Thunder, mate you have far more tolerance then me thats for sure. I would have untangled the first one thats for sure but hitting the motor and the side of the boat a few times definately would have generated alot more attention from me.
Squidding at the Spit, with out a doubt i have far better results by drifting the area anyway.
Ceph - looks like "door handle" is going to stick and become common Fishraider termanology!!