Thread: Best Filet Knife

I have the Knives of Alaska, 3 knife set. They were wonderful until they got dull. I have taken them all over Tulsa and not found anyone local who can restore the blades. You have to mail it into Knives of Alaska and they will sharpen (for a fee). $280 set of knives that I can't sharpen on my own.......

Originally Posted by OKHUNT

I have the Knives of Alaska, 3 knife set. They were wonderful until they got dull. I have taken them all over Tulsa and not found anyone local who can restore the blades. You have to mail it into Knives of Alaska and they will sharpen (for a fee). $280 set of knives that I can't sharpen on my own.......

I have resharpened this one many times over the years. I also have one of their hunting knives that has been used on several elk and a few deer. I just use a good steel followed by on old crock stick and they get back to shaving sharp. Mine are both older ones so maybe that has something to do with it.

Okhunt - Call Dave McCroskey @405-624-9900 and he will sharpen your knives. He is in Stillwater.

Originally Posted by OKHUNT

I have the Knives of Alaska, 3 knife set. They were wonderful until they got dull. I have taken them all over Tulsa and not found anyone local who can restore the blades. You have to mail it into Knives of Alaska and they will sharpen (for a fee). $280 set of knives that I can't sharpen on my own.......

Where do you live at OKHUNT? If you're close, I can sharpen them for you, not a problem.

If I remember, some of their stuff was made out of D2, which can be hard to sharpen on some stones. That's why some people have problems with them.

Originally Posted by IkenI

I prefer Mister Twister in electric also, but I clean less fish now where 110v is available. I was actually looking for an American Angler in 12 volt when I bought my Rapala. I was told the metal geared model was discontinued. My b-i-l used a metal geared one for years before it gave out and then picked up a new one. He told me the new one is nowhere as good as the older model.

I wanted to share the recent experiance I had while dealing with the Mr Twister company. I have owned the 110 volt knife for a while and it had suddenly started not filleting very well. At first I thought it was the blades and replaced them. Then, we (fishing buddies and I) deduced that maybe it was the fact that I was using the flexible thinner blades I had gotten at Walmart on sale one day. So back to the stock blades and still my filleting style was even worse than my normal "hack and stab" approach to fish cleaning. So I read the warranty, which said send it in return postage guaranteed and we might fix it under warranty or repair it for 10 dollars. I thought yeah, here we go.
So I boxed it up, (about 5.70 in postage) and mailed it out to Monroe, Louisiana as directed with a polite note telling them what I thought about it failing so soon. And then promptly forgot about it. A couple of weeks later, here shows up my original shipping box on the doorstep. Enclosed was a NEW in the package Mr Twister electric knife and thrown in were a set of blades and a nifty little green and yellow carrying case made of nylon.

Though not mentioned in my note was the fact that I did take mine apart to see what was wrong and found that the cam eccentric in that drives the blades back and forth was made of a hard plastic/nylon and the holes had worn open causing the blades not to move very far. So much for cutting through catfish ribcages for me. I've changed my technique to cutting behind the ribs and over the outer parts of the ribs not cutting any bones unless by accident. Blades last forever and knife has too.

I feel they stood up without any fuss to their commitment of their product in my case.
Lenny

Since this thread has started, I have bought a 12 volt American Angler, 110volt AA, 110 volt mister twister, BD from walmart, and a Buba Blade. I have also got some Cutco and Havalon knifes. The BDs (White one and Black ones) run strong, but the gears strip out soo quick! they are not worth the $13. We are all on agreement with Rapala. I have also went through several AA MT3 (their all metal transmission), they are no good either at $99 each! Now they do not even make them! I probably broke them on the return policy! The mister twister is good, no complaints other than the short coiled cord! AA is by far the best electric knife. We have one that we call the Warrior, its 5 years old!The new 12volt AA was strong, and slid right through my catfish (i do not go through ribs, though) It is not underpowered. The 110 volt AA was the same. My Cutco's do get dull, regardless of what they tell you. The blade is too floppy to push right through crappie ribs. They are over priced. I have 3 of them. The Havalon is great to use as a scalpel, not a filleting knife. Finally, my son got me a Bubba blade last week. I cleaned the eucha fish with it. It is by far the best knife i have cleaned with! I would say it cut my cleaning time in half almost and was less effort than a good electric knife! If the Bubba blade can stand the test of time, I am now done with electric!

How much is the Bubba blade?

George - $55 plus shipping. Since I got my 9" flex Bubba I haven't used an electric yet.