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<DESCRIPTION>JOHNSON TRUST SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT NO. 8
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 8)*

                              JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                      CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $.05 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   479254 10 4
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2001
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|X|      Rule 13d-1(b)

|_|      Rule 13d-1(c)

|_|      Rule 13d-1(d)

*        The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
         person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
         of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
         which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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     CUSIP No. 479254 10 4                               Page 2 of 6 Pages

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 1          NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

                     Johnson Trust Company - 39-1652885
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 2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*           (a)  |_|
                                                                        (b)  |X|

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 3          SEC USE ONLY


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 4          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     Wisconsin
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                              5       SOLE VOTING POWER
        NUMBER OF
                                               116,140(1)
          SHARES
                            --------- ------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY           6       SHARED VOTING POWER

         OWNED BY                              543,843(1)

           EACH             --------- ------------------------------------------
                              7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        REPORTING
                                               116,140(1)
          PERSON
                            --------- ------------------------------------------
           WITH              8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                               543,843(1)

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9           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     659,983(1)

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10          CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                              |_|

                     Not Applicable

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11          PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                     8.1%(1)

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12          TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     BK

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

(1)      Includes shares of Class B Common Stock held by the reporting person
         that are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one
         share-for-one share basis.
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Item 1   (a)      Name of Issuer:

                  Johnson Outdoors Inc.

         (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1326 Willow Road
                  Sturtevant, Wisconsin  53177

Item 2   (a)      Name of Person Filing:

                  Johnson Trust Company

         (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  4041 North Main Street
                  Racine, Wisconsin  53402

         (c)      Citizenship:

                  Wisconsin

         (d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                  Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value

         (e)      CUSIP Number:

                  479254 10 4

Item 3            If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
                  13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                  |X|      Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

Item 4   (a)      Ownership:

                  Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  659,983 Shares(1)(2)

         (b)      Percent of Class:

                  8.1%(1)(2)(3)

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         (c)      Number of Shares as to which person has:

                  (i)      sole power to vote or to direct vote:

                           116,140 shares(1)

                  (ii)     shares power to vote or to direct vote:

                           543,843 shares(2)

                  (iii)    sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:

                           116,140 shares(1)

                  (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:

                           543,843 shares(2)

Item 5            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  Not applicable

Item 6            Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person:

                  The reporting person reports beneficial ownership of
                  shares as the sole trustee of various trusts for
                  certain members of the family of Samuel C. Johnson.
                  Although other persons have the right to receive or
                  the power to direct the receipt of dividends or the
                  proceeds from the sale of such securities, no such
                  interests of any such person relate to more than five
                  percent of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.

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(1)    Includes 66,624 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible on a
       one share-for-one share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock over
       which the reporting person reports sole voting and investment power.

(2)    Includes 75,992 shares of Class B Common Stock which are convertible on a
       one share-for-one share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock over
       which the reporting person reports shared voting and investment power.

(3)    Based on 6,947,360 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding on January
       31, 2002 and 1,222,729 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding on
       January 31, 2002.

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Item 7            Identification  and  Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported by the Parent Holding
                  Company or Control Person:

                  Not applicable

Item 8            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not applicable

Item 9            Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not applicable

Item 10           Certification:

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and
                  are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
                  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
                  effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
                  such securities and were not acquired and are not held in
                  connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
                  that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

       After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                  February 6, 2002.

                                            JOHNSON TRUST COMPANY



                                            By:  /s/ Steven G. Gabriel
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Signature



                                            Steven G. Gabriel
                                            Senior Vice President
                                            Name/Title



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