Fillet Knife Recommendations?

[Buzzy]

I'm an electric fillet knife truther

I wondered when electric would show up. A few years ago three of us fished with a walleye guide, watching him filet those fish with his (corded) electric filet knife made me think I should buy one. He was very fast and didn't leave a lot of meat on the carcass.

@Jake Watrous - lots of corless options now ;-)

 

[Evan B]

I wondered when electric would show up. A few years ago three of us fished with a walleye guide, watching him filet those fish with his (corded) electric filet knife made me think I should buy one. He was very fast and didn't leave a lot of meat on the carcass.

@Jake Watrous - lots of corless options now ;-)

I use it for everything but tuna. I consider it mandatory for my bottomfish trips. Didn't expect it to be so good at salmon, too, but it is.

 

[Brute]

I wondered when electric would show up. A few years ago three of us fished with a walleye guide, watching him filet those fish with his (corded) electric filet knife made me think I should buy one. He was very fast and didn't leave a lot of meat on the carcass.

@Jake Watrous - lots of corless options now ;-)

I remember years ago my guide zipping through redfish filets with one in Delacroix LA…I’ve never used one, but it cut through scales and rib bones pretty easily…

 

[MGM]

Jake , heres what I have been using on coho for the last 20 years. Probably 50-60 / year. Shrade Uncle Henry USA # 167. The older ones were US made if you can find them. I bought a new back up and the blade wasn’t the same, too soft. The USA made are about 3 times the price of the newer model.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

I use one of these but would like to get a mint Gerber coho

 

[Jake Watrous]

I appreciate all the feedback. For now, I decided to re-handle my Dexter. Just got to band-saw it, drill out the old rivets, then figure out how to do rivets with this new handle.

 

[Jake Watrous]

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I use one of these but would like to get a mint Gerber coho

Is that the one with a plastic spoon built into the handle? A buddy has a gerber like that.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Is that the one with a plastic spoon built into the handle? A buddy has a gerber like that.

Not in that picture. I have a couple with spoons but not fillet knives.

 

[Jake Watrous]

Not in that picture. I have a couple with spoons but not fillet knives.

Oh, I’d meant the “Gerber Coho” you said you wanted.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Oh, I’d meant the “Gerber Coho” you said you wanted.

Yeah it does have a spoon, sorry

 

[Jake Watrous]

Yeah it does have a spoon, sorry

No apology necessary. I can see how what I wrote could be interpreted differently.

That’s an interesting knife, but I’m clumsy enough that I’d probably fillet myself while scraping backbones.

 

[Bob Rankin]

This is my Grampas Imperial fillet knife. It’s worked for me for many, many years on fish, game and game birds. I’m sure there are better knifes out there, but they weren’t from my Grandpa. He’s been gone over 20 years. I truly love this knife.