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Case's fishing shelf here is short, and we would rather be plain about it than dress it up. Right now there is exactly one Case fishing knife in stock: the Case Boning Knife (CA07315) at $41.99. That is the whole category, one blade, and this page treats it as exactly that. It is not the front door to a deep fillet-knife line, because Case does not run one on our shelves at the moment.
What we can do is tell you what this knife is actually for, how to handle it safely at the cleaning table, how to keep its edge, and where the rest of the real Case catalog picks up when a boning knife is not the right tool for the day. Everything on this page is stocked and picked in our Woodlawn, Virginia warehouse and shipped straight to you, never dropshipped.
The honest count is one. The Case Boning Knife (CA07315, $41.99) is the only item filed under Case fishing in our inventory. There is no hidden second page, no back-ordered line waiting in the wings. If you were hoping to compare four or five Case fillet knives side by side, that comparison does not exist here, and padding it with knives that are really kitchen or outdoor tools would not help you buy the right one.
On price, this knife sits at $41.99, which is under our $149 free shipping threshold on its own. If free shipping matters to your order, the simplest honest move is to pair it with something you would use anyway, a sharpening stone or a second knife, until the cart clears $149. That is math, not pressure. A single boning knife ships at normal rates and still arrives fast from Virginia.
If you want to see whatever is currently live across the whole store's fishing shelf, not just Case, browse all fishing gear in stock.
A boning knife is a narrow, flexible-to-firm blade built for working close to bone. At the fish-cleaning table that means separating flesh from the rib cage and spine, trimming a fillet clean, and following the contours of the fish without wasting meat. The same blade earns its keep in the kitchen the rest of the year, breaking down poultry, trimming roasts, and taking the silverskin off a cut of meat.
It is worth being clear about what a boning knife is not. It is not a heavy chopping tool, and it is not a pry bar. Using any knife as a hammer, chisel, or pry bar is the kind of misuse that falls outside Case's warranty, so keep this blade doing knife work. For heavier processing tasks, there are better-suited Case options, and we point you to them further down.
Fish cleaning is wet, slick work, so the safety basics come first. A few habits keep a sharp boning knife on your side:
None of this is about doing anything impressive. It is about finishing the day with the same number of fingers you started with.
A boning knife lives or dies on its edge, and a fish-cleaning session dulls one fast. Case makes real sharpening tools that are in stock right now, so you can maintain this knife with gear from the same brand. Two easy pairings:
Adding either one is also a clean way to build your order toward the $149 free shipping line. For the full ladder of Case stones and kits, and the task-first guidance on how to use them, see Case sharpeners. Before an oilstone's first session, read do you need oil on a sharpening stone. Sharpening wears steel over time, which is normal wear and not a warranty defect, so a stone is simply part of owning the knife.
A boning knife is the right call for close, precise work around bone, but it is not built for heavier game processing. If you are field-dressing or skinning larger game rather than filleting fish, a stout fixed blade is the better tool. Case's answer there is the Sasquatch Skinner Natural (CA35102, $169.99), a fixed blade suited to hunting and processing work. Being a full fixed blade, it wants the same safe habits plus sheathed carry when it is not in your hand. You will find it, along with Case's outdoor folders and accessories, on the Case gear and outdoors page.
And if you came here for the wider Case story, the traditional slip-joint pocket knives, the natural handle materials, and the brand's history, start at the Case brand hub. It signposts every Case category we stock so you can find the pattern you actually want.
W.R. Case & Sons has been making knives since 1889, when the Case brothers began selling cutlery from a wagon in western New York. The company has been headquartered in Bradford, Pennsylvania since 1905 and has been owned by Zippo Manufacturing Company, another Bradford family business, since 1993. Case is best known for traditional slip-joint pocket knives in natural handle materials like bone, stag, and mother of pearl, and the Boning Knife is a working outlier from that heritage.
Every Case knife carries the same coverage. Case warrants each knife to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the life of the owner and will repair it or replace it at Case's option, with a current-line knife if the original is unavailable. Everyday wear and misuse fall outside that coverage, but misuse damage can often be repaired for a fee instead of refused. Repair and warranty requests are handled through caseknives.com.