Favorite Filet Knife

[Chill62]

My filet knife has seen a lot better days and I'm curious what everyone's favorite filet knife is. I have a Rapala 6" blade with a black plastic/rubber handle. Wood ones seem to get slippery after a while but just curious what everyone else suggests since I need to upgrade before I filet another fish.

Thanks!

[Crappie Rage]

Seems like all my favorite knives are Gerber. I have a black rubber handled 6" and 7.5".

[VTX1800Shanty]

I read a lot of reviews and found a knife on Amazon with almost perfect reviews. 370 reviews with 85% 5star. I ordered one and it just arrived but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. It's the Victorinox 47513 6-Inch Flex Boning Knife with Fibrox Handle. I hope this helps. If you find a better value, I'd be interested to hear what you find. Thanks.

[eyeguy 54]

rapala 6 inch since just before 1980 some time, before that whatever was handy... lol. I still cant buy the electric. cleaning them with my knife has always been part of fishing. the 6 inch has worked dandy for tiny to big fish. every time I finish it gets touched up. Here's a pic in order of age. I find it hard to throw knives away... lol I have a couple fancy fillet knives also but still prefer the rapala. I also debone deer with them.

[H2O Milfoil]

I have quite a few Rapala filet knives, of various sizes. My original knife is the first edition, I believe from 1967, with the "L Martiini Rovaniemi Finland" engraving on the blade. You don't see that anymore. I believe I got it at the old Warner's Hardware, the second floor store at 7th & Hennepin. It's seen a ton of use and the blade is getting slimmer over the years; it started out as a 6 inch, but it's only 5 3/4 now. It will last longer than I do. Sharper than your mother-in-law's tongue.

I hold my knife in my right hand, which never gets wet or slimy while cleaning fish. The left hand does all the icky work.

[bak2MN]

Berkley lithium battery fillet knife. The bomb. Never will go back to a regular knife!!

[Chill62]

I want to stay away from Electric. Do people use/like a knife with a gut hook on it?

[MuskieDowg]

I'm 100% electric and will never go back. However, before I found how amazing electric knives are - I LOVED my Wusthof Silverpoint 7" fillet knife. Around $40 and hold an edge through a dozen fish.

[nofishfisherman]

rapala 6 inch since just before 1980 some time, before that whatever was handy... lol. I still cant buy the electric. cleaning them with my knife has always been part of fishing. the 6 inch has worked dandy for tiny to big fish. every time I finish it gets touched up. Here's a pic in order of age. I find it hard to throw knives away... lol I have a couple fancy fillet knives also but still prefer the rapala. I also debone deer with them.

I'm with you on the rapala knives. I just haven't found the need to change since they work so well for me. I am pretty meticulous about keeping an edge on them. I also use them for processing deer.

[derbier122x]

Berkley battery powered and a 4" to remove the ribs and occasional ybone from a snot rocket. Seems to take half the time and still get the same meat from a fish. Skinning the filets has never been so quick and easy IMO.

[derbier122x]

Or is it a batt. Powered Rapala? I'm going on hour 19 at work. I can't think straight at the moment.

[MI Friend]

Chicago Cutlery C78SP. Works for small and large fish. About $25.00.

[huntnfish]

I was a never going electric guy until I tried one. It is the only way I filet fish now. I've got the Berkeley lithium cordless.

[Bagman101]

Nothing compares to The Leech Lake Filet Knife. It's a reasonably costly investment....but well worth it if you clean fish fairly often. Using one of them vs. the old Rapalas (I have some of those too) and the other 'regular' knives is tantamount to doing surgery with a scalpel vs. a butter knife. 

[Lohmwil]

Leech Lake Filet Knife is awesome.  Expensive, but keeps a great edge.

[Jim tn]

Olsen Coho. Have had it since the late 60's. Tried numerous others since, but end up alway going back to the Olsen. Un-fortrunately, it is now down to about 1/4" of blade. Leech Lake filet eh? Jim

[eyeguy 54]

Nothing compares to The Leech Lake Filet Knife. It's a reasonably costly investment....but well worth it if you clean fish fairly often. Using one of them vs. the old Rapalas (I have some of those too) and the other 'regular' knives is tantamount to doing surgery with a scalpel vs. a butter knife. 

many many fishies over the years didnt mind the butter knife.    

[slick2526]

picked up a buck silver creek 9". Wanted something with a longer blade to give a try. It holds a great edge, easy to touch if need be. 

[leech~~]

Nothing compares to The Leech Lake Filet Knife. It's a reasonably costly investment.

I have looked at them many times up at Reed's and would like to get one but have about 6-7 other knives I have picked up or inherited over the years that seem to still work well.

"reasonably costly" I may have to try that on the wife the next time I buy another snowmobile or toy!