It never bothered me. I had a navy chief tell me that tall clumsy guys were already so screwed up that they didn’t need to get seasick. There was one time on a US Navy destroyer during a very rough Atlantic crossing that they had roasted whole ducks for supper ( we did have good food) and I think I ate 4 whole greasy birds. The cook said I could have all I wanted since so many crew were sick. About an hour later I was sooooo sick and chummed my duck supper over the side. The corpsman said it was duck sick - not sea sick
I’ve also found that when you do all of the things recommended in this thread, but still get sick, ginger gum works. It’s for the nausea associated with chemotherapy, so it’s good stuff.
Fish whistle works from what I hear.
big dog
I never take anything
x2 on the hydration and eating comments, gotta give your body good fuel
“mr keys”
I second smabell… Black Jack!!
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Originally posted by Wando GrillFish whistle works from what I hear.
big dog
2 nd that…it works 100% (not that I ever tred it)
Bonine is a close 2nd
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Oyster Baron
NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
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Originally posted by natureboyIt never bothered me. I had a navy chief tell me that tall clumsy guys were already so screwed up that they didn’t need to get seasick. There was one time on a US Navy destroyer during a very rough Atlantic crossing that they had roasted whole ducks for supper ( we did have good food) and I think I ate 4 whole greasy birds. The cook said I could have all I wanted since so many crew were sick. About an hour later I was sooooo sick and chummed my duck supper over the side. The corpsman said it was duck sick - not sea sick
I can tell you we never ate that good on a frigate. The best thing I ate on the ship was fresh tuna (once). We pulled into Ecuador they were off loading blue fin tuna that was just caught on some local fishing boats. They had it by the dump truck full. They gave us a few and the Chief cook hooked it up for us. That was one only for one dinner though. Besides that slider and roller Wednesday was probably the best. Don’t hype up getting sea sick or you will probably get sick. If at all possible lay flat on your back. That always seems to help too.
Eat a can of vienna sausages and one of smoked oysters just after you hit the ocean.
But seriously - I follow the “defense in depth” strategy:
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The comment about getting a full night’s sleep is the #1 thing you can do. Easier said than done…
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Leave the beer in the fridge the night before. Easier said than done if you’re on vacation with your buddies…
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Eating a Bonine just before going to sleep the night before, and one right before you leave the house works for a lot of people. It can kind of slow you down though.
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Maintain non-greasy, absorbent food in your stomach and not too much liquid - which sloshes around. Bread, crackers, biscuits, pretzels, etc. are good stomach juice absorbers.
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This one is off the beaten track, but I knew an old-timer at Edisto Beach that swore dabbing a little Vicks Vapo Rub near your nose kept feelin’ green at bay.
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I have heard the ol’ whistle works as was pointed out. But I have also heard it wears off too fast - and re-application offshore is sure to outrage the Captain…
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Originally posted by NativeSon
- This one is off the beaten track, but I knew an old-timer at Edisto Beach that swore dabbing a little Vicks Vapo Rub near your nose kept feelin’ green at bay.
I’ve seen more than one guy get sick at the first smell of ballyhoo in the morning…
Redfish Baron Extraordinaire
Whatever you do, don’t go below deck and watch a video on a camcorder that the mate made with some chick from the night before. That is a perfect “equlibrium feeling one thing, eyes seeing another” storm.
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Originally posted by JiNative888quote:
Originally posted by natureboyIt never bothered me. I had a navy chief tell me that tall clumsy guys were already so screwed up that they didn’t need to get seasick. There was one time on a US Navy destroyer during a very rough Atlantic crossing that they had roasted whole ducks for supper ( we did have good food) and I think I ate 4 whole greasy birds. The cook said I could have all I wanted since so many crew were sick. About an hour later I was sooooo sick and chummed my duck supper over the side. The corpsman said it was duck sick - not sea sick
I can tell you we never ate that good on a frigate. The best thing I ate on the ship was fresh tuna (once). We pulled into Ecuador they were off loading blue fin tuna that was just caught on some local fishing boats. They had it by the dump truck full. They gave us a few and the Chief cook hooked it up for us. That was one only for one dinner though. Besides that slider and roller Wednesday was probably the best. Don’t hype up getting sea sick or you will probably get sick. If at all possible lay flat on your back. That always seems to help too.
On one DD we had a captain that loved fresh meat - We had lobster often if we were off New England - tuna and mahi if there were longlines, and once in the Greek Isles we had cow. We fished almost weekly - at night until the decks were covered! Great fresh food!
I’ll throw in one more…
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“Temptation may lean on the doorbell… opportunity may only knock once”
I actually get horrible seasick if I don’t take a precaution. So for me on all my trips I wear a patch behind the ear. That works about 90% of the time. As a backup I get the doc to give me a script for Phenergan 25mg as soon as I start feeling it I pop one of those. I get a little drowsy but it works. I make sure I have them with me every time I go offshore. I have saved a few crew members with them in the past as well.
Scopolamine patch, 1.5 mg. Put it on 8 hours prior if possible. No drowsiness.
Spent over a decade going to sea on all size vessels and the patch works for those of us unlucky enough to be sensitive to “the curse.”
To each his own, but in my case, I leave the voodoo cures to the witch doctors.
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Originally posted by SublimeOneScopolamine patch, 1.5 mg. Put it on 8 hours prior if possible. No drowsiness.
Spent over a decade going to sea on all size vessels and the patch works for those of us unlucky enough to be sensitive to “the curse.”
To each his own, but in my case, I leave the voodoo cures to the witch doctors.
They make the same in a pill. Works within twenty minutes. I carry them in my ditch bag.
big dog
I hear redfishing is a good cure for sea sickness…
Hydration and eyes on the horizon. I never get sick if I’m manning the helm, but I often do when I sit my butt in a bean bag on the way out.
26 Seahunt
Angler’s Dream
EAT!
14’ Carolina Skiff
19’ Sea Pro
Do Not show up Hungover. The amount of guys I’ve seen come straight from the bars to the boat or still drunk thinking they’ll sleep it off on the way out. 100% of the time get sick. I snack all day long, green apples are my thing, and uncrustables.
strip…strip…FISH ON!
Eat. I always have a huge supper the night before. I do not drink more than a couple of beers that night. Go to bed by 9 or sooner. Now when I get up at 3 to be at the dock by 4 I’ll have a couple of nab cracker packs. Lunch is packed (sammiches and chips with bean dip) beer in the cooler. I always drink a beer on the way out of the harbor because it is tradition. Beer is gone before the rocks are cleared and it’s hold on until the sun comes up and you see that deep blue water. Rig’em up boys. Who has time to think about getting sick? I never think about it. To much stuff to keep you busy if you are doing it right. I have only taken Dramamine once or twice and I don’t even think it mattered. The only time I ever got sick was anchored up and it was brutally hot and the waves were set like a metronome 4 seconds apart and only 2’ tall. No wind. Pulled anchor and started moving and I felt a lot better.
Umm, you gonna eat that?
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