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5 Best Fillet Knives for Fish Filleting


Fisher are pretty much aware of filleting. It is perhaps the most important, but difficult task. It often emerges as the biggest challenge for fishers, even bigger than catching fish. The regular fishers know the struggle. However, a fillet knife eases this task because it is a specially designed knife for this particular purpose. 


Fillet knife is a flexible boning knife that aids in filleting. It helps you prepare and filet knife in a quick succession. It is typically 15 to 25 cms in length. It can easily move under the skin of meat and along the backbone. Not every knife is the best. In this article, we have enlisted the five best fillet knives that are the most efficient for fish filleting. 
1. Full Tang Bone Handle Fillet Knife
This fillet knife has a full tang blade and a wooden handle. It is easily the most durable and powerful knife on this list. The blade is made of 440 stainless steel, one of the strongest materials. A length of more than 12 inches with a razor sharp blade makes sure it serves filleting in the best possible manner. It comes with a premium leather sheath so that you can easily carry it while going for fishing. 
2. Hollow Blade Fillet Knife
This hollow blade fillet knife is a masterpiece constructed by Elk Ridge, one of the finest manufacturers of knives. With a lovely blue color and a hollow ground blade, it is the most fabulous looking knife. It has a slightly longer blade around 8 inches and an overall length of 13.5 inches. A nylon fiber sheath ensures your safety as well as esse of carrying this knife. One of the finest knives for fish filleting!

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3. Orange Silver Blade Fillet Fishing Knife
This is the cheapest filleting knife on this list. Also, it is one of the cheapest ones ever constructed. One of the reasons is that it is smaller and has a shorter blade than other knives. We are talking about a knife with an overall length of just 10 inches. However, by no means it is less capable for fish filleting. It has a strong stainless steel blade that can easily accomplish filleting tasks. 
4. Double Edge Full Tang Fillet Knife
This is another cheap option if your budget for fish filleting is low. However, it is not a small knife. Rather, it is longer and has a length of 12.5 inches. The 440 stainless steel, full tang blade of this knife is enough to accomplish your filleting task. Also, it has two edges on the blade which further eases the process. 
5. Rustic Feel Fish Fillet Knife
This rustic fillet knife has a laminated wood handle with a lanyard hole on it. It is another fantastic blade designed by Elk Ridge for fish filleting. The blade of this knife is around 7 inches while the overall length extends up to 12 inches. With a full tang, stainless steel blade, it is a solid knife for filleting. 

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