Electric filet knife

[Slab Hunter]

Those cheap Black and Deckers from Wal-Mart seem to be fine. If I have a lot of fish I use 2 at the time. I let one cool while I use the other.

[kunes]

I must have gotten a bad one--seems I'm the only one that has an American Angler and hates it. The trigger is hard to work and the blades don't slide in or out easily.

[crowderj]

Ive got the rapala filet knife. it comes with 2 blade sizes and an adapter with gator clips. never had any trouble with it.... wouldnt take a $20 bill for it.

[Bushrod]

Don't waste your money on those expensive electric knives specifically designed for filleting fish.....I use a plain old electric knife you can buy at Wal-Mart for $9.95...it does just as good a job, if you know what you're doing...make a cut behind the gillplate, then run the knife along the backbone to the tail, leaving enough skin to anchor the fillet...then make a shallow angle cut underneath the skin from the tail to the shoulder....presto...the perfect filet...bon appetit'...

[Slab Hunter]

I agree Bushrod.
I get the fancy knifes as gifts, and when I take these folks fishing and don't use the knife they gave me when we clean there fish I have to tell them sorry but it's junk.

[wannalearn]

Don't waste your money on those expensive electric knives specifically designed for filleting fish.....I use a plain old electric knife you can buy at Wal-Mart for $9.95...it does just as good a job, if you know what you're doing...make a cut behind the gillplate, then run the knife along the backbone to the tail, leaving enough skin to anchor the fillet...then make a shallow angle cut underneath the skin from the tail to the shoulder....presto...the perfect filet...bon appetit'...

I got 2 of those 9.99 ones from Wal-Mart. I think they're Black & Decker. Works great.

[Joe]

Yeah, You must have got a bad one.
I have one that I have filleted several thousand Specks and never had that first problem.
Joe

I must have gotten a bad one--seems I'm the only one that has an American Angler and hates it. The trigger is hard to work and the blades don't slide in or out easily.

[hawkman]

I have an American Angler that I got for Christmas & have used a few times. Seems to work OK, just haven't gotten used to it after all those years of the old way. My question is, when I remove the blades to clean them, there is red looking grease on the ends of the blades. Does this have to be replaced occasionally & what type of lubricant do you use?

[Moose1am]

Great question hawkman. I wish I could find some of that red colored grease too. If you figure out what that stuff is and where to get some let us know please.

I suspect that I could call American Anglers if they have a toll free number.

I have an American Angler that I got for Christmas & have used a few times. Seems to work OK, just haven't gotten used to it after all those years of the old way. My question is, when I remove the blades to clean them, there is red looking grease on the ends of the blades. Does this have to be replaced occasionally & what type of lubricant do you use?

[Jerry Blake]

Here is the customer service number for the "makers" (actually made in China) of the American Angler Fillet Knives:

Customer Service
Douglas Quikut
800-982-5233