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DZ · 02-25-2005, 11:02 AM

Vic,
Before you go loading all your SS Needles be aware that the unloaded SS Needle is fine out of the package and I fish it 95 % of the time. I only use loaded SS needles in extreme conditions, IE: severe sweep, big surf, gale winds. That said I have used water and in some cases lead split shot. Load the needle behind the stomach treble. Water will increase the weight about a 1/2 ounce. Lead split shot will increase it up to 2-3 ounces depending on how many you load it with. Be aware it will sink like a rock - good for sand beaches like the Cape.
I've seen other casters load them with mercury but don't recommend it for obvious health reasons. Household caulking of all things was a popular load in the 1980s on Block. I still have some old SS needles loaded with it.
DZ

02-25-2005, 11:02 AM	#2
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	Vic, Before you go loading all your SS Needles be aware that the unloaded SS Needle is fine out of the package and I fish it 95 % of the time. I only use loaded SS needles in extreme conditions, IE: severe sweep, big surf, gale winds. That said I have used water and in some cases lead split shot. Load the needle behind the stomach treble. Water will increase the weight about a 1/2 ounce. Lead split shot will increase it up to 2-3 ounces depending on how many you load it with. Be aware it will sink like a rock - good for sand beaches like the Cape. I've seen other casters load them with mercury but don't recommend it for obvious health reasons. Household caulking of all things was a popular load in the 1980s on Block. I still have some old SS needles loaded with it. DZ
	DZ Recreational Surfcaster "Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit" Bi + Ne = SB 2 If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.