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

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.



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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

Steven Shelikoff wrote:

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/


Thanks!


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.

They let gun nutsies play with knives? For shame.



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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 14:31:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Steven Shelikoff wrote:

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/

Thanks!

You're welcome.

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.

They let gun nutsies play with knives? For shame.

We love knives. They're even more dangerous than guns.

Steve

I keep a nice sharp hatchet and a serrated dive knife around for that. The
dive knife is handy to strap to your leg while going through locks.

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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.



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