What stores carry Leech Lake Knives

[BigWadeS]

Hey folks, anyone know of any stores in the metro where a guy can look and handle a leech lake knife without blindly ordering one from their site or from a store up north?

[Outfitter17]

I have been wondering the same thing.

[Jim Almquist]

I bought mine at the greater northwest sports show about 10 years ago and it is the only knife I will fillet with but as far as a real store the only one that might have one is Reeds.

[gofishingtom]

scheels carries them

[Da Beak]

I thought I remember Gander carrying them a while back. Might be worth a call.

[dan z]

I dont know If scheels still carries them but they used to.

[Outfitter17]

Can you get a leech lake knife with a stiff blade?

[Hookmaster]

I'm pretty sure I saw some at the Eden Prairie Gander Mountain store earlier this year. Give them a call.

[taw]

Reeds in Walker and Mille lacs

[PierBridge]

GANDER MOUNTAIN!

I know some people swear by them but Personally I don't like them and think they are dangerous.

I would suggest using great caution and a fillet glove to avoid serious injury which I have seen first hand on more then one occasion.

[riverrat56]

Scheels in Mankato has them, I'm on the same page as Pier though, they can sure be dangerous.

[delcecchi]

What do you mean "dangerous?? Is there something about them that is more dangerous than any other very sharp knife? Slippery handle?

[steffanf]

I worked in the knife industry at one time. The truth is that a sharp knife is safer than a dull one. Less effort is required, both in the cutting and holding/gripping what you are cutting. This is where most knife-related accidents occur...

-Gregg B.

[delcecchi]

That's what I thought. Apparently the sharp back edge gets some folks, based on some research I did after posting.

[PierBridge]

Yes they are very sharp and if you don't pay attention the back side can get you!

Most people that have them love them they are the coolest looking knife a little spendy but to each is own.

I use a plain Jane Rapala and the Electric Rapala Fillet knives.

[uffdapete]

Can you get a leech lake knife with a stiff blade?

Fishmeister gave me a Leech Lake knife that has a a fairly stiff blade and I do like it better than the more flexible one he has.

[deadminnowcatcher]

Reeds in walker had a good sale on these a while back

[BigWadeS]

thanks guys I am gonna have to make a trip to Reeds hopefully soon, if not on my way to the deer camp, I have always used the lower end rapala ones and have been happy with those, but I used a leech lake knife this summer and was very impressed, mostly the handle and the edge that knife holds, as far as safety, I would by much more concerned with a dull knife as opposed to a very sharp knife...

[PierBridge]

Were talking about the Razor sharp top edge of the LL knife nothing to do with a dull knife!

[BigWadeS]

I understand that, would much rather have the razor sharp edges of them

[riverrat56]

Have you seen the design, they have a sharpend tip that goes onto the normally dull backside of the point, that is the dangerous part. I sliced my finger open pretty good on it, but once you are used to it being there it wouldn't be a problem.

[Hookmaster]

I cut myself one time soon after I got mine in 2001. I did it when starting to take the skin off a fillet.They do provide a bandaid with each knife. It still is the knife I reach for first to fillet fish. It also carves a mean turkey.