Fillet knives

[Guyon]

Has anyone used that folding fur and fin by CRKT? it looks marvelous

That sounds interesting. Got a pic? Since getting more and more into fishing from a kayak, I've appreciated my folding Rapala fillet because of its compact size. I've considered picking up one of the folding Benchmade knives that jca21 mentions above.

 

[tholiver]

If you are a modder you can buy an Enzo fillet knife blank and put a handle on it.
I believe Bens Backwoods has them for under $30.
I don't fish much but i've been tempted by that one.

 

[tholiver]

I have kind of a problem when it comes to fillet knives. I have a whole toolbox full of 'em. My favorites are marked below with a dot. From L to R, they are:

Dexter Russell V-Lo
Dexter Russell Sani-Safe
Knives of Alaska Coho
Knives of Alaska Steelheader
Rapala 7" (rubberized grip)

A very useful knife, if you're cleaning fish with tough scales (redfish for example) is the rightmost white-handled Dexter Russell. That one has a fully serrated blade.

If you want "RAT ideology" (which I assume to mean no BS), then get a Dexter Russell. There's a reason you see them with such frequency on charter boats. They're well-designed for the task of processing fish, and the high carbon stainless holds an edge. They're made in various sizes too. The V-Lo adds ergonomics to the mix. The V-Lo and the Rapala are probably my favorite two fillet knives pictured below.

Neat you have a Spyderco Catcherman!
Wish i had bought one of those back when they were in production.

 

[Guyon]

If you are a modder you can buy an Enzo fillet knife blank and put a handle on it.
I believe Bens Backwoods has them for under $30.
I don't fish much but i've been tempted by that one.

That actually reminds me. I did buy a couple of fillet blanks that came out of Camillus after it went under. I need to do something with those.

 

[mckrob]

I've been using this for the past year or so, filleted some big cod fish with it recently and was quite happy; lots of blade-flex, well built, and reasonably priced.

Helle Fiskekniv







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[Joezilla]

what is a good price range for ya'lls good fillet knives

 

[Joezilla]

here is the CRKT. I had the name wrong. Surf and Turf

 

[caine]

Ive always wanted to try one of Bob Doziers Fillet knives, but I dont fish enough to justify buying one

 

[Guyon]

Ive always wanted to try one of Bob Doziers Fillet knives, but I dont fish enough to justify buying one

I'd like to handle one. I do have a Busse fillet knife that Jerry hand-ground himself. D2 similar to Bob Dozier's blades.

 

[tonym]

and the Rapala are probably my favorite two fillet knives pictured below.

You need therapy....

 

[gadgetgeek]

Surprisingly, the benchmade's have a rather inviting MSRP, I may be needing to talk to my dealer when I get back to canada, and maybe look at that Helle, ... Thanks for all of the imput guys, thanks for enabling my habit, I thought I had it kicked for a while there. I should have known better.

 

[gadgetgeek]

Well, there was a Buck Fillet knife under the tree from my girlfriend, seems to be pretty nice, good grippy handle, decent flex. Did a very good job on the Christmas ham. I'm a happy boy, now to get the ring for her finger.....