Ok, come on guys, I appreciate your concern of rubber bands that do break down with time. But did you forget about the probes with batteries, lead & copper line break offs, lead rigger weights, spoons, etc, etc, etc, that get strewn on the bottom of the lake every year? I think that would be more of a concern than a 3" rubber band. Let's just forget about it and get back to worrying about when we're gonna get out on the open water again.