How Do Izulas Handle Fish...

Odaon

Odaon

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I'm gonna get an Izula soon, and was curious about how they handled cleaning fish. I'm sure they would do fine. I'd probably use it for trout more than anything, and you could clean a trout with a dull plastic spoon if you knew what you were doing. But if I did have to fillet something with it, could I? I'm pretty proficient at cleaning fish. Also, after cleaning a fish with one, how would you take care of it so that it didn't rust badly. Wash it off with water of course, but then some sort of oil? I probably wouldn't wrap the Izula, or at least unwrap it, if I use it to clean fish, so that the wraps wont get gross.

Let's see some pictures of the Izula in action cleaning fish if any one has any. If not then I guess I'll have to post some once I get it.

Thanks.
 
Man, that's what I'm trying to find out! I'm headed for the beach tomorrow early in the morning, i'll be there for a week..... I'll post some pics when I come back.
 
well i learned how to dress trout on the hood of my dads car.... with a dull knock off case knife... and once a pair of finger nail cutters..... so i would say the izula with the edge i keep on mine.... if you know your blade placement to nick a fillet off it will do it.....

wash , dry , oil, or a food grade oil would be best... i clean off my blades normaly before i clean up stuff so i dont think its an issue using what oil you got on hand.... which normaly seams to be gun oil... if you dry it completely then it shouldnt be a problem...
 
I've heard mineral oil is good. Would that be a good option? I'm pretty good at filleting fish, and I do it the way to you cut over the ribs with small cuts so I think it could be done with the Izula, but I wanted to see if any one has done it before.
 
I haven't used my Izula for this task...I'm sure it would get the job done. A little food safe mineral oil after you washed the blade and no worries.
 
Odaon said:
I've heard mineral oil is good. Would that be a good option? I'm pretty good at filleting fish, and I do it the way to you cut over the ribs with small cuts so I think it could be done with the Izula, but I wanted to see if any one has done it before.
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Try Ballistol. I use it on all of my knives including the Izula. Oh, and if you spray a little inside the sheath it'll last for at least a couple of days
 
I haven't used one for fish yet, but if you look at an Izula, it's basically a classic Bird & Trout pattern.
 
I use mineral oil on all knives.

The Izula is a meat-cutting machine. My wife and I have buzzed through chicken breasts, cubing beef roasts and nasty steak for browning and placement in chili, stir-frys, etc. I have cut up large Rockfish and Tuna steak with it but have not filleted anything with it as the Rock and Tuna came from a friend already filleted and all I had to do was size it up for a pan, etc. It does cut meat very, very well. Scaling can be done with a broken Pabst bottle (Which also makes a great ferrocerium rod striker...broken glass...) if you want to so I don't see where it wouldn't be able to do that. :D

I have cleaned a ton of fish in my life although I don't currently fish in this immediate area because a lot of the fish have cancer now and just from my experience, the Izula and the RC3 would be excellent fishing knives. Are they fillet knives? No. But I was never worth a damn at filleting, anyway, to be honest. 8-)

Between those two knives I don't see how you couldn't process any wild game on the North American Continent. Sure, some might get a bit picky and might prefer the RC-4 over the 3 or something but I watched my Dad dress out a lot of deer with an RC-3 - sized knife and a Case folding knife with a basic blade length of the Izula. My Dad was a human Cuisineart when it came to cleaning game. :)
 
best way to find out is to try it,I own a fillet knife so I never used my Izula though it was there hanging around the neck.
 
Thanks for the fast responses guys. I'm heading back to Fort Collins, CO next week to get my house ready for the school year. But school doesn't start till the 26th so I'll have extra time to get out and fish. I'm going to put my order for the Izula in right before I leave, or right as I get there. So I'll do some fish up with it and document to process. I'm gonna be using that little knife a lot I think.
 
I have used my rat folder to clean fish in a pinch. The Izula is a little thicker. I prefer a thinner blade like a Mora or a fillet knife if I'm cleaning a lot of fish. The thinner blades and flex in the blade make them better suited for fish cleaning in my opinion.
 
The Izula zips through trout just fine. I've used mine on a few, if I remember correctly. It's a great size also for cleaning squirrel, rabbit, and other small game. As has been said, the Izula is a great meat cutter.

I would definitely prefer a bigger knife for filleting, though. You could do it with an Izula, but it would probably be difficult enough to justify having a bigger knife around for that purpose. Generally I keep a knife at least 5.5" long for the purpose of filleting.
 
rocketbomb said:
The Izula zips through trout just fine. I've used mine on a few, if I remember correctly. It's a great size also for cleaning squirrel, rabbit, and other small game. As has been said, the Izula is a great meat cutter.

I would definitely prefer a bigger knife for filleting, though. You could do it with an Izula, but it would probably be difficult enough to justify having a bigger knife around for that purpose. Generally I keep a knife at least 5.5" long for the purpose of filleting.
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I have a fancy fillet knife and some others. But I was asking because it could be easier to just carry a small knife if I'm going to be hiking to my fishing spot. I would prefer a larger and more flexible knife to fillet as well. But I'm gonna try it with my Izula for fun. I'll post pictures when I do.
 
it is not ideal for fish but it will do the job.......Drew

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