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    Quote Originally Posted by trypman1 View Post
    I use both, get a good filet knife if you go that route, The Bubba blade is $40 and will hold a good edge + easy to sharpen, I use the Rapala battery op. $85/95.00 and it is fine. I learned the hard way.
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    tbh iprob will only use it like 4 times ever on maybe 20 fish max

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    My only two cents is, be sure whatever you buy your thumb or fingers do not rest on the blade release. And make sure it feels comfortable. I use both electric or manual. I don't like cleaning small with electric, but with the size limit in Mississippi you won't have any small ones.
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    Depends who is showing you . Some clean fish different even if they use same type knife . I use a manual and cut around ribs where some cut through them ,then cut them out .
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    also when filleting catfish is it best to filet it then filet the skin off or to skin them then filet with an electric knife? i hateee skinning them hope its easier to just filet the skin off

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    I fillet the skin off catfish as well. Very similar to clean the crappie


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    I don’t care for electric knives myself ,but I don’t clean a lot of fish most of the time .
    Similar to nimrod I cut around the ribs and try not to waste much meat .
    Learning to fillet takes a bit of time to be good at it from what I have seen .
    To each his own but if it were me I would try a good flexible blade cheap regular knife and not a large one if you are cleaning mostly crappie .
    There are tons of real sharp ones around to get you started under 20 bucks
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt1991 View Post
    ya i saw one for 15 bucks i heard good and bad reviews some say the blades come apart when using it and that its dangerous others say it worked as good as the 60 dollar rapila
    I'm on my 2nd Ozark Trail electric knife from Wal-Mart. Got probably a couple three hundred fish out of the 1st one before the blades got dull, motor is still fine. Never had any issues with them yet, I will 2nd the bubba blade as a good manual blade although pretty costly it will last a lifetime.

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    I’ve always used a manual knife,and eventually learned to sharpen them.I hear many folks using and liking electric,just not for me.

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