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05-12-2006, 02:12 PM | #16 |
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Re: Best Spearfishing knife?
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That's the same knife made for Mori and Riffe. Nate |
05-12-2006, 02:43 PM | #17 |
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So I heard.
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05-12-2006, 03:32 PM | #18 |
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Re: Best Spearfishing knife?
Hi,
I have Rife knives and both cases are broken . Where can I buy just the case, without going to Riffe.
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05-12-2006, 08:40 PM | #19 | |
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does anyone know of a knife with a metal slide in case with a plastic or rubber modled handle? -brian |
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11-24-2016, 08:19 PM | #20 |
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I'm a huge fan of spyderco aquasalt in plain edge. In my experience dive knives just don't come scary sharp out of the box. In my opinion this is dangerous and you may need that sharpness to save your life. I was using the salvimar st blade and that was the sharpest dive knife I had previously used. A couple weeks ago I became entangled by some pretty thick mono and thought to myself "no need to worry I will just cut it with my knife" that proved to be the biggest hassle as the blade just didnt cut the mustard. It took quite a. It to get through the thick mono. Sure it's great at raining fish but so is the pointy end of my stringer. I needed a tool that could step up and save my life quickly and without hesitation. That's when I made the decision to buy spyderco's Atlantic salt in plain edge. Out of the box it is scary sharp. The grip is heavily textured so it pretty much stays where it should, in your hand. Also there is a nice thumb ramp so you don't have to worry about your hand slipping up the blade. The blade is made from h1 steel which is nice since the blade won't rust. From what I here this type of steel holds an edge pretty well and can also be sharpened with ease. The sheath is also a bonus. The knife locks in place by friction very nicely. There is no way it will shake itself loose.
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11-24-2016, 09:15 PM | #21 | |
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11-24-2016, 09:41 PM | #22 |
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I have my knives sharpened professionally and I gave my dive knife to the sharpening guy to give it a try. He told me that it's basically cheap steel and will require constant sharpening. He also recommended re profiling the blade to be more shallow as to allow for easier cutting. The way it comes out of the box is ground roughly to the angle of a hatchet. Definetly not conducive to slicing tasks. The spyderco is just a dream to work with. I have even cleaned my fish with it. Absolutely love it
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11-24-2016, 10:03 PM | #24 | |
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Stick with the aqua salt. Perfect size. The rock salt is meant to be a camp knife. It's like Rambo sized lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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11-24-2016, 10:14 PM | #25 |
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Gaa ok. I thought it was only like an inch longer for some reason. The aqua salt is like a 6" blade, as I recall?
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11-24-2016, 10:20 PM | #26 |
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Aquasalt blade is about 5" and overall length is about 9" the rock salt overall length is just about 13". A little to big for my liking.
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11-24-2016, 10:24 PM | #27 |
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Plus the blade geometry of the rock is not really meant for spearfishing. It's weighted heavily towards the tip lending itself more towards camp tasks like light chopping etc...
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11-25-2016, 08:47 AM | #28 |
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I used this knife for years.
https://www.amazon.com/Fury-Tactical...ds=fury+knifes If you scuba it comes with parts that attach to you power inflator hose. If you freedive you can strap it to your belt or leg. Great knife til I lost it. Then I got the mako and lost it on the first trip. So I use the mako sheath with a $5 bait knife. |
01-25-2017, 10:31 AM | #29 |
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everyone tells me cheapos are the way to go, since you always lose them
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01-31-2017, 04:42 PM | #30 |
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Never once lost a knife in over 1,000 dives on scuba and countless others Freediving.
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