Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Pond Boss Electric Fillet Knife

I agree with catmandoo. I have been using a Hamilton Beach electric carving knife for well over a decade now and it still is as sharp and works as good as the day I bought it. I've also tried a battery powered filet knife, and it hasn't left its case since the first time I used it.

As far as technique, I do it a little differently than Ken. I mostly use the electric knife for larger fish like northern pike and walleye, and use a regular fillet knife for the panfish, so take it for what its worth. But, I start at behind the gill and cut all the way to just before the end of the tail fin making sure not to cut all the way through. I then flip the fillet, with the fish carcass still attached, skin side down and use the electric knife to de-skin. This allows me to hold the tail fin and pull the fish through the knife while de-skinning. It takes only takes around a minute to get the fillets and the skin off of a decent sized pike while utilizing this method (the ribs and y-bones add some time to remove, however).