Anybody have any recommendations on a good electric knife for bigger fish like 20 and 30 pounders? I've burned up 3 in the pass two months and need a good one.

On the larger redfish, I use a manual filet knife as I cut down the top of the back first. Redfish scales are killer after they grow to 24-25 inches long. After slipping my knife between the scales and the back's ridge to make a shallow cut, then I can use an electric knife if i want. But I've gotten so used to using a non-electric on larger fish, I can actually do a better and faster job without an electric knife. Don't waste your money on electric knives for large fish. I havent seen one yet that's worth a darn.

Amen to that. Thought I would invest in a new electric knife this past summer just before my offshore snapper trip with a buddy. Well, we ended up with 5 limits of snapper (10 fish) all between 16-20 lbs each, 2 barracuda (one pushed 35 lbs) and 2 nice mahi mahi. I whipped out my new Mister Twister saltwater electric fillet and went at it. It worked great for about 1 1/2 - 2 snappers, then it was like trying to cut leather with a butter knife, lol. We fought thru it with a mix of that knife and a 2 regular fillet knifes but even those were kind of small for these fish. So, upon arriving home, I went online and ordered myself a really nice Dexter fillet knife, larger vrariety. I can't remember the number off the top of my head but it has a longer, sturdier blade than a normal 6" fillet knife. I tried it out on some other fish and it sliced thru them great. Think I'll reserve the electric knifes for freshwater fish like sand bass, crappie and catfish under 6 lbs.

Thanks for the advice guys I'll save some money and keep my electric for the others. But your right those reds and 20 pound blues are alot of work. Ill try my luck with a manaul knife this weekend.

Very good article here regarding the use of a blade opposed to a electric.

http://www.fishinglouisiana.com/details.php?articleID=3632