Enkamat mesh mod for sedra 5000 pump needlewheel

The enkamat mesh mod involves buying this mesh like material called enkamat, and then attaching it to your skimmer pump's needlewheel so it makes more bubbles, which increases the effectiveness of your skimmer.
So since I had my tank tore down I decided to frack up my equipment by mangling my ASM g3 skimmer needlewheel.
I did some googling and found several instructions and some variation to each of them. Some say to cut all the needles off. Others say to leave 4 at the 12, 3,6 and 9 positions. Some say to drill an extra 4 holes in the wheel since the existing 4 are used for zip ties. Others say to not drill holes. So I decided to follow some of both instructions.
First, I said a prayer to the Flying Spaghetti God

Then I cut all of the 30 or 40 needles off the wheel, leaving just one on each side. I cut three squares of the enkamat mesh and zip tied it to the wheel using the 4 existing holes. I decided to go the way of water and not drill any extra holes. Then I trimmed the matting that protruded over the edges of the wheel.
Hopefully this mod is as good as people say it is. Btw, does anyone else have experience with this mod?

 

Every mod I read about, the person cut all the pins off or left 2 to 4 on to provide some more stability to the mesh. I think it could be hard to get the mesh through all those pins.
Thanks for the tip, I thought about using fishing line but was wondering if it was durable enough to hold up. I think I have some 12 pound line that should do the trick. I hope I don't have problems with it restarting though. Also, have you had to replace the enakamat at all or is it still holding up?

Thanks