A heavy-duty corded electric fillet knife for cleaning big batches of freshwater fish at a table with power. Check the seller and price before you buy.
Buy it if: Freshwater anglers who clean lots of fish at home or at a cleaning station with power.
Skip it if: Anyone who needs to clean fish away from an outlet.
American Angler's PRO is a corded electric knife built around its motor: a shielded 40 mm motor with a built-in 'Fanjet' air system to limit heat, and a transmission made of naval brass and polymers. American Angler claims 2x the torque and 4x the lifespan of other heavy-duty electric fillet knives. Those are the maker's claims, not our measurements.
Because it runs on mains power, there is no battery to run down, which matters when you're cleaning a cooler full of fish. The trade-off is the cord: you need a 110 V outlet, which rules it out on most boats.
The box includes the handset, one flexible, hollow-ground 8-inch freshwater blade (two reciprocating halves) and a ventilated mesh zipper bag. The handset accepts every American Angler replacement blade, including 8-inch curved and 'shark' blades sold separately. American Angler recommends hand washing.
Check the seller before you buy. When we checked, Amazon only had third-party sellers at $89.99, while American Angler's own site listed it at $69.99.
Here’s where its 8-inch blade sits against typical fish sizes. See blade length by fish for more.
This review is based on the manufacturer’s specifications, the Amazon listing and patterns in verified buyer feedback, compared against the other knives we cover. We haven’t lab-tested it. Read our method.