Lake surf roc ballast bags

[larry_arizona]

Has anyone tried these lake surf roc sack bags you fill with sand? Obviously they are bigger than lead bags and don’t quite get you 50# each, but I do like that you can easily dump excess boat weight when trailering.

I have 500# lead that stays in boat, I wouldn’t want to add 500# more to trailer around. These would be nice to add as supplemental on light crew days.




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[mjb929rr]

Seems reasonable If you have easy access to sand at your lake. With that being said I have towed 4000 miles with 900lbs lead no problem. I actually took my boat to the cat certified scales fully loaded and fueled and it came in at 8940lbs. This has 740lbs tongue weight so still within the limits of the trailer.

[Holdmybeer]

Not sure about your lakes up north, but here in Ohio they are all course sand and rocks with years of public trash mixed in. Not sure I would drag that into my boat. Mixed with the local DNR asking "WTH I am doing" is attention I don't need.

I know a few month ago someone posted about bags you can fill with water that hold 50lbs. TidalWake sells them on Amazon. Again, I wouldn't want to move them around or pick them up out of the lake, but if only needed a couple times during light crew days a couple times a year, water is easy to clean up and plentiful.

[larry_arizona]

I have a pile of pool filter sand from every time I replace it, I may buy a bag and try it.

My concern is if it ever came undone and spread 45# of sand in my boat.


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[Holdmybeer]

I have a pile of pool filter sand from every time I replace it, I may buy a bag and try it.

My concern is if it ever came undone and spread 45# of sand in my boat.


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The pool sand makes sense. Just a waste and nothing to do with it. However, wouldn't you still be trailering the sand? No different than lead at this point.

Sand in the boat is something I don't want to clean up. Knowing the detail job you did on that Supra, I don't think sand is in your future....lol

[larry_arizona]

The pool sand makes sense. Just a waste and nothing to do with it. However, wouldn't you still be trailering the sand? No different than lead at this point.

Sand in the boat is something I don't want to clean up. Knowing the detail job you did on that Supra, I don't think sand is in your future....lol

All great points.


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[Josh828]

I have a pile of pool filter sand from every time I replace it, I may buy a bag and try it.

My concern is if it ever came undone and spread 45# of sand in my boat.


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The single piece of velcro doesn't scream confidence after bouncing around the lake either..
Also for the price it is almost the same as lead
Then it looks roughly twice the size but still much smaller than the one mentioned previously you fill with water
I think it would be easier to load ballast into a friends car even than it would be to sit around at the shore and start loading up your bags haha

Its going to be a no from me for the possible mess and boat ramp embarrassment

[jnr4817]

I’ve got 680 lead in the boat now. I tow with an f150. I am about to put air bags on it as it’s just developed a negative rake from the extra 200 I added last month. Usually
It’s just my wife and I. I’m seriously looking at the 155 pound bricks fatsac makes. 2-3 of those would take care of the rest and get me to the magic 5000 pounds. I’ve already got an external tsunami pump. Yes it would be one more step. But they empty and fold up and store under lockers at the end of the day.

[sandm]

initial thoughts are no way I would bring that on board and risk dumping sand all over the inside of the boat. that crap just doesn't ever completely go away....
that said I would guess that spills will be rare and more user-error or liquid courage driven than product failure but not worth the risk for me..

I'm with holdmybeer. no way I'd want to have to beach to load up sand bags both from a pita in the heat and what a great invite for dnr to introduce themselves....

not the prettiest solution but light days in our past we pulled out the 400lb bag and filled with water. easier than beaching and shoveling sand and same results. if it's a light crew space should be the least of your concerns....