Electric Fillet Knife

[TheHunt]

Do people use these?


I went fishing with a buddy and he bleeds the fish and that is it. 

He does not even gut it before filleting a fish and it super quick. 

[Mfowl]

I have used one. They work great for the initial fillet job but you have to use a regular fillet knife to clean up afterwards. The other problem was that, depending on how many fish your doing, the battery would run out fairly quickly. I find it easier to gut my salmon and fillet them with a regular fillet knife anymore, haven't used the electric for a while now.

[MtnMuley]

Those that know to use them right are very efficient.  I've tried a couple times, and could never come close to the speeds I could fillet with a sharp knife. I personally like using good knives, but sure would like to become efficient with the electric for buckets of perch and panfish.

[cohoho]

For Salmon no way, but maybe for the piles of sea bass- might come in handy...   Why you gutting the salmon before filleting?  Unless your doing it early to keep them cold??

[KFhunter]

I like em for spiny ray fish

[Mfowl]

For Salmon no way, but maybe for the piles of sea bass- might come in handy...   Why you gutting the salmon before filleting?  Unless your doing it early to keep them cold??

Depending on how/where I'm fishing I like to gut salmon before I run back to the ramp. I will then fillet them at home. When they are gutted they don't make a big bloody mess wherever I am filleting them (yard or carport.) If I'm not too tired I try to fillet them at the ramp before going home but that's not always feasable. I also like to gut them because I can make a cleaner cut along the spine then go back and trim off the ribs and keep as much of that belly meat on the fillet as possible. When all I'm left with is a spine and head/tail I stick it in a ziploc for crab bait. I don't like sticking my hands into a bloody slimy bag of guts just to catch some crabs. Overall , gutting the salmon ahead of time just makes things easier for me later on.

[cohoho]

Got it, makes sense if taking them elsewhere...    My mind was thinking at the dock, gutting them then filleting, but I see where your coming from..  Either way they are eating good!!!!!

[Button Nubbs]

Ill stick to my havalon.

[C-Money]

For larger walleye, rock fish or ling cod, getting through the ribs with an electric would be an advantage. For small pan fish, I can run one of those cheap red handled fillet knife like no tomorrow!

[sirmissalot]

I would challenge anyone to a race, I'll use a knife you use an electric. Sea bass or salmon, I'll bet I can beat an electric. I tried them for a while after seeing a guy use one but once you learn how to use a knife (and how to keep it sharp) there is nothing better.

I'll be in Westport next weekend if anyone's up for the challenge.

[cohoho]

I would challenge anyone to a race, I'll use a knife you use an electric. Sea bass or salmon, I'll bet I can beat an electric. I tried them for a while after seeing a guy use one but once you learn how to use a knife (and how to keep it sharp) there is nothing better.

I'll be in Westport next weekend if anyone's up for the challenge.

It is funny as I can whack a salmon in zero time, but I hate doing sea bass!!!  I guess dip netting 55 salmon at a time while in AK helped!!!

[Hunterman]

For larger walleye, rock fish or ling cod, getting through the ribs with an electric would be an advantage. For small pan fish, I can run one of those cheap red handled fillet knife like no tomorrow!

Why would you cut through the ribs on a ling cod 

Hunterman(Tony)

[sirmissalot]

How do you fillet a lingcod? I do it the same as a salmon, down the spine cutting through the ribs and all, flip it over and fillet the ribs off. Fast and easy.

[Smossy]

IMO not much can beat the Havalon Baracuta for filleting small/medium fish (from krappie to large salmon) Razor sharp, Replaceable blades at a low cost.

[Smossy]

For Salmon no way, but maybe for the piles of sea bass- might come in handy...   Why you gutting the salmon before filleting?  Unless your doing it early to keep them cold??

Why wouldn't you gut your salmon before filleting? When I'm getting ready to head home gutting is the first and only thing I do until I get home.