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A directional guide for a spreader bar, comprising:

• a body extending along a central longitudinal axis thereof, the body defining a bottom surface thereof, the body including a first fin and a second fin spaced apart from the first fin, the first and second fins extending from the body and configured to control a vertical position of the body in water through which the body is moving, the body defining a front-end portion thereof between the first fin and the second fin;
• a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the body, the plurality of grooves including a first groove extending along the central longitudinal axis of the body, wherein the first groove is defined in the front-end portion of the body between the first fin and the second fin, a second groove crossing the first groove and a third groove crossing the first groove;
• a keel rotatably coupled to the body, the keel defining a vertical axis, the keel configured to rotate between the first groove, the second groove, and the third groove, the keel configured to control a lateral position of the body in the water through which the body is moving;
• and
• a connecting member extending within the keel along the vertical axis to rotatably secure the keel to the body, wherein the keel is configured to be advanced away from the body along the vertical axis while still being coupled to the body by the connecting member and rotated about the connecting member between at least a first rotational orientation and a second rotational orientation while remaining coupled to the body by the connecting member.