Knifes on your PFD ??????

[gupppy]

my knife is a 99 cent folded knife from bps. it stays in one of the chest latch pockets and doesn't fall out.

[Gigafish]

My knife is the Rambo knife. Compass, matches, fishing line, hooks all in one.

[taggermike]

When I worked in Alaska all the guys on our siene boat wore the serrated SpiderCo knives on their suspenders of thier slickers. I like the non-pointed knives because you rarely use the point of a knife and having the point in any emergency situation its more likely to end up in you. I worked for years as a meat cutter and I can't think of a knife chore where I used the point of my knife. The woman in this vid looks like she's doing fine with a knife with no point. Mike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tU5nmzqfbw

[addicted2sp33d]

Wow, that lady has a really sharp blade. I agree - cutting has more to do with a sharp blade than a pointy tip... but I still like to have a pointy tip around.

I have a 6" Rapala (fixed) blade mounted on the left panel of my PFD, handle-up, so it doesn't fall out and I can unsheath it and have it ready to go like this:


My thought process is:

• It's on my PFD, in a consistent place, so if for some reason I am separated from my boat or if I can't see, I will still have my knife.
• I like fixed blades because there's more to "break" on one of those flip knives. Also, the mechanics of deploying and retracting the blade is not always easy with gloves-on.
• If I'm using it to cut bait, I'm in no rush and I can change grip.
• If I need an emergency cut, I will be slashing away from my body instead of pulling towards my body.
• If I need an emergency stab of some kind (think dark unblinking eyes), the blade is already in the right grip for me to deliver at least an annoying pinprick to the snout or eyeball.

[Photoxic]

I use the NRS CRKT Renner Neckolas knife on my PFD. It's light weight and fits perfectly on my pfd.