Reddit mentions of Rapala NK03039-BRK Fish N Fillet

I think that is this one: Rapala 7 1/2" Fish'n Fillet Knife / Single Stage Sharpener / Sheath https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NXC8A8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_8eDByb25A7TVT

Well, I use this. About a 4" blade along with a sharpener for 90% of my cooking & eating needs.

I think it came with a fishing fillet kit that was like $5 at a sports store and it came with a little pocket sharpener like this.

Probably not what you were looking for, but it works. Been using this thing for about 4 or 5 years now.

I cleaned deer in a dorm room.

Skin and quarter it out after you shoot it if legal. Do tele check if you can. Take the quarters and put them in your fridge to age for a week or so. Just take all the shelves out. This is what I still do.

Then just cut it up on the counter. If I could only have one knife for butchering a deer, it'd be this: https://www.amazon.com/Rapala-Fillet-Single-Sharpener-Sheath/dp/B001NXC8A8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1509586531&sr=8-3&keywords=rapala+fillet+knife

That's a lot for that knife...I bet you can get it cheaper somewhere else. Or they've gone up in price a lot since I last bought one. We use those a lot to get the silver skin off.

Most decent quality fillet knives in the $20 range will probably last your whole life if you don't ruin the blade by using them to cut things you shouldn't be cutting. The general rule applies here that you're better off with a $20 knife that fits well in your hand than a $200 knife that doesn't.

My dad has some fillet knives of that $20-or-so quality that must be 30yrs old or more that have not seen much abuse, and they're still holding in there just fine.

Keep it sharp. The sharpeners they come with waste a lot of metal rather than honing it, but my philosophy is that the hand held sharpeners do a great job of getting a blade sharp quickly and easily, so who cares. One of my dad's oldest ones has noticeably lost some metal over the years, but when an excellent blade costs a measly $20 it's hard to justify spending hours of your life honing it.

Fortunately, imho, medium quality $20 fillet knives are very excellent blades, and there's no compelling reason to spend much more than that unless you really want something specific.

That said, I recently picked up two of these, because I personally like how the contured Rapala handles fit in my hand. These even come with a case (filet knives need to be kept in a case) and sharpener (filet knives need to be kept exceptionally sharp if you value your fingers). I keep one in the kitchen, and one in my tackle box.