Favorite Flexible Fillet Knife?

[paul o' vendange]

Hello all,

 

I send my best hopes you are safe and well during this terrible time.  

 

I've a need for a better fish fillet knife.   I've a host of old knives for boning and filleting ranging from semi-flexible to rigid, among them older Chicago Cutlery and restaurant-chewed up Sysco blue handles.

 

I know they are fantastic, but at this time anyway not looking for a Deba style.  Of the flexible-bladed knives, I do like the wider knife, less the narrower style.

 

Thanks for any thoughts.

Edited January 12, 2021 by paul o' vendange (log)

[AAQuesada]

Do you have an example? because IME wider blades tend to be less flexible that narrower ones so i'm a little confused as to exactly what you are looking for.

 

If you are looking for something inexpensive but good F.Dick makes pretty good knives for butchery & filleting fish. Something a little nice maybe a silverthorn

[paul o' vendange]

Sure.  First is Matfer's "couteau filet de sole," A flexible blade, wider:

 

 

Second would be Wusthof's "Grand Prix II Flexible Filet de Sole."  Flexible filet blade, with a more dramatic sweep and narrower blade.  It is also flexible (v. "semi-flexible" or "rigid":

 

 

I know Wusthof makes an 8" model, 4518-7/20, which looks good.

 

 

  It isn't cheap, and I'm wondering if anyone has been happy with lower cost knives for filleting large flat fish, salmon, etc.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2021 by paul o' vendange
Wusthof image (log)

[paul o' vendange]

Whoops, missed your second line.  Thanks, will look them up.

[AAQuesada]

Aaah okay, to me the first and third are semi-flexible. They aren't going to flex as much as #2 no matter what it says on the blade ime. You might want to look at the smaller 210mm Glestain here. I have owned this brand and they are very good.

 

Glestain flexible fillet knife 

[paul o' vendange]

Thanks.  I was looking to spend less for the fillet knife - the Wusthof being the upper end at $110. 

 

 

Could be I'm thinking of semi-flexible, of which I have a few, but none of which I'm truly happy with.  I've seen flexibility in different widths, many wider than a standard "sport fishing" profile fillet knife.  Expensive, I know, and thinner, but MAC for instance, fairly wide:

 

[AAQuesada]

MAC is pretty good if it fits in your price range. 

 

 

Misono Fillet knife this is a little over the price range but also very good. 

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

Rapala

 

Rapala Fish 'N' Filet Knife with Sheath (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

[paul o' vendange]

Thanks for the ideas, guys.