battery powered electric filet knives

[guywhofishes]

I know the Rapala HD knife combined with modified (to fit) Berkley blades is preferred by SDMF and others.

How is the Li Ion battery Rapala?

My freshly re-greased American Angler's motor crapped the bed the other day. Horrible sparking sounds. Luckily I'm OK guys.... other than deep hurt that my decade old friend has passed on.

 

[nxtgeneration]

Battery seems to last quiet awhile on mine. Nice thing is if it dies in the middle of cleaning you can run it while plugged in too to get finished up. Blades seem a little stiff but were pretty sharp. I did pick up an extra set of blades but have not needed them yet. Nice and light weight too.

 

[Callem'In]

Seems to work good and lasts long enough for the few fish I keep. I do prefer my wusthof knife most of the time.

 

[FishSticks]

I upgraded to an electric fillet (plug in, not battery) at the beginning of open water season, just need to catch more fish to justify the purchase.

 

[DirtyMike]

I'm still rolling with a mister twister. In fact, I have two. I'm waiting for them to die so I can get a battery powered knife. I'm not going to complain if they last me another 10 years, however.

 

[guywhofishes]

I'm still rolling with a mister twister. In fact, I have two. I'm waiting for them to die so I can get a battery powered knife. I'm not going to complain if they last me another 10 years, however.

that's the backup I went to. It's actually a great knife - holds the shark blades I was using on the American Angler. But it has the coily telephone cord that drives me bonkers. I do have the training and expertise necessary to put a different cord on it of course. But I am still left without backup. guy is all about redundancy and backups.

Having the freedom of no cord would get me options at busy cleaning stations - or the tailgate out in the sticks... so I am intrigued.

 

[FishSticks]

guywhohatescordedtools

 

[guywhofishes]

that coily power cord pulling at me constantly is like having a dang leprechaun on the other end saying "hey - can I use that knife?".... "hey - can I see that knife for a second?".... "hey - if you'd just hand me that knife".... IT... NEVER.... ENDS

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and the whole time I am thinking "when is it going to pop out of the socket?"

maybe I have the gen1 where they used chinese recycled boar tail to make the coily cord

 

[H82bogey]

I have had it a couple months now, and I can breeze through 10-15 fish no problem. I just recharge it after every use. Blades work well too.

 

[johnr]

Pick up a fillet knife, then if the battery is dead, or no plug in, you can use #guywithworkingapposablethumbspower

 

[guywhofishes]

Pick up a fillet knife, then if the battery is dead, or no plug in, you can use #guywithworkingapposablethumbspower

I have like 10. Seriously. Including a Leech Lake.

What you don't understand is that when guy goes fishing there's a big freakin pile of fish to clean - not four or five 15 inch eyes like out west.

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I have had it a couple months now, and I can breeze through 10-15 fish no problem. I just recharge it after every use. Blades work well too.

would it do 20-30 you figure?

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100?

 

[H82bogey]

I think it would no problem. They say it lasts for 80 minutes and I can't imagine it would take that long to clean 30 fish. But I do know after 15 fish, and that is all parts of cleaning, I don't notice any reduction in power.

 

[johnr]

haha

#guywhotakesnoshitfromawesterner...

 

[guywhofishes]

haha

#guywhotakesnoshitfromawesterner...

lol - sorry

#guywhohadtwohourconferencecallwithEPAandisfeelingbucky

 

[DirtyMike]

I have my actual mister twister as a backup with a 6 foot extension cord to reduce the coily cord dilemma. My main one was purchased at a garage sale for tree fiddy mainly for the extra set of blades. same color as the mister twister, looks to be incredibly older, non-coiled cord. It's my main knife.

 

[Ericb]

I bought the Rapala cordless right before Thanksgiving last year. Charged it and used it on our turkey and a few fish then stored it. Cleaned a few fish this spring and decided I better find the charger. I havnt been keeping a lot of fish this year but havnt charged it since. I did clean 5 over the weekend and it doesn't seem week at all.

 

[johnr]

lol - sorry

#guywhohadtwohourconferencecallwithEPAandisfeelingbucky

haha

We are switching our internal data system to a new improved system in my office. So I sort of know how your feel right now, as I have been doing online training for 2 workdays straight, which includes group participation, so I actually have had to even pay attention as they ramble on...suckfest

 

[guywhofishes]

Sounds like a found a new excuse to blow some Scheels gift cards.

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strike that - Amazon Prime is $10 cheaper

 

[Captain Ahab]

I have my actual mister twister as a backup with a 6 foot extension cord to reduce the coily cord dilemma. My main one was purchased at a garage sale for tree fiddy mainly for the extra set of blades. same color as the mister twister, looks to be incredibly older, non-coiled cord. It's my main knife.

Absolutely! When you buy a Mister Twister, you then immediately buy a 5-10 foot extension cord to store with it. I have around 3 Mr. Twisters stashed here and there. 20 bucks a pop+extension cord. They work fine.

 

[guywhofishes]

call me nuts but I would love a variable speed electric - I get tired of "pulsing" when making critical turns/cuts