Mark,

He said it has to be Coke Classic. It won't work with Diet Coke or even Pepsi. Like I said, I will try anything the next full moon cycle to avoid the pinheads. I might try this coke method with a batch and then another batch of the dried and salted recipes others have posted here and then post the results. We're planning to get out Wednesday and hopefully we get some good shiners and I'll start my experiment afterwards.