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My Piranha "Mr.Twister" just crapped out. Metal armature with teflon transmission didnt cut the fish bone. Does anyone have any ideas about a filet knife that will hold up?
thanks
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My dad has been using the Mr Twister for years and he's never had a problem. I prefer the American Angler brand myself. I get a little better manuvering out of it. Plus it's more comfortable.
Dexter is the way to go, I bought one recently and loved it, sadly I let the guy in the next slip borrow it for a few minutes and it was accidently kicked off the dock by one of my crew guys. I plan to replace it with another Dexter. If it wasn't night time I would have made him try to fetch it.~JJ~
__________________ "Jay"- 04 HydraSport Vector 24 CC 250 Yamaha fourstroke
We go through a ton of 'em on the charter docks cleaning red snapper. Don't cut through the rib bones, you ain't losing that much meat leaving the belly fat and toxins on the carcus.
The one's that hold up best for us are the Hamilton Beech and GE models. Black and Deckers and Mr. Twisters crap out fast.
Someone gave me an American Angler as a Christmas present last year and I haven't managed to kill it yet, but, I don't let it hang out near the charter boat. Deckhands can be murder on knives.
Dexters are da bomb if you are not "production" cleaning.
We go through a ton of 'em on the charter docks cleaning red snapper. Don't cut through the rib bones, you ain't losing that much meat leaving the belly fat and toxins on the carcus.
The one's that hold up best for us are the Hamilton Beech and GE models. Black and Deckers and Mr. Twisters crap out fast.
Someone gave me an American Angler as a Christmas present last year and I haven't managed to kill it yet, but, I don't let it hang out near the charter boat. Deckhands can be murder on knives.
Dexters are da bomb if you are not "production" cleaning.
I second the ge and hamilton beech ones for $10 at wm.Now if you can find the ge one that has bread blades,it works even better.Dexters are a must for tuna.
In the 30 plus years I've lived near and fished out of Destin, I've never seen a mate use an electric knife. Even though Destin has the largest charter fleet in the state, no one must catch enough to warrant the use of an electric knife. I even do the refrigeration work for several seafood markets along with the largest seafood distributor in the area, and never have seen any of them use an electric knife. The distributor might clean several thousand pounds of snapper in a day, without the use of electric knives. If a small charter fleet does a higher volume than that, I'd be impressed.
Unfortunately the picts didn't come out for some reason or I would have posted them on Tuesday nite.
One of the guys I fish with prefers to steak large stipers (mako, swordfish style) We caught a couple nice cows the other day and he was taking the 3 biggest and steaking them.. Even with my bigazz serated Dexter it appeared we'd be there well into the night.. Everyone laughed when I walked out of the garage with my 19.2v Porter Cable sawzall and a 8" metal cutting blade! Not anymore, it's now the tool of choice for that job... You'd be surprise what a clean cut it made in the flesh, I expected it to tear it up, it didn't...
Dexter Russels cut over 3 tons of groundfish for me this last season (both on my charter boat and the one I mate on) and I wouldn't use anything else. The key to speed is knowing the cuts and practice.
__________________ Capt. George Full Strike Anglers
F/V Lady Diane
2005 2325 Pacific Plate Alloy Boat
USCG 50Ton Master
Maine Tidewater Guide
The American Angler with the metal transmission is the best I've tried. It comes with two sets of blades, and their shape is great for making the turn after you're to the backbone. The blades hold up well, and the whole outfit has a two year warranty. It will whip through a pile of triggerfish better than any I've tried, and can handle a big snapper and cobia. We matched them up in a "comparison test" one evening against a Mister Twister, GE, and older American Angler. Everyone preferred the Metal Transmission unit and blades. I got mine for about $39 at Wal-Mart. It is bulkier than the GE, but I really like the blades.
Electric Filet Knife 
