High end filet knives

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Isaacherring

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I haven't seen a thread on here regarding nice filet knives so I decided to make one. I have been eyeing a bark river Kalahari sportsman but haven't pulled the trigger, just out of curiosity, what filet knives do you guys use? Pics are welcome!
 
I do a fair amount of fishing and my son works on a sportfishing boat out here in CA, so I have looked at a lot of filet knives, or as many out here would call them fish processing knives. We will filet rockfish (1lb) to yellowfin tuna (100lb+) We always go back to the tried and true cheap Forschner breaking knives. They are 8 and 10 inch and can filet most anything. For smaller fish we use a Forschner Filet knife. Forschner was bought out by Victorinox recently so they may be under that name now. The common thread hear is an easy to sharpen, thin blade that has proven itself in commercial kitchens.... However I have been looking at the White River Filet Knives. They look awesome. I just haven't pulled the trigger on one because so many of my knives end up overboard.
 
You can always look in the knife makers section and see when one comes up for sale.
IMO, there's a huge difference between a custom made and a shelf filet knife that makes the custom worth the extra money.
I've got a 7" and a 9" that I bought from Big Chris.
 
Ajack60 said:
IMO, there's a huge difference between a custom made and a shelf filet knife that makes the custom worth the extra money.
I've got a 7" and a 9" that I bought from Big Chris.
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This is my opinion as well. I ordered a custom filet knife from George Tichbourne back in the day. All in all, it wasn't that expensive.

Difference was night and day from any brand of production knife I ever used. Well worth the money spent.
 
I am very lucky to have two--a shorty and a longer one--filet knives from one of the top makers in the world, Phil Wilson of Seamount Knife Works.

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If I was looking for a high end fillet knife I would look into stuff from Phil Wilson. I have a production spyderco southfork that is awesome. Not a fillet knife but Phil Wilson is all about blade geometry.

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Another vote for Phil Wilson. I own two of his knives and though neither one are fillet knives they both perform exceedingly well.
 
Don't know if I'd call this one high end, but it's good quality, I ordered 2 yesterday with orange handles, one for a mate the other for me. I already have North Arm's Osprey, and it's an excellent utility knife.

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craytab said:
If I was looking for a high end fillet knife I would look into stuff from Phil Wilson. I have a production spyderco southfork that is awesome. Not a fillet knife but Phil Wilson is all about blade geometry.

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That South fork looks really nice, it's pretty thin, that might actually make a fine fillet knife, what do think?
 
Did anyone mention Phil Wilson? You won't find much better than his. (Yes I know it was already mentioned)
 
craytab said:
If I was looking for a high end fillet knife I would look into stuff from Phil Wilson. I have a production spyderco southfork that is awesome. Not a fillet knife but Phil Wilson is all about blade geometry.

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Damn you, I can't escape this, you keep posting it. I have to buy one.
 
Be careful when ordering some"high end" fillet knives. I number of folks out there just by ready made 440 blades and put a handle on them.
 
What fish are you cleaning?
Grohmann fillet knives are an absolute pleasure to use.
I have cleaned 100+ fish a day and Grohmann are the only fillet knives the guides up here use.
Choose a size that will be suitable for the size of fish you will be cleaning.
I am very finnicky when it comes to fillet knives.
 
A lot of guys in Florida use the Dexter-Russel knives. Serviceable, but you had better have a stone on the cleaning table. The Victorinox Fibrox knives seem like a reasonable upgrade. In my experience, they do a better job with that particular "commodity grade" stainless than some others.
 
on_the_edge said:
I am very lucky to have two--a shorty and a longer one--filet knives from one of the top makers in the world, Phil Wilson of Seamount Knife Works.

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Wow...color me green- those look awesome. I've been trying to get one for my brother with no luck so far but will keep trying.
 
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