That sounds like my kind of solution. The prefilter really swells up the price. How do you keep it in place though?
Is there a seller on EBay you recommend? One with 100% positive feedback wants $9.95 for one with free postage and another has five for $2 more with 99%.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!