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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: PHIL on July 15, 2008, 02:45:37 PM
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Hey guys, I havent been on for a month or so. Listen I was in that Mako tournament out of manasquan a couple of weeks ago on my friends 33ft. fishing boat we went out around 25 miles. From the time we got to our fishing hole until we left for home I was majorly sea sick throwing up and could not move or fish at all. I used to own my own boat and never got sick before. I've never been out 25 miles either. Why did I get sick and will dramamine help me next time. I didnt use it on this past trip.
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I've used dramamine, but recently have been using bonine. Use it every time I go on the boat.. never gotten sick!!
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dramamine will help, take one the night before, and one before you leave, but nothing is guaranteed. Its different when your driving and knowing you can turn around, its another thing when your body knows your stuck out there.
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Have to agree with fishinfool I use bonine also
does not make you drowsy
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some of it is mental also. Grandfather told me a story a long time ago, a friend of his was on my grandfathers boat heading in the ocean. This guys was joking, ball busting, etc. Everything was fine. About 45 minutes later when he finally shut his mouth, he looked up and said.. Where is Land... from that point on.. sick as a dog... Seasick is crazy. There are time you will get sick on a calmer day, and other times you can handle 5 footers. It all depends on your equilibrium, and also mental.
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So I'm going to take bonine. Man I hope it works because there is no worse feeling. especially when your out there for hours. i think if he lets me drive the boat that may help to. Any feedback on that? t^
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I've used dramamine, but recently have been using bonine. Use it every time I go on the boat.. never gotten sick!!
PeggyLee (wife)agrees w/ Fishinfool.
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personally driving the boat won't help.. When the boat is moving though, it WILL help. Its when the boat stops that makes people sick.
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I've used dramamine, but recently have been using bonine. Use it every time I go on the boat.. never gotten sick!!
PeggyLee (wife)agrees w/ Fishinfool.
SMART LADY ;)
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I've used dramamine, but recently have been using bonine. Use it every time I go on the boat.. never gotten sick!!
PeggyLee (wife)agrees w/ Fishinfool.
SMART LADY ;)
Sicilian and Irish ! Oh Boy.
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rofla
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no comment.. no disrespect.. lol..
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rgmn :-X
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bonine and dramine, both make me sick. put me right to sleep. luna is right with the mental part, if you think sick you will be. i still take bonine even though it makes me sleepy, but my biggest thing is to stay busy. i have been out days in rough seas, where you could'nt even stand up, took nothing, stayed busy and was fine.then i have had days where it was calm took one of the two,was bored and not busy sick as a dogg.someone just told me that dramine just came out with a nondrowsy form, i will try that and see if i can stay awake,lol. mind over matter, if its not on your mind it doesnt matter. good luck and always eat sea food the night before, this way if you do get sick atleast you can still contribute for the day, chum it up,lol.
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The main difference between Bonine and Dramamine is Bonine can be taken while you are out and just starting to get sick whereas Dramamine you have to take before you get on the boat.
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I believe a lot of it is mental but for some I'm not so sure. Had a doctor tell us to try chewing on ginger root, with this in mine we had a freind who has always gotten seasick. The day he went out with my brother in law, he had found Ginger chewing gum, I think in Boaters world and I think all he ate that day on the boat was Ginger Snaps and drank Ginger ale, plus chewing on the Ginger Flavored gum. Now he swears by it. Did the ginger help or did he have it so inplanted in his brain that the ginger would stop the seasickness ??? 5hrug
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Everything I have read about motion sickness, mentions somewhere, about taking ginger in some form or another! It must work to some degree, although they do say some degree of motion sickness is "mental!" So, if mentally you think the ginger is helping you, I guess that it does help one way or another!!
MOTION SICKNESS
There are tons of medications available to help motion sickness. You can even use Benadryl in emergent cases (or lack of dramamine, other drugs, etc...), however, I think it stops the motion sickness by putting you to sleep, LOL!
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go to the doctors and tell him you are going on a boat and he will give you a patch that goes behind your ear and it does work TT^the pills stay in you to long ;)
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there is no sure fire way to prevent sea sickness. Just pray for a good day. Once you get sick, there is no recovering, even if the water calms down a bit. The only thing that can help would be to start moving the boat.. this will prevent the side to side motion.
1. take a dranamine the night before you go and one hour before you leave the dock.
2. keep your mind occupied
3. never, ever, ever, go in the cabin. Stand on the bow and keep looking at the horizon.
4. try to stay away from the smell of gas and chum.
Nothing is guaranteed, but these are a few things that will help.
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You make some very good points Nick,but try telling that to some one already calling RALPHHHHHH and its tooooo late.
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hhppy slt
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go to the doctors and tell him you are going on a boat and he will give you a patch that goes behind your ear and it does work TT^the pills stay in you to long ;)
The way you drive a boat would make Christofer Columbus seasick.
;D
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dramamine will help, take one the night before, and one before you leave, but nothing is guaranteed.
whs
Or you could get a prescription for Scopeamine from your family doctor. Take one of these the morning of your trip & you're good to go.
Few other tips;
-get a good night sleep before your trip.
-avoid caffine.
-avoid oily/greasey foods.
-if you start to feel sick DO NOT go into the cabin...stay out in the fresh air.
-take deep breaths in through your nose & out through your mouth.
-eatting ginger helps some people with motion sickness.
-and lastly, if you are going to blow chunks, yawn in technocolor, Ralph, hurl or lose your cookies make your you do it over the side & on the downwind side of the boat ;D.
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At sea, avoid the following activities if you are subject to seasickness -
1. Stay above decks. Limit your time below decks and in enclosed spaces. The head is the worst place for you.
2. Avoid activities that introduce eye strain and concentration like reading and tying knots. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
3. Get fresh air. On warm day's you will probably be sitting outside the wheelhouse, but on cooler days when you are enjoying the warmth of the cabin heater, don't be afraid to stick your nose outside every few minutes for a breath of fresh air.
4. Follow the same guidelines for eating as prior to sailing. Leave the greasy chicken home and limit the oil/vinegar on that hoagie. Drink lots of water.
There are some days that no matter what you do, you start to get those pangs of motion sickness. Even I feel them on a regular basis, but I have just learned to recognize and cope with them. The first signs are usually a bit of a headache/dizziness and a dry mouth; you may also begin to feel overheated. Many people write off these signs and proclaim, "I'm fine", but now is the time for action to save your day. Here are the things I do when I start to feel less than perfect -
1. Eat something, preferably a bread product. I usually have a bagel with me, or I'll eat half a sandwich. Having something in your stomach helps avoid the "queasy" felling that comes next.
2. Drink water and/or a coke product. I never leave the dock without a bottle of coke. I like having gatorade or some other sports drink, as well, as that helps avoid the dehydration that comes with motion sickness.
3. Have a life saver or an antacid tablet. The antacid tablet helps to settle the stomach some, I believe.
4. Get cool by taking of the extra sweatshirt, sticking your nose out into the breeze, or putting an ice cube on the back of my neck to cool down.
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all of the above are great points.. here is another story that makes it a mental thing.
A few years back i took my cousin out to the mud buoy for Bluefish on my 23' Wellcraft. It was horrible out there.. we shouldn't went, but I didn't care.. hence the name "Luna Sea". Anyway, after about 45 minutes of not catching anything, my cousin said ... i'm getting sick.. if we don't catch anything in the next few minutes, lets go up the river crabbing... sure enough the poles started bending right after that.. For the next hour it was drop and reel bluefish.. During that time.. My cousin never got sick until we stopped catch..
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Try telling someone its Mental when there Ralphing,and that will go as far as there cookies and milk.
That's like giving them a sausage and peppers sandwich. HeHeHe.
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sea sick is a little bit of everything.. thats why there isn't a sure thing for the cure.
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http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/seasick_remdies.asp
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I would have to agree with Luna. When I'm running my boat no matter what the seas, I rarely get affected unless I did not get enough sleep. When I go out on a charter and its rough I may not get sick but sometimes its pretty close to it. Thats when I would turn it around and head in. Capt.Matt.