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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.
(LOL)
{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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