How do we avoid getting Seasick and Motion Sickness

[Saltheart]

Definitely saty outside. going below to sit or lie down cause you start to feel bad is a sure thing to get you sick.

Take the Bonine ,dramamine , etc about 2 hours before

Bring crunchy foods like carrat sticks , apples , peanuts. Anything that you have to crunch to chew. Supposedly the crunching vibrates the inner ear and helps keep away the sickness. Bring extra fluids just in case you do get sick. Its good to have something you can barf up instaed of the dry heaves. Also , you ned to stay hydrated if you do start barfing so bring the fluids.

[Mike P]

I've only been seasick once in my life---result of a very rich dinner the previous evening and sitting in a small cramped cabin where some old-timer was smoking a pipe.

I heaved the dinner over the rail, sat outside the rest of the ride out, and everything was fine the rest of the day. Even tho we were rolling on 6-8 foot swells at anchor on the cod grounds.

Get out of the cabin and onto the deck at all costs--even on those January cod trips. Dress warm and stand in the lee of the cabin at the stern, and the cold won't be so bad.

[Notaro]

wow, so many advices here... i'm starting to feel a little more confident on going on a boat trip this saturday and this summer.

bloocrab- that's exactly what im talking about! some party boats like captains fishin, tend to cook greasy breakfast and lunch meals and i dont understand why they have to cook those on a trip. and that what makes me sick. and also i ate a little of them. i don't normally tend to eat before getting aboard and cruising to the sea.

sandman- i liked your list of tips. smoking pot? it's illegal to bring it on the boat, but unless i can get a doctor note and bring it to the captain's fishing and show them my slip and they can do anythign about it. is it possible for me to do that? but i don't think it will be allowed.

fishweewee- lol, that was funny. u used to poke at some guys who get sick on the boat... i used to poke at my mom for getting motion sickness. but i stopped doing that for a couple years.


these advices were very helpful, except for the sardines and tuna sandwiches, they make me feel a little quasy now. i cannot wait to follow them.

[Christian]

havent gotten really seasick before, maybe a little where you better look at the horizon or theres going to be a problem. nothing serious like puking. ive been on a boat before where we had to turn around cause they though a guy was gonig to die he was so sick. i sort of make it my duty to not be him.

dont drink milk!!! ive seen that way to many times. ive heard the aww geeze i shouldnt have drunk that 1/2 gallon milk shake this morning a few times.

dont look at the wake or stare at that mezmorizing bow wave. youll be gone in a few seconds that way.

stay outside, find an uncrowded place to stand away from groups of people.

sleep, diesal engines will lul you to sleep, if your hardcore and get up at 430 to get to the stern or bow this wont be a problem.

eat, not eating will lower your blood sugar really bad and youll get sick wicked fast. bacon+egg+english muffin+ the old lady on the boat's cooking skills= me happy

[Fishpart]

As for The Sandmans advice as good as it seems, the Captian can lose his boat with the Zero Tolerance Policy so be careful if you aren't the Captain of the ship.

I rode on a nice Hatteras Yacht owned by US Customs.

[chris L]

Ben I was hospitalised for the same reason ( grain alcohol ) in the Army .

Never been :upck: YET ! Yet being the operative word . Ive been on many types and sizes of boats in some real snotty cod weather in Dec thru Feb . Again YET being the operative word !

Notaro all good advice above , see your Doc and take the meds well before getting to the boat .

[Mike P]

A few other tips---try to keep active to keep your eyes busy. Tie up some rigs, ask to help at the bait station, walk around if it isn't so rough that you'll fall. But don't sit and read---I can get nauseous in a car real quick if I try to read while someone else is driving.

[fishweewee]

Chris-

For me it was too many scorpion bowls with flaming 151 rum in the middle.

[Notaro]

christain :

bacon+egg+english muffin+ the old lady on the boat's cooking skills= me happy

but it's a greasy sandwich and they can make u sick. i recalled from reading on one of RI charter's captain about greasy food or meal and how they can make you sick. anyway, im not sure if i can follow you, you said that if i look horizonally, i will get a little sick? yes, napping on the ride to the fishing destination. it's hard to avoid crowds, especially those who smokes and cook greasy foods near you.


mikep, i can really help out at a bait station? i never thought of that.

[Christian]

just do what you normally do, and eat what you normally eat and youll be A-OK.
they're always looking for help on the boats, good way to make friends with the mates. what type a trip you doing?

[Notaro]

this weekend or in general? this weekend im going on a bay fishing trip for trophy sized stripers and some other species. in general, i tend to go on a party boat in falmouth for deep sea fishing for scups, black sea bass, and flukes around the vineyard sound on a half-day trip starting at 12 PM to late noon.

the reason i made this thread is because i want to prevent myself from feeling seasick on a morning fishing trip or a full-day fishing trip like captain's fishing party boat.

[Notaro]

oh, i forgot to add another question, what about the alcohol consumption? how much should i consume? and should i drink steady or fast?

[Slipknot]

You are kidding , right?

[Notaro]

my questions sound a little stupid, right? :/
and also i am not kidding about bringing boozes on board. my buddy here told me that the capt allows it.

[Squid kids Dad]

Both...

[Notaro]

lol...

[macojoe]

Well we will be reding of some dead people if you are drinking!! Alcohol Should NEVER NEVER be allowed on board!!!!!!! And if you capt. allows it find another boat to go on!!
No one will ever bring alcohol on my boat.
Notaro do us a favor Drink a case and bend over boar in a big wake!!
That will be the end of these stupid ????????????????

[Squid kids Dad]

macojoe.....i agree.. especially with the last line

[JohnR]

Notaro - you are under aged - hopefully you and the skip will be carded at some point.... Think about it. You catch you fish of a lifetime but are too stinkin hammered to remember it or worse, get it in

[Notaro]

oh, i see. alright, i won't do it. thanks for telling me not to. im not going to drink on the boat.

[plugger]

someone once told me gensing helps, don't know if it's true or not. But the prescription patches work well.

[missing link]

Try chopped ginger root , a little b -4 you go out ,then eat when you feel the sea getti'n to you you. the ginger root absorbs the bile in your stomach that makes you sick. LOOK at the horizon. when all else fails hold on to the rail and let it rip great chumb good luck

[Notaro]

linkj- thanks for the tip. knowing that i am chinese/vietnamese makes me feel relieved because i have a couple of ginger roots at home. alright, i will do that when i go on a deep sea fishing trip like captain's fishing or walsh this summer.

["uffah!!"]

It all sounds like good advice,BUT, there is one really sure thing
that works every time. And I mean every time.



STAY OFF THE WATER!!!

[Newboater]

I crossed the Atlantic in 1964 on a single screw transport ship. Actually we were arriving in the U.S. at the time the Thresher went down off Long Island.

Seas were 40-60 foot waves. Water breaking over the sides while turning into the seas because the ship was designated for rescue work in the case of survivors.

I, as a lowly SP4 ( E4 ) Army was pulling guard duty with a merchant mariner at the time. We had Bow Watch and waves were breaking over our heads while we were tied into place in what seemed like an upside down bath tub.

The merchant mariner gave me a package of saltine crackers and 2 organges and said 'Chew the crackers and suck on the orange and you'll be fine'

I never got sick but had to walk through vomit in the hold where the other troops were sleeping and being in the second bunk of bunks 4 high, I could lay on my side and watch the vomit go by and splatter the guy on the bottom bunk.

Toilets in the bow of the ship were great!. If you took the first set by the bow, when the bow crashed back into the ocean after a huge wave, the water pressure up the tubes would wash your butt for you quite easily.

I love the ocean, big waves impress me with their power and watching them is a thrill.

My wife hates me for going on a whale watch in 6 to 8 foot seas and eating a hot dog with mustard, relish and onions in front of her and other passengers while they turned green.

Will I ever get seasick ? Probably !!! But I hope not. Will you get seasick? If you want too by thinking of it too much. Just go out and have fun. What happens, will happen.

Lee

[Newboater]

By the way, I was in Bac Lieu, RVN in 1965, In Ca Mau in 1967 and in My Tho, Dong Tam, Soc Trang and Can Tho in 1669-1972.

Great Food and Beautiful Country.

Anh Hai

Lee

[Notaro]

I did went out and had fun on the Captain's, then somehow craps happened. I turned green and slept for eight hours to surpress my seasickness.

[beachwalker]

Fish from the shore. Only an earthquake can shake you up then.

[bassmaster]

im going to puke on wee wee.
I hate soft rollers, use to run into them on the south side of MV near Gay head on the other side of the rip at the bridge.
But I can handle slop
I think when I pilot My boat I would Be fine.
But I get car sick and I drive
I think Im having a bad hair day

[Notaro]

The last time I experienced a carsick was when my best friend's slutty ex-girlfriend drove me and others to the school on a Auction weekend from a restaurant. She drove too fast and made a continious skidding and I couldn't breathe. I got a carsick and couldn't eat.

Another thing, I sometimes give my dad a carsick with my driving.