Specialty Knives

A fish splitter is a heavy, stiff knife for the jobs a fillet knife should never do. Dexter-Russell’s Sani-Safe 12-inch splitter is built to take heads off large fish, cut bait, make chum and break down big fish before they are filleted. The H in the model number marks its heavier blade, which gives the backbone to drive through bone and cartilage.On a large tuna or halibut, the splitter roughs out the work at the cleaning table, and a flexible fillet knife takes over for the meat. It is also a capable bait knife on a party boat, where a long, sturdy blade makes short work of a pile of bunker or mackerel. Dexter honed and ground the blade at its Southbridge, Massachusetts plant.
Pairing a Splitter with a Fillet KnifeOnce the fish is broken down, a Sani-Safe 8-inch Wide Fillet Knife or a Dextreme Dual Edge 10-inch Stiff Fillet Knife handles the fillets. Learn More