Spyderco Tasman vs. Red Snapper (photos)

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Spyderco Tasman vs. Red Snapper (photos)

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Well, just got back to Costa Rica yesterday after a month in Asia. I had really been missing my kayak so I loaded up and launched this morning before daylight. Got a nice Cubera Snapper (22 lb) right at daylight on a popper.

What I have discovered, and continue to confirm, is that the tasman is an absolutely spectacular knife for cleaning larger fish. Aside from being an excellent blade for gutting and gill removal, the tasman is very useful when filleting large scaled fish like snapper. Big Snapper have very large scales (50¢ piece size) so you can't really remove the filets until you remove the scales around the cut line. A filet knife just won't push through those big scales. What I do now though is just score the filet all the way around with the tasman. That serrated hawkbill just rips right through everything, skin/scales/meat, quick as you please. If you were ever wondering what a serrated HB is good for that you can't do with a regular knife, be sure to add this to your list! :) A simply outstanding tool!

Now for a few gratuitous glamour shots. :rolleyes:
(p.s. I've never heard of a snapper attacking a human, but these pics remind me I don't want to be the first! These guys have teeth like a Doberman!)
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Wow, neat pics! I bet that was a fun one to land. Do they fight hard?
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Those are awesome pics, 'Gringo! I always look forward to seeing your work. That first pic would make a great entry for the Calendar Contest, IMHO. :D
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Nice fish! And a nice knife!
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You've been missed, amigo. Thanks for the pics. Did you keep the throats??
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Cool! Very nice indeed.
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twinboysdad wrote:You've been missed, amigo. Thanks for the pics. Did you keep the throats??
Nah, not this time. My girlfriend is in Europe visiting family so it's just me. I got some big mackerel today too so I've got way more than I can eat. Gave a lot of it away to the neighbors and the maintenance man here at my condo. Don't worry though I cut the cheeks out and ate those already! ;) . Had a big ole mess of eggs too! Oof...delicious!
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That would make great fish head stew gringo. :D
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Nice catch!
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Truly beautiful!
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Lance I always look forward to your kayak pics. Seeing guys (and gals) haul in huge marlin, sailfish, etc. on tiny kayaks just blows my mind. What's the largest you have ever reeled in on that tiny boat?
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HEY BUDDY!!! Red Snapper is one of my top 5 favorite fish to eat. To me it's right up there with Swordfish, Halibut, trout and fresh Salmon.

When I used to go to the Florida Panhandle a lot around Ft. Walton Beach and Navarre Beach we used to catch Red Snapper and other great salt water fish and I would just about eat myself sick that stuff because it was so good.

YES Hawkbill blades do help in dressing fish and also field dressing and butchering wild game of several varieties.

One of my most memorable occasions when I worked in the North Missouri wetlands one of our fellow workers shot and killed a 35 pound snapping turtle,. I used both my Temperance 1 models (PE & SE) along with my VG-10 Spyderhawk to field dress that turtle which one of the neighbors made soup out of most of it and one old guy on our crew cooked up some of it. He pointed out that turtles have about 5 different types of meat in them. The white meat part of the turtle was tasty.

Without my Temperance 1 PE & SE models along with a great Hawkbill I would have had a nightmare of a time field dressing that snapping turtle. That was truly one of the most difficult jobs preparing wild game I ever experienced. And Yes Hawkbill blades are a big help.
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Thanks for sharing, Gringo! Always awesome to get a glimpse of life down there in paradise! :D
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That fish has some serious teeth! Nice pictures, I'm seriously thinking of getting a Tasman or Pacific Salt soon. I just got a Salt 1 (my first salt knife) and I'm very impressed by its weight and ability to take an amazingly sharp edge.
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First time poster and I just want to say thank you for the great pics. Where was that snapper caught and did you catch it on a jig ?
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After reading just the title, I thought the Red Snapper was a new knife. :p
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That snapper looks tastey
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Nice catch! I'm curious to hear more about why you like such an..unconventional blade style for fileting. Do you think it would work for smaller fish too? The largest I've had to deal with is a 30" striper, barely over the limit. I'm a terrible fisherman, but not for lack of trying. Hopefully this year will be the one, and I'm ready with my Pacific!
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Incredible photos lance! Glad to read you again!
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Awesome thread and pictures! very jealous of your lifestyle
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