Outfit3029_at_aol.com wrote: > > Ralph Diaz wrote: > > >Also I find it hard to think that anyone fishing would not have a knife > handy on his PFD. > I too find it difficult to believe that a fisherman did not have a knife > handy and would suggest that perhaps a knife was in hand, on deck or in the > bilge. > Since we are on the topic of tethers, let's tether our rescue knife to our > PFD. Yes, I do. Moreover, make certain it is a knife that will not slice your hand or pierce you were you to drop it (while on its tether) and then reach for it blindly and wind up grabbing the blade; or alternatively wind up on the point while dragging it on its tether and climbing back onboard. I have such a knife that I have mentioned before. It is a hard-to-find Gerber called the Survivor. It has a blunt point and is only single edge with that edge consisting totally of large serrations. I often demonstrate to others how I can grab the blade (even run it across my palm) and not cut myself; also I stab by palm with the tip to show that it will not draw blood. I am in the market for another one of these as I have two different PFDs I use (I leave one with a stored boat and have the other PFD at home... I have sheaths on both but only one of these knives). ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 19 1999 - 09:54:15 PDT
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