Manual vs electric fillet knives

[Ole fisherman]

From those I have spoke with the Bubba and Rapala seem to be the most popular choices. I only get a few walleye each season so the higher catch numbers with Perch is my question. Is the electric really worth the expense to clean 25-30 perch each outing? Is it really faster? I don't scale my perch as I cut the skin off after filleting. Getting thru those scale on the initial cuts are one of the issues.
Does an electric make a difference? Does the longer blades on electric make them more difficult to handle? Again...thanks for any suggestions or recomendations.......

[Goosechaser]

A few years ago we made a trip out in September and got a good mess of perch. I had no problem cleaning them with my electric and an 8 inch blade. I am right handed so I always wear a Rapala glove on my left hand that is holding the fish.

[Ole fisherman]

Good to know that longer blade works well. How does it cut thru scales or do you scale your perch first

[Goosechaser]

It will cut right through the scales. I will add that I use a manual knives to take rib bones out on both walleyes and perch. I think a save more meat that way. If possible I would learn to use an electric on some nice eyes to get the feel of it. Then move to perch.

[sherman51]

you can get the Bubba off eBay for just over 120.00 but I did find one listing for 90.00. make sure you get one with 2 lithium batteries and either 4 or 5 blades in a case or pouch if you go this route. and I've been using electric knives for about 25 years and tried them all. I started with cheap carving knives from Walmart which worked great for a while. I've used Mister Twister but upgraded to American Angler knives, I even tried the Pirana knife which was a good knife and the Mister Twister blade worked on it. but after seeing the Bubba cordless in action I think it is the best choice.

[Ole fisherman]

At those prices on Ebay, are they used or new ?
Thanks for the reviews !

[Ole fisherman]

Just ran thru the EBay ads, those priced at 90 bucks and under were Chinese copies, not real Bubba knives, at least the few pages I went thru.....just gonna sit back and watch the sales coming up I guess.

[Ohio fisherman]

For a very long time. The first powered knife was a mister twister that wore out. I have used Rapala electric and battery powered fillet knives. The electric setup is great if that power source is desired. However the lithium battery powered fillet knife set with extra blades and a second battery is my favorite. It and cleaning gear live in my truck.

Both of these system are excellent for cleaning walleye and perch. Get a good electric or battery set and learn to use it. In the winter take the batteries inside where warm.

Get a Rapala glove for your fish holding hand. You still need to be careful.

Hope this will help and you like the setup.

[Ole fisherman]

Thanks for your opinions....I think I am going to go 110v over the battery. Lots of experience with Lipo type batteries and think the cord would be better for me. I typically fish alone and do my cleaning at home, so portability is not an issue. From all my research and recommendations it looks like it will come down to a Bubba or a Repala with the 6" blade option as most of my cleaning is perch

[dunn782]

I butterfly all my perch. Is it possible to do that with an electric knife?