Sick

Does anyone else have motion sickness issues?  I have had problems with motion sickness since I was younger - car, plane, train, boat, kayak, ferry, you name it and I have puked on or in it. I am looking to see if anyone has any tips or go to products that they use out in the salt? I was trying to stay away from prescription-type stuff if possible. When you get sick it ruins a trip and just dehydrates the hell out of you...No fun.  Thanks for the help!

i've seen some people use the wristbands with the button and others swear by ginger chews.  For the friends I know that have it bad, they use scopalamine patches but thats the prescription thing

I used to have it bad.  Still do on big days or when there's diesel fumes in the air.  Try taking Dramamine the night before and then again an hour before you paddle out.  I've proven that routine to myself multiple times.

I've also found that the more time I spend in the ocean, the less dependant on the Dramamine I've become.

Hope that helps!
-Spot-

I dont suffer from motion sickness but I have a friend thats suffers badly.......he use the biobands and they seem to work well for him

http://www.biobands.com/motion-sickness/

Good nights sleep prior to ocean fishing, eat a good breakfast, take dramamine, do NOT drink caffeine.

pre-tie all your leaders and gear on shore, so you can just quickly hook them to your line when needed.  Tying on the ocean tends to lead to motion sickness because people tend to look down.  "Don't look down" - Spot

Quick glances at your fish finder, otherwise, focus on the horizon, a solid land mass is the best thing to focus on.  Staring at your rod tip or fish finder can also speed up the chumming.

I'd also recommend avoiding curdled muscle milk.  You'll be puking before the swell can affect you 

I pretty much tie everything I can before I go out and have everything around me easy to get to because if I look down, it's game over. I was going to steep some raw ginger with a few cilantro stems and make a tea to take with me...I will also look into the band. Thanks for all of your replies. Sick is on the water just sucks. I will try the no caffeine but that one is going to be a hard one to not do...

And I actually have tried the curdled chocolate Muscle Milk...Took a big gulp after shaking and it was projectile city! I always check those Muscle Milks now because that was bad news...Thanks for the reminder

+1 on the bio bands. I don't get seasick very easily but they help my wife and they work for nausea caused by other things too (really well for me anyway). I've never gotten seasick on a powerboat, but for some reason the kayak does get to me occasionally. Also +1 on the "focus on shore" thing.

After one bad day (I didn't follow any of the advice above regarding food/caffiene/etc. and it was very swell-y) I've used the bands every day out since as a preventative measure. I have heard they work best if you put them on a half hour or more before heading out.

I used to have it bad.  Still do on big days or when there's diesel fumes in the air.  Try taking Dramamine the night before and then again an hour before you paddle out.  I've proven that routine to myself multiple times.

I've also found that the more time I spend in the ocean, the less dependant on the Dramamine I've become.

Hope that helps!
-Spot-

+1 on everything Mark said. That is dudes exact routine and have a small non greasy meal in the morning before you go out. She also uses the wrist bands and seems to think they help out.

I used to have it bad.  Still do on big days or when there's diesel fumes in the air.  Try taking Dramamine the night before and then again an hour before you paddle out.  I've proven that routine to myself multiple times.

I've also found that the more time I spend in the ocean, the less dependant on the Dramamine I've become.

Hope that helps!
-Spot-

+1 on everything Mark said. That is dudes exact routine and have a small non greasy meal in the morning before you go out. She also uses the wrist bands and seems to think they help out.

+2 on the Mark method. I get pretty good motion sickness and the method Spot describes works great. I generally take 1 pill (half dose) an hour before launch and then two pills at launch. If it's a long day I also make sure you take two more pill on the water BEFORE I actually start feeling sick. I also continue to eat cliff bars and drink water while on the Ocean. Having a full stomach always seems to help.

            Having a full stomach always seems to help.

  Gotta have a little ammunition...eh ?

let me suggest bonine - cheap, non-drowsy, OTC, not an herbal pseudomedicine.

let me suggest bonine - cheap, non-drowsy, OTC, not an herbal pseudomedicine.

Bonine works pretty well for me.  Have to remember to take some the night before, and again the morning of.

Yeah depends on the person bonine does nothing for me.

I get motion sick and I go between Dimenhydrenate 50mg and Meclizine 25mg for my saltwater adventures.  The non-drowsy (Meclizine) isn't as effective on big wave (6ft+) days.  I can't stand the Scopalomine prescription patch - that actually makes me nauseous before i even get on the water. 
My best recipe is to take a dramamine (Dimenhydrenate 50mg) the night before (knocks me out sleepy too), then Meclizine on an empty stomach when i wake up and have a substantial breakfast.  I will usually take another Meclizine later in the AM.  I end up drinking lots of caffeine and water to stay awake and hydrated.  After a few trips on the salt, my sensitivity decreases....and the weather is usually better too.  Catching fish seems to be the best remedy.  I haven't been out on the big salt swell in my kayak yet.  I'm pretty useless when i get seasick, so I'm reluctant to saltwater fish solo from a kayak with swell and wind waves.

I've only started to wretch once on the kayak.  That was the Friday before ORC last year.  For some reason, even though I had the heaves I couldn't actually throw up.  I don't know if the seating position basically blocked anything from actually coming up or what, but it was a new experience.  I've puked to the point of dry heaves plenty of times on charter boats, but this was different.