electric knives

[wakina]

I don't know about today's AA knives but when I bought mine the cheaper model was imported and the top of the line model was made in the USA. So I will research the cheaper model to be sure and post my findings. I will contact the company directly and post their answer. I do not want to mislead anyone on this issue. But according to their web page it appears that all models are now made in their AR plant.

[ebijack]

I bought the HD Rapala, for me that was a mistake. I used it twice while cleaning fish and had to switch back to older electrics to get the job done. Now it just sits in a bucket in the garage. I prefer the 10inch blades they sell, I have 3 different sharpeners, none do all that well. I've bought quite a few Mister Twisters over the years, for me the cheapest and actually work are the sunbeam $10 turkey knifes they sell at thanksgiving. When it comes to big walleye I prefer to have the 10 inch blades or go regular fillet knife. This method works pretty good when using a regular fillet knife.

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I had an American angler it was great lasted about 6 years then burned up, I purchased another one and it didn't have the power like the first one I purchased, it now sits in a bucket. It wasn't the same exact model.

[Russ Hunsaker]

I had an American angler it was great lasted about 6 years then burned up, I purchased another one and it didn't have the power like the first one I purchased, it now sits in a bucket. It wasn't the same exact model.

I have 4 American Angler electric knives and I haven't wore out any of them. The first one I bought about 10 years ago and it still works fine. When you clean them you need to keep water out of the inside of the knife motor. I use a rag w/ rubbing alcohol to clean the knife. My fishing buddies have gone through several Mister Twister knives they only last about 2 years.

The American Angler knife has the shark blade which goes through a walleye like a hot knife in butter. The blade is very thin and has hardly no drag when going through a walleye.

DON'T BUY A RECHARGEABLE!!! I bought an American Angler rechargeable and it was a total piece of $hit. It had no power and I couldn't even fillet 2 walleye before it went dead. I got so pissed off because it was the only knife I had with me, the rest of my knives were @ home. I slammed the POS into the concrete @ my marina and it busted into a couple hundred pieces. It felt so good to do that but there went $56 I would have gotten if I took it back for a refund.

[ReelTime]

Cutcher's uses a regular $15 Black & Decker electric kitchen knife from Wal-Mart. I've watched him clean walleye with it several times. He keeps several new ones on his shelf and says after a few thousand fish if one breaks or gets dull he just tosses it in the trash and breaks out a new one. He dips the blades in water between 3 or 4 fish.

American Angler used to have a model that was labeled "MT" which stands for metal transmission. I still have a couple of them and have clean lots of fish with them. They were way more durable than the newer ones that have plastic gears. When these stop cutting I will just by a couple of the B&D Wally World specials.

[BossHogg]

When is someone going to come out with a good electric knife. I'd pay 150.00 if you could fill et fish with it for 10+ years. I have also burnt up piranhas. Mr. Twisters. Rapala. Rapala lithium battery style..Etc ..sad there isn't a professional model out on the market.

[ReelTime]

Boss it's by 10 of the $15 Black & Deckers. I'm sure they will last at least a year each. Do the math...