Reasonable knife for salt water environment

[johnboy]

Hi,

Im currently at the beach on holiday with the kids, we have had a fine time fishing,snorkeling, rock pooling and eating BBQ. any how my usual hack knife for this type of trip is either a clipper or a gerber big rock both work fine but both corrode pretty quickly which is not surprising as neither are really designed for a true salt water environment.

So my question is if I wanted to spend say $150 nz on a fixed or folding blade that is half decent and is pretty corrosion proof does any one have any suggestions....

Cheers
John

 

[Retired Member southey]

I used a Helle brakar for sea fishing, brilliant knife very light too.

 

[johnboy]

Hi Southey,

Had. Quick look on Helle's website the Brakar has a birch handle is that the same as the one you had?? I'm not sure that would last to well immersed in salt water...?????

 

[Kepis]

Hultafors Crafsman in Stainless http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Hultafors-Knives/Hultafors-Craftsmans-Blue-Stainless/p-92-913-6868/, i have one of these that i have been using for a year or more in a salt water environment (English Channel) and apart from a bit of light surface rust where i have not washed it off since the last trip down the beach it's done fine, the surface rust comes off really easily with a bit of wire wool, ive gutted fish with it, whittled driftwood, prised off Limpets from rocks (in Cornwall that not here) and it's done fine

 

[Retired Member southey]

Never had any problems matey, just a linseed rub every now and then.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Used for fishing, beach combing and snorkeling,

 

[Stew]

Spyderco do a number of knives in H1 - may run a bit more expensive than $150 but worth looking into. Think there's the Catcherman and also a fixed blade out there somewhere too.

 

[peaks]

Mora in stainless? Cheap too.

 

[marcelxl]

Spyderco do a number of knives in H1 - may run a bit more expensive than $150 but worth looking into. Think there's the Catcherman and also a fixed blade out there somewhere too.

Just what I was about to say!

I have the Atlantic Salt living on my PFD used for Kayak fishing in both fresh and salt, never maintained just checked over and theres no trace of my neglect! I got the H1 ladybug too to forget about for the same reasons.

But for the cost you could get a ton of those nasty plastic things everyone likes and not get precious about them