Best Fillet Knife

[jeffywestcoast]

Look at this old thread I dredged up with the forum search tool.... Best Fillet knife.. Sculpin and I were discussing this the other day then I snapped my J martin fillet knife so today while waiting for service a VW I went over the wholesale sports n picked up this one..26.99/ Big Eddy 2 Alaska Fillet 9.5 inch blade , it has a hollow taper side and a taper grind side . Hopefully it works well for makin fillets.. Love to hear what everyone else is using...

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

I use a Kershaw Pro grade 12-Inch Cimeter Knife

http://www.amazon.com/Kershaw-1282-...id=1400716770&sr=8-11&keywords=kershaw+fillet

takes a fillet off anything in one swope, even you finger if your not careful. Bonus it puts the fear of god in seals at the cleaning station

 

[jeffywestcoast]

That's for trout Jeffy.

really cause the guy on the back is an Alaskan fishing guide holding up 50 lb salmon...gotta be a pretty big trount to need a 9.5 inch fillet knife... (just sayin )..

 

[jeffywestcoast]

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[Hookin'up]

2 words
Wenger swibo

 

[Seafever]

actually....you need one of these for seals at the dock.......

 

[spring fever]

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Good buy Jeffy-I,d buy from a guy with those credentials too!!! LOL All we care about is-does the knife work?-Alaskan salmon are real soft compared to the WCVI tough boys!! Just Sayin!!!

 

[Hookin'up]

actually....you need one of these for seals at the dock.......

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No, you need the other end of it

 

[Seafever]

Top one in pic is what we used to use......wife kvetched that is was too short for big salmon...

Now use a longer Kershaw in bottom of pic......

 

[jeffywestcoast]

the one on the top is a J Martin, mine just broke when I was flexing the blade filleting the Halibut, the Kershaw was the other one I had in my hand & is pretty much the same as the one I bought

 

[jeffywestcoast]

2 words
Wenger swibo

they look pretty good and swiss made is killer but for 100 bucks for the fillet knife...yikes

 

[UkeeDreamin]

That CRKT Big Eddy II is available on Sierra Trading Post for just $13 - has great reviews, too.

Ukee

 

[Squid Row]

$39...........not $100

What is it pick on Jeffy night?

 

[Hookin'up]

they look pretty good and swiss made is killer but for 100 bucks for the fillet knife...yikes

I get mine from Stuffers sausage supply just up the road, I think it was about 40$, cuts the fillet so nice off the rack,
done many fish with it and only ever hit the blade with a steel, never had to have it resharpened yet

 

[GDW]

Hey if Russ Kommer says its the best knife then its the best knife ok???

I use a Dexter. As the name suggests its a killer.

 

[jeffywestcoast]

from the knives I was choosing it seemed to be the best, I could probably go to a cooking store n find a better one no doubt...Also im not surprised that you found it cheaper somewhere else Ukie, when I came home from Wholesale sports I realized they charged me 8.98 a piece for 1 lb jigging weights.. just when I though I liked the place again...

 

[Seafever]

I never fillet trout........just cut the heads off, gut 'em...and in the pan they go.......

 

[mhbradley]

You must only fish for trout on the island

They get big in the interior and the fillets smoke very nicely.

 

[jeffywestcoast]

It's not a fricken trout knife!!! im not butchering a moose here... I just needed a new fillet knife....

 

[Hookin'up]

Jeffy use whatever your comfortable with, as long as it holds an edge your golden, it all comes down to personal preference and you will probably get 100 diff opinions.
The main thing to remember is a dull knife will cause problems and a potential loss of blood, keep it nice and sharp, for that matter invest in a good steel and any knife can get the job done nicely
Tim