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White Marlin
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sailmaker (6/25/2008)
This all kind of backs up my point in another post, "that's why god invented boats", and yes, I own one and use it when I'm down there. When I'm lucky enough to GET down there the last thing in the world that I want to do [not counting my wife or myself dropping dead or getting hurt or having vehicle or boat trouble] is deal with jerks of any sex, age, creed color, size, shape or form! Unfortunately, piers in any location always have way more than their fair share of all of the above.wow... did you really just post on a thread that hasn't had a post in almost a month just to talk shit???.. ok.... i'll bet i you i can catch more fish than you on any pier on the gulf coast.... you can use whatever tackle and bait you want, i'll use 10# test and all artificials.. wanna lose some money???
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Ruby Red Lip
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Dude, why are you so freeking defensive? You act as though I'm calling you out or something just because you fish on piers. If that's your preference then knock yourself out but don't blame others when they call a spade a spade. I haven't even been on this forum in a long time until a few days ago mainly because of the "talking shit" attitude that you so graciously brought up. I've NEVER seen a forum where this much BS, cussing and name calling was posted, LET ALONE allowed to pass, not to mention the day to day bragadocia "ok.... i'll bet i you i can catch more fish than you on any pier on the gulf coast.... you can use whatever tackle and bait you want, i'll use 10# test and all artificials..
wanna lose some money???" , That you yourself are guilty of.
Stop taking things personally every time someone says something that you don't like about piers and those who frequent them. On second thought, maybe you have a guilty conscience to go along with the already proven chip that you carry on your shoulder for doing some of the things that these other folks were finding fault with..........................................
Dave
Harriet Beecher Stowe:
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
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Grouper
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I dont have that much experience on the pier but I have fished it 6 or 7 times. I dont go to fish for kings cobia or tarpon, I know better. I'll leave that up to the pros at the end. I go to catch spanish, blues, skippys, bonita and any other bait/chum I might need for sharks. Every time I've been there, someone was helping someone. One day, an obvious beginner couldn't figure out how me and the guy next to me were catching blues on every cast. The guy saw that and handed him 3 or 4 of his pompano jigs and showed him how to tie a loop knot. The guy gave him a few dollars and now all 3 of us were catching blues like crazy. One thing that really gets annoying is when people sling 10 or 15 bluefish onto the pier to sit in the sun and then they just leave. I solve that by going down there and getting them (they still chum up nicely) Another thing is non-english speaking folks thinking that casting across you and 5 other people is the way to go. When they reel up your tackle, and get mad makes me laugh. One other time, I was throwing a YoZuri crystal minnow hoping for a little king. A Cobia pops up about 40 pounds. I was already working my YoZuri, and it just happend to be right below the cobia, I burn it towards the pier, cobia goes for it, whattayaknow, 49 cobia jigs at warp speed knock the cobia out. I know better than targeting cobia from the pier. 99% of the people who see a cobia are impatient and inconsiderate and will sling at it. If they were real fisherman not necessarily trying to catch the fish for themselves, but see that it gets caught on the pier, they would be patient and let one person get a good cast in. I know I'm just ranting but maybe this will give you an idea of the good and bad of the pier.
jaceboat, chill out with the cussing
Josh Formerly "wishiniwasfishin07" TEAM FISHWERKS
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Grouper
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wishiniwasfishin07 (6/26/2008)
A Cobia pops up about 40 pounds. I was already working my YoZuri, and it just happend to be right below the cobia, I burn it towards the pier, cobia goes for it, whattayaknow, 49 cobia jigs at warp speed knock the cobia out. I know better than targeting cobia from the pier. 99% of the people who see a cobia are impatient and inconsiderate and will sling at it.
You are right. Some of the guys out there get way to fired when they see a cobia and bomb a fish worked up on a lure or king bait. I was out there this season when a cobia came up at the end when some guys were fishing for kings. The fish came up on a bait and checked it out for a little bit, looked like it was about to eat, and then someone threw a jig at the fish. The jig went over the line of the king fisherman and pulled the king bait away just before the cobia could eat. Not all of the guys out there are like that. Most of them are pretty nice, but some get crazy when a cobia comes by. How happy would you have been if you were the king fisherman in this situation?
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Ruby Red Lip
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Ruby Red Lip
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| I agree. One of the best things i have ever done is purchase my boat. I used to fish the Destin pier untill a group of people with cone hats started throwing their lines over the top of mine fishing for bait. I was trying to talk nicely to them but they ignored me. They probably could not interpret english. Once we were tangled they pulled up there lines as fast as they could and the dude bit mine off to keep from rerigging his. Talking about rude!!! Then he started talking his language loudly. Im not sure if he was pissed off at his wife for doing something as stupid as that or if he was blaming me for the matter... Im a laid back guy, but i was like what the crap!!! The light bulb then came on. It was the last time i ever fished the Destin pier. I would definately surf fish before going back to that again. It was always that way and definetaly not enjoyable.
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Ruby Red Lip
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| one answer for people bringing 5 - 10 rods may be to petion the pier operators to increase the admission incrimentally based on how many rods u want to take. the basis for this bieng: a person of average size takes up an average amount of space, therefore if ten anglers bring bring ten rods a piece, thier individual sq. ft goes up, then less people will be able to get on the pier(less revenue). and besides if more and more people dont return to the pier due to the "locals" they wont generate sustainable revenues year after year.
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