Calamus Fishing Fillet Knife - 9 inch, German G4116 Stainless-Steel Blades with Corrosion Resistant Coating, Non-Slip Handles, Protective Nylon Sheath, Perfect For Fresh Or Saltwater

It’s salmon season again! And as such I tend to go thru fillet knives. Let me first say I bought this knife to give to a nephew that was just starting salmon fishing. Brightly colored and inexpensive I figured he would like it.Typically in a fillet knife there are three key things I look for. 1. Long slender blade 2. Flexible blade 3. Edge retention. 2 and 3 are usually a trade off. A flexible blade generally has poor edge retention and a harder blade very flexible.The Calamus fillet knife is a bit on the stiff side but for large fish it works wonderfully for cutting the fillets off the fish. The pink salmon are thick this year so I typically have to fillet 20 fish each day. The bones on that amount of fish will dull a knife quickly. The Calamus was able to handle this generally without a touch up on the blade. I think it is a bit too stiff to use for trimming out the belly bones but for filleting a lot of fish fast this is now my go to knife. I gave my old knife to my nephew! 😁😁

I am a fishing guide and fillet lots of fish. I bought one of these knives last June and have cleaned about a thousand fish with it so far. It works great, holds a good edge, touches up easily and quickly on a steel and re-sharpens quickly and easily when needed. The handle is very comfortable and non-slip. This is a really nice fillet knife especially for the price. And I like the blade protector. It lets the blade dry and does not hold water like a plastic or cordura sheath. I like them enough I just bought 3 more of these knives.

Tried this knife a month ago and now I have three!

Decent. sharp and cheap ig problem is how cheap the handle feels. What do you expect for 20 bucks though.

Sharpest knife I ever handled

...for starters I have been around fishing and deer camps for a lot of my life, I've seen many mates that could filet a tuna in less than a minute and not waste enough fish to feed on gull...and a good shape knife is the only tool that makes this possible... I have never held a sharper knife at any price...I'll be picking up more of this brand for the tackle bag and to stay on the boat... For the money - this knife is hard to beat ... If it doesn't hold up or won't keep an edge I will update this review... Good evening from St Simons

Great quality fillet knife for the price keep it on the boat have used it many times

We eat a lot of salmon and it's so difficult to get that awful gray skin off! This knife helps a lot. Very sharp and an accurate cut. Glad I got it! Great packaging too !