Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Oldest Pier Rat
-
09-08-2022, 02:49 PM #1
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Posts
- 335
- Thanks
- 143
- Thanked 295 Times in 113 Posts
Oldest Pier Rat
It’s Lou’s birthday next week making him( I believe) the oldest active pier rat! What a great guy and fisherman as well. I love him and Cher like they were my own parents Happy birthday Lou!
-
09-08-2022, 03:53 PM #2
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 197
- Thanks
- 48
- Thanked 282 Times in 87 Posts
Happy Birthday Lou!
-
09-09-2022, 06:15 AM #3
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Location
- Born, bred and someday dead in Midtown Mobile, AL
- Posts
- 10,220
- Thanks
- 8,008
- Thanked 13,611 Times in 4,020 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 6
Best 'fishes' on your birthday, Lou!
Lou Villanova caught one of the first fish I saw landed on the 'new pier' just a few minutes after the 'Soft Opening' of June 20, 2009...
-
09-09-2022, 08:16 AM #4
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Posts
- 335
- Thanks
- 143
- Thanked 295 Times in 113 Posts
Just think of all the rail time Lou and Cher have out there ! Taking out downtime between old and new piers, weekends and such it’s still prolly close to 10,000 days-give or take!!
-
09-09-2022, 08:32 AM #5
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Location
- Orange Beach, AL
- Posts
- 5,113
- Thanks
- 4,614
- Thanked 12,071 Times in 1,929 Posts
Happy birthday, and, just for you, "Go 'Noles".
-
09-10-2022, 07:35 AM #6
- Join Date
- May 2016
- Posts
- 27
- Thanks
- 5
- Thanked 27 Times in 5 Posts
I believe Lou was the gentlemen that helped pull up my 1st Big Red Drum. Him and my papa where ear to ear smiles looking at it. It wasn't a monster, 16lb, but my first that size. That was on the old pier 40+ years ago. I could be wrong, but I know while I was in the Marines, when my wife and I came back to visit, he was one of the people she always wanted to see.
Happy Birthday Lou!
-
09-11-2022, 09:27 AM #7
- Join Date
- Nov 2012
- Location
- Gardendale,Ala/Gulf Shores
- Posts
- 1,564
- Thanks
- 677
- Thanked 1,966 Times in 479 Posts
Happy Birthday Lou hope you find somebody to give you a 2lb. 2oz. Spanish for your day!
-
09-11-2022, 11:15 AM #8
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Posts
- 335
- Thanks
- 143
- Thanked 295 Times in 113 Posts
Tried to give Lou some cangrejo last week he said no thanks too much work! He then added he wouldn’t mind some whiting or flounder though-cleaned of course
https://www.disl.edu/arcos/app/ https://www.disl.edu/news/2025/dauphin-island-sea-lab-launches-weather-conditions-app/
ARCOS on the Gulf State Park Pier