Filleting Knives
Submitted by PattyT on Tue, 2011-09-27 20:28
Hey guys, looking at getting a new filleting knive. Just wondering what are some of the better brands and better value knives. Not looking at spending a fortune, probably not to much more that $50.
Thanks in advance
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Alan James
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Swibo knives would be hard to go past
in that price range imo and they have a good range.
PattyT
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Cheers mate, ill have a suss.
Cheers mate, ill have a suss.
alfred
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Actually the cheap fillet
Actually the cheap fillet knifes are very easy to sharpen and a sharp knife is easy to work with.
A skinning knife, now that is different. Spend a bit more on that one.
kknlk
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Not long ago I bought a
Not long ago I bought a Legend 9" for $12 at one of the knife shops in the shopping center. Karrinyup has one shop like that. cheap knives may be easy to sharpen but they wont stay sharp long. The Legend took me a little while to get sharp so that ought to mean it'll stay sharp longer. Bladerunners in the tackle shops are ok. I'm also using a cheapy boning knife from Woolies for filleting small fish and that also works. Guess what I am getting to is that your knife needs to be sharp like what Alfred says. Get a stone to do it properly if you dont already have one.
till
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Look out for the Tramontina
Look out for the Tramontina master fillet knives. I got one on sale for $25 and its the same sandvik steel as victorinox and others, just isn't a polished-finish blade.
Using a 12" chef knife for skinning ATM and its ok. Keen to try one of those big flat skinners, maybe the swibo?
Alan James
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Swibo salmon/ham slicer
Jamie I use the above for skinning and find it very good. I think it's 30 or 31cm blade. It seems to keep a good edge; just doesn't get used enough. It has been almost 6 months since I have been out for a fish.
till
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Maybe i'll just come and
Maybe i'll just come and borrow yours ;)
Alan James
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If you want to try it sometime
you are more than welcome, seriously.
till
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Ta for that, might take you
Ta for that, might take you up on if next time I get something decent ;)
till
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Ta for that Alan. Certainly
Ta for that Alan.
Certainly I think that style of skinner is pretty good, might have to try and pick one up myself sometime.
I think I'll get a shorter filleting knife for the reefies as well, and just keep the long one for the pelagics.
Alan James
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Thank you for the piece of hapuka.
I'll report back tomorrow if it tastes any different to its NZ cousins.
dodgy
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I have a big flat Mundial
I have a big flat Mundial skinning knife I got for $35 at Harbourtown. Seems ok so far. Apart from that the Dexters I get out of the US for $8 each are doing the job well.
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alfred
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Do you have a link for the $8
Do you have a link for the $8 Dexters?
dodgy
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http://www.jandh.com/search.a
http://www.jandh.com/search.aspx?SearchTerm=russel
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
alfred
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Cheers for the link, must
Cheers for the link, must admit that I thought it was for an $8 skinner! LOL
Dicko
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K-Dick`
I use K-Dick knives are around $40+ and are great...theyre popular with alot of butchers
nana nana nana nana fishing!!!
hunterdive
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do you mean F.Dick??
do you mean F.Dick??
Dicko
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OOOps
yes i do mean F-dick....nightshift makes for a few brain-farts!!
nana nana nana nana fishing!!!
PattyT
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Thanks for all the responses
Thanks for all the responses guy!!
Alan James
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You may also like to check here
for prices. I've found them to be very competitive when compared against local suppliers.
http://www.everten.com.au/
carnarvonite
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Knives
Any one of the top brands will more than do the job. Swibo, Victorinox, Dexter Russells, Joseph Rogers, Mundial are all good knives, just have to pick the type that better suits what you want to do with it.
soupster51
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Knife Choices
Patty I use A Victorinox Fibrox for most of my filleting work and skin with a Bladerunner. Combined with keeping them extremely sharp with a chefs choice electric sharpener I'm successfully producing quality cuts of fish for the table. Definitely three of the best things I have in my 'tackle bag'. My advice would be spend a little extra and buy quality knives that stay sharp longer, they are a worthwhile investment. I got mine at Oceanside a few years back and haven't been disappointed.
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Swan River Fisher
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dick knives are good i use
dick knives are good i use them
Tackleshack
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We got a good range here
We got Wanger here from $40.00 UP TO $79.00 Top knives
The Tackle Shack Malaga
3/11 Exchange Road Malaga WA 6090
(08) 9248 3800
squidvicious1
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they are called
they are called Wenger.......
thesupervisor
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does any one find it
does any one find it difficult to use the skinny filleting knives?
i was a butcher for 9 years so i know how to use a knife but always found them skinny flicky fillet knives a pain in the ass
i still use my boning knife 6 inch to fillet and skin even on 20 kng dhus
when you fillet with a long blade do you not follow the the shape of the bone? the spine bone raises up a fair bit on some fish and then drops down again so cant see the benifit of using a long flicky knife
i seem to use ony the top 3 or 4 inches of the blade and follow the bone shape and get all the meat
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
Rig
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small fish
supervisor I think the skinny flicky ones are better at filleting something small like herring, tailor or even flathead. My little 6 inch martini is perfect for that. Bigger fish and depending on the species need something with a thicker/stiffer blade.
For the record I rate the dexter russells
Rig
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lol
go in and ask for a good 6 inch stiff wanger...... lmao
black gen
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my knives
i have a mixture of swibo (about 10 or so) and a few schrade old timers. the schrade are bought from the states usually landed for about 22-25 dollars...they stay sharper longer than the swibos do...but both are good
aaasnapper
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Too true, for filleting the
Too true, for filleting the bigger fish I like a long stiff blade like a carving knife. Your right you only use the top section of the blade for filleting, but for skinning the longer the better.
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Jamos Damokos
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Frosts progrip, had it for
Frosts progrip, had it for years like it better than the swibos.
Twiddling my thumbs with velvet gloves on.
STEVE231
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Dexters from the US all the
Dexters from the US all the way for me.
sunshine
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No one has mentioned an Ulu
Been used by native americans for centuries - perfect for filleting salmon
randall df223
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Spend some of the money on a
Spend some of the money on a good quality steel. The trick is get it professionally sharpened regularly - "Cut It Out" in Murray Street Perth - $7.50 per knife, and then every time you use it give it a couple of swipes along a good quality steel to keep it sharp.
Fish! HARD!
junglejigger
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Depends how
Much your going to be using it. I fillet for a resturant at the moment and used to fillet for kailis.
I found the Analon Boning knife is perfect keeps its edge aslong as its looked after, doesnt rust and they are on offer in lakeside (joondalup) $34.99 insted of $55 i think, ive got 4 aswell as my fibrox.
i use my knives every day all day and the analons are my fave
PattyT
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Looks like i'v got a tough
Looks like i'v got a tough decision, lots of suggestions.. cheers fella's!
Longole
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MBL food services in
MBL food services in canningvale (17 bannister rd) have a huge range on display, reasonable prices, bit more than everton online but you do get to see the real thing before you buy. They also have lots of other stuff you don't need but will buy so beware!