees in its sheath, it'll lock in place with a little tension and not slide out. Im going to buy a dozen of these, oil them up and put in a box. When one gets dull, ill throw it back in it. When i run out*of new blades, ill give them all a few minuets on the wet stone...boom...new knives!! |
06-08-2014, 07:11 PM | #45 |
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