Thread: Filet knife

bubba blade or cabelas advanced angler

I got the same sharpener for Christmas.....I love it as well!!

Originally Posted by Buckrub

Many people can sharpen a knife well. I am not one.

I got one of these, and now it almost doesn't matter what kind of knife I use. I know I can sharpen it and it will work great.

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I have a Schrade and I love it. Good flexible blade and it is easy to sharpen. I usually put it on steel for 6 or so strokes prior to sharpening and it holds through 15-20 fish and then I hit it again. I like a very sharp edge and believe in maintaining that edge.

I have a back up knife that is made by RADA. I bought it from a friend at work because his daughter was selling RADA products as a fund raiser for school. I think it was $18 and that is a pretty decent knife.

For a back up, to those 2, I do have a CASE filet knife. the blade is pretty stiff but as CASE products go, it will hold the edge.

Comparing my fileting with a manual to an electric, my dad and I both started with 30 crappie each. I'm a stickler about saving the rib meat so I do take a little time with my fish. Dad cuts through the rib cage with the electric knife and then has to cut the rib cage out. He finished 1 fish ahead of me. Manual fileting is my choice.

I have a bubba blade. I love it for everything but cleaning crappie. Need to practice. I use a com. Electric fillet knife . Works great had over 10 years.

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Iv'e always used the 7 inch Rapala...and will continue to do so until I fillet my last crappie. There are many good knifes out there but Rapala was one of the first to market a good fillet knife. It's a sen-ti-mentle thing I guess.

Originally Posted by hawgdog

I got the same sharpener for Christmas.....I love it as well!!

Better watch a gift like that Dog!!! The wife may want ya to sharpen the knives so she can decapitate ya!!! :-)

Oh yeah, how much life insurance you got? Hehehe

Tell her I can sell your boat for her!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Hope you guys don't mind an out-of-stater posting in this thread. I'd like to toss out an observation to the OP about choices on the fillet knife question. The 8-9" Dexter's were suggested to me when I was looking for a new fillet knife. I bought a 7 and on 8" and find them too long to be real comfortable with. A 6" blade, on the fish I come home with the most, say 15" and under, seems to be a more manageable option.

With that said, I purchased this week a Forshner 6" flexible knife and a Forshner 4 1/2" straight point poultry knife that I think will work great for me. The flexible is VERY flexible and I'm not sure how much I'll like it. I got the poultry knife because it has a similar shape to a knife that came in a bunch of stuff I bought and I'm very comfortable with its blade length and shape. Its a stiffer blade yet still has some flex to it and on the smaller freshwater fish I bring home, I think it will be a good thing.

I got the Forshner's from this place, which was recommended to me by the guy who makes the Edge-Pro sharpening system. Got very good service from Tim here at Accurate.

Forschner Victorinox Fishing Knives

I made a fillet knife from a power stroke hack saw blade and a broken spike maul handle thirty-three years ago. Ground the blade to the shape I wanted on a bench grinder at the signal shop at the Pine Bluff Hump Yard. I was surprised at how well it turn out. I am not a knife maker. Still using it and it does a great job. I keep a steel and stone at hand when I am cleaning a bunch of fish. A sharp paring knife is also something I keep at hand.
Never used a electric fillet knife. If I did and learn to use it well, I might throw away my old stuff.