Thread: Pier Repairs

It would be nice considering the Spring Break crowds will be looking for another place to fish if the GSPPier is not available...

I think that local businesses will find out how valuable the Gulf Shores Pier is to the local economy. Sure, it will impact Hooked Up and J & M, but also VRBO/room rentals, restaurants and shopping.

I seriously doubt that many local businesses realize how valuable the state pier is in bringing business to the area. For an old man like me surf fishing is a difficult challenge and the pier is a significant attraction.

Heck yea,
the pier is the ONLY reason we come twice a year.
I hate “going to the beach”....the “Sun Blistered Festering Grit Box” in my opinion.
BUT,...the Missus likes the beach. And since I discovered the Pier,....I like it too.
And we’ll be back down,...once the pier reopens.

I would agree that surf fishing does become more difficult as we age, but those of still fighting the effects of aging do experience some of the upside of surf fishing. An example is the calming effect of the surf at dawn and dusk(portrayed often by various photographers in and around GSP), but this does come to an end as soon as the multitudes begin to inhabit one's small realm of serenity. In a perfect world we could have our own private beach or pier(I hear a private island has come available via some pervert that didn't hang himself), but since I cannot afford such I will be content to frequent GSP a few times annually if only to check out Mr Haywire's nipple danglers.

I know one thing is for sure, it's gonna be a LONG couple of months while the pier is closed..I am sure gonna miss it for those "few" months.

The pier is the only reason I take my family and friends to GS....

But I don't arrive anyway until April so I can learn Chillinfish how to limit on pomps...

Originally Posted by Mr. Cleland

The pier is the only reason I take my family and friends to GS....

But I don't arrive anyway until April so I can learn Chillinfish how to limit on pomps...

I've had luck with pomps tossing a sabiki rig tipped with fishbites in the surf on some of my winter trips to gulf shores. I cut the sabiki rigs down to 2 or 3 hooks (each sabiki makes 2 or 3 sets) and cast and retrieve. a 3/4 oz sinker gives plenty of casting distance and drags the bottom on the retrieve. Ive doubled up several times that way. I think the cloud of sand that the sinker kicks attracts them from a distance if theyre hungry. Anyway, it might be worth a try from the beach until the pier opens up again.

Originally Posted by Mr. Cleland

The pier is the only reason I take my family and friends to GS....

But I don't arrive anyway until April so I can learn Chillinfish how to limit on pomps...

PLEASE give me a lesson. I can't seem to buy a fish from that pier. I get tired of telling my wife I caught the Mrs. Paul's fish sticks. Sure hope it opens up by then. I'm watching it snow outside and daydreaming of watching a big pompano attack a jig/teaser.

Just thinking from afar, I am sure it is something they thought of in the planning but I have to ask anyway since I have not seen it mentioned.
Wouldn't a ramp be enough for the observation deck rather than an elevator?
They take a ramp onto the pier, Navarre has a zig zag ramp onto their pier.
Why not a ramp that would keep the upper deck wide open?