Great Hot Dogs & Sausages on South Skyway Pier

[bigdoghotdogman]

First and Foremost Happy 4th of July!! ;D
My name is Charles and I've starting up a little hot dog cart stand on the south side of the skyway pier, not on the pier but the access road to it..follow my sign at the down ramp and look for a big black F250 and Big Guy sweating to death LOL and you will have found me and my Great Tasting Hot Dogs and Sausages.

I have two great tasting dogs, and three sausages! And of Course CHILI with those Dogs!

I have a Hungry Man's Size Dog, 1/4lb Called a Great White! You buy two you get a free water.
I have a Reg Size Hot Dog in a Casing called a Angel Fish, got a real snappy bite to it when you bite into it.

I also have Low Fat meaty Sausages..they come in three flavors with cheese and other tasty ingredients. It's amazing how one of these links only has 6 to 7 grams of fat and 19 Grams of PROTEIN! These are excellent for folks on diets or who may be Diabetic.

For drinks right now Coke, Diet Coke and Water. But offer suggestions and If I get enough request I will add to it..or if you become a regular I will buy a few cans just for you.


IF you come on buy I have several specials. July 4th Special is buy any two Dogs or Sausages and Get a FREE Water or for .50 cent more a Soda.


Come on over and introduce yourself. I love to meet you and your family and If you have any fishing reports I will post them on Twitter so we can get other folks and family out there fishing.

If you bring me a catch that is 25 inches or longer I will take your pic, post soon as I can on my web site that is being built as we speak, and Give you an Angel Fish Hot Dog for 1.50 or take off 10% off a Great White or one of My Delicious Sausages.


I try to be out there every day check back daily. I will have my web site up in about a week, so check back here every few days and when it's up and running I will post the link for you.

I try to get out there around 10:30 and be up and running a little after 11am. IF it's not a huge rain but misting I will be out there too. I want to be out there every day as much as possible.

Such as today I am watching the radar and it's looking like it might start to stop soon, or at least lighten up.

See you soon and thanks for stopping by and reading my little introduction.
Be safe out there! and HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[eaglesfanguy]

Great idea. I saw a group do that once. Best dog i ever ate after a 30 hr marathon fishing trip!. But only saw em one time. Hope they didnt get run off. best of luck to ya Much prefer grabbing a snapping sausage then having to drive off to 7-11 when im out there.

[Deleted]

Nice guy great hotdog after a good day fishing I hope he's there for my next trip

[bigdoghotdogman]

Ok yesterday was not too good. So I am shooting for an earlier time slot. I thought 4th July would of been a good day to start. Got a lot of traffic driving by and slowing down but only one out of 30 cars stopped to try a great Dog or Sausage. So going to be out there at 10am till 2pm all this week and see if business picks up..I got to at least break even with diesel and ice.
Also anyone who has ideas please feel free to add a comment. Time or place to set up, am I picking the wrong pier, should I do the north side? When do most folks on this page go out to the skyway, dawn, day, evening, nite? What drinks would you like. I got coke, diet, sprite, water.

Is there a hot dog that you think is the best let me know. I will try it out if I haven't already. Toppings are jalapeno, kraut, sweet relish, onions, reg mustard, spicy mustard, and ketchup.

I will be posting every day giving up dates and thank you's to those that stop by..if just to chat.

Thanks for reading and hope to meet you real soon.
Sincerely
bigdoghotdogman

[havetofish]

I think that most of us that fish the pier, plan their trips based on the tides if possible. Lunch time is meaningless to the hardcore pier fisherman. If anything, people are trying to avoid the heat during the summer. I guess what I am trying to say is that the experienced pier fisherman is on a different clock. If the bite is on, we will starve to death before we would leave because it is lunch time. I know that when I fish, I will be there about 2 hrs before the start of the outgoing tide and stay as long as there is some action, at minimum, 6 hrs. I will usually eat before I go and then take a sandwich with me to eat during the trip. We all carry coolers with drinks, so why not throw in some food also. I am not going to leave the pier to get something to eat...its just too much of a hassle to pack up your stuff and then set-up again.

That being said, there are plenty of tourists and inexperienced fishermen that just visit the pier for a short time and then leave, so there may be some business there. I don't know if it is allowed, but I think you would do better at the rest stop on the other side.

As with all businesses, you may have to experiment a little and people may have to get used to seeing you there.

Good Luck with your new venture.

[bigmike]

Over the years i have seen many dog stands come and go they do sell some but i think its a gamble. Between fuel,food costs,time you put into it and weather i would look for a better location by a park or ball field. Just in the past two years we had one nice guy trying to sell dogs and another vendor setup shop just a few feet away then the price wars started and to top that another vendor setup up next to both of them selling ice cream. So i go to both piers several times a day and all i saw was three vendors just standing around with no customer traffic at all. And most pier customers bring food from home or KFC so good luck hope it works out for ya.

[bigdoghotdogman]

Well yesterday was rained out, but today looks good I am going to give it a another go. I want to thank the folks that have offered there kind and informative advice. I am going to try to stick it out for a week. It might be that I come out only on Friday and Sat. Very true on the cost to get out there and set up. IF anyone has ideas or has a place they can offer me for set up I'd be grateful. Met a lot of nice people on this board and out there on the skyway pier. IF things don't work out I will post it for sure and where I might be found. In case you come to the city lol.. Well it's 5am been up since 4am..so going to close my eyes for an hour or so and then head out and see what we can do. Hope to meet ya and if your hungry enjoy a old fashion hot dog.Thanks for coming back and checking up on things
Thanks
Bigdoghotdogman.

[David from NC]

Good luck to you, Charles. I hope you do well and will stop over to see you.

[montylfl]

Best of luck to you. That is the American way!!!

[bigdoghotdogman]

Well folks we did pretty good last night. If any of you stopped by you kept your name a secret LOL but thanks for stopping by. I was chased off by some glorified trash collector with the state..so I am now coming out after 6pm to do business. I will be out there today to just relaxx and sell to anyone but most likely tourist and sight seers for a sunday afternoon. But I will be out there from 6pm to 1am Fri and Sat for sure and the rest of the week I will play it by ear. Please let your friends know about me. If nothing else just stop by and say howdy. I got a pretty cool looking set up and people love looking at the cart, biggest attention getter is my sink. LOL I have more people wanting to wash there hands..and yet that is meant for ME! LOL
Well let me get moving I will be out there around 1 ish this sunday, stop by. I love to chat with folks, get fishing reports so I can pass them on. Thanks again for all the support and kind words from you guys and gals.
See you soon
Charles

[bigdoghotdogman]

Well I made it for a week at the South Skyway and other than a trash collector who thinks he's a code inspector, the week was tough..but each day we made another 10 or 15 dollars more. So thank you all that may have stopped by.
We did pretty good today for a sunday and not getting out there till 3pm..but it turned out to be pretty good timing as the next two hours we had a few cars and trucks stop by and buy a great tasting Jumbo dog.
I will be coming out almost every day this week at 6pm to 10pm. I hope to meet more and more of you and if not this week, in the coming weeks.
Have a great week!
Charles

[bigdoghotdogman]

Well today is the big day, I am going to be out on south side skyway around 3:30pm till 11pm. and back out there at 6am sat till 1pm ...This is it..if I can't make some good money I will have to give up on the idea of providing great tasting hot dogs and sausages to all you nice folks. But got to make a living wage and it's not working right now. Been out there every nite possible. Last nite was a bust because of the lightning..or I would of been out there in the light rain.
So come on down and get a hot dog or sausage. I got a spicy link that you'll love and 1/4lb that is the best. All 100% pure beef, but for the Sausages. I even have for the vegans a Tofu hot dog for ya.
Well let me get moving..3:30 is coming fast and i need to pack everything..making a packing list and then get a little nap in..been up and planning since 5am today. I hope to see lots of you folks so stop on by. Got Ice Cold drinks and we can sit and chat awhile. Oh watched a guy 25 feet from me catch a pretty damn big manta ray. So come on down and set up a fishing camp if you like. Can always you the company.
See you all soon
Charles

[oldkooter]

great keilbasa

[hbn1234]

my fishing buddy and I stop by everytime we see charles...great guy and great food.

[eaglesfanguy]

So whatcha doing now Hotdog man?