Havalon knives

[grundy53]

I love Havalons. My fingers hate them...

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[Stein]

Buy Kevlar gloves.

I use the Piranta for boning work and the Outdoor Edge for skinning and heavier work.  I also carry a saw for the rib cage and pelvis.

[jrebel]

Amazing knives.  I now carry this one and it does it all.  This saw is amazing and will cut through the pelvis and other bones with ease.  Love it. 

[92xj]

Amazing knives.  I now carry this one and it does it all.  This saw is amazing and will cut through the pelvis and other bones with ease.  Love it.

Have you used the fillet blade on large fish yet?

[jrebel]

Amazing knives.  I now carry this one and it does it all.  This saw is amazing and will cut through the pelvis and other bones with ease.  Love it.

Have you used the fillet blade on large fish yet?

No...but I have used it for boning and it works really well.  I usually have the saw blad in that slot. 

[MtnMuley]

What size fish are you meaning?  I've had the Barracuda for many years and filleted lots of fish. I just use a steel to touch up the blade after each use. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

One of the things I noticed this year never thinking about it before is with such a sharp knife my hands and arms don't get nearly as fatigued as with a standard knife.

[92xj]

What size fish are you meaning?  I've had the Barracuda for many years and filleted lots of fish. I just use a steel to touch up the blade after each use.

5-15 pound cats
30 pound kings
And slot limit sturgeon to be specific.
I know the sturgeon will use more than one tool/knife/cutting device, but just curious how the fillet aspect holds up against the bigger fish. I enjoy my bubba blade but am always in need of a new knife.

[Wetwoodshunter]

I have the printa, barracuda and an outdoor edge. The outdoor edge gets used every time because changing the blades is safer. The OE weighs more but I would rather not nick myself up when changing blades.

[Stein]

What size fish are you meaning?  I've had the Barracuda for many years and filleted lots of fish. I just use a steel to touch up the blade after each use.

5-15 pound cats
30 pound kings
And slot limit sturgeon to be specific.
I know the sturgeon will use more than one tool/knife/cutting device, but just curious how the fillet aspect holds up against the bigger fish. I enjoy my bubba blade but am always in need of a new knife.

30# king would be a stretch just due to the blade length.

[MtnMuley]

What size fish are you meaning?  I've had the Barracuda for many years and filleted lots of fish. I just use a steel to touch up the blade after each use.

5-15 pound cats
30 pound kings
And slot limit sturgeon to be specific.
I know the sturgeon will use more than one tool/knife/cutting device, but just curious how the fillet aspect holds up against the bigger fish. I enjoy my bubba blade but am always in need of a new knife.

Ha, that's exacrly what I use. Love those Bubba Blades. 5 lb cats would be fine with the havalon. I'd stick to the Bubba blades for the 30 lb kings and sturgeon. The havalon works well on upper Columbia sockeye though.

[92xj]

What size fish are you meaning?  I've had the Barracuda for many years and filleted lots of fish. I just use a steel to touch up the blade after each use.

5-15 pound cats
30 pound kings
And slot limit sturgeon to be specific.
I know the sturgeon will use more than one tool/knife/cutting device, but just curious how the fillet aspect holds up against the bigger fish. I enjoy my bubba blade but am always in need of a new knife.

Ha, that's exacrly what I use. Love those Bubba Blades. 5 lb cats would be fine with the havalon. I'd stick to the Bubba blades for the 30 lb kings and sturgeon. The havalon works well on upper Columbia sockeye though.

Roger that.
I love my bubba blade.
I believe I'm going to order their kitchen knife, larger fillet knife and one of their stubby blades.
I haven't been in their site in a while and just looked today...I shouldn't have!

[b23]

I given serious thought to buying one of the Havalon knives so this topic is good timing.

As for whether you split the pelvis or not is personal choice but I've always used one of these wire Zip Saws.  They'll buzz right through a pelvis in no time and they add next to no weight to your pack.  Once you use one of these you'll never use anything but. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Zip-Saw/714237.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FCQ_pagesize%3D80%26CQ_search%3Dsaw%26CQ_st%3Db%26categoryId%3D734095080

[blackveltbowhunter]

I have used both the havalon and the OE a bunch. Perhaps I was using the OE wrong but I had a problem with the blades gumming up and not releasing. I also prefer the havalon over the OE when it comes time to clean it in the backcountry. But the havalon IMO is a skinning/Boning knife. If your expecting to contact alot of bone, popping joints etc... Its probably not ideal. If your going to do alot of cutting, then they make life alot easier. I also used pliers for awhile, but after a few blade changes the groove broke in, and now changing them is simple.

[ridgefire]

I would take the OE if I had to make a choice between them. I have had my havalon for years and been happy with it but I like the beefier blade on the OE. Never had a problem changing the blade on my havalon with my fingers, just gotta be careful.