Favorite fillet knife???

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gradall5200

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I dont use a fillet knife every day but I use them often enough to want a good one. Really the only one Ive ever had is an old timer (usa of course), 147ot. Ive never had any problem with it and I prefer a fillet knife with a thin flexible blade as I usually Im using filleting crappie. But Im looking to pick up another one and was working on a deal to pick up a 167uh. Just wondering if any of you guys had a fillet knife you really loved or recommended. -Joel
 
I don't have a 167UH in my collection yet either. But you might consider the two other Old Timer fillets in the same Safe-T-Grip series as the 7 1/2" bladed 147OT, the 5 3/8" bladed 146OT Minimum Flex and the thinner spined 5 3/8" bladed 246OT Maximum Flex. Great user knives and the entire Safe-T-Grip series is still pretty well ignored by collectors of Schrades, so they can be bought at good prices.

Codger
 
Paul LeBatard custom fillet in micarta, this is the knife that made him famous on the Gulf Coast. The charter boats and fishing fleets buy them by the dozen. ATS-34, ground thin and flexable. I have had two for years and they work great and are well made. I gave all my other fillet knives away after using these.

James Culpepper
 
Try a Frosts/Erikkson of Sweden, best blades I've seen yet. Made a couple of knives up for my family last year with them. Helle has very sexy blades, but like Brusletto they are not as flexible and wouldn't work as well on small fish. The blue plastic handles knives are cheapish and every fish monger we saw in Sweden had the same knife.
 
I am a big fan of the Rappla models, but Dexter Russell's work well also, and the new Old hickory 6" boning knife is not to bad in a pinch either. Joe
 
I've gotten pretty used to using a gyuto or full size slicer over the years but that's just because I work in a kitchen. I do have an old Buck fillet knife from my Grandad. I'd be interested in buying one for the home kitchen and hearing what everyone has to say.
 
Opinel, $12 + ship. Their fillet knives (at least this model) are stainless, unlike their standard line. It appears to be a "good" stainless, though I don't know the alloy.

-- Sam
 
culpeppj said:
Paul LeBatard custom fillet in micarta, this is the knife that made him famous on the Gulf Coast. The charter boats and fishing fleets buy them by the dozen. ATS-34, ground thin and flexable. I have had two for years and they work great and are well made. I gave all my other fillet knives away after using these.

James Culpepper
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I have had one in green canvas,and now I have one in G-10,and these are the best dam fillet knives (w/a semi flex) I've run across (so far),hands down !!
Vince
 
Thanks for the input boys anyone know where to go to get a Paul Lebatard fillet knife and what kind of $jack$ were talking about.-Joel
 
Today my son and I had to filet some sea trout with the filet knife we have in the bottom of the tackle box. I can sharpen pretty good, but this knife is impossible. I'll be emailing Paul soon too, I think.
 
Okay, Here's another vote for Paul Le Batard:thumbup::thumbup: I have one in Green Canvas Micarta;) and love it. I also have a couple more coming if that tells you how impressed I was. Incredible blade grind, ATS-34 steel .... a little touch on a fine stone here and there and it's back to wicked sharp.
 
:)

The LeBatards sound great!

Anyone have a pic of this knife, can't find a site.

Thanks!
 
Here ya go,

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:D

Thanks,

Looks great.
Having cleaned a few fish myself, a good fillet knife, it seems, will jump right out at you with nice lines and geometry... sharp tip, the right amount of belly, followed by a straight edge. All with the right proportions. Plus, a comfy handle. Add in some decent steel with edge retention and ya got a winner. The amount of flex is user specific I would imagine. I like a little in the size fish I clean.

this one sure does it for me. :thumbup:

thanks for the photos
 
Yo,ADD,here is one in green canvas,check out the contour job on the handle,and top shelf sheath,too
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And the second knife down is one of Paul's fillets in pistachio G-10
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The tip has a perfect amount of flex,that's coming from a guy who fishes a bit
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Favorite fillet knife? Easily gotta be this custom made version from Russ Andrews. Russ made this for me back in 1999 out of Paul Bos heat treated BG42. Blade is very thinly flat ground and has a cutting edge of 6" or so. Handle is burgundy micarta in a mortis tang construction. As the blade is not very flexible, I find it much more versatile as a utility knife.
 
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