Pier Cart

I have been fishing from piers since I got my drivers license. My best friends back then Ty and Woody and I fished from the South Haven, Michigan pier for trout and perch. We also dipped for smelt in the spring. Now, I check for a pier everywhere I go. Florida piers are my favorites, but the Mid-Atlantic piers are so numerous that I'm still searching for my favorite.

Pier fishing requires lots of tackle, several fishing poles and a cooler, camera, food, water, well you get the drift- lots of crap needs to get onto that pier in order to be a good pier fisherman. For forty years I have been carrying all that stuff down the long piers across America- but not any more!

One day as we were pulling thru the "Hole" Rachel said, "'There is a cart leaning on the dumpster." Well, I almost fell out of car getting to it! I have been wanting one of these so bad for so long! I was always so jealous of the people sporting their cool pier carts, but never invested in one. I just could never decide which style, and I'm so cheap that I just kept lugging stuff.

The cart that we found is perfect. it folds out into a big basket that I can attach my pole holders to the corners, and the basket is big enough to carry tackle boxes and a cooler. On its first voyage to the pier, it worked perfectly and got several thumbs-up from the hard-core salty dog fishermen on the Point Lookout Pier. I am so proud to own it that I can't wait to go to the next pier and show it off!

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