I'm in the market for an electric fillet knife. I'm torn between the Rapala and the American Angler. Both are convertable 110/12 volt. I can plug them in or run them off of the boat/car battery. What's your favorite? :dono
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I'm in the market for an electric fillet knife. I'm torn between the Rapala and the American Angler. Both are convertable 110/12 volt. I can plug them in or run them off of the boat/car battery. What's your favorite? :dono
I know it is a little higher, But I would recommend the Rapala Lithium Ion Rechargeable Unit. I have had really good luck with mine. It last alot longer than the first rechargeable model. If you are looking for a plug in unit, The rapala dual 110 or 12v unit works really well also. Hope this helps...
For me its mister twister or nothing. Generally good for about 4-5 couple thousand fish years. Blades are easily had and a couple different lengths to suit your taste.
Been using a Black and Decker for many years. It's starting to knock a bit. Will replace it with an American Angler when it quits.
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American Angler. No regrets, have clean many of fish.
Been using a Mr. Twister for many years and just got smoke out of mine and just bought a new one exactly the same. Going to send the old one back with $10 and have them repair it so I can keep using it just for fish and keep the new one in the house for kitchen use carving turkeys and such!
I have an American Angler and Mister Twister. If the 2 are laying there, I will always pick up the AA first. Something about the MT doesn't fit my hand or style like the AA does.
Why change? I have a black and decker going on its 3rd year, you can't beat it for 10 bucks.Quote:
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I've been happy with my American Angler. No issues.
Loved my Mister Twister, and lost it in the River Flood a few years back, along with the cabin. Bought the Rapala and has been a great replacement. A rechargeable would be convenient, I cant stand cords.
X2 There are a lot of things i like about mister twister. I got the salt water version. Heavy-duty motor. It cost a few dalars more. I got the scaler for $3.Quote:
Originally Posted by toofuss
Its so simple and safe a kid could use it. Its fast. The scaler doesn't throw scales making a mess.
I can clean fish in the house at the sink where there's hot water and a bright light.
The hot water helps clean up a lot.:biggrin
I'm a bachelor so cleaning fish in the kitchen doesn't involve attorneys . :bash
The cord does't bother me at all cause I have a socket at the sink
I looked at electric scalers on ebay costing more but did not see anything I liked.
I enjoy cleaning fish that way.
Check it out!
Fin
Amazon.com: Mister Twister EZ-Scaler: Sports & Outdoors
I'm fairly new to using an electric, and got my 1st a couple months ago, the MisterTwister. Last week the switch failed. This was the one I put a decent straight cord on and got rid of that curled-up excuse for a cord, otherwise I'd have taken it back.
I didn't particularly care for the switch/position anyway, since it was a bit awkward for me (carpal/cubital tunnel) so I'm going to replace it with a toggle switch that will fit in the housing once I pick one up.
I'm also going to get 1-2 B&D's from SprawlMart next time I run across them, "just in case".
X2 on the EZ Scaler Attachment. It's awesome!!Quote:
Originally Posted by FIN
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Mister twister!!
American Angler hands down.
I have a Mr. Twister. Cheap, the blades are easy to clean and replacement blades are easy to find. Only drawback is I wish the blades were a little thinner.
Rechargeables are great in theory, but the reality is the batteries don't have enough umph.
American Angler here too, still going strong after many years.
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Originally Posted by blackriver4x4
For crappie both are very good! As is the Mister Twister mentioned! For saltwater fish I have had to change to a Piranha! It is white with blue writing, has larger blades and a lot stronger motor. I do not know if it comes in 12volt, mine is not. Sheepshead are rough on a filet knife.
Berkley TEC TurboGlide
Lithium Ion Fillet Knife
My wife said is cleaned all 60 crappie with power left! And of course, they were slab's ;)
It charges fast and fits her hand!
I think not dealing with the cord is a big bonus.
Does the M/T Piranha use the same switch as the yeller/green one? If it does, I'd never buy one, it's a pretty cheesy (cheap) set-up. I'll likely end-up buying an AA, I don't mind paying a little more for added quality.
Brian, I had a more expensive brand and didn't like it. I used a friends M/T and liked it so I bought one.......been useing it for 4our years now and wore out a set of blades. I just recently replaced the blades and its doing fine, never had a problem. Maybe they were better four years ago....dunno, but I will probably try another M/T whenever this one gives up.
I have an old American Angler that is still my favorite electric knife and still runs real good after Lord only knows how many crappie rib cages it's cut through. Also have a MT Piranha that seems to be holding up fairly well, it's not as good as the AA though. Before the Piranha I had the green/yellow MT for a second, it wore out before the blades even started to dull, replaced it with a Rapala combo 110/12 volt, no power either way so it went back to Academy and got the Piranha.
Wish I'd have taken pics of the "switch", it's a bent piece of this metal that clips into the plastic trigger, when you pull the plastic trigger, it pushes the metal into a set of contacts. Very cheap/poor design. If you find a junk one tear it apart and you'll see what I mean. My knife was coming on by itself by simply moving the knife, not even touching the trigger. I'd rather have a positive on/off toggle switch that'll work.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Google "broken switch on mister twister knife" and read the Cabelas and BPS reviews where the triggers were broken right out of the box.
ETA: I see you said you've used it 4 years.....they ain't for whittling, they're for cleanin' fish :biggrin
Just purchased the rapala and so far no complaints.
I will not be without my Berley cordless cleaned 76 cappie till had battery.I have M.T.,A.A. 110v.and A.A.12V. have not used since I got the Berley.
I wore out my first American angler after many years of use.
I replaced it with another AA 110 volt unit.
My MT will just stop running 1/2 way thru a fish. I thought it was just my numbness issues with my hands. Sounds like it is more a switch issue with mine.
I've got an AA that's over 20 years old and is still on it's first set of blades. :yikes
There's no telling how many fish from bluegill to 50 lb flatheads that thing has been through in those years.
I use the American Angler and like it very much. No problems with it.
I had a AA the gears stripped. Motor was strong.
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I just picked-up 4- Black & Deckers at SprawlMart for $52, 2 for me and 2 for a buddy who ask me to get him a couple in case I'd found some. I just wanted them for spares, plus I spent nearly $30 for a M/T that probably ain't cleaned 100 fish before it failed. I'm hoping to get a chance to use one while I'm still here, if I do I'll post some input.
I just purchased a mister twister to replace my repala, I am really please, yes it's a little bigger than the others but it runs through the fish really quick and smooth. It has my vote
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After many years cleaning salmon, walleye, steelhead, and everything else with a high quality knife (several different ones) my dad decided that we "might" want/need an electric knife. I have always been hesitant for a couple of reason.
1. I like to think that I am pretty darned good at filleting fish. Oftentimes I have people at the cleaning station stop and watch what I am doing. Part of it is the knife "Forschner" curved knife. Part of it is the thousands of salmon I've done over the years. Last time I was timed I think I could do one in 22 seconds for a 20lb fish.
2. I see a ton of guys butcher fish with these things.
We came back from walleye fishing and had 24 fish to clean. Dad breaks this thing out of the truck and I decide that, I might as well try it (don't want to hurt his feelings). If it is junk, doesn't work right, or whatever, I'll throw it!!!!
It is a battery operated Rapala model. Somewhere around 100 bucks. I was able to clean all 24 walleyes (plus 2 perch) on one battery. That was a plus. Because I know what I was doing, there really wasn't a learning curve. Cutting through the ribs and to the tail was equal to my Forschner but I will give the edge to the electric as my arm and hand was not hurting after completing the chore!
Where it really shined was skinning. Yes, I can skin a fish pretty good. Too good as a matter of fact. Usually leaving a little while residue or dark meat on the fillet. With a double knife electric design, it leaves a tiny buffer of meat on the skin. You end up with a very clean fillet. Something you couldn't duplicate with a manual knife. The edge again to the electric.
My consensus with the individuals that butcher fish.. it isn't the knife, it was the individual. SOOOO, I was sold on the electric knife!!!!! Which I hate because I enjoy using a good old fashioned filet knife to display some skills.
That said...
The BAD
The trigger on this knife is horrible. It has a safety that needs to be pulled before pushing the button. Something that is hard to do with small hand and with the knife on it's side. Horrible design. The battery is also heavy and I could see it being an issue when cleaning 200 perch or a couple hundred crappies.
I will be looking towards a plug in electric and my two choices have been both the Mister Twister, and the American Angler. As long as I can push the button without having to use some stupid safety, I'm good. Thanks for the information guys. I'm slowly coming around to being converted!!!! Not there yet though
I've used a American Angler Saltwater version for about 15yrs.. A few years back I was filleting 74 tilapia in the 3-5lb range and a friend, whose dock I was cleaning them on, had a Mr. Twister. I would use one until it got a little hot to hold and then switch to the other one, this was a steady paced ordeal with no problems out of either one. Both of these were 110v corded models, I can't speak for the rechargeables as I haven't used them. This is an important topic with some fine feedback from members, thanks for posting it.
After 3 years with a MT I bought an American Angler. The only problem I have is, it gets very HOT if cleaning like 25 fish. I now try to just keep 10, been working great. [emoji3]
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I've had a Berkley, tore the gears out cleaning walleye. Now I have a MT, green and yellow, and love it and an old black and red AA and love it. I don't like the curly cord on the MT but keep a cheap 6' cord in the box with it so it doesn't bother me too much. I also have a Cabelas brand and it's a piece of crap.
I like the Ozark Trail one from Wal Mart, for $15 it's considered disposable. Usually can get almost a year out of one, or a few hundred fish. If I could get replacement blades it would last longer, never had a motor go out yet.
Buck knife for me.:Rofl Rapala for me.
I've settled on the MT blue and white one (Pirhanna???) because my small hands were not comfortable on the AA, and the heat generated was too much to put up with. Tried two AA's, nice units, but way too hot. My experience