Thread: Electric Filet knife

My AA died on my annual trip to Florida this year. 5 years of cleaning hundreds of Oscars, Bass and panfish did it in. I bought the heavy duty Rapala to try and it works really well. Just returned from a trip to Santee where I tried it out on dozens of Shellcrackers.
My AA was over 10 years old, so maybe not a fair comparison, but the Rapala is a much stronger knife. It went through fish with no effort.

Originally Posted by thespiderman

I’ve used a American Angler (the blue one) for the past year. It’s been OK, but it’s seen it’s better days. Still works but I think it’s not going to live thru another season. I bought the Rapala HD for when the Angler goes out. I heard it was supposed to be good. You know Danbo, they don’t make them knives like they used to.

I bought same knife last year at Walmart for 79 bucks. slowed down last weekend. Wasted money. Cant find good filet knifes anymore that will last. I had a old rapala for many years. when it went out, bought another one. Lasted about 2 seasons. Plactics gears it seems now in all of them!

Time will tell on my Rapala heavy duty. It was $49 at Academy Sports.
My fellow anglers on the Florida trip have reached the point they buy the Mister Twisters when on sale and when one starts to fail they throw it in the trash and open a new one.
One told me they last a year or two, then in the trash. They find them occasionally on sale for around $15, he said, and buy two or three.