Little knife carriers, what's your poison?

I usually carry an Endura, but mix it up with a Kopa CF, as it is much more sheeple friendly. If anyone gives me shite about it I just tell 'em it's a keychain knife.
 
For the past few weeks I've been carrying the Poliwog instead of the usual ZDP Caly 3. I have to say, that knife has got to be the best of the little big knives ever made. The Poliwog did a fantastic job cutting leather, which requires precise control under heavy pressure, and in many different grip positions. I'll go so far as to say it worked better than the Caly 3. Most of the credit goes to its handle shape, which gives you lots of knife to grip, and your hand surrounds the blade for very tight control.
No wonder Sal (or Eric) went as far as making a G-10 Poliwog, it really is a great little workhorse of a knife.
If only there were a ZDP-189 version.

(Drool... ZDP CF Poliwog sprint. Not that it would ever happen, but it sure would make me happy.)
 
Carbon Fiber Kiwi seems to do the trick as far as small knives go for me. Many here will probably argue a Delica or Sage being a small knife...in that case both of those fit the bill. X]
 
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Been my small carry for almost a week now. It always looked like some toy halloween knife to me, but when I started looking for a small knife, I realized that it had everything I was looking for.

I'm embarrassed to say that I broke the clip on mine, though :o
 
I've been carrying my Cricket a lot, but am very interested in looking at the Leafstorm, and would LOVE a Meerkat.
 
Cricket or Lava are great choices, though some customization to give em a tad more grip MIGHT be desireable, but not necessary.

I prefer the Cricket for size, slimness, and blade-handle proportions and overall usefulness.

Navigator II is nice, touch heavy. Allows a bit more muscle if you need to.

If you can snag one, the Salsa is a great choice too, especially the Ti/ATS-34 version. Pretty rare though.

For a keychain knife... can't beat the Jester or Ladybug though the SPIN belongs in this category IMO, I need something to give it better grip though the two-finger handle does well by itself.
 
I love the Salsa, too. It would be my favorite knife (and I would carry it a lot more) if I didn't feel like half of it was sticking out of my pocket because of where the clip sits.
 
A CF Kopa, or if I'm really going small, the Buck Prince. The Kopa is almost exactly the same length, but the width of the blade is at least twice that of the Prince.

The ergos are so much better on the Kopa as well. Here's a pic alongside its big brother.

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for small EDC I rotate between the Ladybug1 semi-serrated, (don't use the jester anymore since it was discontinued, Dragonfly1 PE and most recently the G10 Dragonfly and Ladybug4 Salt.
I also just got the Bug and HoneyBee but haven't used them yet.
My midsize EDC is my Delica4 and new Caly3 which I just love.
 
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