Bluegill - Big Bluegill

Do you love big bluegill?

Cabela's sells a "Panhandler Fish Fillet System" for $49.99. It consists of a hinged guide section and a double bladed knife which is supposed to cleanly cut off two fillets at once. Seems like a good, if pricey, idea.

Does anyone have first-hand experience with this? Comments? Evaluation?

     Thank you.

                      R. Hunter

Views: 613

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Robert, I am sorry I can't answer your question. I did look it up on Cabelas and it looked sorta like it might work. I'm not buying one because I don't see how it could save that much time from a straight down the side ribs and all filet with an electric single blade filet knife. It's just a matter of turning the fish over and repeat. Everything else has to be done per side, removing ribs and skin. You would also have to put the fish in the contraption, align it, close it, align the blades on each side, cut, then open the contraption, remove the carcass. If you give it a try, let us know how well it works and if you think it is worth the trouble of lining everything up.

RSS

Latest Activity

John Sheehan posted photos
2 hours ago
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a photo

Good Shoulders. On this One….6/12/2025

This was a fun day…..80 black crappie dominated this party…
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a status
"Finally got a low wind morning on the coastal marsh….coangler and I had falling wind tide and the tidal crappie were chewing.. this was fun!"
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
yesterday
Troy Dorman commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
yesterday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Beautiful Coppernose Which Just Pushed Shallow This Week….6/9/2025

"Thanks Tracy……all of these fish were released and I hope to see them again…"
Wednesday
tracy willis commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Wednesday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Tuesday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Tuesday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Tuesday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Fish of Dreams on the Albemarle…..6/9/2025

"Thanks Troy…..major league fishing were on Kentucky and Barkley lakes this…"
Monday
Troy Dorman commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted photos
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a photo

Beautiful Coppernose Which Just Pushed Shallow This Week….6/9/2025

Out of 61 male Coppernose, over half were ten inch class….an amazing thing in public waters
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney posted a status
"After a week of warm nights and high humidity, our bluegill push shallow for the strawberry moon is in full swing…caught 61 Coppernose today"
Monday
Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
Thumbnail

Few More Ahead of the Coastal Storm…..6/5/2025

"Thanks Dick…..we finally have heat and humidity so plenty of thunderstorms but no…"
Monday

© 2025   Created by Bluegill.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service