Mister Twister MT-1208 Mr Twister SW Piranha Knife review and price compare 2025- fishinghub

Brand	Mr. Twister
Model Name	MT-1208
Handle Material	Bone
Color	White, Blue
Blade Material	Stainless Steel
Item Dimensions LxWxH	1 x 1 x 1 inches
Item Weight	1.5 Pounds

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Mr Twister MT-1208 SW Piranha Knife
Color of the handle may be White/Blue or Blue/White

Saltwater and trophy freshwater fishermen have a fillet knife that can handle any big fish in the Piranha from Mister Twister, the pioneer in electric fish cleaning technology. Every bit as rugged as the classic Mister Twister Electric Fisherman, the Piranha, features 25% more torque and 15% more speed than most other electric knives, so it will handle the tough scales and skin of any trophy fish. The real key to its cutting power is in its 9" heavy duty stainless steel blade. More power, more torque, and more speed make the Piranha, "Bad to the Bone!" 9" blade length means less time cleaning fish and more time on the water.

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 1.5 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ MT-1208
Department ‏ : ‎ Unisex-adult
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 20, 2008
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Mr. Twister
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001448Z8K

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This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Q:

what do i do to get a replacement switch that just broke and get me working again?

Answer: the best way is just google it you won't find it on amazon

Q:

Is a fillet knife able to thru the centre bone of a 10 lb fish .

Answer: I found this knife only can handle up to 4-5lb fish and not wear its parts out and dull blades . Mine cleaning up to 7-8lb dulled knives and wore knife latches out in 3 weeks .

Answer: Not very easy used on large strippers use other knife or snipers for backbone.

Answer: Depends on fish type I would guess. It does well on catfish and crappie, cutting thru the ribs and along the spine.

Q:

This is shown as a kit which includes a carrying case. When advancing to the order page only the knife is shown. Does this come with a case?

Answer: It included no carrying case as of 2 1/2 years ago. By the way, I'm still filleting fish like crazy with this thing and it never backs down. I work it pretty hard on some big cat fish and it never seems to over heat. This was a problem with the Walmart brands I'd ruined before finding the Piranha.

Answer: No carrying case with mine. The salt water Piranha that I bought 11 years ago had a cloth case with it. This was advertised as salt water Piranha but it is not the same knife - different blade - and is salt water/freshwater Piranha. Don't think they make the salt water Piranha anymore. This is still a good knife and more powerful than most.

Answer: I just ordered this and it arrived with no case and a straight blade versus 8 inch curved blade,,,, why can't they deliver what they show!!!!!!!

Answer: no case came with mine, just the regular packaging

Answer: This appears to have a cAse. Ours was not shown with a case and did not come with it. Hope that helps

Answer: Have fillaid stripers and big cats croakers and it has performed well.

Answer: No

Q:

Would this knife cut through a butternut or spaghetti squash?

Answer: Easily

Answer: Yes not fast .

Answer: yes

Q:

How do I get warranty info and get it fixed cannot get blades to stay in

Answer: Contact Mr. Twister directly. They have excellent warranty and quick response time. Google for info.

Answer: If you cannot find on Internet call Wal Mart or Bass Pro Shop. They will have info

Q:

Does this knife come with a pointed end blade or "bread knife" blade?

Answer: Knife point is "Tanto" style.

Answer: mine was a pointed tip this is a very good fillet knife.

Answer: More pointed. Like a tanto blade

Answer: pointed

Q:

Why is the delivery date for Februrary the 20 to March 4 if it says that the item is on stock an processed in 5 days?

Q:

the Mister Twister electric fillet knife kit u show for sale I need to know if it comes with the pointed blade that your pix shows or is it the flat blade like a regular carving knife?

Answer:

Answer: no,It come with a 9 inches blade,the flat one.I don't have one for sale. If you want a curved pointed tip blade .Try the American angler saltwater shark blade .But you have to grind down the leg to a curve to lock in the piranha

Answer: No! It does not come with the blade shown! Nothing is advertised right about it! It comes with long slanted end blades. It quit working while filleting our first batch of fish!

Answer: The knife comes with a semi pointed blade; however, I don't have one for sale. I brought one about 18 months ago and love it. It is the best filet knife I've ever owned.

Answer: it did not come with the pointed blade

Answer: The only ones i have found are the flat ones

Q:

How can I find a replacement trigger? It was lost when we moved.

Answer: Call the manufacturer.

Q:

Do yall have replacement blades thst are curved on the end for a MT 1208?

Answer: Not in the 2 packages I purchased. Neither came with two sets of blades. The new version of the "Piranha Blade" has the same cutting edges as the regular blades, the only difference is the greater length. They do not work like the original Piranha Blades that had a much finer tooth structure to the serrations. These newer units are no better than standard, and don't have the feature that made the old ones most attractive.

Answer: I've not purchased these so I cannot answer. Sorry.

Q:

Has anyone used to cut beef of turkey?

Answer: Yes, it also cuts fresh made bread. Use the long knife.

Answer: works great

Answer: Absolutely!

Answer: yes. many times

Q:

How long is the cord

Answer: The cord is about 6 feet when stretch out.

Q:

It seems the knife comes with a 9" blade. Is this the length of the actual cutting/serrated part? If not how long is it?

Answer: Yes

Q:

is this knife 12 volt with battery clips or cigarette ligher plug or is it 110 ac only

Answer: 110 only

Q:

Can a person buy extra blades if needed?

Answer: Yes, I saw them either on Amazon or the manufacturer’s website. They also have filet-style blades too.

Answer: yes

Q:

Is this knife 12 volt with battery clips of cigorette lighter or 110 only?

Answer: 110 Only, Only knife to buy. I clean about 2500 fish a season for a lot of people this one lasts.

Answer: 12 volt with battery clips of cigarette lighter

Answer: 110 only

Q:

i love mine but my trigger broke the other day while filleting a big red fish can i buy just a new trigger?

Answer: I would imagine so, it sounds like the breakage was from normal wear and tear. Ours has worked wonderfully from the beginning. If you don't ask you will never know. They may be willing just to replace the entire knife.

Answer: Check with Mr Twister. They have outstanding warranty and service. Usually fix or replace for cost of shipping.

Answer: Contact the maker for warranty.

Q:

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Q:

Is this knife electric?

Answer: Yes

Q:

Im looking for reacement blades for model 1205. Do yall still make them?

Q:

how long is cord?

Answer:

Answer: It doesn't matter because the thing will be broke before you can plug it in.

Answer: thanks

FDP : Five Stars

Haven't had long but so far I really like it

DogOwner : Nice product, look forward to using it.

Delivered on time, packaged well and as advertised.

WirenutBull : Tough enough for salt water fish.

One tough electric knife. Made for salt water fish so tough enough for those big fresh water fish. Love it.

Billmcp : DOES NOT COME WITH THE BLADE SHOWN IN PICTURES

This did not come with the blade shown in the Picture. The blade that comes with it does not come out to a fine point. It is the same blade that would come with a carving knife suitable for cutting up a turkey. Also, the picture shows what appears to be some sort of a carrying bag shown below the knife in the package. It doesn't come with anything else at all. Just the knife and the very disappointing blade. I'll be returning this item.

R2S2 : Five Stars

Husband loves this knife - works great!

dogroush : This knife is a waste if money.

Bought this knife for cleaning bass. Wasn't impressed first time I used it. Cleaned about 8 good sized bass. Started using it the 2nd time and motor sounded like it was already burning up. Very disappointed. I returned it. A cheaper knife mister twister was a much better, sharper and powerful knife for less money. I also bought the cuisenart knife and am very impressed with it. This knife is a waste of money.

NANCY KELLEY HOCUTT : Five Stars

Excellent knife for saltwater fishing.

chris : Five Stars

used these to slice and serve briskets at wedding reception. worked great

Kchowler : No longer a good knife

10/18/13 Now on my 4th knife and am removing my recommendation. I think they are made cheaper now.

I bought my 2nd knife in 2011 from Bass Pro, it failed during it's first year with moderate use, trigger switch failed. They replaced it for free but then that one died in 2012, blades would just twitch, guess the nylon gears were worn out. It didn't even last a year.
I purchased a 4th knife from Bass Pro in the spring of 2013 and after only 4 uses it stopped working, no power when pressing the trigger. It's still under warranty so I'll soon be on my 5th and last Mister Twister saltwater electric fillet knife. The manufacture has been very good to work with but the product is very disappointing.

original comment:
I've been using electric fillet knives for the last 10 yrs. Started with freshwater Mister Twister and Rapala, not bad for a few smaller fish but they overheat and quit working if cleaning for more than an hour. The Saltwater Piranha from Mister Twister is the best knife yet. It is more powerful and can handle a larger blade. We catch a lot of fish so it's not uncommon to clean for over 2 hours straight and some are very large, 80 lb spoonbill and 40 lb catfish. I really like the included "shark" blade for crappie, very flexible and easily cuts through the ribs. The narrow blade makes it easy to make quick turns. I use a standard Mister Twister 9 inch blade for cleaning catfish and spoonbill. My Piranha just died after 3 yrs of hard work and I will be buying another one.

Russell M. : Does the job

Works well. Easy to clean. Replacement blade sizes limited. need better selection.

Russell M. : Does the job

Works well. Easy to clean. Replacement blade sizes limited. need better selection.

Betty Beach House : NOT good for filleting fish

This shows a sportsmans blade (pointed) in the ad, but it came with a flat blade (bread knife). NOT good for filleting fish.

Gab Landry : On the first use, one of the blades quit ...

On the first use, one of the blades quit stroking. It would only vibrate. My problem is that the first use was not until several months after purchase. I bought it for a backup. Return date has obviously expired. Will try Mr Twister for help. Not very hopeful.

Realworld : Durable electric fillet knife

Very durable electric fillet knife I've used mine for over 5 years cleaned a lot of fish

Sj15071 : filleting knife

Knife works great filleting fish caught. Great buy

DOUGMCGEEFTD : great knife

This is a great heavy duty fillet knife. Its a must have for cleaning the tough salt water fish. Last much longer than standard ones

L Garrett : Do NOT purchase

You don’t get what is in the picture. The knife has a different blade and it does NOT come with the bag pictured. I returned this item immediately and had to pay $10 for a “restocking fee.” Don’t waste your money on this.

Hawk : May, 2016. This is my second mister twister ...

May, 2016. This is my second mister twister fillet knife my old one was 15yrs old and it did a lot of fish with no problem. This piranha is suppose to be more heavy duty I have no problem going through large catfish rib cage goes through crappie with no problem. This is the only electric fillet I will ever buy.

DogOwner : Nice product, look forward to using it.

Delivered on time, packaged well and as advertised.

Bill : Two Stars

Item not as pictured, shows curved blade, came with strait blade. I wanted the curved blade

NANCY KELLEY HOCUTT : Five Stars

Excellent knife for saltwater fishing.

Spanky : Great knife!

Great knife!!! We usually burn up at least two regular mr twisters during sandbass season but so far this one has held up four years

Kindle Customer : Piranha electric knife

Purchased this knife through Amazon two years ago, best electric knife I have ever used. I clean redfish and ground mullet and flounder and it does a superb job of filleting just about any type of fish, saltwater and fresh. I purchased it for mainly cutting up brisket, roast, and ham, I cook and slice several around the last four months of the year and it performs better than any other electric knife. Great knife!

Virginia G Lain : Five Stars

Excellent knife

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Works excellent

SSG Michael A. Krulic SR : OMG

This is the most perfect electric knife I've ever used! So glade that I purchased this! This knife is totally AWESOME!!!

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Good powerful knife. Rips right through Pike bones.

sheila shutco : Five Stars

My husband really likes it.

Sj15071 : filleting knife

Knife works great filleting fish caught. Great buy

Gaff um : Better for slicing turkey than filleting fish.

When I purchased this knife the blades were thin fishing fillet style blades with a sharp point. When it was time to replace the blades the fish fillet blades were replaced with thick blunt point honkers only suitable for slicing my Thanksgiving turkey! I called customer service at Mister Twister and was told the original blades are no longer available! The new fangled blades are still slicing my TURKEYS! …..

J Square : Piranha is really a skunk!

This electric knife is terrible! Didn't hold up for 3 times of cleaning fish. The blade mechanism at the end of the unit quit working...think it was made of plastic that wouldn't even hold up to use. It wasn't like we were cleaning a tough fish....gosh we were cleaning crappie. It was a big waste of my money! Thanks for nothing! Amazon shouldn't even sell this unit!

Brenda post : Great product

Works great

connie welch : One Star

my husband used it twice and it shocked him both times

Billmcp : DOES NOT COME WITH THE BLADE SHOWN IN PICTURES

This did not come with the blade shown in the Picture. The blade that comes with it does not come out to a fine point. It is the same blade that would come with a carving knife suitable for cutting up a turkey. Also, the picture shows what appears to be some sort of a carrying bag shown below the knife in the package. It doesn't come with anything else at all. Just the knife and the very disappointing blade. I'll be returning this item.

Gaff um : Better for slicing turkey than filleting fish.

When I purchased this knife the blades were thin fishing fillet style blades with a sharp point. When it was time to replace the blades the fish fillet blades were replaced with thick blunt point honkers only suitable for slicing my Thanksgiving turkey! I called customer service at Mister Twister and was told the original blades are no longer available! The new fangled blades are still slicing my TURKEYS! …..

Becky Bryant : Poor Design

The blade release button pushes on your thumb while filleting fish...very bad design. Gave up and got my old Black and Decker knife out.

Rob Orrill : Four Stars

Works great

connie welch : One Star

my husband used it twice and it shocked him both times

Steven E. : Four Stars

good product

Spanky : Great knife!

Great knife!!! We usually burn up at least two regular mr twisters during sandbass season but so far this one has held up four years

Catherine Ackley : Works GREAT!!

Bought this knife for my husband who LOVES ice fishing; he raves about the knife every time he takes it out to clean fish. This knife saved the last few days of ice fishing.

Scott H : Not so good

It lasted through slicing up 1 brisket and about half a tri-tip before the power button fell to the ground. Guess the power button is only designed for cutting fish. Junk!

Kchowler : No longer a good knife

10/18/13 Now on my 4th knife and am removing my recommendation. I think they are made cheaper now.

I bought my 2nd knife in 2011 from Bass Pro, it failed during it's first year with moderate use, trigger switch failed. They replaced it for free but then that one died in 2012, blades would just twitch, guess the nylon gears were worn out. It didn't even last a year.
I purchased a 4th knife from Bass Pro in the spring of 2013 and after only 4 uses it stopped working, no power when pressing the trigger. It's still under warranty so I'll soon be on my 5th and last Mister Twister saltwater electric fillet knife. The manufacture has been very good to work with but the product is very disappointing.

original comment:
I've been using electric fillet knives for the last 10 yrs. Started with freshwater Mister Twister and Rapala, not bad for a few smaller fish but they overheat and quit working if cleaning for more than an hour. The Saltwater Piranha from Mister Twister is the best knife yet. It is more powerful and can handle a larger blade. We catch a lot of fish so it's not uncommon to clean for over 2 hours straight and some are very large, 80 lb spoonbill and 40 lb catfish. I really like the included "shark" blade for crappie, very flexible and easily cuts through the ribs. The narrow blade makes it easy to make quick turns. I use a standard Mister Twister 9 inch blade for cleaning catfish and spoonbill. My Piranha just died after 3 yrs of hard work and I will be buying another one.

Rob Orrill : Four Stars

Works great

porky : Piranha fillet knife by mister twister

quits working after a half hr. wiggle on the wires into the knife and starts working again for a while. costs to much to return very disappointed in this knife I have 3 other electric knifes but my wrists get sore from using them ,this works good until it decides to quit on me Just have to chalk this up as a loss no use contacting the company ,for this small amount of money spent I have owned several mr twister knifes in the past and they stood up very well for me that is why i ordered this one sorry i did this ,maybe the next one would be ok ,just don't want to chance it .

Shelley Pesek : This is a piece of CRAP..

This is a piece of CRAP....Used it 1 Time on a fishing trip and tried to clean 20 Crappie caught in Kansas. It did NOT make it past 10. Did the rest with a Rapala filet knife. Company did nothing after I contacted them. Save your money....Buy the one from Rapala, it has AC/DC kit included. It is AWESOME !!!!!

Amazon Customer : Was disappointed that the picture on the cartoon showed was a ...

Was disappointed that the picture on the cartoon showed was a curved filet knife when opened it had a straight blade

Richard B. : Heavy duty electric knife.

This has got to be the best electric fish cleaning knife on the market today. I'm retired and fish almost everyday, so my knives get a workout (not bragging to much) I was going thru some of the other knives like every 3 or 4 months cleaning crappie and bass. Since I started using this knife I probably use 1 a year or a little more.
Can't say enough good things about this knife.

Mister Twister MT-1208 Mr Twister SW Piranha Knife review and price compare 2025

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Questions about Mister Twister MT-1208 Mr Twister SW Piranha Knife

what do i do to get a replacement switch that just broke and get me working again?

Is a fillet knife able to thru the centre bone of a 10 lb fish .

This is shown as a kit which includes a carrying case. When advancing to the order page only the knife is shown. Does this come with a case?

Would this knife cut through a butternut or spaghetti squash?

How do I get warranty info and get it fixed cannot get blades to stay in

Does this knife come with a pointed end blade or "bread knife" blade?

Why is the delivery date for Februrary the 20 to March 4 if it says that the item is on stock an processed in 5 days?

the Mister Twister electric fillet knife kit u show for sale I need to know if it comes with the pointed blade that your pix shows or is it the flat blade like a regular carving knife?

How can I find a replacement trigger? It was lost when we moved.

Do yall have replacement blades thst are curved on the end for a MT 1208?

Has anyone used to cut beef of turkey?

How long is the cord

It seems the knife comes with a 9" blade. Is this the length of the actual cutting/serrated part? If not how long is it?

is this knife 12 volt with battery clips or cigarette ligher plug or is it 110 ac only

Can a person buy extra blades if needed?

Is this knife 12 volt with battery clips of cigorette lighter or 110 only?

i love mine but my trigger broke the other day while filleting a big red fish can i buy just a new trigger?

Se puede cortar costilla y cuantas cuchillas trae

Is this knife electric?

Im looking for reacement blades for model 1205. Do yall still make them?

how long is cord?

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