fillet knife.............

[spareparts]

O have a buck specia 119 that my father bought me for my v 13th birthday way back 38 years ago. I use it exclusively for fileting fish
When I'm not using it, I have an old butchers knife and my edc benchmade griptilliam. The secret is to keep it sharp. Mi do t have my father's skill with an edge so I use the lansky set up

[Blue_Runner]

I have a couple, nothing real special. I've had one like below but I think it is the pre-rapala version b/c it holds a nice edge and I've been using it for close to 10 years on tons of fish, still going strong. I use a hone and also the supplied sharpener. I think the key is not to go too hard on the sharpener as it wears out the sharpener then you end up damaging the blade. Also have a vintage wood handle I picked up at a yardsale. Looks similar to old hickory, might be old hickory, but it has a real nice edge, but the steel likes to rust?