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IN, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2013 9:10:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: HandyFather]
 I bought the best fillet knife my local store had to offer. It wasn't the most expensive one, but the best bang for the buck, and I figure it will last 20 years. I bought it after my first fillet knife, a very cheap one, broke. I wrote about it at http://www.handyfather.com/the-best-fillet-knife/ What do you think is the best fillet knife for you, and why? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/26/2013 4:05:00 PM EDT
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A Bob Dozier fillet knife. Insanely sharp and holds an edge.
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Posted: 11/12/2013 10:25:07 PM EDT
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Dexter
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Posted: 4/2/2014 1:12:33 PM EDT
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Dexter.
Buy 10 for the price of one premium knife and readily available. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/2/2014 1:52:52 PM EDT
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Rapala makes a good fillet knife. The tips break pretty easy if you drop one on a hard surface. For the price you can easily replace one.
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Posted: 4/12/2014 2:39:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MattR:
Dexter. Buy 10 for the price of one premium knife and readily available. eggsactly 
http://knives.dexter1818.com/shop/sani-safe/fish-fillet.html easy to sharpen, just the right amount of flexibility |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 7:35:40 PM EDT
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I went the custom route and it's one of my favorite possessions. Of course it is an absolute lazar and stays sharp for a very long time even in salt water.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2014 7:51:59 PM EDT
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Kind of depends on what you are cleaning first it has to be sharp no matter what. For bulk work an electric knife works well.
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USA
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Posted: 4/19/2014 9:51:59 PM EDT
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I use an inexpensive fiskars. Sheath as a pair of molded in ceramic rods. A few strokes before use and it's perfectly sharp all the time. The blade has flex if you need that. I don't like rigid fillet knives. Those are called boning knives.
I like my fiskars so much I use it for boning deer. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 4/19/2014 10:41:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MonkeyGrip]
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Powdered metallurgy stainless. Expensive, but so are very expensive fish, so that's what the factories use.
e.g.: http://www.seamountknifeworks.com/gallery.htm |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 6/7/2014 2:25:57 PM EDT
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Can't imagine why I would not stick with those Finn made Normark or Rapalas. They are so easy to keep sharp with a stone, inexpensive, and do the job well. Of course the ones outsourced to foreign nations may not be quite the same as what we had before.
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Posted: 8/13/2014 3:05:15 PM EDT
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Another vote for Dexter
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Posted: 8/14/2014 10:23:00 PM EDT
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Cutco also makes a nice fillet knife. Blade adjustable from 7 to 9 inch
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USA
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Posted: 3/4/2015 5:37:53 AM EDT
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Check out Leech Lake Knives. I used the trusty Rapala for 20+ years with no complaints, but I picked up a LL knife about 5 years ago and I absolutely love it.
This is the one I have: http://www.leechlakeknife.com/SlideShow_assets/SlideShow.html?lang=en |
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Posted: 3/6/2015 2:33:12 PM EDT
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Rapala, Dexter, or Victorinox for me.
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MB, CAN
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Posted: 3/23/2015 5:57:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MinnFinn:
Check out Leech Lake Knives. I used the trusty Rapala for 20+ years with no complaints, but I picked up a LL knife about 5 years ago and I absolutely love it. This is the one I have: http://www.leechlakeknife.com/SlideShow_assets/SlideShow.html?lang=en How long did it take you to cut yourself with the Leech Lake? I made it 3 days, they even used to ship them with a band aid in the sheath. I have the LL and a cheap Dexter Russell with the carbon steel, polar opposites of price range. |
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Posted: 9/9/2015 9:22:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MinnFinn:
Check out Leech Lake Knives. I used the trusty Rapala for 20+ years with no complaints, but I picked up a LL knife about 5 years ago and I absolutely love it. This is the one I have: http://www.leechlakeknife.com/SlideShow_assets/SlideShow.html?lang=en I just got one too. Great knife. Did close to 30 fish or so on our annual trip to rainy lake last weekend. All the guides there use them too. |
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Posted: 9/26/2015 4:22:06 AM EDT
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Just picked up a Havalon this season and I wont go back to using anything else, razor sharp blades that are replaceable and flexible.
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Posted: 9/26/2015 11:17:17 AM EDT
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I've got a Dexter. It's my preferred knife.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 1/19/2016 12:51:38 AM EDT
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I look for the older Rapala's, when they still made them in Finland. They are fairly inexpensive, but work great, and easy to keep a razor sharp edge on them. The thin semi-flexible blade makes it easy to work them close to the bones. Be careful with the tip.
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Posted: 2/15/2016 10:26:56 PM EDT
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Anybody have experience with the Mora fillet knives?
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Posted: 2/27/2016 12:00:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Equator: Anybody have experience with the Mora fillet knives? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Nah but was thinking of going that route or splurge for a Bubba.. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 3/11/2016 6:43:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LVMIKE]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Equator:
Anybody have experience with the Mora fillet knives? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have two and like them. Nice handle. Great sheath (easy to keep dry inside). I feel like the steel is better then the rapalas by a small margin but likely they are both sandvik 12c27 or 14c28. I actually find myself using it a lot for other cooking tasks because it steels to a really fine edge easy and cuts really well. |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 3/12/2016 2:17:30 PM EDT
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I picked up a Buck #3201 folding filet. It has a 6.5" blade and very sharp. Only time and use will tell. I didn't know if anyone else has had an experience with this knife.
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Posted: 4/19/2016 7:19:46 PM EDT
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I like the Bubba Blade
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Posted: 6/13/2016 1:25:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By striperfisher:
Cutco also makes a nice fillet knife. Blade adjustable from 7 to 9 inch Alcas Fishermans solution. Cutco picked them up years back. I bought one at the cutting edge in the Carlsbad Mall back in 87'. 
Bluegill to King Salmon. They work, but don't hold the best edge. Anza fillet knives are the bomb for holding an edge. Made from band saw blades. The only issue is rust, if they aren't taken care of properly. |
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Posted: 6/21/2016 10:24:05 AM EDT
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I do most of my cleaning with a old (and I mean old) curved edge carbon steel butchers knife.
I only use the fillet knife to remove the skin and any old fillet knife will do. |
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Posted: 6/21/2016 11:23:38 AM EDT
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"Best"...Phil Wilson's are probably hard to beat, but unavailable.
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WI, USA
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Posted: 8/7/2016 11:11:18 PM EDT
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Victorinox - Semi flexible curved boning knife.
Nothing better and they're cheap enough to have 10 of them. |
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Posted: 8/8/2016 12:07:58 AM EDT
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Forschner, try to find an older one on flea bay.
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Posted: 10/6/2016 6:54:20 PM EDT
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You guys use manual fillet knives? I use an electric, so much easier and faster.
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IA, USA
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Posted: 10/6/2016 7:20:27 PM EDT
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Rapala for smaller fish.
Victorinox if one of my kitchen knives happens to come to hand sooner. Long ago I replaced all of my non-butter knives with boning knives, so they are normally at hand. Bubba Blade for larger fish. |
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Posted: 10/8/2016 11:50:40 PM EDT
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Anyone tried the Buck fillet knives?
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WI, USA
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Posted: 3/22/2017 1:08:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Equator:
Anybody have experience with the Mora fillet knives? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile My newer rapalas are made in china and not as good as the old ones. |
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Posted: 4/2/2017 10:17:59 AM EDT
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Mundial Narrow Stiff Blade 8". Around $13-$15 at most restaurant supply's.
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Posted: 4/2/2017 10:57:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bigkracka:
You guys use manual fillet knives? I use an electric, so much easier and faster. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 10/23/2017 4:15:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By elokoman:
I look for the older Rapala's, when they still made them in Finland. They are fairly inexpensive, but work great, and easy to keep a razor sharp edge on them. The thin semi-flexible blade makes it easy to work them close to the bones. Be careful with the tip. Easy to sharpen, fairly inexpensive. Work perfect for my needs with the thin flexible blade. There's a few other Scandinavian blades of the same type that work just as well, but I have shied away from the ones made in Asia. |
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