Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 10-Q 2005 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Johnson Outdoors Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended April 1, 2005 (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

/s/ Paul A. Lehmann                                          

Paul A. Lehmann

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 11, 2005