Tractor Supply Company (TSC) carries some very inexpensive knives with both round point serrated and pointed point serrated stainless locking blades. These clip nicely into your lifejacket and have holes for a lanyard. They are around $10 per knife... I keep 3-4 spares in my toolbox. At the price, you are not worried if you loose them. While I thought the quality would be a problem, I am now on my third year... they have been in salt water without a rinse many times. They show a little rust but remain very sharp.
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<br>My wife carries the round tip... a little afraid of it... and I carry the pointed. At least one of you should have a pointed tip so that you can easily poke through the tramp if caught underneath in lines during a turtle. I also carry one in the tramp parts bag. I remain a little paranoid with the added lines for the chute.
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<br>Check the bottom of the page under "dual edge knife"
<br>http://bluebook.tractorsupplyco.com/_pages/400_401.pdf
<br><br><br>Mike Teets
<br>Dublin, Ohio
<br>I20 #246
<br>M4.3 #59