Looking for a good filet knife.

Todd

Todd

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Something with a blade length around 6" or so. Any recommendations?
TIA
Todd
 
Fallkniven F2. Laminated VG10 stainless with convex grind for excellent edge retention. Thermorun handle for grip in wet conditions and sanitary clean up.

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Kevin
 
I have used the big eddy by crkt in Ak three summers, works good. Cheap too!
 
there are a lot of great fillet knives out there. go to a cabelas or gnader mountain and find one you prefer. ive always used martiinis
 
I was just looking at ragweed forge and saw a Mora fillet knife that looked good........
 
I'd recommended e-mailing or PMing a poster called "Guyon." He does a lot of fishing and I believe he has quite a collection of filet knives. I'll bet he could give you some solid recommendations.

If you choose to do this, don't forget to let us all know the results.:)
 
I guided for 7+ years. Always used a Rapala. Decent steel, easy clean-up. Worked for walleye, pike, trout, you name it. There are many quality fillet knives out there. It comes down to what you like, how much you want to spend and how often you will use it. If you stick with a brand name, you really can't go wrong. My advice is to get a quality sharpener to keep it SHARP and pick up a butchers steel to give it a touch up right before you go to work on your fish. I got one at a thrift store for 0.50 :thumbup:
 
I have a Case and a Frosts of Sweden (now Mora) and I like them both. I have used the Case for many years as a boning knife for whitetails as well.
 
I used to fillet fish in a meat plant in the arctic, filleting 2000 pounds of dressed Char per hour. The only knife I would use is a Cold Steel Fillet in Carbon V. The edge retention, flexibility, quick sharpening and most of all grip retention made this the best on the market for me. The CRKT Big Eddy just felt odd with the pommel end being smaller than the front of the blade, as well as the double grind. It would work good for occasional use however.
 
 
Dag-nabit said:
Fallkniven F2. Laminated VG10 stainless with convex grind for excellent edge retention. Thermorun handle for grip in wet conditions and sanitary clean up.

FallknivenF2-1.jpg


Kevin
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I almost bought one, but I realized how thick it was and backed off.

I have a Maynard Linder a.k.a. Dancing Man filet knife I like a lot. Very reasonably priced custom made out of tool steel, so its probably not the best for heavy saltwater use, but it cuts like a laser.
 
GregS said:
I almost bought one, but I realized how thick it was and backed off.
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It is thick, some may not like that, but I find it still works well and is suitable for other camp tasks besides filleting.

I understand Fallkniven has thinned the blade for 2009, but still thicker than most fillet knives.

Also noticed the OP had specified approx. a 6" blade, the F2 is only 4.5".

I was checking out Bark River knives on line yesterday, they had a couple wicked looking fillet knives, but I'm not familiar enough with BRKT to really make a recommendation.

Kevin
 
Thanks guys. I really like the way the mora looks...and the price. I think its the 856T.
 
Phil Wilson
Bob Dozier
Dan Crotts

Not necessarily in that order!
 
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