Fillet Knife Reccomendation

[NJSquatch]

I am looking for recommendations on a good fillet knife for trout and panfish and the occasional smb that gets hooked bad and wont revive.

Should I go with a 5", 6", 7", 8"? I read good things about dexter-russell and rapalas.

Also any recommendations on a sharpener?

Accusharp 001 (knife) or 010 (fillet)?
http://www.accusharp.com/products/index.html

Thanks
NJSquatch

[dfish28]

Can't really beat the wood handled dexter for holding an edge, but I just saw the whole line of Bubba blades including the Chef knife for the kitchen, ohhhh boy I said... Coming soon. As far as sharpeners, ughhh don't get me started, other than stones, most work good to a point, some longer than others, I'm going to try the new electric one that's out and I'll get back to ya...

[Jigman13]

http://www.fishboneknives.com/1378-dexter-traditional-8-inch-wide-boning-knife/

For smaller fish, a shorter blade would suffice. The 6" would prob be enough. Can't beat this knife though...

[ScowardNJ]

I'm a big fan of my Dexter. It's gotta be 15 years old by now. A few swipes on a sharpener once in a while keeps it razor sharp.

[briansnat]

I use my Henckels boning knife.. It looks to be about 6 inches.

As far as sharpeners it's hard to beat Chef's Choice. It makes a perfect edge. Chefs Choice has several models but my 100 model with 3 sharpening stages works very well