Thanks for continuing to do these reviews for new and old pickers alike. I was unaware of this particular jack knife. I'm sure we will all be interested to see more and your final conclusions.
Great review! For $90 I definitely expected a lot more from the sparrows version of the jack knife. As a long time fan of sparrows I've been finding it harder and harder to recommend their products. This might just be the nail in that coffin.
@@georgiajim2260 You said it perfectly, there are better options for less money. For them to say they spent so much time on R&D is almost insulting. A simple Google search could have saved them a ton of money.
I have no doubts it would be far lore usable with some different tensioners, but with no way to carry them on the tool I might as well just carry a pick set if Im going to be adding extra stuff.
Well said - Lots of these jackknife style picks only offer a bok tensioner which is extremely annoying have a limited set of uses. Would also like to see more hooks at different thicknesses instead of just 15 different rakes.
In looking to get a jack knife, I couldn't understand why I'd pay that much for this tool, when I could get a Slim Pickings from CI AND a jack knife from Southern for less. Love my Slim and Southern Jack btw. Thanks for the review and running the tools!!
Their marketing got me into the hobby, but I learned quickly that there are better quality choices out there. Looking foward to the rizz review. I’m loving my riv so far.
Bosnian Bill made me aware of Sparrows and I started out with their stuff and quickly outgrew most of it. The SSDEV and Monkey paw set are the best things sparrows offers imo.
Interesting first glance at this Jackknife tool! Wise words and good criticism for what it is and what not 👍 One Can really learn a lot from you and your view to details!
For sure. It definitely kind of stung buying this and knowing it wasn’t going to be as good as the Swick, but I wanted people to know what to expect with this thing and that there are better options out there.
@@georgiajim2260 I could have understood Sparrows coming out with this and overcharging a little for it like 6-8 years ago, but the price is wild with not just the Swick but the Lockmaster jackknives, etc. being cheaper. This looks to be about as good as the H&H Chinese Southord knockoff for 10X the price.
i was hesitating between the sparrow escort and the lockmaster jack knife , so i will choose the lockmaster , better quality and more tools for half the price. The design of the sparrow looks cool but i need a tool not a toy.
@@TheGuilev the Lockmaster is much better value. If you can get one the Moki edition Lockmaster it is fantastic. I’m finishing up the final episode of the review for it now. You get about the same performance from the Sparrows as you will the cheap Chinese jack knives that include a single tensioner.
Hot garbage from sparrows as usual. Only thing they sell I like is the tuxedo case. Tuxedo case with Peterson picks I don’t care if Ken is a sh** starter he makes the best picks on the market.
Ken is definitely loves drama. His picks are really good and I used them for years but there are so many other makers now making comparable stuff it’s harder and harder to pay the premium he wants for his picks.
Thanks for continuing to do these reviews for new and old pickers alike. I was unaware of this particular jack knife. I'm sure we will all be interested to see more and your final conclusions.
Hate to do a spoiler but it’s already not looking good.
@@georgiajim2260, it was easy to see where it was going. I was trying to be unbiased. 😁
Their sneak peak video made more sense than their choice of the tensioner.
Lmao savage but true
Great review! For $90 I definitely expected a lot more from the sparrows version of the jack knife. As a long time fan of sparrows I've been finding it harder and harder to recommend their products. This might just be the nail in that coffin.
It wouldn’t have even been difficult to do better.
@@georgiajim2260 You said it perfectly, there are better options for less money. For them to say they spent so much time on R&D is almost insulting. A simple Google search could have saved them a ton of money.
Thanks Jim I liked the way without more or even a different tensioner you still tried to be fair.
I have no doubts it would be far lore usable with some different tensioners, but with no way to carry them on the tool I might as well just carry a pick set if Im going to be adding extra stuff.
Great review. I’ve been eyeballing this thing for a bit. Appreciate the info.
Great review!!
Really a struggle with the one tension wrench 🙀
👏👍🐾🐈⬛🍻👍
Tell me about it😅. Green belt locks are unnecessarily hard with this single tensioner.
Great review
Thanks!
Good to know thank you
Thanks for checking it out!
Well said - Lots of these jackknife style picks only offer a bok tensioner which is extremely annoying have a limited set of uses. Would also like to see more hooks at different thicknesses instead of just 15 different rakes.
Agreed, and if I need to carry tensioners separately i might as well just carry a pick case and toss the jack knife
In looking to get a jack knife, I couldn't understand why I'd pay that much for this tool, when I could get a Slim Pickings from CI AND a jack knife from Southern for less. Love my Slim and Southern Jack btw. Thanks for the review and running the tools!!
There are so many other options that are less expensive, better thought out and have more features.
Their marketing got me into the hobby, but I learned quickly that there are better quality choices out there. Looking foward to the rizz review. I’m loving my riv so far.
Bosnian Bill made me aware of Sparrows and I started out with their stuff and quickly outgrew most of it. The SSDEV and Monkey paw set are the best things sparrows offers imo.
Interesting first glance at this Jackknife tool! Wise words and good criticism for what it is and what not 👍 One Can really learn a lot from you and your view to details!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
$95 for this wet fart when the extremely versatile Swick exists for cheaper is wild.
For sure. It definitely kind of stung buying this and knowing it wasn’t going to be as good as the Swick, but I wanted people to know what to expect with this thing and that there are better options out there.
@@georgiajim2260 I could have understood Sparrows coming out with this and overcharging a little for it like 6-8 years ago, but the price is wild with not just the Swick but the Lockmaster jackknives, etc. being cheaper.
This looks to be about as good as the H&H Chinese Southord knockoff for 10X the price.
i was hesitating between the sparrow escort and the lockmaster jack knife , so i will choose the lockmaster , better quality and more tools for half the price.
The design of the sparrow looks cool but i need a tool not a toy.
@@TheGuilev the Lockmaster is much better value. If you can get one the Moki edition Lockmaster it is fantastic. I’m finishing up the final episode of the review for it now. You get about the same performance from the Sparrows as you will the cheap Chinese jack knives that include a single tensioner.
@@georgiajim2260 the mok workshop seems doesn't active anymore, anyway i will grab the blue one.
Hot garbage from sparrows as usual. Only thing they sell I like is the tuxedo case. Tuxedo case with Peterson picks I don’t care if Ken is a sh** starter he makes the best picks on the market.
Ken is definitely loves drama. His picks are really good and I used them for years but there are so many other makers now making comparable stuff it’s harder and harder to pay the premium he wants for his picks.
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