Exhibit 99.3



Written Statement of the Vice President and Chief Financial 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
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the
"Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended September 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/ Paul A. Lehmann
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Paul A. Lehmann
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
December 26, 2002