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    Im curious if i should get an electric filet knife or buy a 10 dollar knife. u can get 20 dollar electric filet knifes online and iv seen they work very well online. i dont think i trust my non existent skills right now with a regular filet knife to filet the fish i get

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    I was gifted an electric knife by one of the other members on this site and it’s been amazing. Much easier than a traditional knife and I’ve done many fish with it since. I was a beginner when I got the knife and I say it has made things much easier for me. I highly reccomend electric


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    Go to Walmart. Look in outdoors section. They sell a really cheap electric fillet knife that works good. Be good to start with.
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    Electric bread knife all day long from Walmart for around $9. I made the switch this past Summer after reading the experience of others. You can buy a whole new electric knife setup for what you can buy blades for the more expensive units.

    I use the Black+Decker 9-Inch Electric Carving Knife EK500W.
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    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

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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
    Go to Wallmart, buy the $15 one and don't worry about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stainless View Post
    Electric bread knife all day long from Walmart for around $9. I made the switch this past Summer after reading the experience of others. You can buy a whole new electric knife setup for what you can buy blades for the more expensive units.

    I use the Black+Decker 9-Inch Electric Carving Knife EK500W.
    It's fine for a few fish, I burned up three of them last year, trying to filet 35-40 fish. I returned each one of them to walmart, BUT, they keep track of returns now. This knife is not a long term solution. The Rapala heavy duty knife is MUCH better at $50, I've filetted hundreds of fish and it still going strong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Northforker View Post
    It's fine for a few fish, I burned up three of them last year, trying to filet 35-40 fish. I returned each one of them to walmart, BUT, they keep track of returns now. This knife is not a long term solution. The Rapala heavy duty knife is MUCH better at $50, I've filetted hundreds of fish and it still going strong.
    You may be right. You do get what you pay for. So far, that hasn't been the case for me but I did keep my box and receipt just in case. Even if Walmart DOES track returns, I don't see how they would limit your return on a defective item. I'll put mine through the gauntlet here in the next few months.
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    Buy 2 electric filet knives. Swap them out after every fish. They will last a lot longer. After years of buying 4 to 5 knives a year. I finally bought 2 at the same time and used them at the same time. This summer will be my 4th year now without having to buy a new knife. But I Probably will because the blades are noticeably dull.

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    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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