Dexter-Russell Dextreme 8-inch Max Flex Fillet Knife

The Dextreme 8-inch Max Flex is the knife anglers search for by name on our site more than any other Dexter fillet knife. It has Dexter-Russell’s most flexible Dextreme blade at the length that covers salmon, lake trout, striped bass and redfish, with one plain fillet edge.

Maximum flex lets the blade track the backbone and rib cage closely and then bend flat to separate skin from meat, so less of the fillet stays on the carcass. The DEXGRIP handle suits left- or right-handed anglers and stays put when covered in slime. Dexter includes a sheath for carrying it to the boat.

Dexter-Russell has made knives in Southbridge, Massachusetts for more than two hundred years, and the Dextreme line is its design for today’s anglers.

Max Flex or Dual Edge?

The Dextreme Dual Edge 8-inch Flexible Fillet Knife is slightly firmer, with a scalloped spine for scaling. For smaller fish, the 7-inch Max Flex is easier to steer.