Angling for a cool gift for Dad?

OK, I'll admit, we're cutting it a little close here, but there's still time — just barely — not to forget Dad on Father's Day.

Here's a list of new stuff he'd probably like and might not have as yet, though most sportsmen are gadget freaks.

•Two-way radios are all but forgotten in these days of cell phones, but in remote areas, cell phones don't work and radio does. The Motorola Talkabout MR365R can access repeater stations to greatly increase range, up to 35 miles, and includes weather alerts and a built-in flashlight, plus hands-free and push-to-talk operation. They cost $109.99 for two, including car charger and belt clips. For more information, visit www.motorola.com.

•Kayak anglers might appreciate the Plano 3740 tackle box, a waterproof box that seals with a rubber O-ring and three cammed clamps. It comes with a dozen moveable separators to keep your plugs from tangling (www.planomolding.com).

•The Eton Raptor is a solar-powered weather radio/AM/FM/cell phone charger/compass/thermometer/barometer — it does everything but open cans. If you're going to be in the woods for a while, this is a good way to keep the cell phone charged, and if the power goes out at home, the weather radio and AM/FM will continue to work on solar. It costs about $150 (www.etoncorp.com).

•Saltwater anglers are notorious for destroying cell phones, but the Ringer Wrap solves the problem. It's a fitted plastic sleeve into which you drop your phone, then seal it inside. Yep, it's basically like a Ziploc but sized for small, medium or large cell phones. The phone can be operated while sealed inside. The cost for five disposable bags is about $10 (www.cleverwraps.com).

•Any angler who uses microfiber line knows how tough it is to cut, unless you have one of the new Boomerang Line Cutters. Tiny little scissors in the tip clip through fiber like butter, and a built-in LED light is handy at dawn and dusk. It includes a retractable lanyard so you can hang it on your belt. This exceptionally useful device costs $14.95 (www.boomerangtool.com).

•If your dad has aging eyes he might appreciate polarized sunglasses with a built-in magnifier. Ono's, among others, makes a wide selection of standard magnifiers and prescription-by-order lenses, with prices starting at around $70. These sunglasses make knot-tying a whole lot easier, to say nothing of reading the buttons on a GPS (www.onostradingcompany.com).

•For those who have been "temporarily confused" in the woods on occasion, the BackTrack D-Tour pocket GPS from Bushnell is the ticket. This is an ultra-simple unit for anyone who is technology challenged. Push a button when you get out of the truck and it lays down a track to wherever you wind up. Just follow the track in reverse until you see the truck and you're not lost anymore. You can upload your wanderings over Google maps when you get back to your computer. The price is $119 (www.bushnell.com).

•If your guy wants a manly barbecue lighter, you can't do better than the Zippo Utility Lighter, a stainless steel chunk of a lighter that produces a wind-proof flame. This is not a throwaway; it's something you might hang on your gun rack and hand down to the kids. It's refillable, includes a safety trigger and costs $19.95 (www.zippo.com).

•For an easy-to-carry camp light or an emergency light for next time the lights go out, the Micro Candle is handy. It includes a hanging chain so you can suspend it from a tree limb, and the company claims one candle burns for about five hours. An extra candle is stored in the base (www.candlelantern.com).

•Also in the lighting department, the Pelican PM6 compact flashlight is cool. About the size of a topwater plug, it runs on a couple of long-life lithium batteries and puts out an amazing amount of light from a Xenon bulb. A clip fits it to your shirt pocket. The Pelican 3390 combo includes the light and a Pelican lock-blade, easy-open survival knife with 41/2-inch blade. Like all of Pelican's merchandise (the company is famed for waterproof camera cases), if you break it, they replace it, lifetime. The combo costs $49.95 (www.pelican.com).

•The Thermacell is, by far, the best bug stopper ever invented. I've used it in the Everglades during summer snooking and it even chases away no-see-ums, as well as the jillions of 'skeeters there. Now, the repeller system — a butane burner vaporizing a bug repellent to form a cloud around the user — is available in a camp lantern. The light comes from eight LED bulbs powered by four AA batteries. According to the company, this product repels bugs in a 225-square-foot area, about the size of the average patio. It costs $29.99 (www.thermacell.com).

Those are some Father's Day gift ideas, but on such short notice, even an Internet gift certificate for one of the products will have you smelling like a rose.