SZCO Supplies 12.5"" Folding Sport Fish Fileting Knife, Black (210815)

My first impression of this knife what that it was flimsy and wouldn't hold up. HOWEVER, after using this knife on my surf-fishing trip, I am thoroughly pleased with this knife and could not ask for a better knife for what I used it for and for what it costs. At $7 this was the PERFECT bait and filet knife to carry on my OBX surf fishing trip. While I bought it as a throw-away knife that I don't care about getting rusted or lost, I found myself carefully sharpening, cleaning, and oiling this knife when I got back. It performed beautifully cutting bait, fileting fish, cutting line/leaders and anything else I asked. And it's foldable which means I can put it in my pocket without fear of poking or cutting myself. I would highly recommend this knife to any fisherman. ORIGINAL REVIEW BEFORE USE-- It's hard to complain much about a $7 filet knife, I knew I wasn't buying a super quality knife. BUT, this knife just isn't going to cut it (pardon my pun). My main complaint with the knife is that the metal backbone of the handle only extends about half-way down the handle, leaving the bottom half of the plastic handle VERY flimsy. The plastic of the handle is already thin but it has sufficient strength where the metal locking mechanism supports it. The bottom half feels like it's going to collapse and makes the knife feel very dangerous, especially under any pressure. I would not recommend.

Knife is great for the price. It is made of hard plastic and feels really cheap, kind of like a dollar store knife if you've ever seen one. Out of the box the edge was.... hardly serviceable, which is why I docked a star. Seriously the edge it came with was terrible. But it sharpened right up with a few passes on a stone and strop and it fillets fine enough. I like that it folds. Only con other than it feeling cheap and coming with a bad edge is it dulls pretty quickly, but I kind of expected that. That's okay to me. Overall a good deal but if it was over 8 dollars? I'd use the walmart fillet knife

Not quite as nice as my fixed blade nicer fillet knives, but perfect for throwing in a fishing bag just in case. I've used it a decent amount and the steel is definitely standard 400 series (very rust proof, easy to sharpen, but dulls after a few uses). I couldn't be happier for the price.

I had a similar knife many years ago and was happy to find this one. The blade is flexible which I like in a fillet knife. It took me about 15 minutes with a diamond hone to sharpen the blade angle down to a razor sharp edge which I thought was reasonable. It's a darn good knife according to my preferences regardless of the price. I'll be getting a couple more because I'm pretty sure my kid is going to steal this one !

So I'm terribly impressed with the handle.. it's kinda light plAstic.. the blade is kinda flexible. Doesn't seem too terribly sharp right out of the box... can't remember what I paid but it's OK quality

Nice little fillet knife it does what it's supposed to do it has a little flex to the blade like I should as a fillet knife absolutely nothing wrong with this knife that I can see other than the fact that it says China stainless it's a cheap knife it's a great little cheap knife. It took a nice sharp edge

Great price

Great knife