For what its worth- I was out by west sister island last weekend. I was using a 6 ounce bottom bouncer with crawler harness (32' water and 40' line out) and it was very evident when a strike happened. This heavy of a bouncer gets down pretty quickly, and does not have that force dive as dipseys do. Obviously you can't get a directional dive out of it but for right off the side of the boat worked great. To check for a short, no tripping dipsey to bring in, just real it up and drop it back out.