I went pier fishing for the first time ever last week. It seemed an odd thing as it would not right off the bat seem like something that offers any kind of advantage for catching fish. Why would a marine fish be any more likely to bite on whatever you are fishing with if you are a few hundred feet beyond the shore as opposed to just fishing from the surf? I would say being out in a boat, say a quarter mile out to sea is a change but this close to shore, it seems a bit pointless. The important distinction to me in using one method versus the other is price – fishing from the beach is free while most fishing piers charge a fee to fish from them.
Regardless, I bit the bullet and headed over to Myrtle Beach State Park. They have a nice fishing pier there. It is in good shape and there were not too many people there. The weather was good, neither breezy nor too hot. I caught a few fish and ended up having a great time. It was cool to not have to deal with the sand like you do when you go surf fishing. I could put my pole in a readily available rod holder and could just leave it be. The other cool part was hanging out talking to the other fishermen. I think I learned more about fishing in the nearshore of the ocean than I had in the last five years.
I has a good time and will be head back out to Myrtle Beach for some more fishing next week.
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