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South Bend Pyramid Surf Sinkers
Flat-faced pyramid that digs into sand and stays put while the surf sweeps past. Standard on any beach with real longshore current.
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Open a clean build in the studioWe asked the solver to build a rig around the South Bend Pyramid Surf Sinkers for all 75 fish-and-water pairs we publish. 37 clear every engine check, 34 carry warnings, 4 carry errors.
- clean
- 37
- warnings
- 34
- errors
- 4
- no size fits
- 0
Runs at 1 oz to 2 oz across its clean builds.
tradeoffIt anchors on purpose, which means it also anchors in rock. On a jetty you want something that breaks free; go bank or breakaway.
- Style
- pyramid
- Sizes oz
- 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
- Material
- lead
- Inline
- no
- Bore mm
- –
- Street price
- ~$9
What the solver builds around it
The most common pick at each other stage, across the 71 builds around the Pyramid Surf Sinkers that clear without an error.
Every fish, every water
Each row is the best rig the solver can build for that fish in that water while being forced to use the South Bend Pyramid Surf Sinkers. "Adds" lists the engine problems it brings that the free solve for the same pair does not have, and the last price column is the cost against that free solve.
| Fish | Water | Weight | Engine | Adds | Build | vs. free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$196 | +$53 |
| Largemouth Bass | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$196 | +$53 |
| Largemouth Bass | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$196 | +$53 |
| Largemouth Bass | River Run | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$196 | +$50 |
| Largemouth Bass | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$231 | +$88 |
| Smallmouth Bass | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$69 |
| Smallmouth Bass | River Run | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$57 |
| Smallmouth Bass | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$217 | +$104 |
| Rainbow Trout | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Rainbow Trout | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$69 |
| Rainbow Trout | Mountain Creek | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$182 | +$62 |
| Rainbow Trout | River Run | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$222 | +$106 |
| Rainbow Trout | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Brook Trout | Mountain Creek | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$182 | +$62 |
| Brook Trout | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Walleye | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$183 | +$67 |
| Walleye | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$183 | +$69 |
| Walleye | River Run | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$218 | +$102 |
| Walleye | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$218 | +$104 |
| Walleye | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$183 | +$69 |
| Northern Pike | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$200 | +$57 |
| Northern Pike | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$200 | +$57 |
| Northern Pike | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$200 | +$57 |
| Muskellunge | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$432 | −$9 |
| Muskellunge | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$432 | −$9 |
| Muskellunge | River Run | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$432 | +$4 |
| Channel Catfish | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$198 | +$54 |
| Channel Catfish | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$198 | +$54 |
| Channel Catfish | River Run | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$233 | +$4 |
| Channel Catfish | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$233 | +$4 |
| Blue Catfish | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$368 | −$9 |
| Blue Catfish | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$368 | +$4 |
| Crappie | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Crappie | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Crappie | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$69 |
| Crappie | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Hardwater / Ice | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$182 | +$66 |
| Common Carp | Farm Pond | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$184 | +$56 |
| Common Carp | Weedy Lake | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$184 | +$55 |
| Common Carp | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$184 | +$55 |
| Common Carp | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$219 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Clear Reservoir | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$89 |
| Striped Bass | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Open Surf Beach | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$90 |
| Striped Bass | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Redfish | Open Surf Beach | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Redfish | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$90 |
| Redfish | Mangrove Estuary | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$89 |
| Redfish | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Speckled Trout | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$293 | +$90 |
| Speckled Trout | Mangrove Estuary | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$293 | +$89 |
| Speckled Trout | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$293 | +$82 |
| Snook | Open Surf Beach | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$86 |
| Snook | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$90 |
| Snook | Mangrove Estuary | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$89 |
| Snook | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Flounder | Open Surf Beach | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$307 | +$4 |
| Flounder | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$307 | +$89 |
| Flounder | Mangrove Estuary | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$307 | +$89 |
| Flounder | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$307 | +$4 |
| Tarpon | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | 1 errorstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$380 | +$99 |
| Tarpon | Mangrove Estuary | 1 oz | 1 errorstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$380 | +$99 |
| Tarpon | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | 1 errorstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$380 | +$4 |
| Bonefish | Inshore Flat | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$307 | +$89 |
| King Mackerel | Jetty & Pier | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$310 | +$4 |
| King Mackerel | Nearshore Reef | 1 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$310 | +$4 |
| King Mackerel | Offshore Bluewater | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$310 | +$4 |
| Yellowfin Tuna | Offshore Bluewater | 1 oz | 1 errorstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$380 | +$4 |
| Salmon (Coho / King) | River Run | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$234 | +$4 |
| Salmon (Coho / King) | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$234 | +$4 |
| Steelhead | River Run | 1 oz | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$183 | +$57 |
| Steelhead | Big River Channel | 2 oz | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$219 | +$93 |
Fish-and-water pairs are the ones we publish solved rigs for: water type matches and the fish is actually targeted there. Build prices are street-price estimates from our catalog.
Where it falls short
The checks the Pyramid Surf Sinkers trips that the free solve for the same pair does not, by how many builds each one fires in. The quoted line is the engine's own message from the first build it fired in.
Weight in still waterwarn in 30 builds
Largemouth Bass, Farm Pond: 1 oz in still water. Farm Pond has effectively no current. Heavy weight here just crashes the bait down, kicks up silt, and kills the natural fall that triggers most bites. Use the lightest weight that still casts.
At a current of 0.1 or less, 1 oz or more of sinker only crashes the bait down. The engine warns.
Weight vs currentwarn in 3 builds
Largemouth Bass, River Run: 1 oz will not hold in River Run. Current here rates 0.70. As a working figure you need roughly 2.1 oz to hold bottom, more if you are casting across the flow. Under-weighted, the rig sweeps downstream and ends up behind you in a snag.
From a current rating of 0.5 the engine works out about 3 oz per unit of current to hold bottom, and warns under half of that. Float rigs skip it: they are not trying to hold.
Where our rigs already use it
Pages where the solver picked the Pyramid Surf Sinkers with nothing forcing it.
Against the other weight options
The same test run on every weight in the catalog, ranked by clean builds. Full specs side by side are on the weight comparison.
| # | Part | Clean | Warn | Error | No size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Weights Egg Sinkers | 64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ~$5 |
| 2 | Reins Tungsten Flipping Weight | 64 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ~$14 |
| 3 | Eagle Claw Bank Sinkers | 62 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ~$8 |
| 4 | Bullet Weights Lead Bullet Worm Weights | 56 | 15 | 4 | 0 | ~$5 |
| 5 | VMC Tungsten Drop Shot Weight | 51 | 20 | 4 | 0 | ~$12 |
| 6 | Water Gremlin Removable Split Shot | 49 | 22 | 4 | 0 | ~$6 |
| 7 | South Bend Pyramid Surf Sinkers | 37 | 34 | 4 | 0 | ~$9 |
frequently asked
05What fish is the South Bend Pyramid Surf Sinkers good for?
Built around it, the engine clears every check for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Walleye, Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Common Carp, Striped Bass, Redfish, Speckled Trout, Snook, Flounder, Bonefish, King Mackerel, Salmon (Coho / King), and Steelhead. It works with warnings for Northern Pike, Crappie, and Bluegill & Panfish.
What weight of Pyramid Surf Sinkers should I use?
Across its clean builds the solver runs it from 1 oz to 2 oz. The table on this page lists the exact weight for each fish and water; the window comes from each fish's holding requirement and the rod it is paired with.
What does the Pyramid Surf Sinkers pair with?
Building around it, the solver most often picks the Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Circle Sea (hook, 49 of 71 builds), the Berkley Trilene XL Monofilament (mainline, 35 of 71 builds), the Yo-Zuri HD Carbon Fluorocarbon Leader (leader, 31 of 71 builds), the Abu Garcia Black Max Baitcaster (reel, 31 of 71 builds), and the Penn Prevail III Surf Rod (rod, 40 of 71 builds).
Where does the Pyramid Surf Sinkers fall short?
weight in still water (a warning in 30 builds, e.g. Largemouth Bass, Farm Pond: 1 oz in still water) and weight vs current (a warning in 3 builds, e.g. Largemouth Bass, River Run: 1 oz will not hold in River Run).
How does it compare with other weight options?
It ranks 7 of 7 weight options in our catalog by clean builds (37 of 75). The Bullet Weights Egg Sinkers clears as many or more (64) for less (~$5 against ~$9). Prices are street-price estimates, not live Amazon prices.