Pier Fishing in California — Concourse d’Pier Carts

March 13, 2013 by kenjones

Almost every pier rat that I know, or at least those who frequent the long piers in central and southern California, has a pier cart. It’s needed when you’re loaded down with rods and reels, tackle box, bait bucket, cooler, hoop net, magic potents, good luck charms, and your personal copy of Pier Fishing in California (that seems to weigh several pounds itself). Of course you also need something to help you carry off that 30-pound fish that you’re going to take home for dinner. Some are simple (i.e, old grocery carts), some are commercially available models found at most hardware stores, some are elaborate home-made contraptions containing all sorts of personal innovations. However, simple or complex, inexpensive or expensive, they must do the same thing: provide a platform by which to haul that sometimes fairly heavy equipment out to the end of the pier. And, they must be sturdy enough to be hauled up and down stairs as well as over rough-hewn planks. In addition, they must be able to survive the vicissitudes of car trunk and pick-up truck travel. They’re a MUST HAVE piece of equipment.

One day we had a thread on Pier Fishing in California about pier carts and someone sent in the following title (which I’ve changed for this article). We also received a plethora of pictures of people’s favorite carts.