I think you've got this pretty well sorted.
Anyway here's my trout and bird - a Gerber tool steel with cast aluminium handle:
Obviously it got a bit of use over the years...
The one that I thought was a super design, and handy to carry was the Cold Steel with the loop, but a proper handle is required for wood carving if that is added to the requirements.
I think that when a great trout and bird knife is discussed that one is also talking about a good paring knife - but what makes one good is quite a subject for discussion...
Anyway here's my trout and bird - a Gerber tool steel with cast aluminium handle:
Obviously it got a bit of use over the years...
The one that I thought was a super design, and handy to carry was the Cold Steel with the loop, but a proper handle is required for wood carving if that is added to the requirements.
I think that when a great trout and bird knife is discussed that one is also talking about a good paring knife - but what makes one good is quite a subject for discussion...