One of the great old piers here in West Central Florida is the Redington Long Pier in St Pete. At one time, many years ago there were eight piers in the Redington Beach area. The Long Pier is the only one that remains today. It was constructed in 1962 by Charles Redington.
The pier has had it's ups and downs over the years. In 1985 a runaway barge plowed into it taking 300 feet of the pier with it. It was repaired and lengthened.
By the late 90's it had fallen into disrepair and was damaged by tropical storms. The pier was bought by a family determined to save it and after over 2 million dollars of improvements it is a beautiful sight today
If it swims you can catch it off the Long Pier. The pier extends over 1000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico and fisherman catch everything off it including kingfish, tarpon and sharks
Tarpon fishing off the end
I had the pleasure of hanging out with the boys on the pier one day during tarpon season. The man to my right, Captain Eddy is one of the very best
The Redington Long Pier...go see it someday
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