Bingo. Is there anything else in scuba you can use as a little pry bar? A longer blade gives me a smoother pull across heavy rope as well.
But I don't like serrated blades. I use a Work Sharp sharpener to put a thinner kitchen knife edge on my blades, if they're thin enough to support it. But it doesn't last long and needs sharpening after ever few real uses. (it's only 1 minute of work)
Which is why I generally prefer cheaper rustier knifes, I'm just going to hack my own edge on them anyways, as long as they're decent spring steel, I'm GTG.
My K-bar looks silly on the belt of my ultra light backpacking setup, but everyone's always putting away their little knifes and borrowing it, so.......
OP: I make my own belt sheaths from Kydex. (knifekits.com) They're way thinner than thermomolded plastic, but may scratch up the knife. You can make any type of sheath you want.
