Here is my experience with the American Angler's Fillet Knifes. Yours may be differnt. ie I could have got a knife that was made on Mon or Friday.

I have three of the different types of American Angler Fillet Knives right now.

I love the 110volt and the 12 V DC external Powered Models. I have cleaned over 300 crappie with them in the last two years and they work great. Never failed me.

However I purchased two of the American Angler Portable Battery Operated Fillet Knifes and didn't like any of them. One never would hold enough charge to get me though one fish. The other overheated in my hands and started smoking when I used it the first time. And I was cleaning a small crappie. I put that knife back away and got the other external powered unit out to clean the other 12 crappie that night.

Again I could have just got a lemon unit so your going to have to talk to others to see if all the American Angler Portable Units are like this.


Regards,

Moose1am