The shame......exposed in national media. But wait has anyone relised that during an offshore wind a decent sized inflatable hippo will take your line well offshore. These are best used in the dark of early morning and attached with a breakaway set up using 13 lifesavers. That gives you about 25 mins then the hippo releases and you are saved the embarrassment of having to reel it back in. If you are shameless they can be used as a flotation device while wading. You look pretty stupid with a hippo tied to you but they will keep you afloat in an emergency. Hippos can also be used as a security measure when you leave your car in a carpark Just leave the inflated hippo in the drivers seat and no-one will touch your car. And yes on a cold night on the beach an inflateable hippo filled with hot water makes pretty good company. Don't let them get to you Kane, you will find that some will be asking where to buy them when they think about it a bit.