Rapala Fish 'n Fillet Knife 6 in
By Rapala · Kitchen Knives · Kitchen & Cooking
- Progressively tapered, flexible, full-tang European stainless steel blade
- Blade length 6 in (also 4, 7.5 and 9 in)
- Birch handle, tooled leather sheath, single-stage sharpener
- Made by Marttiini
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Summary
A 6-inch fixed-blade fillet knife with a birch handle, leather sheath and pull-through sharpener, made for home filleting of panfish, bass and similar catches. Check your grip needs first: the birch handle gets slick with slime or wet hands.
Strengths
- Tapered 6-inch blade has flex owners find useful for panfish and bass.
- Ships with a tooled leather Laplander sheath and single-stage sharpener.
- Wax-finished birch handle fills the hand well in testing.
- Scandi grind is easy to sharpen and held through six sea bass in UK testing.
- Cut a 1.5 kg sea trout in under four minutes in UK testing.
Weaknesses
- Birch handle gets slick with fish slime or wet and oily hands.
- Owners caution it can rust quickly unless rinsed and dried after use.
- Edge needed a touch-up after five large fish in UK testing.
- Leather sheath is not waterproof and can stiffen if damp.
- 15 cm blade is short for fish over 3 kg.
- A specialist guide advises against weekly heavy use over blade-steel quality, and some owners describe the knives as cheaply made.
Verified specifications
| Model | Rapala Fish ’n Fillet, 6-inch fixed-blade fillet knife. |
|---|---|
| Family sizes | 4", 6", 7-1/2" and 9". |
| Blade | progressively tapered, full-tang European stainless steel, hand-ground. |
| Grind | Scandi grind, per the UK tester. |
| Tang retention | safety notch secures tang to brass ferrule. |
| Handle | birch, wax-finished; EU page describes reinforced varnished birch. |
| Sheath | tooled leather Laplander sheath with free-swing belt loop. |
| Sharpener | single-stage pull-through sharpener included. |
| Measured size, UK-market 6-inch class | 150 mm blade, total length 270 mm, weight 110 g. |
| Family options on EU page | 15 cm and 19 cm blades. |
| Care | use only for filleting fish; store sheathed away from children; keep sharp and clean. |
| Power | manual knife, no battery or electronics. |
Full research notes and sources
Sources
- Rapala US — Fish ’n Fillet Knives product page
- Rapala EU — Fish’N Fillet product page
- Outdoor Life — Best Fillet Knives of 2026
- Testix — Best Fillet Knife 2026
- BC Fishing Journal — What is the Best Fishing Fillet Knife
- HuntingMark — Best Fillet Knife Reviews
- Reddit r/Fishing_Gear — Rapala fillet knife thread
- Reddit r/Fishing — Differences between two Rapala fillet knives thread
- Reddit r/Fishing_Gear — Berkley vs Rapala fillet knife thread
- Academy Sports — Rapala Fish ’n Fillet Knife product page
