I too went on a hunt for the right saddle. It took some doing. I believe I bought six different saddles before arrived at my current, and 'just right' saddle, the selle smp trk.
Four of my saddles were gel padded. I wear Asics gel sneakers with great success so I had a hard time accepting that gel wasn't the best choice for me in bike seats.
Well when I finally decided to go radical with the SMP I chose not to get the gel version. Best decision my butt ever made.