Discussion in 'Bowhunting forum' started by RiverRob, Sep 8, 2008. A rubber coated finger hole has been designed into the handle for easy, comfortable operation. Great video! Hooks these days take a long time to rust and disintegrate. You’re slow to set the hook because the wind is blowing and you don’t feel the bite. The job's easier if you use a sharp knife with a gut hook. The gut hook on the cold steel is way to small and incorrectly shaped, it will hang up constantly, There a few knifes with a decent gut hook, it must be large enough to a least get your little finger into. His question was for those people that use one WITH a gut hook. Thread: gut hook or not. Sale. This is the perfect knife to use when you want to perfectly skin your hunted animal as it could effectively make a split in the skin of the game of your animal because of its shape. For great performance when field dressing game, a gut or skinning hook is an ideal tool. Both are very hard to sharpen and neither serves any purpose that isn't better served by a straight bladed knife. my gerber ez zip(gift) is a pretty nifty idea, but it is one more thing to carry, and gut hooks on knives are hard as heck to get well sharpened. 2 good ways to avoid gut hooking fish are to strike early and to use hooks the right size and shape. Before you load your truck or shoulder your rifle, make sure you're equipped with a high-quality gut hook knife from Knife Depot. Join Date: Feb 2003. Sale. Atlas Guides was started by a couple of thru-hikers who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail together in 2010. I rotate the hook with the forceps. Blade - Steel 3/16" - I've seen people use lawn mower blades or you can purchase the steel off eBay and temper it yourself. A lot of people go back and forth on this so here is a video of y thoughts on the subject. Not good, or so it would seem! Helpful 4 Not Helpful 0. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive > ★ Gut Knife | Night (Field-Tested) The appearance of items in the individual listings may vary slightly from the one above. The Materials. $107.99. That’s a great question since using the wrong type could cause you to miss fish, gut hook fish, or even get fined! This product is able to unzip the large game animal within a few seconds. The gut hook feature is a funny thing. The sheath is nice, and has a solid lock in. Hi Ron, Great suggestion! You all prefer gut hooks or not? GB1138-1 Damascus Steel Custom Handmade Hunting Gut Hook Knife 8.5" C$99.99. Your finger acts as the guard to keep the guts from being punctured. Shipping and handling. Starting in 2002, our goal was to become the central location for all Archery Shoot schedules, not just 3D. Thanks! 3DShoots - … What’s more, it also creates a comfortable sure grip in checkered orange fiberglass Reinforced Nylon. The Moment Large Fixed Gut Hook Knife combines Gerber’s 70-plus years of knife crafting experience with feedback from dozens of experienced hunters to create a knife that can do it all without fanfare. Dafish, Nov 3, 2020. Fillet Knife 9" with Ballistic Nylon Sheath. 317. Mushroom Cap Leather 6" Skinner Hunter with Leather Sheath. Who are we? Gerber Myth™ Gut Hook Knife Product #175-0786-4. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Check out this entire article and associated videos to really learn this technique. Or maybe you just do not want a gut hook sticking out the top of your knife. RE: gut hook or not gut hooks are nice for a clean dressing job, but i like them for skinning, i can skin right down to the toe nails on a deer. We’ve paid careful attention to the angles on the sharpened edge, shape and size of the entry opening and location of the hook on the blade, making a Buck gut hook the best. Ive been toting a knife with a gut hook as my main field dressing knife, thinking about swapping it out for one without. It’s usually forged on the back of a blade so you can just flip the knife around and cut a clean line through a fresh kill. $103.99. Shipped with USPS First Class. To increase the chance of survival, you must learn this through the gill release technique. Check out this AMAZING set of illustrations of this technique by the folks over at In-Fisherman Magazine. The result is a clean, practical blade design with an ergonomic handle that inspires confidence for delicate and tough tasks. This is a folding knife... saw, blade, guthook, light … Allen Alamosa gut hook skinning knife. Nov 3, 2020 #39. When the hit comes you will know.due a 3 second count then set the hook.you should not get a gut hook at this point…. It is made from good quality materials, has some excellent features, and… You land the bass and your heart sinks as you see you’ve gut hooked the fish and you fear this catch and release won’t go so well. Your email address will not be published. GB1587-9 High Carbon Steel Custom Handmade Hunting Skinning MINI CLEAVER Knife 6.5" ***LIMITED EDITION*** C$129.00 C$99.00. Create your own custom routes using our route builder tool. Instead it’s a quality tool in your tool bag that can help quicken and simplify field dressing in comparison to a traditional hunting knife. This knife is a genuine deer horn handle gut hook skinning knife set with caping knife handcrafted with the solid brass guard and pommel cap. When it's time to skin an animal, you don't want to fight with a dull, useless blade. Mushroom Cap Leather 5" Skinner Hunter with Leather Sheath. Thanks for commenting! A straight cutting edge works much better than … Small hooks are easily swallowed. The Kershaw Zipit Gut Hook 2520 is a 3.74 inch device with a .5 inch 420J2 stainless steel gut hook blade. Condition is "Used". Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. About Atlas Guides. ). I could take or leave the gut hook, it's really just personal preference. Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download. Cutting and spreading the rib cage makes it a bit easier to get all the guts out and cut the windpipe, and also helps the body cavity cool quicker. The included gut hook would not lock with hair. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You fiddle around with the hook and decide to cut the line and hope the hook will disintegrate. You'll find several types of gut hooks that work fine for field dressing a deer. Leather Hunter Gut Hook with Leather Sheath. A sharp gut hook acts much like a zipper, opening the deer up easily. But most hunters don’t seem to like the gut hook for that. The first Guthook Guide … Straight, gut hook Blade Length 10.5 Inches Blade Material Stainless Steel Capacity 9.5/10.5 Color Camo Size Pocket Size Height 5 inches Length 28 inches Weight 0.42 Kilograms Width 14 inches Shape Straight Material Stainless Steel Number of Pieces 2 Special Features Gut hook Usage Hunting, skinning, survival, tactical, outdoor Included Components The knife has an elegant and classic feel to it, and it is quite useful … Gut hook should only be in the hunting pack to use for that time when you need it. Carry some heavy duty wire cutters in your fishing tool kit. $48.99. Types of Gut Hooks. The Erratic Action Of This Blade Bait Drives Smallmouth Wild. Well, Kershaw has developed a solution for this dilemma. Gut Hook. Half of an extra wide gap hook would be easier to pass. Dafish, Nov 3, 2020. Buffalo Horn Mini FINN Hunter with Leather Sheath. Old Timer 157OT Golden Claw. Note the position of the hook. When the techniques suggested here are not viable because the hook has gone just a little deeper than these examples, you can increase the chances of the fish surviving by cutting as much of the hook that is still exposed and removing part of the hook. You’re slow to set the hook because the wind is blowing and you don’t feel the bite. This info is the type of advise that will improve me as a fisherman. Whether you're hunting trophies or food, a quality gut hook knife is a must. We have established ourselves as the leading provider of archery shoot information. Do you need a gut hook on your hunting knife? Was taught how to dress deer, birds and fish without one. View Single Post 04-11-2005, 09:09 PM #28 Buckstopshere . It helps to read. Ergonomics are good, the handle is grippy, but it seems a little cheap, but that is the price-point. Some hunters take comfort in knowing that the gut hook protects the guts from being punctured when gutting an animal. Posts: 188 RE: gut hook or not. A gut hook is not the only way to skin and gut game. … Not every hike is the same, and we know that. The first is the serrated blade and the second is the gut hook. Use a standard drop point and place your finger on the tip of the knife spine inside the deer to hold the blade off the guts...simply unzip. The factory edge is there, but it is not exactly polished or razor sharp, so you'll need to touch it … Some people just aren’t comfortable messing with the gill plate on a fish, that’s like letting an amateur perform lung surgery on us. Learn how your comment data is processed. They are employed with the main cutting edge of blade facing upwards towards you and usually right beneath the wrist/forearm. Is Spring The Best Time To Catch Your BIggest Bronzeback? Not as a everyday knife. Thanks! Gut Hooked Fish: Do They Survive? Sep 21, 2006. You'll also use the gut hook to reach into the body cavity to sever the deer's windpipe, thus allowing you to remove the intestines from the body. 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