I love my Spyderco Knives and I've been trying to find a good way to carry one on my PFD while kayak fishing. After lots of trial and error, I finally have a system I like. I use a short length of 95 Paracord tied in a loop with a big stop knot. This allows the loop to easily slip through the lanyard hole so it can be removed without untying the knot. The loop connects to a small aluminum/stainless steel clip that's tied to a Key-Bak zinger. The DF shown is my 3rd one, the other 2 were donated to the Atlantic Ocean in OBX and the Caribean in Jamaica, but not while kayak fishing though. I've been using this setup for a while now and I really like it. I don't worry about losing the knife and I have a full range of motion.
I keep waiting for Sal to do a new release of the Caspian salt, maybe in LC200N, so I can finally replace that old Gerber Rescue knife!
Dragonfly on PFD
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Nice.
How long does a zinger hold up with regular salt water exposure? Im assuming the internal spring is stainless. I could use to get a long time out of cheap carabiners even with daily salt water exposure until they fell apart.
I have thought about doing a similar setup but I have been very lucky as far as losing knives go, so far...
How long does a zinger hold up with regular salt water exposure? Im assuming the internal spring is stainless. I could use to get a long time out of cheap carabiners even with daily salt water exposure until they fell apart.
I have thought about doing a similar setup but I have been very lucky as far as losing knives go, so far...
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Re: Dragonfly on PFD
Yes, the spring is stainless. So far it’s holding up well, but I don’t know how long it’ll last. I do know that Key-Bak provides zingers to Boomerang snips and I’ve been using them for years and they hold up well with things other then the zinger failing. I’d expect to get at least a year but maybe 3+. They aren’t terribly expensive.VooDooChild wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:16 pmNice.
How long does a zinger hold up with regular salt water exposure? Im assuming the internal spring is stainless. I could use to get a long time out of cheap carabiners even with daily salt water exposure until they fell apart.
I have thought about doing a similar setup but I have been very lucky as far as losing knives go, so far...
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Re: Dragonfly on PFD
Since you already have a fixed blade on your pfd for quick access in the event of an emergency, I would clip that folder inside one of the pockets to use for everything you might need a knife for on the water and keep your fixed blade sharp for emergencies. For safety reasons, you should always try to reduce the amount of things clipped to your pfd that can get caught on things.
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Re: Dragonfly on PFD
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Re: Dragonfly on PFD
GOD.
Yeah, please change that setup. A knife that sheaths right next to your neck, on a rocking boat!
And of all the knives its the fish hunter...
Just seems dangerous.
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Re: Dragonfly on PFD
Haven't had any troubles just yet!!! but yes i do plan on changing it to an enuff salt and saving this one for actual spearfishing.VooDooChild wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:45 pmGOD.
Yeah, please change that setup. A knife that sheaths right next to your neck, on a rocking boat!
And of all the knives its the fish hunter...
Just seems dangerous.
Re: Dragonfly on PFD
Your pic kinda gave me the heebie jeebies and made me a little nervous. Then again, I don't do any white river rafting or kayaking, etc. Most of my fishing is from shore or surf now-a-days. Looking forward to receiving the newly released serrated Swick 6 in a couple of days for gillin' surf perch. If you keep fish, have you considered a Swick?huyfishin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:34 amHaven't had any troubles just yet!!! but yes i do plan on changing it to an enuff salt and saving this one for actual spearfishing.VooDooChild wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:45 pmGOD.
Yeah, please change that setup. A knife that sheaths right next to your neck, on a rocking boat!
And of all the knives its the fish hunter...
Just seems dangerous.