Thread: Electric Fillet Knifes

Went to Wally's to look for replacement blades for my old B&D and found an Outdoor Angler electric fillet knife in the sporting goods dept for $14.98. We'll see how well it works.

I bought one of the recently discovered in the warehouse american angler 12v electric fillet knives. I used it a couple weekends ago coupled with an 8 inch american angler shark blade. Truthfully speaking I was not impressed at all. My Berkeley 12 volt with the stock blade works better. I'll try the american angler again with the standard blade for comparison, but I think I've wasted my money at this point. I will try it next time with the standard blade to see how it goes next time, but for the money I think the berkly is the ticket.

I bought the wally world black n decker last year and took it back. I don't recall why I didn't like it, sorry. I have a Rapala and it works fine but I don't think there's any advantage over the ones we had 40 years ago. Might pick up a Hamilton Beach from an estate sale that gramma used.

Originally Posted by Blackhawk19

I know it might sound crazy but I've used a lot of the above mentioned knives but the best one I've found is the Black&Decker craving knive at Wally World for $12.88! It has a great blade speed and does an outstanding job. If the blades get dull you can buy another one cheaper then the replacement blades for the fishing knives

X2 on this. It works just fine. I actually prefer the straight blades like this model has. The only disadvantage is that you can't run it off of your car battery/12V outlet. Not a big deal for me.

Blackhawk19 and Scrat are right on about the Black and Decker knives at WM I had one used given to me and its better than the Mr. Twisters in my opinion.

are those black and decker knives safe to use around running water? and as for as that goes are the american angler. on more than one occasion i've been shocked using the mister twister knives at metallic table cleaning stations with water faucets for rinsing fish....... zzzzzzz'z whew!

American angler is the only way! I have used probably every brand out there at some point after my american angler died (it was 10 plus years old). No other knife has the power. The second to the best is the black and decker turkey carver and even that is WAY down the line in comparison. I would probably bet the people who have not used american angler is probably satisfied with what they have because they may know no difference (im not being rude or mean or calling anyone dumb, I swear). I ended up spending a ton of money and ended up going back with the american angler. Reason I wanted something different in the first place was because the American Anglers were so expensive. Ended up spending more money trying to cheap out. It only cost a lil more to go first class. Let me save you some money in the long run and make things easier on your wrist. Go american angler!

I have 2 American Anglers, one is over 20 years old. Have had to replace the cord once, easy fix. Pull it apart and clean and lube gears. Newer one I keep in camper, it is the blue and gray model. Not near as powerful or comfortable as the old one. The newest model is supposed to be much better. Built more on the old style. Guys I know that have them and clean a ton of fish swear by them. I have used all the household models and a few of the old ones did a fair job but everyone was uncomfortable to use. Old mister twister was a good knife. New ones are Chinese junk. I'm just like Lowepro, spend the money on the front end and let that be the least of your worries. Prorate that 80.00 over 10-15 years. Pretty cheap.