River knife sugestions

Who's got some good intel on a solid river safety type knife. I think the type that secures on your vest and stays locked in sounds good... but who knows. The American River is up at 5000 cfs and in case I flip I want to be able to cut myself out if needed.

Thanks!

I ended up with CRKT Neckolas.

http://www.crkt.com/cgi-bin/crkt.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&strfnbr=81&prrfnbr=67&sesent=0,0&search_id=288813

Figure with the finger hole ill be less likely to drop if i'm thrashed around trying to cut a cord. Its small too, so may not interfere with paddling.

I have a sog seal pup that is jungle taped on the left shoulder of my PFD. I never yak without it. Super sharp and never rusts.

The knife you chose seems to be a decent knife - but I personally don't like the idea of a pointed blade for emergency situations. I believe when you are tangled and underwater it would be too easy to accidently stab yourself. My personal choice is the Wenoka:
http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/SQTKST.html

 

  The knife that Yakhoper listed is the one I have.  It locks in place solidly, sharp as hell, (Can gut trout with it easly) and it has a number of mounting options included in box, and hasn't rusted yet.  Not to large that it interfers with anything, but right there if needed.  I have mine clipped to the front of my PFD.  It is a solid knife. 

I have a Gerber Rivermate on my jacket, CRKT MUK attached to my rod pod, and a couple others...

Gerber Rivermate

http://www.rei.com/product/793405

The American River is up at 5000 cfs and in case I flip I want to be able to cut myself out if needed.
Thanks!

I was once watching a program on river guiding and they were demonstrating what to do if you fell off the rubber raft.
The guide got caught in some rope on the raft. If not by some miracle of coming untangled (not of his own doing) he certainly would have drowned.
He later went on to say, with great conviction, not to rely on your river knife to cut you free if you are in fast moving water.
He had a knife, easily within reach, and could not even get to it because the water was so violent. Even if he could have pulled it out there was no way he could have had the opportunity to use if effectively because of how badly he was being thrashed around. He went on to say that he felt totally safe being able to get himself out of a tangle because he carried a knife. He rescinded that idea immediately following his near drowning.
Don't plan on cutting yourself free in fast moving water. The best advice is to keep a clean tangle free deck.
The knife I use is this one : http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-30/024100/Scuba-BC-Knife.html It's a BCD knife that is low profile and attaches to the shoulder strap of my vest. I got the blunt tip. Cheap enough that I bought a spare. Won't kill the pocket book if I lose it. Sharp and convenient to use. Great piece of safety equipment. Just know your limits when you need it.

Gerber Rivermate

http://www.rei.com/product/793405

That's the River Runner, which has a different blade


here's the Rivermate

http://www.rei.com/product/769751
http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-Rivermate-Knife/dp/B002UPE0MC

The American River is up at 5000 cfs and in case I flip I want to be able to cut myself out if needed.
Thanks!

I was once watching a program on river guiding and they were demonstrating what to do if you fell off the rubber raft.
The guide got caught in some rope on the raft. If not by some miracle of coming untangled (not of his own doing) he certainly would have drowned.
He later went on to say, with great conviction, not to rely on your river knife to cut you free if you are in fast moving water.
He had a knife, easily within reach, and could not even get to it because the water was so violent. Even if he could have pulled it out there was no way he could have had the opportunity to use if effectively because of how badly he was being thrashed around. He went on to say that he felt totally safe being able to get himself out of a tangle because he carried a knife. He rescinded that idea immediately following his near drowning.
Don't plan on cutting yourself free in fast moving water. The best advice is to keep a clean tangle free deck.
The knife I use is this one : http://www.scuba.com/scuba-gear-30/024100/Scuba-BC-Knife.html It's a BCD knife that is low profile and attaches to the shoulder strap of my vest. I got the blunt tip. Cheap enough that I bought a spare. Won't kill the pocket book if I lose it. Sharp and convenient to use. Great piece of safety equipment. Just know your limits when you need it.

That's the knife I have....buy two they sink like a stone. Ask me how I know.