How do we avoid getting Seasick and Motion Sickness

[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.

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Anything you can do to keep your mind busy, such as talking or reading, will help. Then there's always the pills and patches if you so decide. Good luck, and if you think you might be "chumming", bring along some gum or mints.

Reading is a BIG No-No when trying to avoid motion sickness!

[Flaptail]

First, no alcohol. Then an hour before you leave home take to Meclyzine tabs and even though they say they are chewable put them under your tongue and let them s-l-o-w-l-y dissolve there. Carry a couple more in case it is really rough and at the first sign of the woosies slip a couple more under the tongue. You absorb more this way than by chewing and swallowing becuase to be really effective the meds need more time than your digestive system allows. Bonine is a Meclyzine based med. If it is going to be rough I use that regimen and never get sick.

[Rappin Mikey]

The night before sleep with fresh, and I mean fresh cabbage on your head (the cabbage will clear your sinuses). The next morning eat 7 or 8 pickled olives. After doing this, a quick shot of vinegar followed by a tea-spoon of salt. It is recommend by many to eat a 1/4 pound of prunes the night before a boat outing (this will clean out your system) I hope this helped

[spence]

I've read the exact same thing before exept for the prunes???