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Gone Fishin'
A group devoted to the Angler and the Angler at Heart.
If the topic has anything to do with fishing, this is the place to post. Tell us your fishing stories, talk about tackle old and new! What you like and what you don’t like.
Bought some new equipment and want to tell us about? We want to hear about it.
Thinking about buying a new pole and want to know it if it is worth the money? Ask up!
Do you collect fishing tackle? Show it off with pride!
Any type of angler with any skill level is welcome!
And as this is I Knife Collector, this is also a place to talk about the knives made, used and collected by anglers! We especially want to see your fishing knives -- in the tackle box, on display, or in action!
Some of my favorite fishing/fillet knives
I just joined this group a couple days ago. I was looking for folks I could talk to about my fillet knife collection. I have tried over the years to get together knives from top makers, if I felt they were worthy of collecting. I have a vast array of great fillet knives and some fighters. Some of my favorite to use, which I use them all, are rather cheap. I love the Browning 909, Featherweights. It is most likely the finest fillet knife I ever used. I also love the Black Marlin made by Microtech , which is expensive, but worth every dime. Of course the Cutco Fishermans Solution is on the top of everyone's list, but I have some , made by some great knife makers that no one ever heard of, nor , may never hear. Except here of course. I will put up some pictures of my favorites in terms of the manner in which they were made.
Peter Creager
Old Hickory good knife, Chicago Cutlery, has most of the butcher shops sowed up , they make a decent knife, nothing to write home to mom about, heavy in carbon, needs constant honing. Dexter is much better and for the same results. Dexter might of taken the lead in the meat cutting profession. They make a great blade. I am more into a really nicely made, quality steel, outstanding craftsmanship, instead of pure performance. I want knives to last forever, not to be used , abused, thrown away.
I love high quality, great craftsmanship, fantastic materials, as the reasons I buy a knife. If it fillets great then all the better.
Regards,
Peter
Dec 31, 2015
Tobias Gibson
I should mention that while I have about a half dozen fixed blade fillet knives, all users, I've started collecting folding fillet knives. This started after recently picking up a Chicago Cutlery "Traveler". I also have a couple older fillet knives from well known companies that are mint and will probably remain that way. I'll need to get some pictures of them.
Here is the P-25 Traveler. With case in near mint condition. (The last photo is the Traveler as compared to Chicago Cutlery's 6 inch boning knife, 7 inch fillet, and 4 inch steak knife. The steak knife is an excellent utility knife for the tackle box!
Jan 4, 2016
Peter Creager
I will place some pictures of my middle of the road stuff with a couple exceptions. I have a Alex J Collins , which is a real treasure, a couple A. C. Warrens, which I will die holding. Many I now own are from world renounced knife artisans, who , and if they are in my collect , they are either over the top made or they are very good fillet knives. I do own quite a bit of bird and trout types, even some fighters or hunting. With few exceptions I would be willing to part with many but that being said, I would need my eye on a great fillet to let any of the others go. These are just a few examples of my favorites, not real costly ones but favorites.
Tobias Gibson said:
Jan 4, 2016