I like carbon blades, but do have and use some stainless blades too. I do like the character that the patina gives a carbon blade.

I like stainless for flyfishing, steelheading, and duck hunting when everything is likely to get wet at some point. My knives are usually on my belt, so wading does get them wet.

I have never had a issue sharpening my Randalls, but my buddies have noticed that they sharpen theirs more than I do mine during the season. My #23 and #11 really hold an edge, and so does my old #8 (stainless) with popcorn stag (which I gave to my buddy last year).

Alan Grombacher
RKS#5531