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Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by Davies » 04 Dec 2013, 12:14 pm

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?
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by padaro » 04 Dec 2013, 12:27 pm

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.
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Post by Kater » 04 Dec 2013, 12:32 pm

Or having one arm was the other excuse wasn't it?
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by chacka » 04 Dec 2013, 1:05 pm

Whatever it may have been in the past... These days it's no way, no how.
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by RDobber » 05 Dec 2013, 6:23 am

Definitely banned and have been for years...
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Post by ebr love » 05 Dec 2013, 9:01 am

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.
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by Zilla » 07 Dec 2013, 8:50 am

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


That's what I was thinking :D
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by Wheelbarrow » 08 Dec 2013, 12:34 pm

ebr love wrote: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.
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Re: Fishing with butterfly knife laws

Post by Berper » 08 Dec 2013, 1:33 pm

ebr love wrote:Nothing beats a good fixed blade.


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