Cordless Electric Fillet Knifes_What to Buy?

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Is anyone still doing the Sawzall thing with the Filletzall Blade? If so how do you like it

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Yea, I have one. Its way cooler in theory than in application. Its so difficult to control that I very often cut through the backbone with it, even with big snapper or red fish. Its badass for sure but not having opposing blade movement makes it soooo difficult to control.

I have a regular cordless bubba also, and I personally like it a lot. It doesn't run very fast but it's powerful enough for regular stuff like bass and trout. Not great for bigger tougher fish, but I haven't found anything other than a big stiff sharp knife works for that.

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The Bubba Li Ion seems to be weak due to its 7 volt system

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If it were just a little faster, it would be perfect for me.

The one that is broken is one of two that I have, and the first one I bought. It stays in its case, and I travel with it. I think the cord staying in a bind where it goes into the case is what finally did it in. I am very careful with the way I keep my electric knifes because I have been badly shocked buy a couple of regular green/yellow Mr. Twisters when they were at the end of their lives. I do everything I can to keep my knife hand dry and the knife itself clean and dry at all times. When I am done I wipe down the electric knife with a damp cloth and store it indoors. It think this greatly adds to longevity.

I have worn out others: an American Anger, a couple Black n Decker's, Ham Beach, and an old Rapala that you could hook to a 12V battery via alligator clamps.

So as for my old faithful, no, it hasn't cleaned 300 trout a week for 20 years, but it has cleaned several thousand fish over that time. When I first got it I was at my fishing peak. The most I can remember cleaning in one sitting was about 200 trout, 20 or so reds, and a pile of sheep head. I rarely fish the marsh these days and do more river and lake fishing. I also catch and release a lot more now. I only find myself cleaning fish a couple times a month these days.

I used an older model Bass Pro Shops cordless to clean 35 bass a few weekends ago because of the issues with my Piranha. It made it through them all on one battery, but it wasn't very powerful. That experience is what has me curious about the new crop of cordless. It seems like some of the tech from todays power tools should have made its way into fillet knives. Some of my Milwaukee cordless tools are way more power than my corded stuff.

I have a Rapala R12. The blades are kinda aggressive and are not close enough together. Ended up shredding a lot of trout and was about to throw it in the trash before I figured out that i could modify my old Mr. Twister blades with a dremel tool to fit the Rapala. Now it works like a charm.

Interested in what has to be done to the blades?