Thread: Best pier cart alternative?

Let's face it. Spending $100-250 on a cart you can use for a week or less each year isn't in the budget and just seems a waste. But the fishing backpack I use for the jetty isn't quite adequate for hauling everything I want to carry onto the pier. So I'm looking for a good alternative to a pier cart. Looked at wheel coolers, diy pvc carts, etc. What I've come down to as the best bang for the buck, as well as giving me some use at home is a garden cart, either the steel cart or the poly dump cart. Before I start seriously looking at models, is this my best alternative, or is there something better I haven't found?

This should give you some ideas ;-)

http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...raptions-2949/

Definitely a lot of options. Which to choose...........

A cube cooler with 4 rod holders made out of 2" pvc,2 stainless bolt/fender washers to hold each and a bolt across the middle at bottom for the long butted rods worked well for me this year,cooler still works and a large flat surface to set a tackle box stool and a large net I bought while there

Any thing with wheels and area for storage, I started with a 2 wheel dolly that I added 2 caster wheels layed over for cooler and rods buckets and tackle bag, went to a long wheeled cooler with mounted rod holders, then wide wheeled cooler that I might still be using if I didn't find a good deal on a JR. cart used for 10 years and moved up to a Sr. Cart......might end up missing the jr. Cart in a few years....just felt cramped with it.....was able to increase the cooler size now with extra room for the tackle bag.....work in progress with the new one to figure out how things should be.....good enough for a future trip at this point

One thing to consider is the wheels. The small caster wheels don't roll over the pier planks very well or not at all over sand. I went with a garden cart with 2 inch PVC pipes tied on with cross ties. Sometimes the cart is on sale for $69. I paid $100 for mine at Home Depot because my other one broke while on vacation in PC. The other thing is those collapsible fold up carts but they don't roll all that well but are easy to pick up and take with you in a vehicle.

Originally Posted by T-Boy

One thing to consider is the wheels. The small caster wheels don't roll over the pier planks very well or not at all over sand. I went with a garden cart with 2 inch PVC pipes tied on with cross ties. Sometimes the cart is on sale for $69. I paid $100 for mine at Home Depot because my other one broke while on vacation in PC. The other thing is those collapsible fold up carts but they don't roll all that well but are easy to pick up and take with you in a vehicle.

Glad to hear from you! Please keep us in the know about Panama city piers in the out of area section, love to read/see about the piers to the east

I'd keep on the lookout for a used one , In the long run a Jr. or Sr. cart just can't be beat ,

Originally Posted by ironman172

Glad to hear from you! Please keep us in the know about Panama city piers in the out of area section, love to read/see about the piers to the east

I live in Atlanta but will be down the month of October and will report. Go to www.Baycountyoutdoors.com for a few pier reports. I think they post about once a week.

I use the large $60 folding wagon from Wallyworld, same wagon from Academy is $100. I use it a lot up here and works well down there.