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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF CHAIRMAN
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                              JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.



Written Statement of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the "Company"),
hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of
the Company for the quarter ended December 27, 2002 (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.




  /s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
  -----------------------------------------------------
  Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  February 10, 2003

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