Santa Monica Pier Bait and Tackle (Route 66 Gift Shop) — Attraction in Santa Monica

My phone died on the pier, need a charger so I paid cash for the wire and wall adapter. The owner plugged it into my phone to show it fits, but didn’t have an outlet available to check if it works. He mentioned Bubba Gump was the closest place to charge, I tried charging it on random corners of the coffee shop and icecream place but it wouldn’t work. Figured it was the outlet and not the $25 charger. Went to Bubba Gump and had a bite while it charged, no luck still.

Finally, desperate for a ride back to my hotel in downtown, I head to the bars on Ocean and try charging there to see if I could either get it working again or grab a taxi. Still no luck charging. Ended up in a taxi costing over $50 to get to downtown when Uber pool would’ve been $10. And to top it off, the Uber driver’s charger worked just perfectly. Imagine charging your phone in a taxi and trying to see if he’ll stop on the side of the road for you to hop into an Uber to save $40.

Ridiculous and too annoyed to hassle. My own charger worked as well at the hotel, waste of $25(charger purchased at “Route 66 Last Shop”) and another $40(overpaid taxi). Thanks for the...

Small selection of bait. Bait is cheap is the only upside. They do rent poles for cheap but dont have them for display and do not know what type of hooks or weights are even on the poles. Does not give you an option for hooks and refuses to let you change it. Changes of catching fish with their set ups are incredibly low. I dont think they should call themselves a bait shop. It is...

Parking cost $25 but if you drive a few minutes to Broadway and 4th St you can find a public parking where you get the first 90 minutes free then an hour or more for a $1 or so

The pier is very famous about fishing, nice restaurant and gift shop

I think it's a must to visit after you visit El Matador beach 21 miles away.

Also got a very nice beach but is so...