Which of these ...Knives

[Tol]

I would never buy a thing from Leisure pro. Those guys are complete idiots and wouldn't know the first thing about diving or the gear they sell. I spoke to a local dive shop and anything that has been sitting in their shop for years or is returns goes to leisure pro and they turn around and sell it for new. :naughty If you try and return something them they just blow you off and ignore you.

If your a diver support your local divers or dive shop and buy from them. You wouldn't buy a computer from a farmer would you?

I'm not going to to touch the LDS vs Online debate with a 50m pole.

I will say this: Leisure pro has sold me great gear at a solid price. I had to return a pair of fins after buying the incorrect size. They actually picked up the shipping. I agree that their staff isn't always as knowledgeable as I'd like, but you should see the brainless nitwits in my LDS. Don't forget to take the advice you get from your LDS with a grain of salt too, they have something to gain by badmouthing online shops.

Online shopping is quite impersonal. I know what I want and buy it. Nobody knows my name and I'm at the mercy of their return policies. They tend to have a great selection and little to gain by selling you one brand or another. Prices are lower.

A LDS can be a very personal experience. They know you and make you feel pretty good in the process. They keep tabs on the gear you have and can make suggestions. Their selection is limited and they have a vested interest in maintaining the relationship they have with their big brands, that requires sales. Prices are higher.

Both have their place. Leisure Pro isn't the devil.

Dang, I said I wasn't going to touch it. I really just wanted to point out that Leisure Pro had gotten drilled unfairly.

T

 

[Mr. X]

ahahahah nice knife ! how long is it ?

"12 inches, but I don't use it as a rule!" Boom boom. Well, it is rather phallic.

I agree with Strangelove. Cheap knives last forever, fancy ones tend to get lost. I use a knife that is widely available on the web with various names like stingray, economy spearo knife, etc. they cost about £7 depending on where you get them. I think one of the Guernsey spearos uses one too -- thought I saw one in a pic (OMD perhaps?). They are flat daggers & come with a firm clamp sheath although I use the excellent Rob Allen Limpet sheath instead (no clips or clamps to come undone - super product). Spearo dave suggested a Kitchen Devil knife & some hose for a sheath. Not sure if he was joking but I was looking at some in store this morning & they do look very sharp (much better than normal) and are reasonably priced & fairly flat too.

My mother gave me an old vegetable knife recently after seeing me checking it over: 4"-ish slim, pointed stainless steel blade (slightly longer than an Omer Mini Laser or Hunter). The blade appears to be serrated on one side and a plain sharp edge on the other but when you turn it over, it you can see that each edge is plain on one side & serrated on the other - odd design. I would not use it as my main knife but I might carry it as a spare on my arm or float.

Hyeparis, what do you need to sharpen Titanium knives? I've seen diamond coated stones demonstrated, they look very effective - not cheap but not super-expensive.

 

[Agar4Life]

Spearo dave suggested a Kitchen Devil knife & some hose for a sheath. Not sure if he was joking

He's not joking. I've worked with professional SCUBA divers who swear by the
kitchen devil and hose formula. With a carabiner through a hole in the hose.

 

[ulysses]

For spearfishing applications IMHO this knive is the best value for money:

Pointed knife SPETTON Knives Accessories Switzerland Dive Scuba store .com

Note that the very same knife is sold also 'Riffe' and 'Apnea' branded in the US and Greece, respectively, for twice the price!

Cheers

 

[Marwan]

yup thats the one i use most of the time...its a great knife, you only have to rub the blades with some silicone grease to prevent it from rusting...the other great knife i use is a cressi killer, short and sweet....

 

[spaghetti]

I have it down to 4...Any suggestions on these???

Wenoka Titanium EZ-Lock Knife from LeisurePro.com
Aeris Optional Knife For Atmos 2 Computer Console & Aeris BCD's (Silver Jack) from LeisurePro.com
Austin's Diving Center - Knives spetton mako
Diving-Action . com omer mini laser

The arm-mounted Omer Mini laser, handy and sharp, is great. But only IF you carry two knives, as i do for more safety.
A diveknife is not only for dispatching fish, but also to get you out of trouble in case on entanglement. Moments of panic: you get tangled, grab your knife to cut, but it drops from your hand: you're DEAD. No, wait, you're not dead: you have a second knife!
That's why I carry the Cressi Killer on the belt and the Mini Laser on the left arm.
Of course I can draw the Mini Laser only with my right hand. That's why I carry two. (What if my leg is tangled and my right hand is stuck or wounded, so that I can't grab the mini-laser?).
PARANOIAAAAAA!!!!!

 

[settingsteel]

The arm-mounted Omer Mini laser, handy and sharp, is great. But only IF you carry two knives, as i do for more safety.
A diveknife is not only for dispatching fish, but also to get you out of trouble in case on entanglement. Moments of panic: you get tangled, grab your knife to cut, but it drops from your hand: you're DEAD. No, wait, you're not dead: you have a second knife!
That's why I carry the Cressi Killer on the belt and the Mini Laser on the left arm.
Of course I can draw the Mini Laser only with my right hand. That's why I carry two. (What if my leg is tangled and my right hand is stuck or wounded, so that I can't grab the mini-laser?).
PARANOIAAAAAA!!!!!

roflroflrofl
that calls for...the Manny Puig mini machete predator knife

 

[spaghetti]

The arm-mounted Omer Mini laser, handy and sharp, is great. But only IF you carry two knives, as i do for more safety.
A diveknife is not only for dispatching fish, but also to get you out of trouble in case on entanglement. Moments of panic: you get tangled, grab your knife to cut, but it drops from your hand: you're DEAD. No, wait, you're not dead: you have a second knife!
That's why I carry the Cressi Killer on the belt and the Mini Laser on the left arm.
Of course I can draw the Mini Laser only with my right hand. That's why I carry two. (What if my leg is tangled and my right hand is stuck or wounded, so that I can't grab the mini-laser?).
PARANOIAAAAAA!!!!!

...And that's why I keep my teeth very sharp too! :vangry (you never know...what if.....? And what the f....?) :t

 

[hyeparis]

I have a few, but this one is my favorite by far

 

[Marwan]

hyeparis, i was going to say your paranoid, but i noticed that my good friend spaghetti actually quoted himself
a bunch of sick puppies the lot of us

 

[settingsteel]

...And that's why I keep my teeth very sharp too! :vangry (you never know...what if.....? And what the f....?) :t

Don't the women complain 'bout that

 

[hyeparis]

hyeparis, i was going to say your paranoid, but i noticed that my good friend spaghetti actually quoted himself
a bunch of sick puppies the lot of us

You call me paranoid just because my knife is bigger than yours? And what's wrong with quoting oneself? Afterall, who, but the author can appreciate the depth of a saying most and elaborate on it to make others understand the full meaning of it?

 

[Agar4Life]

Maybe we should reevaluate before this descends into that scene from Crocodile Dundee...
(you know the one I mean - first to reply with the quote gets 10 points).

 

[Mr. X]

You mean: "You call that knife....Thats not a knife, this is a KNIFE..."
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8pCcdHLV6A]YouTube - You Call That A Knife?[/ame] (looks faked)

The arm-mounted Omer Mini laser, handy and sharp, is great. But only IF you carry two knives, as i do for more safety.
A diveknife is not only for dispatching fish, but also to get you out of trouble in case on entanglement. Moments of panic: you get tangled, grab your knife to cut, but it drops from your hand: you're DEAD. No, wait, you're not dead: you have a second knife!
That's why I carry the Cressi Killer on the belt and the Mini Laser on the left arm.
Of course I can draw the Mini Laser only with my right hand. That's why I carry two. (What if my leg is tangled and my right hand is stuck or wounded, so that I can't grab the mini-laser?).
PARANOIAAAAAA!!!!!

Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't watching you.

Of course, having two lumpy knives strapped to your otherwise stream-line seal-like neoprened exterior actually makes it more likely that you will snag something.

The French & Italian alpinists are famous for their lightweight, uncluttered, stream-lined approach to climbing. Carrying small, simple tube sacks with exterior straps & extras cut off to reduce weight. Belaying from a single anchor point - often a piton with just an HMS carabiner for belaying (with an Italian Hitch or waist belay) . They reduce danger by moving fast & reduce the need for equipment by getting off the mountain the same day. Unlike Americans, who can usually afford lots of fancy gear & gizmos and like to carry them round in RV sized sacks with lots of bits and pieces hanging off the outside. (Pioneering but financially challenged Brits like [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Brown_%28climber%29[/ame] & [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Whillans"]Don Whillans[/ame] travelled light - 2-up by motorbike to the alps!) Think: "what would [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bonatti"]Walter Bonatti[/ame] have done?"

hyeparis, can you tell us something about that elaborate knife? Looks like it might have been the Tzar's dress sword!

Spoke to a Metropolitan police detective recently and he reckons serious knife crime is rife in UK cities now. They are looking to clamp down hard on it. Anybody know details of the current laws? Age restrictions on purchase, a carry limit on blade length of 3" and, perhaps, then only if you have a good reason (fishing?). There are always some sh!theads that have to spoil it for the rest of us (youth gangs, as well as the govt.).

 

[hyeparis]

2 Mr. X. Thank you for asking the question.
It is actually a traditional Dagestani daggar made in Kubachi, a village in the Northern Caucasian republic of Dagestan, which does nothing but daggers and other metal works, such as sabres, but also bows, etc. in line with their centuries-old tradition.
This one is ceremonial and has a lot of engravings, so it is not mean for use, only for wearing with the traditional Dagestani folk attire. Russian Tsars when dressed in Cossack uniforms, which look very similar to a folk attire of a Dagestani (or most of other NC peoples for that matter), would wear such daggars too.
I proud myself in pioneering use of these daggars underwater and get a lot of respect from other Caucasian spearos cause my knife is usually bigger than theirs.

 

[Marwan]

hyeparis, i m sorry i thought you were joking the first time, you really use this underwater? how do you carry it, what kind of fish do you dispatch with it? seems too big for comfort underwater, easy to tangle lines, hit rocks on the bottom etc..., also is the material sturdy enough not to rust? i think its more of a sword not a knife...

 

[armandozx]

Knight of the Templar! all I can say it's I knight you thee!

 

[Agar4Life]

Congratulations Mr. X you get the 10 points. You are now leading everyone else by... 10 points with a grand total score of... 10 points.

Julie, what does he win?

 

[Mr. X]

Congratulations Mr. X you get the 10 points. You are now leading everyone else by... 10 points with a grand total score of... 10 points.

Julie, what does he win?

Ooh ooh, how exciting. What's the prize...let me guess: 2 weeks all expenses paid spearing trip to Mozambique, a RIB with engine and £2000 voucher for spearing equipment Or ...could it be sweet FA?

 

[deep thinker]

MrX last time I checked the first prize was a icecream toaster rofl
As for the knive laws in the UK check out British Blades forums, its a knive making forum and as far as I know its now completely illegal to own a japanese sword in the UK unless its a original and also a collectors item and classified as such and that also sounds to be on the way out so next time leave your broadsword at home when you go to clean your fish by the pond :t