Post by: Kc_Kracker on May 26, 2019, 08:37:04 AM
Post by: dilleytech on May 26, 2019, 09:21:12 AM
Post by: duramax on May 26, 2019, 09:44:09 AM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on May 26, 2019, 12:39:45 PM
Tried one on our walleye trip last year. Did not work as advertised. Went back to the trusty fillet knife.tried it once? well there is a learning curve
Post by: Crunchy on May 26, 2019, 12:49:52 PM
Post by: Okanagan on May 26, 2019, 01:15:29 PM
FWIW, a fast way to fillet and skin smallish fish is to make one smooth motion of cut from behind gills to just short of the tail, and do not cut the fillet free at the tail. The fast people never stop the blade motion but lift and flip with it so that the slab flips over onto the skin side, still attached to the body. Keep the knife moving the same direction and slide the blade between skin and meat. The skin connected to the body holds the fillet in place for skinning so there is no difficulty starting the blade between skin and meat.
The fast people use the tip of the blade to flip the skinned fillet into a tub. Even with stops between each of these steps, it is fast, smooth and easy. I usually slice off the ribs before flipping into the tub but some go back and do all of the ribs at once, later.
Post by: brew on May 26, 2019, 02:14:24 PM
I guess I'm missing something...you ask if anyone has ever used it and someone replied saying it a POS and you disregard their post because they "tried it once" ? if I use something once and its a POS I don't go back and use it again.Tried one on our walleye trip last year. Did not work as advertised. Went back to the trusty fillet knife.tried it once? well there is a learning curve
Post by: Kc_Kracker on May 26, 2019, 09:43:06 PM
I guess I'm missing something...you ask if anyone has ever used it and someone replied saying it a POS and you disregard their post because they "tried it once" ? if I use something once and its a POS I don't go back and use it again.actually i asked if anyone owns one. and using one once and calling it junk it hardly a review. even in the videos they tell you that you have to learn to use it properly, just walking up and using one untrained im sure would yield poor results. Ive seen them used and was told the same thing, gotta learn to use it.
Post by: brew on May 26, 2019, 10:25:03 PM
Post by: Crunchy on May 26, 2019, 10:27:50 PM
Post by: deerlick on May 26, 2019, 10:56:56 PM
Post by: brew on May 26, 2019, 11:03:28 PM
Post by: 3dvapor on May 27, 2019, 12:17:22 AM
Post by: Bill W on May 27, 2019, 08:26:41 AM
Post by: Angry Perch on May 27, 2019, 09:39:02 PM
I guess I'm missing something...you ask if anyone has ever used it and someone replied saying it a POS and you disregard their post because they "tried it once" ? if I use something once and its a POS I don't go back and use it again.actually i asked if anyone owns one. and using one once and calling it junk it hardly a review. even in the videos they tell you that you have to learn to use it properly, just walking up and using one untrained im sure would yield poor results. Ive seen them used and was told the same thing, gotta learn to use it.
As Okanagan said, a sharp fillet knife will do it faster than the guy in the video. Sometime old school is the way to go.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on May 28, 2019, 08:36:27 AM
I just bought one and haven't been out fishing (again) yet. I bought it to save on walleye rib meat that's usually wasted during the filleting process.:tup: