Fillet knife

[Snakehead Hunter]

Should I buy an electric fillet knife or just get a sharp regular fillet knife? If yes, which brand should I go for?

Thanks

[MetroMan]

I think its personal preference more than anything. I have both, and I use both. But when I bring home a bunch of small fish like yesterday, I love my rapala electric knife. You will f*ck up a few fish in the beginning, but now I dont mind bringing home a mess of panfish.

[Shady]

I just use a regular rapala fillet knife and sharpen before each use on a sharpening stone. Works for me and it goes through probably a few hundred fish each year.

[Metalman]

I use electric fishrman from bps fillet a white perch in less than a minute.

[ronaultmtd]

Bubba Blade- bad ass knife-

[HJS]

A lot depends on your skill at sharpening knives to a razor sharp edge. A dull knife makes a mess of a fish. If you are skilled at sharpening knives then go for a regular fillet knife. Most any brand will do.

Truth be told, I find little difference in filleting ability of most types of kitchen knives compared to a standard fillet knife. They all work well for me, just so long as they are razor sharp.

I've never had the opportunity to try an electric fillets knife. They do look like they get the job done a little quicker than with a standard fillet knife.

[MetroMan]

Here's a vid I put together last year.

I still want to get a good regular fillet knife though...

[ronaultmtd]

A lot depends on your skill at sharpening knives to a razor sharp edge. A dull knife makes a mess of a fish. If you are skilled at sharpening knives then go for a regular fillet knife. Most any brand will do.

Truth be told, I find little difference in filleting ability of most types of kitchen knives compared to a standard fillet knife. They all work well for me, just so long as they are razor sharp.

I've never had the opportunity to try an electric fillets knife. They do look like they get the job done a little quicker than with a standard fillet knife.

A sharp, stiff blade with a curve to it (like a Bubba Blade- but the design is more important than brand name- Chicago makes a good one, too) allows you to cut the rib bones off the backbone with ease- then you can cut the rib bones out without much loss of belly meat-

[DOGFISH]

Bubba Blade- bad ass knife-

I have been considering the Bubba Blade, have seen the adds. Does it live up to the talk of the adds? I have always used a Dexter fillet knife. I have always done well with the Dexter.

As far as knife sharpeners, I got one from West Marine, of the type that you just pull the knife through. That thing will put a razor edge on a knife, with just a few passes of the blade. I now keep all my knives sharp.

[AbuMasgouf]

A sharp, stiff blade with a curve to it (like a Bubba Blade- but the design is more important than brand name- Chicago makes a good one, too) allows you to cut the rib bones off the backbone with ease- then you can cut the rib bones out without much loss of belly meat-

That Bubba Blade looks like it does an awesome job.

Believe it or not I use a Zyliss 8" carving knife that I found at Home Goods for $7 (http://usa.zyliss.com/carving-knife) and I use it for everything including, and more importantly, Masgoufing my fish... where I need a good stiff blade to cut through the bones and break the skull. Its sharp and thin enough to also fillet with ease. But if something were to happen to it, I may consider that Bubba Blade, the handle and size looks really nice!

[ronaultmtd]

Dexter is a good knife- really good steel- the design of the Bubba Blade is key- the steel is good, too, but the blade curve lets you work it like a Buck skinner on capping out a deer and it is sharp- I use the ceramic sticks and a fine Arkansas oilstone to sharpen my knives- after working the blade on the oilstone for a few minutes to eliminate any nicks and burrs a few strokes on the ceramic sticks and you can shave with it-

[Redfish12]

A hook and line friend of mine swears by the cutco fisherman's solution and my neighbor growing up had the same knife as well. I know that both knives over the years have filleted easily 1000+ fish (both of these guys fish hard for the table) and they still hold an edge and have held up. Without any hints I received one the same knife from a secret santa one year and could not be happier. I like the knife because it has a sharpener on it, the knife blade can be extended (helpful when cutting the skin off), it holds an edge well, and it's pretty flexible.

I started off with the wooden handled rapala knife, not bad, but no where near as nice as my cutco one. Geeze, I feel like I'm going to show up at your door trying to sell one of these now!

[Yak Fish]

Is it just my wife, or would anyone else's wife have a conniption if she found them cutting a fish right on the countertop! ...with an electric knife none the less

[frettr00]

I just use a flexible Rapala filet knife I bought at BPS. It's served me well so far.