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Mine is getting slow, 15 years,199 crappie filet's Have a ole browning knife and it worked real well today, but was wondering it anyone have any experience with any other brand, I kinda just want positive post, don't want to run any brand down, thanks.
Get ya another American Angler or a Rapala. Don't waste your money on a Mister Twister.
I like my blue/white mister twister. Cleaned 18 nice bass (over 14 inch) Sunday with no problems. The green/yellow ones are not as strong.
199 Fillets?????? Heck you probably done that many this month. :Rofl I don't know what to suggest I bought my Twister at a garage sale about 6 years ago and it works good,but I have only cleaned 25 or 30 with it.
199? That's only 99.5 crappie? You caught the elusive one-sided Stockton crappie?
Twister has worked well for me but took Speck's advice and bought the blue and white saltwater one.
Try a black and decker. I like the way it fits on my hand and the don't cost much. Get em at the hardware stores around here.
:hesaid I saw Jeff do some white bass with the black and decker the other night. Looks like they work really well and like he said it's cheap to replace when needed. Probably going to pick one up myself before long
Beagle, take it apart. On the front end where blades go in are the gears that drive and operate the blades. Clean real good and grease with some light grease.
once in awhile I like a little susi...........Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
I had a mr twister, that was 20+ years old! it finally gave out on me about a year and a half ago. So I bought another one, and it burned up in less than a year, so I got another one and it seems like it's starting to quit on me. So, I'm in the same boat, would like to know if there is something else out there. They must be making mr twisters with sub quality parts now.
I have had a saltwater twister for years, Never had a problem! Had a Rapala once.. paid good money for it, Hated it or should I say it hated me?:hatchet: Threw it back in the box and into a cupboard and haven't seen it since!
well I decided to clean and grease the old knife, and sharpen all the blades, seems like the new stuff is not as good as the old stuff, and a little clean and polish never hurts, thank you all. MJD
Good thread, Mike. I was wondering myself. I have an american angler that works fantastic. On the 3rd set of blades. Asked for the 4th set for Father's Day and the kids bought me a whole new electric knife (Rapala, this time) because I told them my American Angler gets hot after cleaning all my fish and half of Bill's, too. Anyway....haven't fired it up yet. I may try cleaning my old knife, too, as suggested.
I will say this: When we were cleaning fish at camp, when Bill was using his Mr. Twister and I was using my American Angler, his seemed to run at a higher speed. More power? Dunno. Made me think. But not for long. Don't like thinking for long. Must've been too much power for him to handle cuz he was making a flippin' mess of those fish!
Bill is Mr. Twister, or twisted sister, or just twisted...............
I agree with Hogster1, I have a Mister Twister and it is junk. I'll replace it with an American Angler or Rapala first chance I get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hogster1
I had an American Angler for years and it was my best knife. Bought a Mister Twister and hated it to noisy and the twisted cord just sucks. So I now have a Rapala and really like it. Come with nice case and 2 blade. I couldn't find another American Angler or I would still be using one but So far Rapala is working good.