Re: Would you buy a Catcherman 2?
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:35 am
I'd buy either catcherman if it's SE H1.
....the Police4 has a VG-10 blade. H1 or LC200N, and the cost of an FRN mould will surely add on costs. If these are Sprint Runs tack on more $. Spyderco doesn't do anything in the bargain category. There's the value line, but a Tenacious is now over fifty bucks. The Chinese made Polestar now costs $70.Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 amWhat leads you to believe it would cost $55 more than a similarly sized police 4?Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:59 amNo...they would most likely retail for around $169 and that would be too much for me to spend on a fish knife.
I would be fine with the original molds. And the Catcherman is more than just a fish knife.Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:57 pm....the Police4 has a VG-10 blade. H1 or LC200N, and the cost of an FRN mould will surely add on costs. If these are Sprint Runs tack on more $. Spyderco doesn't do anything in the bargain category. There's the value line, but a Tenacious is now over fifty bucks. The Chinese made Polestar now costs $70.Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 amWhat leads you to believe it would cost $55 more than a similarly sized police 4?Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:59 amNo...they would most likely retail for around $169 and that would be too much for me to spend on a fish knife.
Landon tell them how good the Catcherman is in full SE!! My old AUS-8 Catcherman in full SE gets use in my kitchen at least once to twice a week and has for years. I also take it with me everytime I got on an outdoor venture ( hunting, fishing or hiking).xceptnl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:06 pmI would be fine with the original molds. And the Catcherman is more than just a fish knife.Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:57 pm....the Police4 has a VG-10 blade. H1 or LC200N, and the cost of an FRN mould will surely add on costs. If these are Sprint Runs tack on more $. Spyderco doesn't do anything in the bargain category. There's the value line, but a Tenacious is now over fifty bucks. The Chinese made Polestar now costs $70.Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 amWhat leads you to believe it would cost $55 more than a similarly sized police 4?Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:59 amNo...they would most likely retail for around $169 and that would be too much for me to spend on a fish knife.
Don't sleep on the $30 FRN Cara Cara 2.Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:57 pm....the Police4 has a VG-10 blade. H1 or LC200N, and the cost of an FRN mould will surely add on costs. If these are Sprint Runs tack on more $. Spyderco doesn't do anything in the bargain category. There's the value line, but a Tenacious is now over fifty bucks. The Chinese made Polestar now costs $70.Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 amWhat leads you to believe it would cost $55 more than a similarly sized police 4?Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:59 amNo...they would most likely retail for around $169 and that would be too much for me to spend on a fish knife.
I'd be thrilled to be proven wrong. ...any Spyderco I can put in my pocket is a good thing. :spyder: Although personally I'd be unlikely to use a folding knife in the kitchen, unless I was out of reach of my cooking knives.xceptnl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:06 pmI would be fine with the original molds. And the Catcherman is more than just a fish knife.Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:57 pm....the Police4 has a VG-10 blade. H1 or LC200N, and the cost of an FRN mould will surely add on costs. If these are Sprint Runs tack on more $. Spyderco doesn't do anything in the bargain category. There's the value line, but a Tenacious is now over fifty bucks. The Chinese made Polestar now costs $70.Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 amWhat leads you to believe it would cost $55 more than a similarly sized police 4?Diamondback wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:59 amNo...they would most likely retail for around $169 and that would be too much for me to spend on a fish knife.
... yes the Byrd line still offers great value. I have a Cara Cara and it's "rough and tumble."Don't sleep on the $30 FRN Cara Cara 2.
In some ways I can't argue with that. But please do consider that it's a real gamble for Spyderco to bring back a model that has been discontinued ( especially for the main line up). Folks here on the Forum would sure buy them up no doubt. But do consider we are a microcosm of the overall market.
Glad you brought up the older MBS-26 Catcherman models. Because I've always liked it more than I did the H-1 Sprint Run. And MBS-26 is another blade steel I like in SE & PE both. I kind of put it along side VG-10 in that respect.Cambertree wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:59 amI’d be up for one for sure, and probably a couple more for gifts.
A Cruwear PE sounds great, as does a LC SE or CE.
I’d even be happy with MBS26 again.
JD Spydo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:22 am
I'm a bit perplexed that the Catcherman wasn't a permanent model like the Endura, Delica, POLICE ect. Everyone I've ever talked to that ever used a Catcherman has been sold on them. And the MBS-26 models that were sold from early 2000s till about 2005 or so. I would have loved to have been able to get a full SE Catcherman in MBS-26 but I don't think they ever made one.