Everyone OK? That was some shaker. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Jimmyz123 · 04-05-2010, 09:12 AM

We're doing O.K., my 3 year old is not loving these things, poor little guy his heart was pounding. He and I huddled together in a doorway to ride out the quake. Any quake after that he was clinging to myself or my wife. For his sake I hope this all pans out soon.

greenscales · 04-05-2010, 10:26 PM

I went to LJ for a late Easter WSB attempt. I was standing on my rear tire undoing the ties to my yak on the top of the 4Runner when I thought a huge gust was hitting the yak. I jumped down and saw the truck suspension bouncing and started to look for some kids screwing around on the other side. Then I noticed one of the Yak vendors almost lose a few boats stacked on top of his truck as we both realized what was going on. The sand definitely amplified the S-Waves of the quake. Not as bad or as long as Northridge though, but I was 50 miles away then, not 110 like yesterday.

As for the fishing, I took two to the chest on the way out w/o a dry top on - I will blame it on a Tsunami rather than me not wanting to put the top on until later. Got p/u three times on macks, all three raked pretty good, but they were nose hooked. By the teeth marks, two were probably from the right model (in the right area and few good marks) and the third was late just outside the preserve and was likely a but. So the conclusion, earthquakes didn't bother the fish and I still suck at capitalizing the fish I work hard to find into ones I hook.

bluesquids · 04-08-2010, 01:32 PM

I was in the Loma Prieta '89 6.9 Quake. For whatever reasons the quake the other day seemed to me more like the 4.5 aftershock that was after the Loma Prieta.
I was in a 3 story victorian next to Golden Gate Park that had actually survived the 1906 Quake. What it felt like was like this.... take your head and shake it around like a bobble head. Then have all the plaster fall off the ceiling and walls, throw all the dishes and pantry stuff on the floor, launch your water heater, TV and Fish Tank water across their rooms and have your roomate from Germany run around topless and crying like shes going to die.
After the 3rd aftershock we went up to Yosemite for a week to calm the nerves, but I still slept with the lites on and clothes/shoes nearby for about a month. I hate those damn things.
Hey, I got a hall pass for the next 3 days...see you out there...Mango X-Factor...bluesquids pete

fishes · 04-08-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bluesquids

I was in the Loma Prieta '89 6.9 Quake. For whatever reasons the quake the other day seemed to me more like the 4.5 aftershock that was after the Loma Prieta.
I was in a 3 story victorian next to Golden Gate Park that had actually survived the 1906 Quake. What it felt like was like this.... take your head and shake it around like a bobble head. Then have all the plaster fall off the ceiling and walls, throw all the dishes and pantry stuff on the floor, launch your water heater, TV and Fish Tank water across their rooms and have your roomate from Germany run around topless and crying like shes going to die.
After the 3rd aftershock we went up to Yosemite for a week to calm the nerves, but I still slept with the lites on and clothes/shoes nearby for about a month. I hate those damn things.
Hey, I got a hall pass for the next 3 days...see you out there...Mango X-Factor...bluesquids pete

The epicenter was hundreds of miles away so, yeah, we would feel the ripple from that which may be measured at 4.x.

04-05-2010, 10:26 PM	#2
greenscales greenscales Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Monrovia Posts: 116	I was at the launch at the time I went to LJ for a late Easter WSB attempt. I was standing on my rear tire undoing the ties to my yak on the top of the 4Runner when I thought a huge gust was hitting the yak. I jumped down and saw the truck suspension bouncing and started to look for some kids screwing around on the other side. Then I noticed one of the Yak vendors almost lose a few boats stacked on top of his truck as we both realized what was going on. The sand definitely amplified the S-Waves of the quake. Not as bad or as long as Northridge though, but I was 50 miles away then, not 110 like yesterday. As for the fishing, I took two to the chest on the way out w/o a dry top on - I will blame it on a Tsunami rather than me not wanting to put the top on until later. Got p/u three times on macks, all three raked pretty good, but they were nose hooked. By the teeth marks, two were probably from the right model (in the right area and few good marks) and the third was late just outside the preserve and was likely a but. So the conclusion, earthquakes didn't bother the fish and I still suck at capitalizing the fish I work hard to find into ones I hook.

04-08-2010, 01:32 PM	#3
bluesquids Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jamul, CA Posts: 243	I was in the Loma Prieta '89 6.9 Quake. For whatever reasons the quake the other day seemed to me more like the 4.5 aftershock that was after the Loma Prieta. I was in a 3 story victorian next to Golden Gate Park that had actually survived the 1906 Quake. What it felt like was like this.... take your head and shake it around like a bobble head. Then have all the plaster fall off the ceiling and walls, throw all the dishes and pantry stuff on the floor, launch your water heater, TV and Fish Tank water across their rooms and have your roomate from Germany run around topless and crying like shes going to die. After the 3rd aftershock we went up to Yosemite for a week to calm the nerves, but I still slept with the lites on and clothes/shoes nearby for about a month. I hate those damn things. Hey, I got a hall pass for the next 3 days...see you out there...Mango X-Factor...bluesquids pete __________________ Thanks, bluesquids

04-05-2010, 09:12 AM	#1
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	We're doing O.K., my 3 year old is not loving these things, poor little guy his heart was pounding. He and I huddled together in a doorway to ride out the quake. Any quake after that he was clinging to myself or my wife. For his sake I hope this all pans out soon.