Bubba Blade 9 inch Tapered Flex Knife The 9 inch Tapered Flex blade. We use the same patented textured no-slip-grip handle and stainless steel as the other Bubba Blades. The non-stick coated blade makes filleting smaller pan fish & meat cutting even easier. Add this blade to Bubba Blade's Flex & Stiffie knives and have the perfect set for filleting & carving. Features: 9" blade with 6" handle for a total length of 15" Full tang construction made from a single piece of steel provides strength and stability while balancing the knife Coated with a non-stick surface that is bonded with Titanium to help prevent rusting & pitting and let the meat slide off the blade effortlessly Trigger grip lets you put some heat on the knife when needed Thumb & finger pads ensure total control Safety guards for protection from the blade & spines of fish High carbon stainless steel Large patented textured no-slip-grip handle made from thermoplastic polymer then wrapped with a special synthetic rubber that stays sticky when wet for total grip security Factory sharpened by hand to razor sharpness Rockwell hardness rating 56-58 Custom black synthetic sheath