filet knifes

[Guest]

Is there a better knife out than a Cutco fisherman solution knife?

[looking 4 a 30]

i use a Wustoff little $$ but will last a while

[iffwalleyes]

Leech lakes are very nice again a little $$ but worth it for me.

[Gissert]

As iffwalleyes said, the Leech Lake knives are great.

I am partial to Dunn knives from my trapping days. They make a real good looking fillet knife. Not cheap, though, but they will hold an edge a loooong time.

[Guest]

Does Leech Lake knives carry a lifetime warranty and will they sharpen the blade at no charge like Cutco? I have thier household knives and they are not the cheapest by far but are a awesome knife,never used one so sharp.

[iffwalleyes]

I am pretty sure they (leech) have a life time warrenty and sharpening. Though I have not needed either with mine yet.

[Fisher Dave]

I get by with the good old normark(rapala) knives... I brush the blade on a stone, or the little red rapala sharpener before each use.. I have never had a problem holding an edge..

I know there are *better* knives out there, but *old reliables* have gotten me by just fine.. I dont see any point in upgrading unless im going to seek a career in fish cleaning*... although im not going to refuse if anyone tries to give me a *hand-me-down*.

Its not always the knife that is used.. its the hand using the knife that is going to determine what kind of chore it is to get the fillets of the fish... some people have a heck of a time filleting fish.

[PierBridge]

I'm with Dave I use the Rappala.

The Leach LK Fillet knife if used correctly is very effective, one it's double sided and razor sharp on both sides and it will cut you in a blink of an eye, I would recommend a steel mesh glove and pay close attention as always.

Filleting fish does not dull the blade, cutting through skin, scale and bone's does, so if you use the top of the Leech LK knife for Skin, Scales, bones and the bottom for filleting the Knife will stay sharp for a very long time as stated above. I have friend who has cleaned over 500 fish with his Leach LK and it's still sharp, also have 2 friends who bought them this year and there dull already.

[Duffer]

two words leech lake knives okay i guess 3 workds

[Rip_Some_Lip]

I am surprised no one has said anything about electric knives. I use the old reliable 12 volt electric knife 90% of the time. I can fillet twice as many fish in the same amount time as I can with my other knives. I have got it down pat and get just as nice of fillets as with the others.

[Mike89]

Hey Rip, that's my choise of knifes also. Use an AC one too. Have used electric knifes for many years with great results. But other wise I use good small boning knifes. I'm also buying a Leech Lake Knife as we speak. After seeing one and watching it work, WOW!! Mike

[Mad Lake Bomber]

I use the Cutco fisherman solution and believe it is the best knife out there. It doesn't offer a lifetime warranty, it offers a forever warranty...which means I can hand it down to my kids, my kids' kids, and so on. A lot of the members may not know about the Cutco brand but in my experience they are much better than the Wustoff or Henckels brands. Plus, the blade is adjustable so you can comfortably fillet a bluegill, pike, or walleye. I've used the electrics and did fine with them, but there is nothing like using a Cutco. I also have a set of the kitchen knives and would have nothing else. Every guy I've lent my knife to has given up on the electrics and purchased a Cutco. I just can't say enough about Cutco. And no, I don't work for them.

[Guest]

MadLakeBomber

I agree with all of your statements about Cutco.I forgot that my household knives were a forever warranty and not lifetime.There may be a better knife out there but I dont knowe what could be better.I ordered a Cutco this weekend and cant wait to fillet fish with it,they are awesome knives.

[Rip_Some_Lip]

So what do one of those Cutco's cost?

[jbb]

I own a forged steel Wustoff & a stamped out cutco & the cutco is not even close to the quality of steel. Wustoff blade stays sharp much longer

[IceHawk]

I use the Cutco fillet knife also and I love it. Like someone stated it is adjustable it goes from 7 inches to 9 inches and it has a forever warranty. The sharpness of this knife is unreal. I highly recomend one. I think the cost is around $60.00 dollars.

[Guest]

Cutco has them on sale right now for 50.00 and the warranty is forever,no matter what you do to it.If it were to ever need to be sharpened its free.

[MossBoss95]

I use the wustoff also and is a great knife, the Rapala knife is ok for a cheaper model but I always had to sharpen it. The wustoff will run you about 70-90$ depending on where you buy it. In my oppinion I would buy it if you plan on keeping and not just catching.

[Mad Lake Bomber]

One more word on Cutco. My neighbor purchased a set of Cutco knives the year she got married (over 40 years ago). Back then they had the wood handles and not the new material used today. After 40 years she still used those knives and they were still pretty sharp! I told her she should send them in and they could put a new edge on them to make them like new. So she sent in her 40 year old set and a couple weeks later she got a brand new set in the mail! That was a $1300 set of knives! What other company does that?