Who Likes Fillet Knives?

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Apparently, I do. Started counting and realized that I tend to attract them. :D

Assorted.
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Dexter Russels.
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Oh, and we mustn't forget technological progress. :thumbup:
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The only production fillet I don't have and would like to try is the Victorinox brand in, maybe, a nice 9" blade. No hurry though. I'm not short fillet knives, but if I see the Vic on sale sometime, I'll certainly pick one up.

Highly recommended is that Dexter serrated version if you're cleaning big saltwater fish. Gets through scales and bones in a hurry.
 
You don't need that cheapie at the top of the first picture in with all of your good knives. Send it to me and I'll keep it just to do you a favor.:D
 
I too have a fillet facsination, just picked up a Brusletto Fiskern in June, but I do like like that Busse
 
Here are mine :D
Looks like I have a ways to go.
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What's a good source for the Dexter Russels?
 
Ebbtide said:
Here are mine :D
Looks like I have a ways to go.
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What's a good source for the Dexter Russels?
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Ebbtide, I really like those top two. Would you identify them for me?

Dexter Russells are sold all over the place. Just Google the name and you'll find lots of internet vendors. I bought the top one at a tackle shop down in Orange Beach, AL (Gulf Coast) and the others in a set at Bass Pro.

If you go on just about any commercial or charter boat, you'll see one or two of them. Great fillet knives for the money (~$15 to $30).
 
The top one is an Isaaki Jarvenpaa and I bought it from our own Canranger (Abe @ Diving Sparrow Paddleworks). This is the smaller of 2 sizes. You can see them here, scroll down a bit ;)
http://home.cogeco.ca/~adude/ijo1.htm

The second one down is a Dozier Fillet.
A flat ground Dozier Fillet that I got from their table here in NYC last March. I couldn't walk away from that one :D

That Schrade Steelhead has cleaned a bunch of fish in it's day along with my other fishing knives:
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And what fun would a fillet knife thread be without some fish to fillet?
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Thanks Ebbtide.

Really like that Dozier. Bet that one would be hard to find these days.

Also like the Case fishing knife (looked it up online). Fish scaler and hook sharpener to boot, huh?

Haven't tried my Schrade Steelhead yet. Picked up a bunch of Schrade knives at an old hardware store when I found out the company had gone under. That one was one of them.
 
little off subject but what angle are fillet knives sharpened at? I have always tried to sharpen my old fillet knives and never get the edge I want.
 
Mr. Dozier & Co. have them on the website.
I do believe that a flat grind adds a little to the price, not positive though.
Best to ask them.
For taking apart fish the standard Dozier hollow grind should work just fine.
The yellow handled one looks like a Case but it is marked K-Bar :D
Got that in the late 70's and it too has seen it's fair share of fish innards.

Wicked, personally I couldn't tell you what angle they are sharpened at.
After a couple years and lots of fish they get to be sort of convexed anyway.
Just get them sharp enough to sing thru a page of the Smokey Mt. Knifeworks catalog and you're ready to take fish apart.
:D
 
Does anyone know what brand the knife is three from the top? I've got an identical one that my dad gave me because the finish is cracked all to hell I can't make out a single letter.

P.S. Sweet collection (nice Busse!)
 
wicked1 said:
little off subject but what angle are fillet knives sharpened at? I have always tried to sharpen my old fillet knives and never get the edge I want.
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Very narrow edge in the 5-10 degree range. Good filet knives are very flexible, as opposed to boning knives which have a similar shape but are much stiffer.

You can "steak" a fish with a filet knife but a regular butcher knife works better. "Steaking" means to cut the fish up in slices like a loaf of bread is sliced.
 
I just used my edge pro set at 15 degrees up to 600 grit on the rapala wood handled fillet knife. Its pretty darn sharp now maybe I will try 10 after I give it a good dulling this weekend. Oh you mean for staking I need someting like a swamp rat or a kuhrki of some sort right. :D tough are those fish. :cool:
 
surely a stake knife would be best for cutting stakes of fish (not the dinner table type stake knives)
 
Ebbtide said:
Mr. Dozier & Co. have them on the website.
I do believe that a flat grind adds a little to the price, not positive though.
Best to ask them.
For taking apart fish the standard Dozier hollow grind should work just fine.
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Thanks for pointing out that they're still available. I somehow missed the fillet knife when I looked. :thumbup:

Ebbtide said:
The yellow handled one looks like a Case but it is marked K-Bar :D
Got that in the late 70's and it too has seen it's fair share of fish innards.
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Sure looks like the current Case Fishing Knife. Have a look here.
 
The fillet knife on the Dozier site is under the hunting catagory.
I took a look and...
yup they do look similar...
and Queen makes one too.
I feel another tangent to the collection coming on :D
 
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