i currently own 3 different rapala knives all 6inch ones. one wooden handled, one rubber and one with a plastic/rubber handle. the rubber handled one is the best hands down i find i am always sharpening the wooden one and only carry the other one as a spare but it is probly the cheapest knife rapala makes and bought it so i would have a spare. i cleaned alot of walleyes with this knife (30-40) and only sharpened it 6 times, for a cheapo knife i was impressed. BTW dont buy South Bend knives they are a POS and break, yes i snapped my uncles in half while trying to cut the head off of a pike while my rapalas do it like nothing. southbend also lose their edges very very quickly