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So in the interest of getting some life going on this board what is your standard load for your cart , how did you come to it and what and why did other things didn't work for you , Also what do you target or are you a anything fishermen .
So let's kick the can around some .
i use two coolers one good size and one smaller one one for my fish to ride home in and one for drinks and things to eat i stay away from the yeti type cooler there just to heavy to load in and out of my truck and my fishing bag one chair for my lady and in the winter a net during the summer there lots of net on pier already
I quit carrying a big cooler years ago when James moved to Florence and I never keep fish anyway. I won of the smaller Yeti coolers couple years ago in My Company Bass fishing tournament and usually bring it with enough food and drinks to last me the day. Tackle box is pretty much the same every trip and quit taking all the big rods for Kings since sharks have been so bad for the last 5-6 years. Mainly fish for Spanish and give them away or have to throw them back if I give away my limit of 15.
My cart has way to much, some things never get used.... but are rigged and ready if certain fish swim by, depending on spring or fall and wind conditions ..... gorilla locking 3 rod holder, home made bait bucket holder, removable bat tube(for kings) folding chair or canopy chair , added a flag pole this past fall more rod holders then needed( 15) :D most of the time, cooler with 2 cat littler buckets inside one for stuff the other for gallon ice jug and fish fillets & tackle bag, pier net, 3- 3 gal buckets and gaff, cutting board
WAY TO MUCH
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I'm not sure the computer has enough storage for me to list all the impedimentia I haul down the pier. I carry far too much "just in case" stuff---stuff I never use, but someday, when the stars align and the wind is just right, I'll have it if I need it---of course it will be rusty or rotten by then and will fall apart when I try and tie it on.
Anyhow, I start with a 50 qt. Igloo cooler with three frozen 2 liter bottles and whatever food and drink for the day, also a contractors bag in which to put fish that I caught or begged. (Some less than charitable individuals might observe my corpulent magnificence and say that I must carry a much larger cooler for food. I say, "Faugh" to you, sir. I have the ability to gain weight just off the smell of a fried chicken wing. It's a gift.) Added to this are two tackle bags for lures and, er, tackle. I use bungee cords to hold my live bait bucket on top of the cooler. There is one of those little bait board thingies with the basket and another tackle box bolted on it with the whole apparatus fitting in a rod holder. I'm way behind Ironman on rod holders, but the ones I do have contain the famous Haywire flag, the aforementioned bait board thing and all the rods I'm legally allowed to carry. (Snicker.) Stuck in the crevices between tackle bags and ice chest are various zip close bags containing different size ribbon rigs, tubes to make Spanish rigs, bubbles, last week's sandwich crusts, my special pier first aid and hook removal kit, and other things that are not immediately identifiable but may be coming to life. During sheepshead season, there are nearly always a couple of fiddler crabs living in the detritus and feeding off the shrimp and LY carcasses left and dried from the previous summer. There are knives for various tasks and one special blade for anybody who wants to borrow a knife---I wouldn't use it myself.
Hanging off the back, on a custom made hook, is my pier net and live bait basket and wedged next to my rods is my folding chair and rod holders to attach to the rail. Dangling from the pull handle is my small bucket and rope for getting fresh Gulf water for the bait bucket. My Ironman gaff hangs from the bait board rig. I sometimes include a fish cleaning board if the tables have been particularly nasty lately. This summer, I'm thinking about getting a harness and a whip and teaching the cats to pull it---they'd fit right in, eating the abandoned LYs on the deck and hissing at potential thieves and miscreants.
Geez, and here I was assuming the great Mr Haywire would have all the accessories of Rodney Dangerfield's golf bag in Caddyshack. Surely somewhere among the live shrimp and fiddler crabs are those nipple dangler things. But I digress, now I can model my cart after the best (or worse) ideas mentioned in this post. So thanks to each of you for ideas, photos, etc.
Regarding the Dangerfield golf bag, I'm now wondering how I can convert my golf pull cart with a good sized cooler affixed like a backpack.
Somewhere Tater is laughing his azz off.............
Still riding the moped...Quote:
Originally Posted by david lea
[QUOTE=9iron;139331]Geez, and here I was assuming the great Mr Haywire would have all the accessories of Rodney Dangerfield's golf bag in Caddyshack.[g/QUOTE]
I would have thought the remote control at least.
You couldn't really accuse me of being a minimalist.................https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304...dffdb772_b.jpg
Was figuring out a set up driving the compact car down for a quick trip
collapsible 2 wheeler , my old cooler with rod holders on each side(6 rods) , all 2pc rods to fish , net ..... but the whiting catching & sheep head, isn't as steady as past years ..... to long of a drive for a maybe
Meanie.... .....tell Mr Pete, well never mindQuote:
Originally Posted by david lea
I keep looking at down sizing my Cart now , Started with a Fish-n-Mate Co. Junior thought I needed more so sold it and got the Senior , Well now I carry way too much , I had those Yeti type coolers and they are over kill , Way to Heavy and if you need more ice I don't know of a Pier that doesn't sell it , Gaff , Net , bucket , chair , Tackle bag , and on the Piers in Panama City I take a smallish beach umbrella , As for rods I've cut way back now it's a rod for the targeted species a rod for catching bait and one rigged for throwing a jig for Tarpon or Cobia if they happen to come by .
No harm meant Bill. You've seen my cart-I'm sure he gets some chuckles at my expense. You know what he carries for gear. I generally spill more tackle than that......Quote:
Originally Posted by ironman172
I have seen your cooler before , it's got a bunch of stuff ! I feel like if u don't live down there u have to be prepared for anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by chillinfish
Exactly. I usually get a week at a time 4 or 5 times a year if I'm lucky. The lucky locals have the luxury of coming back next week when the water clears up, warms up, cools off or whatever while I'm back at work reading on the forum about the epic bite the day I got back home. Gotta make hay when the sun shines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johntr21
What is gorilla locking rod holder?
It's a rod holder that locks your unused rods in place- less chance of theft that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by witler
Brilliant idea , Found pictures of them but also found that they are no longer made .Quote:
Originally Posted by fordguy
I can think of several designs that a person with modest skills and some basic tools could make/DIY if they were so inclined.
It's on my cart more for other piers, or bathroom visit.... pictured on the first page 2nd picture, one reason I got the sr. Model cart to accommodate the gorilla holder..... caught a closeout clearance like a few others on here when I posted the link a few years back..... you might be able to sweet talk someone out of one:D
For my upgraded rods and reels
Lol. I don't think anyone would want to take any of the rods/reels i use on the pier. It's not worth the risk to "borrow" one of my bargain rods and if i do bring a good one its most likely in my hands
I know on hot days when I'm dragging my balloon tires out to the octi I'm bad jealous of those spoked wheels. You dasn't ever offer to trade.Quote:
Originally Posted by david lea
I have a Jr cart that I received as a Father's day present. I have borrowed from the kayakers and attached a milk crate to the back with 3 more rod holders and a place to put a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. The unintended benefit is the weight in the back balances out the cart with virtually no weight on the handle. I could still use more room and the milk crate will occasionally drag when going up an incline but it works for now.