Thanks to the introduction of the Hughes' Bonefisher, using a push-pole is now commonplace in the backwaters of the Florida Keys and the Everglades. But the idea came from the natives, and it's understandable why these Indians are using this method. The waters of the Everglades can be as shallow as a few inches. Long before the Army Corp. of Engineers dredged the Glades, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas wrote "River Of Grass", describing how the Everglades were actually a river, 3 to 5 inches deep and up to 50 miles wide. Great efforts are being made to "reclaim" the natural flow of water through this precious ecosystem, long being threatened by industrial, agricultural and salt water intrusion.

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