Played with, owned, and used more than a few customs. Honestly, a decent production blade does all that is necessary and then some.
True that^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's not saying I don't like a nice custom though....
As far as having a shoe box full of em that never get used....that's another story but to each his own...
I don't hunt big game any more but when I did I mostly used a couple of old carbon steel junkers....
Those two (Estwing and Northwoods) saw a lot of use but these days I like a smaller B&T type pattern...I have three or four but the nicest is a little stag handled Miller Made....always have some kind of folder in my pocket too but who doesn't.....