Date: January 18, 2007
To: PFIC Message Board
From: Snookie
Subject: Balboa Pier SQUID!!
Yes, squid are back. A couple who were walking the Balboa Pier last night were wondering where the fishermen were because the water was full of squid and they were flashing. Those are excited squid. Before I knew why they were wondering where the fishermen were, I told them it has been poor fishing and also cold. Now that I know about the squid some of my friends will be there tonight with their squid jigs. By the way these are not the big Humbolt squid but the market squid. Those are much smaller and better eating. They are also easier to fix. You can make rings for frying or for spaghetti sauce, etc. Good luck to those who try. Don't forget your heavy coats (purple coats that is). Snookie
Posted by moonshine
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Snookie, you're my hero!! Where'd I stash those jigs?!!!
Posted by kennycrft
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO. TOP O' THE WORLD, MA'!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for the report Snookie. It’s always nice hearing from you. suki
Posted by Crust
Saw no flashing squid there from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Was out there eating at Ruby's.
Posted by snookie
I walked out during that time and watched the water for a while, but I didn't see any either. Don't know what time those two people saw the squid, but I do know it would have been an hour later. It seems they can work on the tides too. Keep looking- Snookie
Posted by sushiman
You just made my Sunday! Hopefully, they stick around until then. If you find a chubby Asian with a towel around his head, that's me!
Subject: Posted by moonshine
Hey, I thought that was me!
Posted by sushiman
Well then, we can put together a "Chubby Asian w/ towel around his head fishing.com" then! CAWTAHHF.COM!
Posted by dompfa ben
Sunday Morning Headline...today...
Pier Collapse Prompts Investigation by B. Russell Acker, Staff Writer
NEWPORT BEACH-- In what is being called a freak accident, Balboa Pier collapsed under the incredible weight of a large crowd of fishermen, and plunged into the roiling surf, late Saturday night. While no one was killed in the incident, scores were hurt, and hundreds have already filed claims against the city for their injuries and loss of fishing gear.
Nick Tripodes, a local merchant, witnessed the ordeal.
"I heard a loud snap, followed by screams and a tremendous splash," recounts Tripodes. "You could hear all those people swimming for shore in the dark. It was awful."
Newport Beach Police Sgt. Raymond Devonian cites eyewitness accounts that suggest the pier collapse was caused by a 6-inch cephalopod.
"When the squid come in, the pier loads up with [anglers]," stated Devonian. An avid angler himself, Devonian empathized with the calamari-crazed fishermen. Still, he encourages anglers to be safe.
"It's just not designed to support that many people," Devonian said about the pier, now little more than a concrete and wood jetty jutting out from the shoreline at a right angle. "What we're going to do with the tons of squid jigs that are washing up on the beach I really have no idea," said Devonian.
Initial reports from the Army Corps of Engineers suggest that over 17,000 people were on the pier Saturday night at the time of collapse.
"That's astronomical," said Ken Jones, author of Pier Fishing in California. "It's not the kind of thing we [pier anglers] take lightly. When this sort of thing takes place, there's really only one question: Where's the tartar sauce?"
Jones' comments were merited by how rare it is for the tasty cephalopods to swim en masse this close to a pier.
It is unclear at this time if the recent cold weather has spared enough of California's lemon crop to meet the demand of calamari anglers. "Let's just hope the price of lemons makes these eight squid I caught last night worth it," stated one soaked angler. He did not wish to be identified, but added, "Balboa is still the friendliest pier in California. I'll be back."
Several organizations are calling for a probe into Saturday's catastrophe. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) exercised his executive powers early Sunday morning, declaring a state of emergency, which makes many anglers eligible to apply for federal aid to replace lost fishing gear.
At a press conference, Schwarzenegger's comments were short, but hit a sour note among California's pier anglers.
"You are mine now! You belong to me!" exclaimed Schwarzenegger. It was not clear if Schwarzenegger was speaking about the Balboa pier collapse, or if he was simply quoting lines from the 1990 film, Kindergarten Cop.
What is clear is that the Governor has called for the immediate closure of all piers in the state, until such time as they can be inspected and deemed safe.
When asked when the piers might be reopened, Schwarzenegger only stated, "You forgot the second rule in a crisis situation..."
He did not comment further, leaving many pier anglers and residents of the quiet Newport Beach community to wonder about their beloved pier.
Posted by sushiman
Wow, you took all the time to write that up? You and your Pulitzer skills. lol. I wonder if I should just go next door to Newport. The proximity is close, and the results shouldn't be THAT different.
Posted by Ken Jones
Now that's funny!
To: PFIC Message Board
From: Snookie
Subject: Balboa Pier SQUID!!
Yes, squid are back. A couple who were walking the Balboa Pier last night were wondering where the fishermen were because the water was full of squid and they were flashing. Those are excited squid. Before I knew why they were wondering where the fishermen were, I told them it has been poor fishing and also cold. Now that I know about the squid some of my friends will be there tonight with their squid jigs. By the way these are not the big Humbolt squid but the market squid. Those are much smaller and better eating. They are also easier to fix. You can make rings for frying or for spaghetti sauce, etc. Good luck to those who try. Don't forget your heavy coats (purple coats that is). Snookie
Posted by moonshine
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Snookie, you're my hero!! Where'd I stash those jigs?!!!
Posted by kennycrft
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO. TOP O' THE WORLD, MA'!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for the report Snookie. It’s always nice hearing from you. suki
Posted by Crust
Saw no flashing squid there from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Was out there eating at Ruby's.
Posted by snookie
I walked out during that time and watched the water for a while, but I didn't see any either. Don't know what time those two people saw the squid, but I do know it would have been an hour later. It seems they can work on the tides too. Keep looking- Snookie
Posted by sushiman
You just made my Sunday! Hopefully, they stick around until then. If you find a chubby Asian with a towel around his head, that's me!
Subject: Posted by moonshine
Hey, I thought that was me!
Posted by sushiman
Well then, we can put together a "Chubby Asian w/ towel around his head fishing.com" then! CAWTAHHF.COM!
Posted by dompfa ben
Sunday Morning Headline...today...
Pier Collapse Prompts Investigation by B. Russell Acker, Staff Writer
NEWPORT BEACH-- In what is being called a freak accident, Balboa Pier collapsed under the incredible weight of a large crowd of fishermen, and plunged into the roiling surf, late Saturday night. While no one was killed in the incident, scores were hurt, and hundreds have already filed claims against the city for their injuries and loss of fishing gear.
Nick Tripodes, a local merchant, witnessed the ordeal.
"I heard a loud snap, followed by screams and a tremendous splash," recounts Tripodes. "You could hear all those people swimming for shore in the dark. It was awful."
Newport Beach Police Sgt. Raymond Devonian cites eyewitness accounts that suggest the pier collapse was caused by a 6-inch cephalopod.
"When the squid come in, the pier loads up with [anglers]," stated Devonian. An avid angler himself, Devonian empathized with the calamari-crazed fishermen. Still, he encourages anglers to be safe.
"It's just not designed to support that many people," Devonian said about the pier, now little more than a concrete and wood jetty jutting out from the shoreline at a right angle. "What we're going to do with the tons of squid jigs that are washing up on the beach I really have no idea," said Devonian.
Initial reports from the Army Corps of Engineers suggest that over 17,000 people were on the pier Saturday night at the time of collapse.
"That's astronomical," said Ken Jones, author of Pier Fishing in California. "It's not the kind of thing we [pier anglers] take lightly. When this sort of thing takes place, there's really only one question: Where's the tartar sauce?"
Jones' comments were merited by how rare it is for the tasty cephalopods to swim en masse this close to a pier.
It is unclear at this time if the recent cold weather has spared enough of California's lemon crop to meet the demand of calamari anglers. "Let's just hope the price of lemons makes these eight squid I caught last night worth it," stated one soaked angler. He did not wish to be identified, but added, "Balboa is still the friendliest pier in California. I'll be back."
Several organizations are calling for a probe into Saturday's catastrophe. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) exercised his executive powers early Sunday morning, declaring a state of emergency, which makes many anglers eligible to apply for federal aid to replace lost fishing gear.
At a press conference, Schwarzenegger's comments were short, but hit a sour note among California's pier anglers.
"You are mine now! You belong to me!" exclaimed Schwarzenegger. It was not clear if Schwarzenegger was speaking about the Balboa pier collapse, or if he was simply quoting lines from the 1990 film, Kindergarten Cop.
What is clear is that the Governor has called for the immediate closure of all piers in the state, until such time as they can be inspected and deemed safe.
When asked when the piers might be reopened, Schwarzenegger only stated, "You forgot the second rule in a crisis situation..."
He did not comment further, leaving many pier anglers and residents of the quiet Newport Beach community to wonder about their beloved pier.
Posted by sushiman
Wow, you took all the time to write that up? You and your Pulitzer skills. lol. I wonder if I should just go next door to Newport. The proximity is close, and the results shouldn't be THAT different.
Posted by Ken Jones
Now that's funny!
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