Are there any really good ones?

We clean about 15,000 catfish a year with the American Angler Pro series and it does well for us.

But, we prefer to fillet around the rib bones instead of cutting through them. Same amount of meat, just less work,

Yep, cut in just past the ribs. If its a big fish with big ribs you won't miss the little bit of meat lost above the ribs. If its a small fish the rib bones won't matter , just cut thru them.

Is anyone else having problems with the new American Angler? My friend has returned three in less than a year. WalMart has quit caring them and he had to send the last one back to American Angler.

I use the orange American Angler and a shark blade. Haven't had any issues yet.

Thats the one Mr. Tom is having trouble with. Wonder why WalMart quit stocking them?

that's what I do American angler the best

Is the freshwater version of the American Angler knife as powerful as the saltwater one?

Used to have that problem and went through several electric knives and finally wised up and went with a straight blade heavy 1" wide filet knife made by Dexter Russel.
I swore I would never buy another electric as long as I'm able to fish.
Heavy bone you trim around them and on smaller and scaled fish you can slice through with ease.
The more expensive version of what I use is called the "Bubba Blade."

I use my orange AA pro edition with a shark blade on everything from crappie, to bull reds and 5' black tip sharks. It will get pretty warm in your hand during a long fish cleaning session, but it works great every time.

thanks, y'all
I just ordered the Orange American Angler knife with an assortment of spare blades.
I really appreciate your input.

Fill out the guarantee form you will need it.

I have an old ginsu that looks just like an american angler and I love it with the shark blades

Walmart in Canton had 2 in stock last week.

None in Gun Barrel and haven't had any or any AA blades in months