Good Fillet Knife's?

[Maverick]

As did I. Wow, but i guess you pay for what you get. Very interested now. I really like it that their hand made in minnesota!

Great knives, but they are made in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Do they make a left handed model?

[harvey lee]

Cutco Fillet Fisherman. Holds its edge and hands down the best knife I have ever used.

[fishhuntwork]

@nd to the Wusthof, german made.

[quackersmacker]

Harvey, I completley agree! I have used leech lake, and they are nice, but comes in second to Cutco. The blade is adjustable from 6" to 9", and comes out of the handle for easy cleaning. It holds and edge like no knife I have ever owned. They are spendy but worth it. Just my two cents.

[walleyeslayr]

Leech Lake Knife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GoldeneyeHunter]

Rapala Electric Cordless Definetly!!!!

[Northlander]

I agree with goldeneyehunter. I love mine!

[dspohn]

Puma fillet knifes made in Germany very good knife.

[ICE_KING]

Mister Twister Electric...!!! Does the job and is way quicker than even some of the old timers ive paired up against that have all the experience of traditional knifes! But i still say get what you are most comfortable with...

[hondavxr]

I would also say electric. I have an American angler electric fillet nice and I can zip through fillets 10 fishes like nothing, while my buddy is just finish do 2 fillets.

[B-man715]

I know you had said that you need more practice with an electric.

Buy one, any brand, and get used to it. I filleted fish manually for about 10 years, and switched to an electric about 8 years ago. I will never clean a fish with a regular knife again (unless I don't have power). In this short life we are all looking for more time, and once you have cleaned a couple hundred fish with an electric you will see that you can do it in 1/3 the time and just as well. A crappie/perch/sunfish/walleye take me 30-45 seconds apiece with an electric. I can have a limit of crappies (25 in WI) go from sitting in a pail to sitting a a foodsaver bag, with everything cleaned up, in 25 minutes. It used to take me over an hour!

HINT- All electric knives are sold too sharp (cuts through the backbone too easily, harder time getting all the skin off in one pass). I have learned that dull blades are easier to work with. They allow you to put more pressure on the fish and skin allowing you to get all of the meat. The process I use is

1- cut all the way through the ribs to base of tail.

2- place a finger on rib cage, and swing blade under ribs

(lots of pressure against backside of ribs.)

3- remove skin from fillet.

With lots of practice your fillets will have all of the meat from between the ribs/skin and all of the belly meat. Good luck and I hope you see the light.

[Esox_Magnum]

I mainly use an electric but when I need an old fashioned knife my choice is an Easley

[quackersmacker]

B-man, thanks for the detailed insight. I received an electric for my b-day, but never used it, I love my Cutco. However, I think I will try and hack up the next round of fish with my new electric knife. Once again, thanks for the detail!!

[247icefishing]

I'm a fan of the electric fillet knife. Is there a way to sharpen the blades when it comes time, or does a guy just by a new set?? I've looked for a sharpener but everything is for a straight edge knife.

[LakeDocktor]

Does anyone know a decent fillet knife that comes in a wooden box? I don't want to spend too much money as these will be gifts for my groomsmen. I want something that I can get engraved as well. I am looking to spend somewhere in the $20-40 range.

[zamboni]

I would also say electric. I have an American angler electric fillet nice and I can zip through fillets 10 fishes like nothing, while my buddy is just finish do 2 fillets.

Yeah that is the brand I have as well. My dad give it to me after he bought himself one and fell in love with it.

[lovebigbluegills]

247,

I'm sure you could find a hardware store that would sharpen them (Ace comes to mind), or get a set of replacement blades--they're quite reasonable, and I've seen them for most brands of electric knives

[NoWiser]

I would make the jump to electric. Once you get used to it, you will never go back, and I personally waste less meat with them, and your fillets look great when you are done. I really like the Mister Twister brand, but between my dad and I have gone through about a dozen over the years because the switches always seem to go bad after a couple years and a few thousand fish. I have a Rapala brand now that works well, but gets REALLY warm after 50 or 60 fish, which makes it uncomfortable to use. I tried the American Angler, but was not impressed, although I never gave it enough of a shot to get used to it. I will never go back to a traditional knife, unless I'm in Canada where there is no power.

[letsgosioux93]

depends on what you are filleting. for small fish regular, but for a limit of walleyes/or a nice northern id use a eletric

[BehindtheHead]

i use electric for panfish but theres nothing that beats a leach lake for nords and walleyes