Count me as a fan of the Bubba Blades! Got 4 of them now. The 9" tapered flex, 7" tapered flex, and 9" tapered stiffy get the most use. I've thrown away every electric fillet knife I had. I can go thru a double limit of bass in less than 10 mins with the 9" flex. The Stiffy fillet will handle those BIG Santee Cooper cats with no problems, and does double duty at the camper as a chef/carving knife. All of mine have hold their edge. Just hit them on the steel couple strokes before I start cleaning fish and I'm good to go.