Good morning Dwayne,
I have a Gerber Gatromate as well. I carry it in my pack and do consider it my "lucky knife". So, I may not always use it but I do have it in the pack nearly at all times.
I mostly use a Buck 110 Folder that I've had for probably 20 years. It's gutted and skinned more animals than I can count.
I also carry a buck 501 folder with Rosewood grip. I've carried that everyday since I was probably 14-15 years old. So that one has near 28 years of use on it. I thought I lost it one day on a turkey hunt. So, I headed off to the store and bought it's brother. I found the original after about 30 minutes of being home.
So, now there is a back up 501.
