re: Fillet Knife Recommendations

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really like my Rapala electric. I haven’t tried the lithium but the regular electric one is bad arse.

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Padnuh of mine has the lithium one and loves it.

I'm faster and more accurate with a regular knife than electric on bass and specks

I use dexter or victorinox 6” curved to clean hogs & deer. For fish of any kind i use electric. Seems alot better to me

It is not the knifes fault that either you are rusty and need the practice or you need to work on technique.

Through and trim after.

I had the privilege of learning from a old Cajun Man named Phillip down in Dulac. He worked with my father in the shrimp plant and was an incredibly wise angler. He would prefer to use those cheap Old Timer fillet knives. Phillip would sharpen them once or twice and then throw them away and get a new one.

It seems like the American Angler has pretty average to below average reviews on Amazon.

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It seems like the American Angler has pretty average to below average reviews on Amazon.

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Yeah, I read the Amazon reviews and got cold feet. Leaning to the Rapala LI/ion.

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if you’re only filleting freshwater fish, you really don’t need an electric.

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Suprises me to see so many people doing bass with a regular knife.

When I have an ice chest full of big bream and bass and stuff I always grab the electric. Catfish are the exception.

The toughest game fish to fillet is a big redfish. One thing that will help is to start at the tail and work forward. Make one straight cut all the way from the tail to the gills, then cut straight down behind the gills to cut the fillet loose. Then flip the fillet over and hold the fillet down with your thumb on the tail end and work forward to take the skin off. A lot easier than cutting down behind the gills and trying to turn the knife toward the tail in the middle of all the big rib bones.

Specks, bass, and whatever are just a matter of practice. Any sharp knife will do well in the right hands.