On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 10:45:33 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

LaBomba182 wrote:

Subject: The *best* knife for cutting fish into bait...
From:

NOYB, I have a Kershaw fillet knife that is VERY flexible, (the reason
I bought it), but like you, it just doesn't hold that razor edge like
I thought it should, seeing how it's not a cheap knife. I took it to
my local knife dealer, had it re-ground, and it didn't help. Still
will not hold the honed edge well.

Cheap, as in higher carbon stainless steel knifes, often hold a better edge
than ones made of high grade stainless.

Capt. Bill


The secret to keeping an edge on a knife: clean the knife with soap and
water after you use it, dry it, and then touch up the edge with a good
ceramic or steel sharpener.

Even if you don't fish, you should keep a good, sharp knife on board.
There will come a time when you have to cut a line in a hurry, and if
you have that good knife around, you'll be able to do it.

For a source of good knives, including knife care and sharpening, see:
http://www.randallknives.com/

There's a good article in the new (Jan 04) American Rifleman (an NRA
publication so you lefties can avoid it if you want) about Randall
knives.

A friend of mine had the 3" salt fisherman model with contoured handle
that he used to cut bait. I thought it was an excessive luxury spending
that much on a knife. But it was nice.

Steve