Originally Posted by
gomez
Well I dunno I've used both the gerber and the leatherman and would have to go with the gerber. The gerber is fast to open, just a snap of the wrist, and from the open position I can easily get any tool I need with one hand. In general I find most leatherman very stiff, usually requiring 2 hands to pry open, only to find very stiff blades inside. I bring my gerber fishing and wear it on my wading belt, with a lanyard attached just in case I drop it. Nine out of ten times when I reach for the gerber I'm already juggling a fish, rod/reel, a bunch of fly line, and to top it off I'm in the middle of a river, finicky multiltools just let me down in these cases.
G