Fishing Knife

[Squidgee_Man]

Just after a few ideas of people in regards to a good brand for a fishing knife, my cheap arse piece of crap just broke and could never stay sharp anyway. So im gonna fork out some $$$ for a decent knife this time. Gonna use it for filleting mainly and bait cutting. Any body that has a good brand that is gonna stay sharp for ages please feel free to PM me or just post a reply, Cheers!!

[oz_guy]

I got Martiini knife brought it brand new and only use it to fillet a Flatties for a few times only.
If interested let me know i will take some pic tonight,

Derrick

[robbo999]

hey Squidgee_Man,
have a look at the range of "Frosts" knives.
cheers
robbo

[Mark M]

Fox
Gerber
Martini
Frost
Kershaw

You usually get what you put in with $$$ here Squidge.

Fox now have a teflon coated range of blades.

[hiltonlad]

swibo for me.

[xrisbream]

with my trade i work with knives all day. for value and good knives you cant go past victorinox. i would give give master butchers 9334 9600 a call ,dont go to knife king or places like that as you will be ripped off. if you have no luck with mbl but i think they do sell to the public just pm me and will get it for you.

Japanese knives the best in the world, folded steel blades and sharp as a razor heres a few examples red handle is made from sting ray skin.

You can buy them online and you'll pay about as much as what you would for your standard quality knives, but these are functional works of art.

[Justin Boyle]

Hey Squidgy,

I wouldn't muck around buying the fishing knives. I bought the mundial one in the link below. I'm pretty sure it was the 20cm. It is a little too big but at that price you could buy the 16cm as well. When I bought it they were a little more than that. When I got it it was sharp enough to shave the hair on my arms. If you have more money by all means buy one of the better ones but the bottom line is that if you buy any one of these you can't go wrong. All knives here will be manufactured to commercial quality.

http://www.chef.com.au/show.php?subc...e=1&perpage=10

Justin

[SOL_LADY]

I share my home with a Chef,and after trying all of her knives Victorinox,comes out as the best! "Without doubt" And stays really sharp much,much longer!
Just make sure you also have a really good sharpening stone.There's stone's,and then there are "STONE'S" ;-)
Don't use those long metal thing's either,they destroy many really hish quality knive's if not used 100% correctly!

Good luck,

Gae.

Originally Posted by xrisbream

with my trade i work with knives all day. for value and good knives you cant go past victorinox. i would give give master butchers 9334 9600 a call ,dont go to knife king or places like that as you will be ripped off. if you have no luck with mbl but i think they do sell to the public just pm me and will get it for you.

[Yardi]

It really depends on what you are going to use the knife for, its best to have
two knives. One to use for general purpose cutting i.e. line, bait etc. for this I would recommend a Green River Skinning Knife as the blade is thick and extremely strong.
For Filleting Cleaning etc I would say you cant go past Swibo, Victronox or Dexter Russell Boning knives, these are all high quality knives that when sharpened correctly, produce a razor blade edge. These are the knives you will see used for filleting on most charter boats and in most boning rooms.
The biggest trap people fall into is not learning to sharpen a knife correctly and not knowing how to hone the blade to keep it sharp. Honing is done using as Chase called them the "Long Metal Things" these are called steels and there really is no use sharpening a knife unless you have one and know how to use it. 3M make a good sharpening stone, two sided, course and smooth, it is important to know that to keep a stone in good order you should always ensure your knife is very clean prior to sharpening. This prevents fat clogging it up, good practice is to soak the stone in boiling water every few months to remove build up, also use dishwashing liquid as a lubricant when sharpening.
Sharpening knives and keeping them sharp is a science in its self, check this site for a few tips.

http://gpvec.unl.edu/filesdatabase/f...lot/sharp1.htm
Cheers
Yardi

[n-fish]

With good quality knives if you dont know how to propley sharpen them DONT

If you take them to your local butcher they are usaly quite happy to sharpen them for a verry small fee well worth price

Thats my piece of advise

I use to have a japanese knife like zipman was talking about with out a doubt the best knife i have ever had in my life

Till my bored ex decided to chop up sticks with it while i was fishing and pitted the blade

[dan_WA]

My swibo has served me well over many years of filleting, and holds its edge well.

I use the "Furi Diamond fingers" to sharpen it and always give it a lick with the steel before using - always razor sharp !! The furi fingers are diamond coated, and ensure correct angle on the blade every time

http://www.amazon.com/Furi-Ozitech-D.../dp/B000F8SIOW

[Squidgee_Man]

Cheers for the ideas guys!, i'll probaly have a look at victorinox and swibo and compare the two.

[Huggy_B]

another vote for swibo filleting knife.

[Newby]

I love my Frost knives, their around $50 from what I can remember, they've got a nice blade and you can get a really nice edge depending if you use a knife sharpner or a stone. A stone gives you a much, much better edge.