JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 8, 2004

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC (JOUT)
CIK: 0000788329
Period of Report: 2004-10-29

Reporting Person: Johnson S Curtis (10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	29009	Indirect
Class A Common Stock	82686	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy)	$13.0400	2005-01-07	Class A Common Stock (161667)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: S. Curtis Johnson is filing this Form 3 because he may be deemed (but does not hereby admit that he is) part of a 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of Johnson Outdoors outstanding common stock. This Form 3 reports the shares of Johnson Outdoors common stock in which Mr. Johnson may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2).

F2: S. Curtis Johnson reports these shares as the sole trustee of certain trusts for Johnson family members, which beneficially own the reported shares directly. Mr. Johnson disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by the trusts in which he does not have a pecuniary interest.

F3: S. Curtis Johnson reports these shares as settlor and beneficiary of the S. Curtis Johnson Revocable Trust (the "Trust"), which beneficially owns the reported shares directly, or indirectly as the general partner of certain limited partnerships. Mr. Johnson reports all shares held by certain limited partnerships of which the Trust is a general partner. Due to the nature of such limited partnerships, it is impractical to determine the Trust's proportionate interest (as defined by Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B)) in such limited partnerships. Mr. Johnson disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares directly or indirectly held by the Trust in which he does not have a pecuniary interest.

F4: Stock option granted pursuant to that certain Option Agreement, dated July 8, 2003, by and among the Samuel C. Johnson 1988 Trust Number 1 dated September 14, 1988, as amended and restated, Helen P. Johnson Leipold, S. Curtis Johnson, H. Fisk Johnson and Winifred J. Marquart.