njc110381 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hey guys. I've been talking to a mate of mine and I'm going on a deep sea trip out of Minehead next weekend. I've got half an idea of how to sea fish - I've done it before, but my main issue is sea sickness. Last time I went out I managed two hours, mainly just working our way out and stopping to do a bit of bait fishing on the way before beginning my 4 hour rubby dubby session (donating my breakfast to the fish) That's the sad bit, I've never managed to go a whole day on a boat without feeling terrible. I got to witness all my mates dragging in half a dozen Tope each, with my catch being just Mackerel from on the way out! It's a real shame. Is there anything you seasoned sea fishermen on here could recommend I take to ease this a bit? I love going out on the boat. The skipper (Steve Webber) is a real top bloke and he runs a really first class boat (Osprey II I think). It's fast, comfortable (well kind of), by far the best fishing boat I've ever been on. I really want to just enjoy my trip without chucking my guts up all day. I gave up for a bit because it was so bad but my mate just told me this trip is only a 5 hour rather than an 8 so I'm going to give it another go. What tablets can you get to keep you feeling at least half decent all day? I'd really appreciate your advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 lay off the beer and cury the night before and get a good nights sleep. small breakfast the next morning, and keep eating small amounts whilst fishing. A tried and tested method i have used is ginger. Dont think eating half a pack of gingernuts biscuits will help, as i think they contain extract of ginger. 1: take a thumbsized piece of ginger, peel and grate. 2: fill flask with hot water. 3: a good few sloshes of lemon. 4: a LOAD of honey. 5: another LOAD of grated root ginger. As well as tasting great and keeping you warm, it seems to keep sickness at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Dont eat any greasy food for breakfast,eat dry biscuits when on the boat,and stay off the back of the boat were the smell of the diesel engines are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Dont eat any greasy food for breakfast,eat dry biscuits when on the boat,and stay off the back of the boat were the smell of the diesel engines are thanks Jon, i can smell it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Alright, being a Vetern getting as seasick as you can possibly go sort of chap (And then doing it again the next year) I can give you these tips! Firstly!: Take motion sickness pills - any brand will do as the all contain the same chemical. IMPORTANT IF you take montion sickness pills - do so WITH SOME FOOD. I can't stress this enough, if you have them on an empty stomach it'll make you feel worse. Second: Eat what you think you can handle. Third: Drink lots of tea/water. (Stock up on biccys and chomp on these if you don't feel like heavy food) Forth: Stay warm, being cold can make the effects worse. Fifth: Feeling sick? - Stay above deck, and look at the horizion, try not to walk about too much and stay out of the way of any harsh smells (Diesal exhast, solvents, - brasso will always set me off). If your going to be sick - do the following. 1: Vomit on the FLOOR not over the side of the ship. Dangleing half your body weight in a rough sea of the side of a ship is a really stupid thing to do (For obvious reasons) and the sick can just be cleaned with a hose in no time. 2. If you do vomit, eat something, and you'll proberbly vomit this up again too (and keep eating). The issue here is that you are going to vomit no matter what, so you might as well vomit up something less painful (say, some toast) than what will happen if you don't have anything in your stomach. At this point you will start vomiting through your various biles and stomach acids and this is really, really unpleasant. And lastly - don't worry about getting sea sick. I can promise you that you can tell when someone has been really, properly seasick, because they'd never take the micky out of anyone else who is. ''You'll spend the first six hours wanting to die, and the next six wishing you where dead'' ----------- But!, on a positive note, you do get used to the motion, I've always found kipping at the start of a trip will get your body used to it eaisly. (And, I've been in very rough seas in some very light boats, so don't take this too seriously if it's nothing major) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Keep watching the horizon/shorline, this sorts the motion part of it out but if it is foggy you`ve had it. Strawberry jam was an old Royal Navy trick for seasickness, if it didn`t stop you being sick at least it tasted nice on the way up .........I`ll get me coat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 It's true about the horizon. I think seasickness is caused by your brain getting confused by the messages it's getting from the balance bits in your inner ear. The horizon is the only thing out there that you know isn't moving, so your brain realises what level is again and can compensate for the messages that your inner ear keeps sending. Something like that anyway . That's what I used to tell the victims when I had boats Also don't keep looking in the bottom of the boat. When baiting up, hold the hook up so you can see the horizon behind it. Raise your rod tip so that if you're looking at it, you can still see the horizon behind it. It's also partly psychological, so try not to dwell on it and don't keep thinking that you're going to be sick. I've often noticed that my victims were fine if they were catching loads of fish, but if the fishing went a bit quiet, they'd start looking a bit green round the gills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 thats it chard, its all about the inner ear. Ive only been sick once, but felt green a few times. i must admit though, the ginger drink goes down even if i feel fine. heck, ive been known to make it when fishing from the beach. i just wobble my head to feel queesy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Ok, I'll try all of the tricks mentioned! I'll take some pills with a small breakfast (I had a jumbo breakfast bap last time ) and try the ginger drink. The eat more if you're sick comment works for me. Even when I'm ill I do that because as said, it hurts less! I was hoping there would be some magic cure, maybe not then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Keep watching the horizon/shorline Do that, and keep a full stomach as the others have said, works for me. I never think about puking, but the people I have been sailing with who obsess about it are normally the worst affected (e.g sgt bang) Think about the fishing and not about the spewing. But if you do chuck, can you get someone to take pictures for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 And the best pills to take are called "joy rides" I used to suffer really badly with seasickness and still do get it from time to time. All the advice is spot on, except perhaps the ginger drink Seasickness is exactly the same as shooting, 90% of it is in your head. Takely the seasickness tablets probably doesn't do anything other than make you think in your head that you won't be sick as you have taken the tablets. Even if you are sick don't think about it and keep fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 And the best pills to take are called "joy rides" I used to suffer really badly with seasickness and still do get it from time to time. All the advice is spot on, except perhaps the ginger drink Seasickness is exactly the same as shooting, 90% of it is in your head. Takely the seasickness tablets probably doesn't do anything other than make you think in your head that you won't be sick as you have taken the tablets. Even if you are sick don't think about it and keep fishing. well Mr. thats you off the 'lets have a ginger drink' list then. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) They did a programme on motion sickness I watched once you might have to trawl about to find it. Edited October 6, 2009 by bigred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 get a pack of sea legs from the chemist,take 2 tabs before you go on boat,and if you feel queezy through the day ,take another one,works a treat ,even after a good fried breakfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 As above. The horizon will give you a fixed point to focus on. Personally I've never had trouble with it so can't really offer any more advice than that. Most folk will sell their soul when their out on a boat and feeling rough. Time before last when four of us went out 2 of the guys were in a pretty rough way. One of them had a pretty decent Bass which I tried to buy off him while he was chundering over the side. He wouldn't give it up for any price (obviously he valued it more than his soul). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I feel for you mate I love fishing but have had to give up boats on the sea because I just feel too ill. ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyr8 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 stugerons are another very good tablet,ginger can help,try the crystalised stuff.hope you catch loads as this is great for keeping your mind of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 We use to take a big bag of Mint Imperials Sweets, so as soon as you felt it coming on, get a big mouthful & clock the horizon, also, good point being mentioned, looking down when baiting up, that will bring it on even quicker. A lots in the head once you feel sick, but as soon as you start catching fish, you won't be feeling sick anymore. If you are, remember which way the winds blowing.. BJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) Don't hire a boat have one of your own Edited October 6, 2009 by Zapp Brannigan No ebay links please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Take a plastic black bin liner you can get your head right in it, will take you all day to fill. Been there paid £130 for a trip on holiday when a storm hit us 10 miles off coast.. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliebrown Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Take a pill the night before you go, and another with your brekkie. That should see you right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) Hate to say this but MC is spot on about the "joy rides"they sound a bit gay but they are brilliant .Sorry to contradict Bleeh but joyrides contain a different chemical to the others.In a two year period i went fishing 8 times and every time i would get on the boat throw up all day and then hand over 50 quid for the privilege(ive even been sick on the pontoon before i even got on the boat )My pharmacist put me on to joyrides telling me that they were the only ones he could find that were differerent So its happy days now, hav,nt been sick in years Ooh ginger, makes me want to puke just typing the word Edited October 8, 2009 by longshanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 i love having my lunch on board. A big bowl of chilli, and a burrito usualy gets me ready for a Barney Magoo before i leave and the same when im afloat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 eat plenty of jam sandwiches.......they taste just as good on the way out as they do on the way in keep busy,stay at the back of the boat as central as possible,keep off the beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliespaniel Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 i feel realy sad about this allmy family were sailers grandad a herring fisherman out of yarmouth uncle a iceland trawler man dad a round the world merchaht manand then thers me the last time out 12 minutes then lying in the bottom off boat wanting to die and could not if you really find something that works let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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