For us younger crappie fishermen what is the best old fashioned fillet knife? where to buy one? How to use?Do you use a fillet board,bucket What? all suggestions apprecated!!!!
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For us younger crappie fishermen what is the best old fashioned fillet knife? where to buy one? How to use?Do you use a fillet board,bucket What? all suggestions apprecated!!!!
#1 Old Norwegian made Fiskars, with the leather scabbard. Had it so long don't know where I got it. Check pawn shops and garage sales.
#2 New Fiskars, with plastic scabbard with built in sharpener. Walmart I think....
Tried using a filet board and it was more trouble then it was worth. Now I use a small folding table and a bucket with a trash bag at one end.
Dexter-Russell
Rapala from WalMart.
I would just give my fish to this guy and let him clean them for me.
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!!!!WOW!!!! thanks
That dude is fast.
Broke out the non-electric knife to try today. I was as sorry with it as I remembered. Cleaned 10 and went back to the electric.
russell or dexter russell in an 8 or 9 inch blade from memphis net and twine. do a google on memphis net or memphis net and twine and you'll find them. best fillet knife out there. then go to amazon.com and order you a rada knife sharpener. the rada is cheap. probably around 6.00 or so. thank me later.
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there you go. high carbon steel. much better than stainless steel. much easier to sharpen and keep sharpened. and don't forget the rada knife sharpener. take it from an old man that knows.
He cuts through the ribs, I cut around them. I bet my method is as fast cause he has to go back and remove rib cages. I will have more boneless Crappie than his method too!Quote:
Originally Posted by oleblue
Does anyone keep the ribs? or throw them away? I have heard the ribs or good?
My thoughts too. If you are going to do it that way why not just use an electric and cut through the ribs and keep even more meat then he is. Either way you are going to have to go back and remove the rib cages. I haven't done it with a standard knife in years. I learned that way and watched my father fillet many a fish doing it when I was a kid. Dad was pretty dang fast with one and did it the same way you do, going over the ribs and down to the belly. Once I started using an electric I never wanted to go back to a standard knife. I usually slab them out and throw them over to my fishing partner and he cuts the ribs off with a regular blade. If I'm doing it alone I do the whole thing with the electric.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD