Most of my diving is on the oil rigs off the Louisiana coast. We don't use canister lights (mostly we spearfish and take pictures). I've been thinking about going with the bungeed octo and the long primary hose, but I am concerned about the primary hose getting entangled (especially when fighting a fish). Is using a 5' hose (vs. the 7' hose that lots of folks seem to be using) a viable solution? On a side note, I've been diving since 1976, first started wreck diving off the NJ coast, no BC, no octo, thick rubber wetsuits, etc. -- diving sure has come a long way since then!). I've never found a satisfactory solution for the octo, and the bungee/necklace, with the long primary hose, just seems to make so much sense. Thanks in advance for your input!