Thread: BEST FILLET KNIFE ON THE MARKET!

I have an American Angler that is many years old and still going strong. Now that I've bragged, it'll probably die .

I have an American Angler that has been going stong for years as well!!!! I pick up a new blade every three years of so and it helps a bunch! No problem with the ribs on 2lbs plus fish that we get out of Guntersville around here.

Originally Posted by justinp61

I have an American Angler that is many years old and still going strong. Now that I've bragged, it'll probably die .

The grey one would not make it through the warranty.

New ones seem a lot more solid. Blade speed seems a little slow. But strong

Originally Posted by Bob D

I have an American Angler that has been going stong for years as well!!!! I pick up a new blade every three years of so and it helps a bunch! No problem with the ribs on 2lbs plus fish that we get out of Guntersville around here.

My american angler is the blue handled one. It is OLD!!!!!! I dont know if it has metal gears, but I do know it is bad to the bone! I clean everything from 30+ pound cats to 6inch bream. It is definitely not prejudice!

I have been looking for another one, since I like to have a spare of something with this quality. Are the white handled ones as powerful as the old blue ones?

Originally Posted by LowePro

I have been looking for another one, since I like to have a spare of something with this quality. Are the white handled ones as powerful as the old blue ones?

American Angler doesn't make the white handled one (saltwater) any longer. I use the American Angler Pro and really like it.
Side note: I have a friend that guides and cleans his clients' fish. He used a blue American Angler for years. It finally gave up the ghost. I took it apart to try and rebuild it. Couldn't do it. The contact plates on the armature had worn completely through. Surprised me when I discovered that it had plastic gears. And they weren't worn down. American Angler puts enough grease in those knives to last.

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My knife is 10-12 years old and still going strong. It has cleaned several thousand crappie and has good power on large fish. If you can't find blades the Mister Twister will work in mine.
Joe

Originally Posted by LowePro

I have rapala, mister twister salt water edition, and an american angler. My american angler is about 10yrs old and still going. It is so much more powerful and 10x the rpms that the other 2 have, and maybe even combined! Problem is now is the new american anglers are so expensive. I bought mine new for $20. I lost the american angler, so i bought the rapala, it did ok but hurt my wrist because of lack of speed and power. So i got the mister twister salt water edition, it was alot more powerful than rapala, and i thot that was the ticket until.... I found my american angler again just this yr. There is seriously no comparison. Ya dont even hafta push the blade at all. This is just my personal opinion, and i dont get anything from advertisement, and totally non biased in the beginning of my experiments. Now i have a pretty strong opinion. I hope i dont offend anyone. But the question was asked, so i answered.