I've carried either a Schrade or a Case 9" folding knife for close to 40 years and use them for dang near anything. I've had a couple of gut hook Schrades and really like the gut hook feature, but when it gets a little dull I've never been able to sharpen the hook to a razor edge. I tried a Dremel and a chain saw file, but they just don't exactly do the job I wanted.