Just bought one these again cause my old one is who knows where. Looks like they cheapened the sheath recently. I did find quite a few for sale with the old leather sheath but I think it will not be long before you can only find them with the new nylon sheath. Still my favorite fillet knife but kind of sad to see.

 

I think the Rapala/Marttiini has really taken over as the budget level fillet knife. I def. thought about getting one when I saw it for sale for $15 at Wal-Mart with a  leather sheath and sharpener included. I think Case XX had to do something to remain competitive.

 

I know it is hard to spend twice as much ($30) on something as proven as the Rapala/Marttiini fillet knife and then spend another $20 on a marbles sharpener. But if you plan on filleting quite a few fish I think it's worth the $50. Is anyone else a fan of this fillet knife? I'm going to miss the leather sheath.

Back before electric fillet knifes I was a Rapala® fan.

I was always allot faster with an electric knife but always felt I was leaving meat on the bone. That and my fillets were not as clean cut. Do you mind me asking which electric knife you prefer?

@James Krack

 

My personal preference is Mr Twister, I feel I get better control with the straight handle. 

 

I use it to carve the Thanksgiving turkey, hams, brisket, roast, & pork tenderloin.

 

11 hours ago, Catt said:

@James Krack

 

My personal preference is Mr Twister, I feel I get better control with the straight handle. 

 

I use it to carve the Thanksgiving turkey, hams, brisket, roast, & pork tenderloin.

 

Catt, I received this electric knife a few years ago for x-mas. Mines cleaned a lot of crappies, and works perfect on pork loins, and other stuff too. Good knife

For $30 I will give it a shot. Thanks

So I got my knife today and it is a black handle with a nylon sheath. Looks like I bought one too late. Something tells me there may be vendors that have pics of the old tan handle leather sheath knife but that's not what your going to get. Oh well, hopefully some on ebay. 

@James Krack Case & Old Timer are not the knifes they once were. 

The Case pocket knives are more miss than the hit they used to be. The fillet knife has been virtually unchanged since the late 1980's as far as I know till this recent sheath change. The handle and blade on my new knife is still the same as my old knife from that era.

 

I think I will end up keeping this new knife although I favored the old tan color on the handle and leather sheath. The handle is the same and the blade is the same and that is more important to me.

 

I think the #1 thing that turns people off on this knife is the looks. Till you see one up close you really have no idea the detail that goes into it. I won't name brands here but I prefer it to some knives that cost many times as much.