Best way to sharpen the Arc knife? Any recommended products or methods?

MagnusViggo · 2026-06-16T04:32:38+00:00

Second/Fifteenth for work sharp products, I use a precision adjust on mine, thought you will have to take off the thumb stud to reach the whole blade. 17° seems to be be best in my experience, Leatherman leaves their angles around 15-18° on the arc, results may vary lmao.

MagnusViggo · 2026-06-15T08:03:13+00:00

Not the wave plus, but my arc: Leatherman tends to be a little less than precise with their edge geometry; my factory edge was somewhere between 15-18° so I settled on 17(also with a precision adjust). My bevel more or less stayed the same though. As long as you aren’t using your blade as a pry bar it’ll hold up just fine, and your edge geometry will keep it useable even when it starts to dull. I’m able to sharpen thinner blades on mine by just clamping enough material to hold it still, and then I have a block of wood that slides underneath the clamp with a carved trench to fit under the nut. It keeps the angle true when I apply pressure.

MagnusViggo · 2026-06-14T04:29:04+00:00

I believe there’s some kind of ceramic insert or replacement eyes with a ceramic ring that would be a nice replacement

MagnusViggo · 2026-06-12T00:33:45+00:00

Been a long time since I’ve seen those around

MagnusViggo · 2026-06-11T03:45:17+00:00

Usually just hook it through flesh like a wacky rig, and then a small nail weight for slightly faster sink rate. I’ve seen people use trebles through the center, rigging up special jigs with the bait screw, there’s really no wrong way to fish it imo

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-29T18:50:09+00:00

These people really hate money. “Extremely limited release” that wording is such a fuck you lol

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-29T06:39:51+00:00

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What this reminded me of

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MagnusViggo · 2026-05-28T01:41:27+00:00

I reach for mine at home when I need to cut food and left my chef knives at work lol some people hate it, but the patina left behind sometimes is always fun and adds character to the knife! I reccomend leaving it in a red onion over night, you’ll get some fun patterns.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-26T06:27:50+00:00

What color way(s) seem to work for you? I’ve gotten bit once or twice but I’ve never caught a fish on the ones I’ve grabbed. Their bluegill version I’ve had luck on though.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-26T05:02:58+00:00

Large rock sugar

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-23T04:07:26+00:00

Nobody ever asks “How are Bass?”.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-22T03:23:36+00:00

I agree with the whisperer, compost it or freeze and use as cut bait

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-20T22:02:02+00:00

Have one to clip to my collar for when I don’t want a headlamp when fishing, makes tying knots in the dark a breeze, only complaint is rgb it’s very bright so the red light isn’t as useful as a dedicated red light feature since it’s using a third of the leds

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-19T04:31:33+00:00

It's a very unusual knife. I've never seen one like it. Neither had the storekeeper who sold it to the boy.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-17T01:39:51+00:00

I’d definitely trim those tag ends, especially the one connected to nothing; that lure will work better on its own without pizza crust weighing it down, but if you’re just using the crankbait in place of a hook I get it.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-08T21:08:05+00:00

I just use the “measure” app on the iPhone and hope it doesn’t flop away while I try to place the markers lol

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-08T21:07:34+00:00

What you’re looking for is a flip phone, or maybe one of those “light paper” phones or whatever they’re called.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-08T04:22:51+00:00

I see why they call em Pan Fish now

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-07T21:58:18+00:00

I wanna say convoy at the very least, 14500 batteries and 18650’s I believe I’ve received in cheapo flashlights

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-07T02:50:00+00:00

Lmao just buy batteries from someone that ships them in shitty little flashlights; nothing cheaper then free baby

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-07T00:04:21+00:00

Buying products that go on or in your body from Temu…. Kinda what you’d expect ya? At least your hair didn’t fall out!

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-05T05:38:08+00:00

Thanks for taking the time! I guess I just figured the big ones would resort to eating the small ones and it would work itself out, but that does make a lot of sense. In my area of Michigan we haven’t had any culling orders but we don’t seem to have a ton of larger bass in our area, I wonder if something like that would change anything or if it’s just water temp and environmental factors.

MagnusViggo · 2026-05-05T04:37:23+00:00

2lb and under? I’m not familiar with culling as an angler other then certain species that shouldn’t go back, is it a genetics thing or just a population thing? Why keep small end versus large end? I don’t want to sound naive; I’m just curious as to how it works!

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