I need a new fillet knife.Thinking about getting that Berkley cordless with the lithium battery.Anybody have one?
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I need a new fillet knife.Thinking about getting that Berkley cordless with the lithium battery.Anybody have one?
Got one it is nice I can clean my fish in the back away from the house but dont keep charging it use till battery dies and then charge or you will have to buy a new battery.
If it is a lithium battery, you should be able to recharge it at any point of discharge and it will not develop memory of short charging and ruin the battery. With all my lithium tools I charge them when finish using and then take them off of the charger. They will hold a charge longer on the shelf than Ni-Cads. Ni-Cads have to be completely discharged before recharging or the battery will develop charging memory.
Sorry MO, I have no experience with the knife you mentioned.
"gene"
I like the American Angler electric filet knives and have had good experience with them. They are about to come out with a new model with metal gears, and it is a good looking knife, but I don't know when this will happen.
The rechargeable ones they make now are pretty amazing and no pesky cord to get in your way. Also a Lithium battery only loses its charge at a rate of 1-2% per month if you don't use it.
I have Lithium in my cell phones and I charge them nightly and still get 2 years out of them before replacement. A typical Lithium battery if not used has a shelf life of 10 years. So if you use your fillet knife say once a week and recharge it 4 times a month it should probably last you like 5+ years.
5 years from now they'll probably have a new type of battery that works on fusion power, lol. Just add water and its charged!! :D
I am skeptical about a cordless knife,but when I saw that it had a lithium battery,I may try it.It's new,not even on Bass Pro website yet,it's in their new catalog.
American Angler has a new knife out "MT3", metal gears,supposed to be really good.The only problem is, they show it on their website,but it's not for sale yet:confused: It isn't cordless,but I really like the thin blades.
Also,the Mister Twister "piranha" (saltwater) had some really good reviews.
i bought an american angler mt3 salt water version last year at academy. it is the white and light blue one. i brought it to the gathering and shadow made fun of it b/c it was so loud. i love it. it comes with 2 sets of blades, a shorter pair for crappie and a longer pair for redfish or the like.
it will flat skin a fish. i love mine.
doc :)
Just remind me if you bring it this year and I'll remember to bring my ear plugs!:eek::DQuote:
Originally Posted by docwaldo
i thought the ear plugs were cause randy and deacon snore so LOUD!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow
Not to be a s-a or anything similar, but I never heard of a surgeon using an electric knife. :eek:
I had one for about a week 20 or 30 years ago. Nothing but surgical instruments since - and only those with 4-inch blades, which do the work on a two-foot red very nicely and fast enough for me.
And there's no way I'd try to fillet a flounder with an electric knife! :eek:
Just my two-bits worth. Incidentally, that knife also did a good quick job on those Bundick's Lake sacs that Dwayne put me on last winter. :D
Pete
I've got some old knives I'll sell ya cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by sneakypete
Jig Rig
That's sure enough a mixed bag of fish. Where did you catch them?Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
Up and down the lower Pearl River.Quote:
Originally Posted by blairarnold
Jig Rig
Did you just catch them jig or are they from 2004...:-) Above Pearlington?
OK fellas....the decision has been made concerning the fillet knife.After much research and deliberation......I just ordered the Berkley TEC(lithium) cordless.I asked the girl from Bass Pro about their return policy.I have 30 days to try this puppy out.For $100,this thing better cut some slabs,or I'll be rolling to Denham Springs with my receipt! After the 30 day trial period,I'll give ya'll a review.
My camera was stuck on 04. It must have been last year. I really don't remember when, but I do remember were.;) The salt fish were south of the Pearlington Launch. The fresh water fish were north.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter7711
Adam said in a post recently that the pearl was still low. Could be time to try again.
HTH
Jig Rig
I fish near Pump Slough off 59, which is always lower. Don't have a motor to run up near Pearlington in current, but I've heard good Red reports from there.
If I was a salt man, I'd be heading to Grand Isle right about now.
Adam
The best knives ever were the General Electric and you can't find them anymore, as far as the Mister Twister they have a decent motor but the blades aren't very sharp and don't hold up. The piranna blabes are very over rated and I feel they are useless for panfish. I only use them on redfish.
I've been with 2 different guides at 2 different places, Appalachicola and Delacroix Island, who had 2 different fairly new Mister Twister knives that stripped their gears while they were cleaning fish. On the 2d occasion I had my American Angler knife with me and the guide finished up with it and complimented how well it did.
WOW nice looking knife, but that price tag is hard to chew on. I guess I will just keep running the extension cord out and using my 110v and the 5 gal bucket for the bodies. I don't eat the ribs.