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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Registration No.
333-</B>_____ </FONT></P><HR ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=100% COLOR=BLACK SIZE=1 NOSHADE>




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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Wisconsin</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>39-2019963</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>555 Main Street</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Racine, Wisconsin</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>53403</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Johnson Outdoors Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan</FONT><HR WIDTH=50% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Full title of the plan)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Johnson Outdoors Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>555 Main Street</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Racine, Wisconsin 53403</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(262) 631-6600</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=5><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=2 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Title of<BR>
Securities to be<BR>
Registered</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Class A Common Stock, $.05</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=19% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>150,000 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$19.80*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$2,970,000*</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=18% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$376.30</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>par value</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>*  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Estimated
 pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purposes of
calculating  the  registration      fee based on the  average of the high and low prices
of the Class A Common  Stock as  reported  by the Nasdaq  National  Market on
     May 4, 2004.</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
document or documents containing the information specified in Part I are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.  <U>Incorporation
of Documents by Reference</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by Johnson Outdoors Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), with the Commission are hereby incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October           3,
2003, filed December 29, 2003.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          All
other reports filed since October 3, 2003 by the Company pursuant to Section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form           10-Q for the quarter ended January 2, 2004, filed February 17, 2004.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
description of the Company&#146;s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.05 per
          share, contained in Item 1 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
          8-A, filed September 25 1987 with the Commission, and any amendments or reports
          filed for the purpose of updating such description.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of the filing of this Registration Statement and prior
to such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement that indicates that all securities offered under this Registration Statement
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of this
Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company has incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement its consolidated
financial statements for the year ended September 28, 2001 (the &#147;2001 Financial
Statements&#148;) in reliance on the report of Arthur Andersen LLP (&#147;Andersen&#148;),
independent public accountants, respecting the 2001 Financial Statements, which was given
on the authority of Andersen as experts in auditing and accounting. Andersen has not
consented to the inclusion of their report in this Registration Statement, and the Company
has dispensed with the requirement to file Andersen&#146;s consent in reliance on Rule
437a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
Andersen&#146;s failure to deliver its consent may limit recovery by purchasers of
securities under this Registration Statement on certain claims. In particular, and without
limitation, Andersen&#146;s failure to deliver its consent limits the ability of a
purchaser of securities under this Registration Statement to sue Andersen under Section
11(a)(4) of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact contained in
the 2001 Financial Statements or any omissions of a material fact required to be stated in
the 2001 Financial Statements. </FONT></P>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. <U>Description
of Securities</U>.  </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.  <U>Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>



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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6.  <U>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company&#146;s Bylaws, directors and
officers of the Company are entitled to mandatory indemnification from the Company against
certain liabilities and expenses (i) to the extent such officers or directors are
successful in the defense of a proceeding and (ii) in proceedings in which the director or
officer is not successful in the defense thereof, unless it is determined that the
director or officer breached or failed to perform his duties to the Company and such
breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or
its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer had a
material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or
officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a transaction from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful misconduct. The
Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically states that it is the policy of Wisconsin
to require or permit indemnification in connection with a proceeding involving securities
regulation, as described therein, to the extent required or permitted as described above.
Additionally, under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of the Company are
not subject to personal liability to the Company, its shareholders or any person asserting
rights on behalf thereof for certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting
solely from their status, except in circumstances paralleling those in subparagraphs (a)
through (d) outlined above. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses
for the defense of any action for which indemnification may be available may be advanced
by the Company under certain circumstances. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company&#146;s
Bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer of the Company
may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the
circumstances in which an officer or director may be required to bear the economic burden
of the foregoing liabilities and expenses. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company maintains a liability insurance policy for its directors and officers as permitted
by Wisconsin law which may extend to, among other things, liability arising under the
Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.  <U>Exemption from
Registration Claimed</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. <U>Exhibits</U>.  </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the attached
Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. <U>Undertakings</U>.  </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
         To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in this Registration Statement;  </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s           annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act           (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual           report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
          reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.  </FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
          advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
          public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
          unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
          liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
          paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of           such issue.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Racine, State of Wisconsin,
on May 6, 2004. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P>




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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Date</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=44% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=22% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>May 6, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice Chairman of the Board and</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Thomas F. Pyle, Jr</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Samuel C. Johnson</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Gregory E. Lawton</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Terry E. London</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John M. Fahey, Jr</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Paul A. Lehmann</U></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>May 6, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Paul A. Lehmann</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold</U> <BR>Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, <I>Attorney-in-fact</I> <BR>Affixed as of May 6, 2004</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         Johnson
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         Form
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>       Form
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         Opinion
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Registration No.
333-
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SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
39-2019963
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
555 Main Street
Racine, Wisconsin
53403
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Johnson Outdoors Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan
(Full title of the plan)
_________________
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Johnson Outdoors Inc.
555 Main Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 631-6600
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
_________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock, $.05
150,000 shares
$19.80*
$2,970,000*
$376.30
par value
*
Estimated
 pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purposes of
calculating  the  registration      fee based on the  average of the high and low prices
of the Class A Common  Stock as  reported  by the Nasdaq  National  Market on
     May 4, 2004.
_________________
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
document or documents containing the information specified in Part I are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part
of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents filed by Johnson Outdoors Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the
"Company"), with the Commission are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
1.              The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October           3,
2003, filed December 29, 2003.
2.              All
other reports filed since October 3, 2003 by the Company pursuant to Section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          "Exchange Act"), including the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form           10-Q for the quarter ended January 2, 2004, filed February 17, 2004.
3.              The
description of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.05 per
          share, contained in Item 1 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
          8-A, filed September 25 1987 with the Commission, and any amendments or reports
          filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act after the date of the filing of this Registration Statement and prior
to such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement that indicates that all securities offered under this Registration Statement
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of this
Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents.
The
Company has incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement its consolidated
financial statements for the year ended September 28, 2001 (the "2001 Financial
Statements") in reliance on the report of Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen"),
independent public accountants, respecting the 2001 Financial Statements, which was given
on the authority of Andersen as experts in auditing and accounting. Andersen has not
consented to the inclusion of their report in this Registration Statement, and the Company
has dispensed with the requirement to file Andersen's consent in reliance on Rule
437a under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Andersen's failure to deliver its consent may limit recovery by purchasers of
securities under this Registration Statement on certain claims. In particular, and without
limitation, Andersen's failure to deliver its consent limits the ability of a
purchaser of securities under this Registration Statement to sue Andersen under Section
11(a)(4) of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact contained in
the 2001 Financial Statements or any omissions of a material fact required to be stated in
the 2001 Financial Statements.
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Item 4.
Description
of Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not
applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
Pursuant
to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company's Bylaws, directors and
officers of the Company are entitled to mandatory indemnification from the Company against
certain liabilities and expenses (i) to the extent such officers or directors are
successful in the defense of a proceeding and (ii) in proceedings in which the director or
officer is not successful in the defense thereof, unless it is determined that the
director or officer breached or failed to perform his duties to the Company and such
breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful failure to deal fairly with the Company or
its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer had a
material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director or
officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (c) a transaction from which the
director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or (d) willful misconduct. The
Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically states that it is the policy of Wisconsin
to require or permit indemnification in connection with a proceeding involving securities
regulation, as described therein, to the extent required or permitted as described above.
Additionally, under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors of the Company are
not subject to personal liability to the Company, its shareholders or any person asserting
rights on behalf thereof for certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting
solely from their status, except in circumstances paralleling those in subparagraphs (a)
through (d) outlined above.
Expenses
for the defense of any action for which indemnification may be available may be advanced
by the Company under certain circumstances.
The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Company's
Bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer of the Company
may be entitled. The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the
circumstances in which an officer or director may be required to bear the economic burden
of the foregoing liabilities and expenses.
The
Company maintains a liability insurance policy for its directors and officers as permitted
by Wisconsin law which may extend to, among other things, liability arising under the
Securities Act.
Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not
Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The
exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the attached
Exhibit Index.
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Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)    
         To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)              To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)              To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
(iii)              To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
          previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
(2)              That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
          thereof.
(3)              To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)              The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's           annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act           (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual           report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
          reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(c)              Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may           be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
          pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
          advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
          public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
          unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
          liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
          paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of           such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Racine, State of Wisconsin,
on May 6, 2004.
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
By:
/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 6, 2004
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Vice Chairman of the Board and
*
Director
*
Thomas F. Pyle, Jr
Director
Samuel C. Johnson
Director
Gregory E. Lawton
*
Director
*
Terry E. London
*
Director
*
John M. Fahey, Jr
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Paul A. Lehmann
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 6, 2004
Paul A. Lehmann
*By:
/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold,
Attorney-in-fact
Affixed as of May 6, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
(4.1)
Johnson
Outdoors Inc. 2003 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan.
(4.2)
Form
of Restricted Stock Agreement.
(4.3)
Form
of Stock Option Agreement.
(5)
Opinion
of Foley & Lardner LLP.
(23.1)
Consent
of Ernst & Young LLP.
(23.2)
Note
Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
(23.3)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner LLP (contained in Exhibit (5) hereto).
(24)
Powers
of Attorney.
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