Ballast Options 2022 Mojo

[uniwarking]

Hey all. I'm trying to work through ballast options for the upcoming season. We only have 2 hours on the meter for our '22 so not a lot of experience, the wave was surfable but not quite what we're hoping for longer term as we have some time to add weight and dial things in. Our '13 Mojo's wave was better but we'd had years to dial things in and added Flow to that boat and A LOT of water ballast.

I've watched wake9's videos and read through some documentation on their page, it's been helpful. I'm honestly struggling with adding "lead" as I've never done this before... and 1,000 lbs is a lot of lead. We tow a lot, sometimes 2-4 hours, so adding lead weight seems less than ideal... I have to imagine this will be hard on the truck, trailer and of course the boat when it's on the water. We also like to do non-surfing activities (tube, ski, kneeboard and cruise), it seems like this extra weight will make those items less fun and less fuel efficient.

On the flip side, water ballast takes up a lot of room and limits storage options. I believe I saw a thread on this forum with upgraded/piggy back bags that filled the rear lockers and both rear undereat areas. Wakemakers doesn't seem to offer an "upgrade plug and play" kit yet for this boat. Water ballast is obviously the more balanced option when you think of towing long distances but doesn't offer near the weight density of lead.

So, I'm wondering what others have done - bigger bags, lead or a combination of both. Pros/Cons. It would be helpful to see exactly where people have put their weight also.

Thanks!