[WetDreamz]

Last year i went shark fishing for the first time, and its something i loved doing, only problem was i got sea sick and was puking all day. The waves were only about 2 footers so the sea must get to me easily, i think it was motion sickness or looking down to much...
But either way if anyone knows some good stuff that will get me back out there please let me know, cause if this happens again im not going anymore.

thnx

This post edited by WetDreamz 12:20 AM 04/09/2008

 

[vipclubber]

Before you go out again DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING before your trip for at least 4 hours in advance. Keep your stomach empty and clean. Then, you can take some medicine.

Also, While fishing Do not eat or drink. If you get sick again sit down and concentrate your vision on ONE point on the horizon. Sip some water while sitting - it helps. If you need to throw up or go to the bathroom - do it. As far as the medicine goes, try TUMS first before you get to any other heavy stuff. Good Luck.

 

[iEatClams]

Try Bonine... Take one the night before and one the morning of... I do this as a precautionary measure if i havent stepped foot on the boat for an extended period of time... i think its more mind over matter unless you're susceptible to motion sickness... i also never sit still on the boat and am always active... even when sharking...

 

[Learning2Tog]

Scopace

 

[629055]

Meclizine

Try Meclizine, i used it a couple of times never got sick. Also you would need to have a prescription for it, can not buy over the counter.

http://health.yahoo.com/hearing-medications/meclizine/healthwise--d00859a1.html

This post edited by joetog 08:10 AM 04/09/2008

 

[myagi00]

Anyone who comes on my boat that thinks they may get sick, takes this before the trip and works everytime.

Dramamine Motion Sickness Relief - Chewable Formula, Orange Flavor, Tablets, 8 tab

 

[MBill]

Scopace or the Scopalomine patch are the best I can recommend.

Many doctors are not familiar with Scopace so you might want to show them the website listed on a previous post. I've used them both and they work. Scopace is an 8 hour deal while the patch is good for 2-3 days.

 

[baywatch]

I have heard taking a sea sickness pill should be taken the night before you go out, don't know how true that is but it might be worth a shot.

If over the counter does not work you can go to your Dr. and get a prescribtion suited for your height and weight.

I believe it's a patch also

 

[fish4me]

Dramamine
Scopolamine
Ginger capsules

The key is to take these before you get sick. If you are already sick, your going to be miserable regardless of what you take afterwards.

 

[WaterAye]

I am on boats all the time and I get sick all the time. I have used dramameane, boneane and scopolomine (all spelled wrong) and have puked while on each of them.

My advise and advise I give charters is:
1. Don't get drunk the night before
2. Start taking meds the night before and continue in the morning
3. Skip the coffee and Bacon Eggs and Cheese sandwich
4. Stay on deck and off the fly bridge and out of the wheel house
5. Drink Ginger ale when thirsty and eat soda crackers if hungry
6. Stay busy don't concentrate on "I'm sick...no I'm not....I'm sick"
7. If you feel like your gonna puke then do so, and look at it as a natural physiological reaction and get back to work. Generally after I puke I have a good thirty minutes before I feel ill again. If you are getting sick a lot then make sure to keep taking in fluids as not to dehydrate. I have gone four days without eating a thing, just drinking and puking and never did I not pull my weight on deck or on watch.

I personally don't take any med any longer. I just get sick and move on. I never liked the feeling of the "medicine fog". I was told there is now a non drowsy dramamine, but I haven't tried it.

Good Luck -Erik-

 

[FlyFishDive]

Not fun:

Differnet things work for differnet people, so you will need to experiment.

One technique:
Take bonine or dramine the day before. For example if you are going Sat. take one Fri. morning then another Sat. morning. This will allow the meds to get in your system real good and helps the body to acclamate to the side effects.

Another:
The electronic wrist watch type device. It sends a shock into your wrist. This is even supposed to cure you even if you're already sick. This seems to work for the most people.

Another:
The medicated patch, you need to get a prescription form the doctor (not the over the counter one).

Another:
Motion Eze, Liquid that comes in a tiny little bottle, rub it behind each ear.

General Rules:
Never look down, like to rig lures or tie knots. Always keep your head level and lift what ever you're working on up to your eye level. Once you look down it can be like flipping a barf switch.

Stay up wind of the engine fumes, especially before you leave dock.

If you like ginger, bring some home made ginger snap cookies with extra ginger in them as a snack to munch on.

Also, the more time on the water the more acclamated you wil become and eventually not need anything except in the worst of conditions.

Good Luck,

 

[MakoMike]

Scopolamine works for most people but it does make you drowsy. You can brew up you own ginger tea and just take a couple of jars of it with you and sip at it during the day. I have a cousin that gets seasick standing on the dock and the ginger tea worked for him.

 

[ReelTime]

Sound off

I have never gotten seasick. I had my friend put my old boat up and down funky swells while I was hanging on the hartop supports. Love riding on the bow etc.

I was fishing on my friend's 26 foot Penn Yann center console (boat has been long gone but was a good platform). Anyway, when we were drifting or at anchor and if the engine was running, the sound of the exhaust going below the water line and above the waterline (in flat seas) was making me sick to my stomach and gave me a headache. Was pretty quiet but that rhythmic noise and the vibration was just setting me off and making me sick. Turned off the motor and all was great, get underway and the same thing.
The solution - He has kids now and fishes from my boat sometimes!

There might be other triggers besides the motion sometimes.

vk

 

[WaterAye]

Just a note of caution. DO NOT MIX SEASICKNESS MEDICATIONS

On a research cruise some years back they found one of the scientists unconscious in a passageway. They treated him for a heart attack and medivaced him off the r/v Albatross. He was one on my contractors from Cornell. He didn't have a heart attack, but had a reaction from mixing seasickness medication.

By the way, the Mythbusters gave the

to ginger as a motion sickness preventer.

 

[NAASCO]

This works.
http://www.sailors-secret.com/

This post edited by NAASCO 09:41 AM 04/09/2008

 

[DaveB]

Crystalize ginger works, as does pot but thats not legal

 

[643453]

My crew doesn't get sick anymore. I own a pharmacy in Hyannis and I compound scopolamine gel which is applied the night before and every 8 hours thereafter. I haven't used Scopace, but it sounds more convenient. The patch is great for canyon trips, just make sure you put it on at least 12 hours before departing.

Motion sickness is an equilibrium problem driven by the mechanics of the middle ear.

A hangover and a greasy breakfast doesn't help. Anxiety will increase stomach acid, so eat something bland for breakfast, continue to eat on board and carry Tums.

If you do not have access to scopolamine, use Bonine (meclizine 25mg) and take it the night before and when you wake up and continue to take it every 6 hours to maintain an effective blood level of the drug. Bonine causes less drowsiness tham Dramamine. Drink ginger beer in the morning; you can switch to Bud later in the day.

 

[Gaucho]

My friend that was stationed on the JFK told me once that they would eat ginger snap cookies.
I ve never been sick but it looks like it must be unpleasant.

 

[crabman1130]

I never used to get sick. I was in bad storms on destroyers and on party boats and was always alright. Then I had a 5 year absence from going off on long ocean trips. The next time I went cod fishing I started to feel queasy. I had to walk around drink some soda. I couldn't go into the cabin. Not a good feeling.

 

[ihavegills]

Nothing worse!

Makes fishing a love-hate in messy conditions.
I think rest and relaxation the day before helps which is almost impossible when your amped up to go. A good meal the night before and a chewable dramamine before bed. I think it is better to have breakfast in you. Empty stomache with medication will make you feel like sh!t on land. A bowl of oatmeal or plain scrambled eggs followed by another chewable dramamine every 4 hours there after. I think snacking the whole time keeps the mechanics of my body going. Ginger ale is a great stand-by but once the hurl is on, switch to lime green Gatoraide. You need to replace the electrolites and fluids and Gatoraide works great. Sorry to hear it happens in 2ft. Not much more you can do there.