Fishing with butterfly knife laws

[Davies]

Wouldn't surprise me if this is an urban myth thing, but does anyone know the deal on using a butterfly knife for fishing these days?

I haven't got one, but see there are no shortage of them on sale on ebay from people who will ship to Australia.

I'm talking about genuinely using it for fishing too, not using it as an excuse then carrying it around like a delinquent.

What's the story fellow fishermen?

[padaro]

I think you'll find that was a legitimate excuse, but it was litteraly decades ago.

Any customs or police poster I've ever seen since always has a butterfly knife picture there under the 'illegal' column.

[Kater]

Or having one arm was the other excuse wasn't it?

[chacka]

Whatever it may have been in the past... These days it's no way, no how.

[RDobber]

Definitely banned and have been for years...

[Guliver]

Read this thread http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1582198

[ebr love]

Sounds like the kind of excuses a lawyer comes up with, not exceptions by the police.

Just my thoughts anyway.

If you're looking for a knife though. Nothing beats a good fixed blade.

[Zilla]

Sounds like the kind of excuses a lawyer comes up with, not exceptions by the police.

That's what I was thinking

[Wheelbarrow]

If you're looking for a knife though. Nothing beats a good fixed blade.

Agree.

Can't get enough leverage on a folding blade half the time IMO.

No fear of breaking anything on a good fixed blade.

[Berper]

Nothing beats a good fixed blade.

I'm keen on a karambit after there was a thread on it here earlier.