Nice job. Thanks for posting.

 

Appreciate it, be there in the morning

 

Had an afternoon trip with 2. Started same place as the other day in 54' trolled NW to 65'. TT 40's 90' and 125' Dipseys 1 setting 95' and 105'. Had to cut the trip short due to one of the clients getting sick but picked up 3 tickets along with a 24" chrome. 3 hours dock to dock
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nothing like getting sick on the water and being forced to stay out. I have been so sick I upchucked everything then had the dry heaves. but I was always a little stubborn about my fishing. i've tried everything that I know of for motion sickness at one time or the other. most of the over the counter meds just made me sleepy with cotton mouth. the patches the doctor prescribed for me helps the most. then we use motion ease to assist the patch. I still get the cotton mouth but they don't put me to sleep.

yrs ago the patch was much stronger than it is now. some people were having hallucinations so they took them off the market for awhile. the they brought them back at a smaller dose. you are supposed to wear them behind the ear. but when I sweat they come off. I started putting them under my watch band on my wrist. the still work just as good but don't come off.
sherman

 

He started chumming within 5 minutes of slowing down but didn't want to go in. Felt sorry for him. After we pulled in #18 he like that's it.

 

My brother can't take the chop too well, such a shame, love to take him and he'd love to go. Threw up so much one time his nose was bleeding and still didn't want to go in. We have him and his wife over for a fish fry often

 

have him go to the doctor and get the motion sickness patches. put 1 on the night before going out. they are good for 3 days. they may not be 100% but there as close as i've come. then get a bottle of motion ease for when he feels a little queezy. they are supposed to go behind the ear. but under the watch band on the inside of the wrist works for me.
sherman

 

ginger cookies on the way to the dock. no more chummin.

 

My wife swears by taking a ginger pill daily helps her. She would take dramamine and get too sleepy. Seen a clip of myth busters and they proved it helped, said it was an old Egyptian remedy

 

I've had the good fortune to have never gotten seasick and spent a lot of time well offshore. A mate on a boat that I was on out in the Gulf of Mexico gave a guy that looked like he had to get better before he died a crumbled up brown paper bag from the fridge on the boat and told him to place it against his chest and stomach under his shirt. It was an instant cure for him, I've since done the same thing for others on boats when we got caught up in the nasty and it worked. Placebo effect I'd imagine but it worked.

 

sea sickness can happen to anyone on any day depending on your personal circumstances. (except for Neo [Brett], as he points out to me...) i have seen folks "talk" themselves into it... i have even "talked" myself into it... the worst cases i have seen have always been on days with less than 2' waves on Erie. these folks just had something going on - be it other medications or some condition and the chop just put them over the edge.

some factors i have seen that will "enhance" your chances of sea sickness.
- stress - in stormy waves - get into calm and the "relief" then makes them sick...
- stress - excitement of going on the big lake
- dehydration - body chemistry is unbalanced - you need to sip water all day on the lake.
- too much alcohol night before - well, what do you expect if hung over?
- too much food or greasy food - i don't eat for hours before fishing just to be safe. lunch is at 9am when fishing anyway.


others have mentioned the "patch". what you are talking about is a prescription drug called scopolamine and the product is called Transderm Scop (https://www.transdermscop.com/index.htm) I first used this back in the 80's when I navigated for an off road rally team. Motion sickness in a full face mask helmet (with intercoms - puking in the mic...) at 100+mph on mountain dirt roads (100ft drop to death to sides) when you are supposed to be giving the driver route directions is a serious issue! The "patch" just turned off the symptoms and i went from not eating for a 3-day event to eating in the car during non-race stages. If used properly, it will turn off the motion symptoms for most folks. You must put it on the night before going out fishing - the drug has to get into your system. The patches last for a few days, so putting it on 8-10 hours before you go fishing enhances the effectiveness of the "patch". I would wear one patch for the entire 3-day rally event - even stays on during shower if you don't scrub it directly. Note that it does require a Dr. to write the script - you can tell honestly what you want for - your insurance will cover some but typically is still a little pricey for copay (at least my meds plan).


Even though I run my own charter boat on Erie and fish some nasty stuff occasionally, when I book (I am paying) to ocean fish, we all "patch up" the night before... Why take the chance to have a bad experience.

 

I have found salted pretzel rods help. The salt and bread help absorb the stomach acid. After you have set sail

 

Thanks for the tips, gonna let my brother read these

 

You know this has turned into a really gross thread. Everybody talking about throwing up yucky ! LOL I was the one that had to hold on to the customers belt when they were heaving over the side because it didn't bother me. 32 years in a rescue squad holding the bucket and I never joined them.

 

i use bonine,does not make you drowsy like dramamine,and have ginger snaps in lunch box.if i feel it starting i grab the snaps.works for me anyway.

 

motion sickness is caused by the inner ear. the patches treats this problem with a medication known to help prevent this problem.

I got sick on a drift boat down in fl in calm water about 4 miles from shore. tried looking at shore but I was still sick but didnt get bad enough to hurl.
sherman