?MEGA

I actually had surf rods when started fishing here... Thought it would be economical to use surf rods so i could use them in more than one place instead of having to by special setups just to go pier or w-e. I remember having the surf rod (think it was a 10' shakespeare) and rolled up right in between all the pier 'guys' down on the very end of the pier that were searching the water as it was peak King season, on a weekend day to top it off lmao.. So I cast out with a bottom bait. I know theres not supposed to be any unmanned rods but I stepped off the rail a few feet to take a call, and when I went back to stand by my rod this guy was like "whose FUCKING telephone pole"... I think he was one of the older 'leaders' down there and was Trying to be Jim Carey or something. I got right by his ear and said only so he could hear, ''its' mine, you got a problem with that?" He said "oooooh noooo nooo noo no. I was just checking". Really pissed me off for about half a second till i realized A) he was a coward and B) why in the hell would I ever wonder what this guy thought about me. Interim till now i did realize that cheap+fishing to not go together so I did buy target specific gear.... And I do think it'll happen so much at bob sykes but to answer your question, YES you will def have people make fun of you- making jokes, talking under their breath and or just being freakin rude if you take your surf poles to the pier and fish anywhere remotely near the pier "guys". The good part is that they wont really make fun of you to your face. So their joke is actually your joke. Dont get me wrong there are some very nice, friendly, knowledgeable men down there. One guy even gave me a whole quart bag of live sandfleas to fish with for free. But venture towards the end of the pier with caution, cuz its mostly deuche bags. Actually I think 25% of them need their ass kicked, 25% of them just need sum "trim", 25% of them are helpless, and the other 25% are decent guys. I say screw em, take your surf pole bro! go near the end and bottom fish with it too! You paid to fish there

MACKdaddy

thats what they call a reach around johnson lol

jt

lol

tom1s

Its kind of goofy, but I dont care. As long as you watch how you cast and think about how long it is when someone trys to walk a fish past you and your rod its all good. Every time I tell someone what wont catch fish I wind up eating my words! fishing karma.

showme parrothead

Reminds me of the time saw some people canoeing with the stern first, had his feet crammed into the tiny space behind the seat. LMAO

FISHBOXFULL

Thats funny but true for us left handers having to use someone else's gear at last minute notice. "you dont need to bring anything". you get to the boat and no bait casters only spinning rods that are not reversible. I had to do it in Jacksonville fishing for reds, trout and flounder. I took some laughing at all day untill I ended up catching more fish than my buddy.

ShaneLane

i mean this guy does it

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FishAddict

If that is all I had I'd take it to B.S. and use it and you will bother no one. I personally wouldn't use it on the pier, but I've seen it done. That is a big stick.

Justin

It should be ok. Just don't hook anyone on the other side.

t65k3

I have seen that too. Weird. You'd think that's common sense. At least, they could observe and learn......