fish skinner

[fishingfreak]

Has anybody ever tried one of these.  Just wundering if they work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrwPZsXR7kk

[Cool Cat]

Wow, I am going to check those things out.  I can fillet a fish but sometimes leave a bit of meat on the skin when trying to skin it.  I can cut through the ribs and leave them on that tool will even eliminate the rib cage.  Thanks for showing that.  What I love about this site. 

[wax_worm]

It looks like a Townsend Skinner with a motor but costs 5 times as much.  It only has a 90 day warranty too.  That is a red flag to me.  If they can't warrant the product for at least a full year then it probably has not been put through the proper amount of QA and testing.  Something that costs 150+ should be expected to last more than 90 days before you should have to pay to have it repaired.

[fishingfreak]

I agree with you Wax about the warranty and the price.  I rarely clean fish anyway unless I'am on a fishing trip with the guys and they want to keep them.  They all like fishing with me because I never want any of the fish.  I was thinking of a Christmas gift for my brother.  It looks handy if your cleaning 100 fish at a time.

[crappie66]

Seems like another gimmicky tool.

I am sure most can skin a fillet with a knife faster than this thing.

[billyex99]

I'd like to see it get the y bones out of a northern.

[trophytaker1]

To much money, I'll just use my knife like Ive been doing for 45 years

[Stinkybaits]

My gill fillets are way to big for that thing. I'd have to take an extra step to cut the fillet in half first! 

[Jigmup]

Faster with an electric knife

[crappieslayer37]

My gill fillets are way to big for that thing. I'd have to take an extra step to cut the fillet in half first! 

you been out to the gravel pits stinky?

[Stinkybaits]

Shhhhhhhhh need to keep that place on the low down.

[Raquettedacker]

I can do it faster with a knife...    

[crappieslayer37]

I can do it faster with a knife...    

yup nothing beats a sharp knife and a fork lol

[Fish_Tko]

I prefer to eat em scaled with the skin on.

[Stinkybaits]

I prefer to eat em scaled with the skin on.

That way is definitely the tastiest imo. I still enjoy old school at times where you pull the bones out at dinner.

[Fishslayer81]

Enjoy pulling the bones out? You been sniffing too much jig paint.

[Raquettedacker]

Faster with an electric knife

   Yup and one less thing to clean...

[Stinkybaits]

Enjoy pulling the bones out? You been sniffing too much jig paint.

It's Fishkings fault Steelhead addiction!

[river_scum]

needs to be wider! dont think our crappie and pike fillets would fit.

[levi]

I like the youtube vid but i'm going to stick with my knives way to much for me to spend.

[Broken_Lines]

needs to be wider! dont think our crappie and pike fillets would fit.

I think the average crappie will fit, and the smallest of legal size pike, but anything bigger definitely not. Either way I don't think it will save time. Only think it may be beneficial to those with hand cramping problems, carpel tunnel, tendinitis, etc. Not worth the money for me though, that's for sure.

[jdm]

I talked to the guys selling it at the ice show in St. Paul. It is the old townsend skinner, they said the patent had run out and they modified it to what you see no.

[hippie01]

The townshed works good for the ribs if you have someone that is not that good with a knife , my x and I could do about 40 perch in 20 to 25 min. I would slab them she would rib them. Same with gills