On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:17:20 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"Gordon" wrote in message
om...
http://www.cruiser.co.za/hostmelon29.asp


Interesting. Perhaps carrying a hand-held depth sounder isn't a bad idea.
They're pretty cheap.

A Lead line is pretty cheap and reliable... and doesn't even need
batteries.