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All this talk of real knives made me remember an old fillet knife from Knives of Alaska that I had packed away from earlier years in another part of the country. I broke it out and it's still super sharp. Maybe a little big for Crappie, but maybe not. It was called the Coho, as I recall, and worked great on large Salmon and Lake Trout. It feels pretty good in the hand.
I have the Knives of Alaska, 3 knife set. They were wonderful until they got dull. I have taken them all over Tulsa and not found anyone local who can restore the blades. You have to mail it into Knives of Alaska and they will sharpen (for a fee). $280 set of knives that I can't sharpen on my own.......
I have resharpened this one many times over the years. I also have one of their hunting knives that has been used on several elk and a few deer. I just use a good steel followed by on old crock stick and they get back to shaving sharp. Mine are both older ones so maybe that has something to do with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OKHUNT
Okhunt - Call Dave McCroskey @405-624-9900 and he will sharpen your knives. He is in Stillwater.
Where do you live at OKHUNT? If you're close, I can sharpen them for you, not a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by OKHUNT
If I remember, some of their stuff was made out of D2, which can be hard to sharpen on some stones. That's why some people have problems with them.
I wanted to share the recent experiance I had while dealing with the Mr Twister company. I have owned the 110 volt knife for a while and it had suddenly started not filleting very well. At first I thought it was the blades and replaced them. Then, we (fishing buddies and I) deduced that maybe it was the fact that I was using the flexible thinner blades I had gotten at Walmart on sale one day. So back to the stock blades and still my filleting style was even worse than my normal "hack and stab" approach to fish cleaning. So I read the warranty, which said send it in return postage guaranteed and we might fix it under warranty or repair it for 10 dollars. I thought yeah, here we go.Quote:
Originally Posted by IkenI
So I boxed it up, (about 5.70 in postage) and mailed it out to Monroe, Louisiana as directed with a polite note telling them what I thought about it failing so soon. And then promptly forgot about it. A couple of weeks later, here shows up my original shipping box on the doorstep. Enclosed was a NEW in the package Mr Twister electric knife and thrown in were a set of blades and a nifty little green and yellow carrying case made of nylon.
Though not mentioned in my note was the fact that I did take mine apart to see what was wrong and found that the cam eccentric in that drives the blades back and forth was made of a hard plastic/nylon and the holes had worn open causing the blades not to move very far. So much for cutting through catfish ribcages for me. I've changed my technique to cutting behind the ribs and over the outer parts of the ribs not cutting any bones unless by accident. Blades last forever and knife has too.
I feel they stood up without any fuss to their commitment of their product in my case.
Lenny
Since this thread has started, I have bought a 12 volt American Angler, 110volt AA, 110 volt mister twister, BD from walmart, and a Buba Blade. I have also got some Cutco and Havalon knifes. The BDs (White one and Black ones) run strong, but the gears strip out soo quick! they are not worth the $13. We are all on agreement with Rapala. I have also went through several AA MT3 (their all metal transmission), they are no good either at $99 each! Now they do not even make them! I probably broke them on the return policy! The mister twister is good, no complaints other than the short coiled cord! AA is by far the best electric knife. We have one that we call the Warrior, its 5 years old!The new 12volt AA was strong, and slid right through my catfish (i do not go through ribs, though) It is not underpowered. The 110 volt AA was the same. My Cutco's do get dull, regardless of what they tell you. The blade is too floppy to push right through crappie ribs. They are over priced. I have 3 of them. The Havalon is great to use as a scalpel, not a filleting knife. Finally, my son got me a Bubba blade last week. I cleaned the eucha fish with it. It is by far the best knife i have cleaned with! I would say it cut my cleaning time in half almost and was less effort than a good electric knife! If the Bubba blade can stand the test of time, I am now done with electric!
How much is the Bubba blade?
George - $55 plus shipping. Since I got my 9" flex Bubba I haven't used an electric yet.
I have a bubba and i am not that happy with it. I will have a McCroskey tomorrow I am pretty sure i will like it.