Everyone's got their own opinion. It's all up to the person using it. Depends on how much you like knives. I love knives and have lots of custom made ones that I use. Other's don't really care and will use any old cheap knife. Something to think about is what are you going to do after you stick a pig and how often do you want to sharpen it. I use my same knife to gut the hog, quarter it up, bone it out, even fillet fish with it. I like a very hard HIGH carbon blade. If you can find one forged out of powdered steel or someone that makes damascus steel and tests the hardness you'd be very happy with it. D2 and ATS-34 blades are pretty nice. I don't like stainless steel but that's just me. Get you a good sheath and keep it on your belt and you should never loose it.

These are my 2 favorites made by Bill Middlebrook.

Man I like that bottom one.  I am the same as I like a good knife and custom ones.  But I also understand about the part were you can loose one easy in the woods.  The SOG is online for $60 and I think I can use it to do everything with as well. 

Wanted to see what everyone opinion is on their knives for sticking hogs.  Brand, blade length, sheath material, and blade almaterial so forth. Looking to get one soon but not wanted spend enough to buy a gun. Looking at the SOG tsunami ts-01.

Took Willie out today for the first time since I had him. Friend of mine has a twelve acre bay pen and we let 2 new dogs work with an older dog. Thus was his first time in the woods and he did well. Got him on a boar that weighed around 80lbs. Ol pig was mean a roughed Willie up a bit but he kept going back. He just followed the lead dog around so he never winded anything, but 30 mph winds don't help on his first time out. Once she started barking he was right behind her the whole time. I have to say I was proud of him and just had to let y'all know.

I know the guy real well that I bought the dog from and did get to see him work but only in a pen before I bought him. I live in east of Oklahoma city about 25 minutes.

I understand the risks of taking him out, just don't want to get him killed because of my stupidity. I have read a few of the threads on here about puppy training and am taking it all in. But what about getting the in the pen one a month or every other week just to help him starting with smaller pigs and working up to bigger ones. One of the guys we are going with tomorrow has a twelve acre pen with a dew hogs in it and we might get in there with the pups. Also what else should I get that is a must have when starting out. And at what age should u order a vest. I'm going to get a collar on it's way. Thank you in advance for all your advice.

Well I just started out.  Went on a hunt about three weeks ago and watched 2 dogs hunt, one was a cat and one a cur.  Well to say the least I fell in love.  Bought me a 7 month old pup that is baying well in the pen, but you can still see the pup in him alot.  We have built a small bay pen and getting a couple of hogs next weekend to start working our dogs.  My buddy has one that is 18 months and just now starting him (bought him to be a tracking dog for bobcats) due to overtime and work schedule.  So I am looking for all and any advice I can get.  I have looked into the P & P vest and collars, and ordering one in a few weeks.  I have read alot of info on here and trying to learn as much as I can.  So please help with making sure I can turn him into a good woods dog and not get him killed.  P.s. the guy i bought him from raised pen dogs and I want him to be a woods dog.