Amazon Prime Kayak Fishing Knives | WHICH ONE IS THE BEST?

NRS Co-Pilot → amzn.to/3eEEXQ4
Gerber River Shorty Knife → amzn.to/3nzWn4d
Gear Aid Akua Blunt Tip → amzn.to/3gP6TmN
Gerber CrossRiver Saltwater → amzn.to/3t2RjGQ
Scuba Choice Scuba Diving → amzn.to/3u4Gw08
In this video I review the top kayak fishing knives for your PFD /Life Jacket found on Amazon prime.
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0:40 NRS Co-Pilot
3:13 Gear Aid Akua
6:15 Scuba Choice
9:35 Gerber River Shorty
12:50 Gerber CrossRiver
#PFD #Knife #Survival #KayakFishing

[@MyVantasticLifeVoyage]

Brother, I’m going to share a story with you because your video tip, probably went unnoticed by most but saved my ass! I have the first Gerber knife you showed installed on my NRS Chinook PFD. I hate it for two reasons. It’s not sharp at all! I’ve tried multiple times to sharpen it, and I actually think I made It duller. The second reason, and where your tip helped me is that once the sheath was mounted to my PFD, I could not get it removed again to replace the knife with an NRS Co-Pilot. The plastic is very good quality on the Gerber sheath and was just a nightmare to remove it. Tried and failed multiple times, short of breaking out the power tools and just destroying it, (came Close). Then you mentioned the butter knife! It worked! For anyone else who might be in this predicament, simply run the blade of the butter knife between the sheath and the PFD mount then apply upward pressure with the knife while simultaneously pulling downwards on the sheath. Keep the blade of the butter knife pushed in as far as it will go until the sheath slides free. Brilliant tip! The Gerber knife is a well made knife, it’s just not sharp or at least mine isn’t. I had to use considerable amount of pressure and at least three swipes to cut a piece of 550 Para cord. My buddy has the NRS pilot and it’s much sharper. It will effortlessly cut through 550 para cord.

[@chuck8946]

For a first time Kayak owner who's new to all this, your explanation and demonstration of the reasons for the flat tip and dull/sharp sides of blades was very helpful. I understood the reason for the flat tip, but couldn't quite get my head wrapped around the dull side until I saw your demonstration of a chord being wrapped around your wrist. Nice review - thank you.

[@shawnnoname9291]

Great video ty for taking tge time for all of us and making it.

[@nelsonlourinho6055]

Informative video, thanks Heath!

[@FishingWithHeath]

You bet!

[@liamjordan5948]

Top, well considered/thought out review on these dude. Thank you!

[@FishingWithHeath]

No problem!

[@EloyQ84]

I was actually looking into getting a NRS knife thanks for the review 👊🏼

[@FishingWithHeath]

Yessir!

[@carson6166]

Nice video man!

[@FishingWithHeath]

Thanks for the visit

[@seancurley7954]

My brother gave me the river shorty and it works great as all Gerber tools do. Draw back for me is length, yean I'm short. The Co piolet has been on my vest for years now. The blunt tip is great at cracking crabs during tog season after dropping your shears overboard too.

[@butchcassidy3373]

I carry the CO Pilot and am very pleased with the performance. I added a lanyard for a little more length and to get a better purchase on the knife while releasing it from the sheath. Great little blade that is extremely handy while fishing and may one day save someone's life. A feel a rescue knife of some kind is a necessity while on the water.

[@adamstoody9031]

Cool setup!

[@FishingWithHeath]

Glad you think so!

[@taylorcooper8775]

Sick knife dude! 💪

[@FishingWithHeath]

For sure bro!

[@JG-qg1zu]

The screws on the dive knife is to attach to a scuba bcd. Similar to a pfd but you add or remove air to adjust your buoyancy at different depths. They come with grommet pre attached with that spacing and the screws provide a more secure connection.

[@FishingWithHeath]

AHHHH! Makes sense! Thank you!

[@shawnjohnston394]

Yeah don't unscrew the top one... or don't unscrew one of them... slide it in the square pfd spot then instead of a clip holding pressure on the holster you just reinsert the bottom screw..then that holds things in place... but if the blade is as cheap as you say maybe don't mount it st all

[@SpearFisherSJ]

I agree with blade on one side of blade. Very informative

[@FishingWithHeath]

Yep! Thanks for watching!

[@The66Leadfoot]

Thank you for showing us these knives! I'm looking for a good kayak knife that will also double as a fillet and bleeding knife. I'm going to consider a folding knife, the CRKT M16-13ZLEK. It has a seat belt cutter built into the flipper tab, so a rope on skin cut can be made without even opening the blade, which can also be used as a line cutter while still closed. The blade is partially serrated for rope and strap cutting, but has a narrow spear point blade for bleeding out fish. And it's much smaller than any of these offerings, but still has a 3.5 inch blade when opened. It's blade is made with AUS-8 stainless, just a little more rust resistant than the Gerber and NRS blade steels, and it's coated for extra corrosion resistance. The LE in the model number stands for Law Enforcement.

[@jelly_fishing]

Nice review - like the NRS and Gerber (blue) handle,

[@FishingWithHeath]

Thanks for watching!

[@420Durban]

When it comes time to retire your Co-Pilots take a look at the ESEE Imlay, it's made from far superior steel for about the same cost and is made in the USA with an excellent lifetime warranty, it's what I carry. I don't work for ESEE in any way, just a happy customer, thanks for the video though, it was informative. You should also think about the dexterity required to remove some of those knives from the sheath, might not occur to someone or be simple in a true emergency. Sometimes simpler is better in my opinion therefore I'd choose that Gerber River Shorty out of the lot :D

[@FishingWithHeath]

Great suggestion!

[@2600mx]

Thanks for sharing! In panic mode, I'd like to be able to feel, no to see which side of the blade is flat, so that I don't accidentally cut myself as you demonstrated to cut cord wrapped around your arm. The last Gerber's release button/trigger serves the purpose. I would know my index finger side is the cutting blade naturally. I wish NRS can make modification on the handle so that so soon as I grab the handle, I know which side is cutting side.

[@FishingWithHeath]

Thanks for watching! Glad I could help!

[@antsbradley]

Interesting comparison thanks, would have been good to try cutting things and see how that compare, for an energancy I'd want the one that cuts rope the quickest. Another point to consider is that with the Gerbers you would know which side the blade was by the feel of the handle, the thing putting me off the NRS knives is tyhat I have to get a claer look at the blade to see if I need to rotoate it to cut the rope instead of myself.

[@FishingWithHeath]

Great point! I totally realized after the fact that I didn't even cut anything. LOL.

[@seathrunmagaoinghous4119]

I have several Gerber Shorties and have used them for 5 years great knife

[@FishingWithHeath]

Awesome!

[@longviewstud26]

Excellent video. My dad carry the Gerber saltwater knife

[@FishingWithHeath]

solid choice! Thanks for watching!

[@tommo5050]

Thanks for the video. Just wondering, do all these knives float?

[@jaysander6328]

The little circles in the gerber river shorty are for attaching to certain pfd’s without the use of a clip. Never done it myself but that’s what I was told.

[@FishingWithHeath]

Ah....cool! Thanks Jay!

[@waynefrano22]

Was actually interested in buying a new knife

[@FishingWithHeath]

Hope this helped!

[@sharp4130]

I need to get that NRS Co-pilot!

[@FishingWithHeath]

It's a great knife! I love it!

[@Taematoe]

Vinegar eats rust overnight. Tinfoil takes rust off. Also you can Blue a blade to slow down rust. Or just cover the edge with painters tape and Rustolium paint bright colors on the rest of the blade.

[@ericjudd9088]

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[@briannagorman3119]

Vinegar works well also

[@DE78]

Love kayak fishing. But I just might love free stuff even more 😉

[@FishingWithHeath]

You and me both!

[@wendiromeathome9863]

"What's up, cool video, whatever you wanna say on there" 🤪

[@FishingWithHeath]

😁 HAHA! Love it. Please make more KZbin videos.

[@wendiromeathome9863]

@@FishingWithHeath I can't figure out what direction I wanna go in for videos! I'm all over the place lol and the family isn't very cooperative. Pray for me :) I think we should just do a family vlog since we are always on the go and doing fun things.

[@Gator21a]

Solid

[@FishingWithHeath]

Thanks Shawn!

[@ryanwhitesell2374]

I need a new PFD and a knife!

[@FishingWithHeath]

YES!

[@TheGoatMumbler]

The NRS is very popular but a bit overpriced IMO for a $60 Chinese made knife.

[@FishingWithHeath]

Man, I love it though. Worth it compared to any other knife I've used for kayak fishing.

[@butchcassidy3373]

Just picked up a purple one on sale for 32 bucks. At that price it's a deal. It works well and is handy

[@brendhan75]

just wrapped 550 paracord 4 inches long down my arm 3 wraps thick and normal rope over that and used the gear aid kotu SHARP tipped knife and was able to slip the knife in and cut it open blind folded. def would never carry a knife without a tip. i didnt even have a scratch. gear aid kotu tanto in tan is one of my favorite small fixed blades.

[@FishingWithHeath]

That's awesome you can do that. Blunt tip isn't the knife for you.

[@bentleyhamilton761]

Looks like I have to buy a new knife now.

[@FishingWithHeath]

YOU NEED TO. This is your sign!

[@greg-leftguntersville-ridd9748]

Metal Rescue 👍👍

[@FishingWithHeath]

Thanks Greg!

[@eltskipp]

FYI- you installed the Gear Aid knife incorrectly to your PFD. You need to remove the pocket clip and the stealth then comes apart to put on your PFD. Most secure system I have seen.

[@FishingWithHeath]

Good deal. Thank you!

[@eltskipp]

@@FishingWithHeath - the only issue is that I like the co-pilot know more.

[@nicolasbernal4328]

Will these mero me sale from an alligator atack?

[@FishingWithHeath]

huh?? Sorry!

[@BostonClipper]

Blunt tip. Dropping in raft.

[@williamlawrence5040]

cant open your pocket flaps very well with the Gerbers

[@FishingWithHeath]

Yeah it's a little long!

[@CharlesBreonFishing]

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[@FishingWithHeath]

Entered!

[@jameseason9949]

Coke will also remove rust.

[@FishingWithHeath]

True!

[@pequenioedgarito3067]

Hey man. You’re suppose to use your PFD knife only for emergency use, not for filleting a fish! Your knife will fail you in case of emergency.

[@FishingWithHeath]

That's for the tip!

[@BinglybertSlaptyback]

To save viewers time: this review of knives does not cover how well they cut.

[@bruceanderson8720]

Wow you do a video on which knife is best and you only know that you like your knife best. You review knives that you have never had or even opened the package they come in. You clearly demonstrated that you knew nothing about any of the knives you reviewed.

[@FishingWithHeath]

I can’t wait to watch your knife review video once you get yours seeing as how you’re on the hunt for one. Should be a good one. Send me the link once you make it. 👍🏻