I have always liked and been satisfied with most Gerber products. I have grown to really like gut hooks. Opening up the belly is just like zipper and you never need to worry about puncturing anything. You should also consider your sharpening ability. I'm not one who sits down with 5 different stones to put a surgical edge on my knife. I just use cheap pull throughsharpeners. In this case I like a knife with a little bit softer metal as they will accept an edge quicker although they also lose their edge quicker.