Who needs a boat? Meet the man who has fished off every pier on California's coast

Some people go fishing once and become hooked for life. In this Zevely Zone, I met a legendary California fisherman.
Not by land and not by boat, Ken Jones' favorite fishing hole is the Pacific Ocean by pier. "I love to travel," said the 75-year-old fisherman. There are 130 saltwater piers in California and Ken has fished every one of them. "You can catch some huge fish off a pier, big halibut, big bonita, sharks and rays," said Ken. It doesn't happen all of the time, Ken showed me a 50-pound yellowtail caught off the Crystal Pier.
Ken was going to publish a book on pier fishing near San Francisco. Someone beat him to it, so he set a bigger goal and wrote a bigger book. "I decided to do the whole state," said Ken who caught his first saltwater fish in 1956 off a San Diego pier.
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[@havsumora]

Love this story and the pictures when they were both kids with the fishes they caught.

[@macroisthemicro]

I love seeing my pier in the story.

[@jingles2726]

Piers are public.

[@timdurham6307]

AWESOME

[@Gypsyboy932]

He’s written some great books! Super informative.

[@qball8437]

Good stuff 🎣

[@JAROME74]

Great story

[@sanclementeeric6278]

The best!

[@antwanjones679]

Begin from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. I have my fair share of fishing stories from ocean city Maryland all the way to Huntington Beach California Seal Beach, California and Long Beach, California.

[@TheOG13s]

They need to allow us to fish the back of the pier again

[@gator2813]

Which pier?

[@melissaalonso8953]

@@gator2813 Imperial Beach pier

[@Tiggitytye]

Ken Jones is a legend.

[@jingles2726]

GOAT

[@shawnhicks9838]

So many have done this

[@jophismarch6108]

Awesome accomplishment..Just a crappy state to do it in...

[@mtwhyte8505]

I think I've seen him on a couple piers. I am actually fished for in California so far. I like no fishing license. I suck at fishing salt water. Nine out ten times I go. I catch nothing.

[@TailsandTrailsFishing]

What type of fish was the one he lost

[@gator2813]

Unfortunately you run across a lot of unsavory individuals on fishing piers. Especially at nighttime.

[@Gypsyboy932]

No Lic needed to fish off a public saltwater pier.

[@gator2813]

Correct. And losing your set up because you get snagged on something in the water rarely happens.

[@jingles2726]

Always carry your license to ensure you won't lose your gear.

[@jingles2726]

He needs to have a fishing license on his person.

[@trey2s]

On a public pier? Wrong

[@jingles2726]

@@trey2s We must be licensed so we don't lose our set up and hooks. 5 poles are optimal using gummy worms as bait.