Fillet Knives!... whats the best? value? etc....

[Trouthunter 0]

Hey all in the market for a new fillet knife just a general all rounder... dont wanna smash the bank but want something i can sharpen easily and it will last me..... been having a good look on ebay.Just wondering what everyones fav is? cheers.

[plankton 725]

I've owned a few Rapala fillet knives over the years and they hold an edge really well and are affordable, should be able to get one or $25-30.

[Station49 33]

very happy with my Gerber Gator, holds an edge well. Has a sharpener built into the sheath for touch ups between proper sharpening and fairly cheap on ebay.

[jaffa 81]

6" Martiini for around $30. Green rubber handle with sturdy plastic sheath. Holds a Superb edge, & easy to keep sharp with a Furi sharpener set. Most times just needs touched up on a butchers steel. Cheers.

[brenton 637]

Bone handled butter knife,great if you know how to sharpen a knife in the first place. cheers brenton

[Crusher 18]

I have a small marttiini knife, this holds an edge really well and is great for Garfish, Tommies, whiting and a like. You can feel every single bone.The larger is an old silstar knife that came with a scaler and cutting board. It was given to me about 15 years ago.. doesnt hold the best edge but it is easy to sharpen.Cheap steel = easy to sharpen, easy to lose the edge.High Qaulity steel = Hard to sharpen, the edge hold longer.The Rapala knives are reported to have come from the same factory as Marttiini. if anyone knows the accuracy of this please confirm or correct this.Happy shopping

[Crusher 18]

Bone handled butter knife' date='great if you know how to sharpen a knife in the first place. cheers brenton[/quote']this is definitely what Grandpa use's to this day.

[Kingsley 19]

I sharpened up one of these butter knives to use and without thinking wiped the blade with my favourite t-shirt... it's still my favourite t-shirt, but now with some very nice ventilation holes... :Dbrenton, do you prefer the very flexible version of these knives or the extremely rigid ones?

[trihull 177]

Blade Runner Teflon coated filleting knifeGerber Fillet knife with scabbard and sharpening stone in top of scabbard

[Just Me 0]

Rapala owns Marttinni so some of their knives are the same. The best ones are the ones with Marttinni on the blades.I bought the roll-, 2 knives and steel and leather roll from R&As. good value but the plastic handles are a little slippery, so i prefer the rubber handles.

[Just Me 0]

Rapala-Marttinni Knife Sig on blade

[archerfish 685]

Previous thread here, trouthunter:http://www.strikehook.com/forum/35-bait-tackle/183661-filleting-knives#183733

[Ugly4Life 41]

I don't mind the Kershaw knives a lot of shops are stocking these days. Also Frosts/Mora have been long time favorites:

[FishnSnags 0]

6" Martiini for around $30. Green rubber handle with sturdy plastic sheath. Holds a Superb edge' date=' & easy to keep sharp with a Furi sharpener set. Most times just needs touched up on a butchers steel. Cheers.[/quote']Love this knife for small snaps and whitting . Recently started wearing a cut proof glove on the hand that holds the fish and that instantly reduced filleting time by almost half, highly recomended both knife and glove.Warning they are not stab proof gloves.

[Underpants 1,543]

Been using FDick boning knives. These are butchers knives....bought a stiff boning knive for boning deer carcasses. Loved it so tried the flexible ones which turned out great for filleting. $25-30 online or MBL (Hanson Rd, Athol Pk).

[igotafish 0]

Put "captain vince russo filleting" into the you tube. Friggen artwork. ive never used one of thoses knives but damn, he makes it look awesome.

[Langley 30]

i found this little gem for $10 bucks at the port hughes store across from the jetty good old solid and easy to sharpen

[ausea 4]

Blade Runner $22.95 BCF

[Savagelip 4]

Victorinox $23 invest in a good sharpener..

[Crusher 18]

http://www.tackleworldadelaide.com.au/products/Marttiini-Presentation-Fillet-Laminates-Knife-6%22-%252d-Brown.htmlThis appeared in my Facebok notifications.

[brenton 637]

brenton' date=' do you prefer the very flexible version of these knives or the extremely rigid ones?[/quote']The flexible ones for sure,my favorite has seen a lot of fish over the last 20 years,You need to keep the rounded point on the knife when sharpening so you can skim over the ribs without busting into the stomach cavity unintentionally.The Victornox are also a great knife and i own 2 but they lack the finesse i like on the bread and butter(pun intended) species cheers brenton

[ShimsMan 1]

Been using FDick boning knives. These are butchers knives....bought a stiff boning knive for boning deer carcasses. Loved it so tried the flexible ones which turned out great for filleting. $25-30 online or MBL (Hanson Rd' date=' Athol Pk).[/quote']Nice, those FDick and Swibo's are nice knives for the price.