Fishing For Pier Rats?
So you wanna know....what is a Pier Rat? Well, that's easy. I got the nickname years back when the old Juno Beach fishing pier was still standing. I'm talking back in the early 1970's. My Mom would take me up to the pier and drop me off for practically the entire weekend, that was as long as my homework was done.
Well, by the time night fell on the Juno Pier, most of the fisherman had all gone home. Except for all the die hards and of course little ole' me. Yep, just me and the huge "Pier" rats that crawled out from under the old wooden structure late at night to hunt for their dinner. I'm talking huge, hairy, black and scary rats! Scurrying about, feeding on small dead fish and old dried up bait that was left behind on the wooden planks of the pier by some ill mannered fishermen. Just me and those little pesty "Pier Rats" hunh? Yep.....
Hence forth; this is how I became known as the Pier Rat. That was thirty years ago now, and the nickname has stayed with me to this day. Now I fish the newly built Juno Beach Pier and I hang out with all new Pier Rats. Oh and of course, all new rodents as well.
{Definition} PierRat \'rat\ n : A scaly-tailed destructive Rodent larger than the mouse; also is known as a"psychotic rodent", who is obsessed with fishing on the Pier.
I hope you enjoy my web site. I know you'll enjoy the fishing stories as well as the fish pictures. These stories are all true to life and are from occurrences that I have witnessed with my own eyes. It's all true I promise you that! I couldn't make up stories like these, they all really happened. Like I said before. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Enjoy…….
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