Whats your perfect knife blade size for filleting crappie?

[kennylee]

I'm always in the market for a good fillet knife and I was currious what your favorite knife and blade size is.

I've been using Rapala's 7"1/2 rubber handle and 6" birch handle for everything and I was thinking maybe a shorter blade for crappie.

[bearclaw]

Ive allways used an electric fillet knife with a 7 "set of blades.If you ever have the chance to use a electric one give it a try.Its quick,you can do a skinless crappie fillet in 30 seconds

[RetiredRR]

I use a 12" Rapala for all my crappie. Really, size does not matter. It is all in how you use your fillet knife.

[hit n miss]

I use a Cutco Fisherman,s solution with an extendable blade, 6" to 9" . I find the 6"
suitable for crappie, trout and striper. Very fond of this knife !

[Cray]

American Angler elec to fillet then 6 in to cut out ribs.

[skeetbum]

I use electric and 7" rapala to do the ribs. I have the smaller Rapala and find it stiff and more difficult to use because of that. Use an electric for one limit and you'll never go back.

[South65]

Go with America angler electric with the 7-9 inch blade range. Can fillet more than crappie with them. The electric knife American angler makes is probably about the most recommended one besides mister twister.


2003 Xpress X17
MinnKota V2 Powerdrive
Humminbird 998c
Cumberland Crappie Racks
BnM PSTs

[glasseyes]

go with america angler electric with the 7-9 inch blade range. Can fillet more than crappie with them. The electric knife american angler makes is probably about the most recommended one besides mister twister.


2003 xpress x17
minnkota v2 powerdrive
humminbird 998c
cumberland crappie racks
bnm psts

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[SteveJ]

I use an American Angler electric for mine but the best filleter of fish I ever saw used two Rapala manual knifes. He had a 7 1/2 and a 4 inch knife and he used the smaller to fillet the meat off the rib cage, never saw that before, you could almost see thru it. Carol would love that chip of meat. Very, very little meat left after he put his two knives to a crappie or any fish. Beats anything I ever saw. Of course I was a lot quicker than he was but I do leave meat, wish I could take a vid of Perry cleaning fish, it was an education, sharp man, his were sharp. Wish I could do a sharping job like he could, he would hit the stone about every 3-4 fish. Never saw him clean a deer but I'm sure that was something to watch too. Wish I could find some short blades for my AA, by the way I like the old model better than the new model, maybe I got a sorry new model, it does feel better in the hand tho.

[kennylee]

I see alot of folks are using electric, as was I until mine bit the dust. I found that I could fillet crappie almost as fast with a knife as I did with the electric.

I did replace the electric with a Mister Twister Piranha, but I find it alittle to large for crappie and I hate the short curly cord!

I was really wanting to know what you feel is the perfect blade size for cleaning crappie, I like the 6" over the 7 1/2 " but am wanting to try a 4 1/2 to 5" blade, but if the consensus is that those are too short I am going to start looking for a high quality 6".