how deep does the water get before a stripping basket starts to become useless? i don't live too close to the water, so i go when i get time off. that sometimes means wind and choppy water and wading through surf that can get up to my armpits (i'm 6'0"). will a hard or mesh basket suite me better, in your opinions? i like the hard basket with cones/fingers idea as my biggest problem with having so much line out is tangles which result in short casts. thanks for the info.