Ever Gotten Sea Sick?

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Mine was two summers ago. Went on my first deep sea fishing trip with my dad, friend, and brother in law. We went down to Morehead city North Carolina. Three hour troll and a five hour fishing day and a three hour troll back. My dad told us three the night before to eat lightly and not overdo it. We all stayed in a hotel at the beach the night before and I was the rebellious one. I ate a huge dinner and stayed up late and had a huge breakfast. They all three were taking Dramamine and Bonine the night before and got to bed early. The morning of the trip we started the troll. 30 minutes into it I realized it was too late. For the entire 11 hour ordeal the three guys were enjoying catching fish. I was busy catching my vomit in small plastic bags in the gullie. There were 88 people on the boat and I was one of the 15 with seasickness. Not only was that my worst day ever fishing but it was the worst day of my life LOL.  On the drive back home my dad politely said the words that I dreaded to hear. "I told you son"  Been on the water since then and been able to enjoy it, especially when I am not puking.  

Live and learn. :-)
- Joe

[Darren.]

You betcha. Unless I'm pumped full of Dramamine, I need to stay in sight of land these days.

 

In my early 20s, taken deep sea fishing with 2 of my sisters and a friend who owned the boat. Literally all I had that day were cookies. And yes, I spilled 'em.

 

Next time we went a couple years later wasn't as bad, but I still got woozy and sick-feeling.

[ToadTorcher]

Been seasick once before off shore fishing. Wasn't real bad weather, but rain and wind never help. I stuck it out and was out on the deck still fishing while half the other people were inside keeping dry. I didn't puke, but I didn't feel great either. 

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I started out in the gulley and it was windy and rough too. I didn't watch the land or anything either. Stayed in there about 20 minutes then went on deck. I must have eaten 10 pepto chewables and also tried some Dramamine. It was too late at that point. :-(

I clearly remember sitting down on the bench inside the gulley thinking to myself I will never eat again LOL

[00 mod]

Very lucky.  I have never been and never expect to be.  But I will not try Lobster fishing or crabbing!  LOL

 

Jeff

[Sam]

Yep.

 

One reason I gave up on saltwater fishing outside of the marshes.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

C'mon Jeff, Deadliest Catch is on your bucket list!!!!!!! ;-)

[derekxec]

if i eat like half a sandwich i wont get sick..if i eat nothing or a lot ill get sick every time lol

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

That sounds like you had a lot of "guessing and checking" to figure that out. Lol

[jimmykm21]

Spent  9 months on a carrier for a med cruise , never once

Saw and heard plenty of people  that did during the cruise.

 

Also spent plenty of time on small crafts and never got sick.

When I did get sick a couple of times it wasn't from sea sickness when we were in a port, it was from drinking just a little too much .

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I guess for me it was the one time, and learn from my mistakes. Even writing this thread I was reminiscing that day. :-/

[GADawgs]

Yup, I did once when we were deep sea fishing. Got out and there were 12-15 foot continuous swells and everyone wanted to stay out and try to keep fishing. Lets just say most of us were not happy campers.

[Downeaster2010]

Absolutely.  I have been sea sick many times in my life, and it is horrible.  Many people like to say they have

never been sea sick.  Well, all I can say to that is they have never experienced severe weather

conditions, and cooped up inside a stinking smelly puked filled vessel.  When one person loses it

and pukes inside, he or she is incapable of cleaning it up, and that leave the odor to roam around a

ship or small vessel.  That odor can trigger the puke sensation, that one is trying to overcome.  I

have spent many days at sea without being sick, but when you do get sick in severe conditions,

nothing is worse.

[Basswhippa]

To the OP, after ignoring your dad, well, "It's what you get"!

 

To all you others who get sick, it's all in your mind.  It's psychological.  Not real, as evidenced in the prior post.  One person smells the puke from someone who is legitimately sick from a virus or something and then others start puking.

 

JUST KIDDING

 

I get sick myself on big water.  My great uncle was in the Battle of the Coral Sea.  He told me that he sucked sweet pickles and ate crackers for two weeks as he suffered from sea sickness in the huge swells of the Pacific and was told that would help cure it.  Once he did that for about two weeks, he said "I got my sea legs" and never had a problem.  I take that is that after a while, you will get your equilibrium.  He was awarded metals from pulling so many people out of the water after the Japanese sunk one of our destroyers.  Hard to believe there are people walking around still that fought Japanese while others of us, including me, love their craftsmanship.  We treated them well after the war and they are our best Asian ally.  Says a lot how to treat people.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Downeaster2010

That's right! It was a chain reaction. Lol

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Basswhippa,

My dad still doesn't let me live it down till this day and I got sick two years ago LOL

[SirSnookalot]

It's possible that anyone can get sea sick even if they have been out thousands of times, but some never do.  Been on the water since I've been about 5, fishing, boating and sailing, inland lakes and rivers, great lakes and the ocean and never sea sick.  I've been boats of all sizes and designs, oceanliners have stabilizers and sea sickness is less likely unless some very heavy weather is encountered, they will always try and navigate away from it.

My wife gets sea sick before the boat leaves the dock, we don't do cruises anymore, lol.  I usually have a hearty breakfeast, but no greasy foods and very little salt.

I just got back from offshore fishing this morning with 4-5 footers and it was rough (got skunked) and I felt just fine, next time may be in flat water and get sick, ya never know.

[BassinLou]

I am very susceptible to sea sickness. Very unpleasant feeling for sure. However, since my Dr. turned on to motion sickness patches, I have not gotten sick since. It's little patch you place behind your ear the night before you go fishing, and the seas can be rough and I am all good.

[Diggy]

We went on a drift boat before my friend got married. It was horrible. We were anchored and the seas were so rough. 95% of us were sick on the boat including other fishermen. The boat that came back earlier was full of HS kids and everyone got sick. Supposedly it was 14 foot seas in the morning.

 

I was also on a cruise ship with a broken stabilizer, that wasn't fun.

[Eternal Angler]

I get motion sickness just about every time I go out Lake St. Clair, sucks but I deal with it.  But not throwing up and stuff...

 

I stay on Dramamine and it helps big time..

[Helluva_Engineer]

Put me in the pool of folks who just don't get it. I'm sure there could be a scenario where I would most likely due to being stuck in a hot, smelly cabin, but I've even been in that situation in 8-9 ft w/ a 20 kt wind and not felt anything. My fiancee, on the other hand, is a complete mystery. It could be flat calm and she'll get sick, but follow it up with 5 ft swells just as happy as can be.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I am very susceptible to sea sickness. Very unpleasant feeling for sure. However, since my Dr. turned on to motion sickness patches, I have not gotten sick since. It's little patch you place behind your ear the night before you go fishing, and the seas can be rough and I am all good.

I saw a guy with one of those on the boat.  He was puking.  Maybe he tried it on too soon.  LOL

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

We went on a drift boat before my friend got married. It was horrible. We were anchored and the seas were so rough. 95% of us were sick on the boat including other fishermen. The boat that came back earlier was full of HS kids and everyone got sick. Supposedly it was 14 foot seas in the morning.

 

I was also on a cruise ship with a broken stabilizer, that wasn't fun.

WOW!  That must have been horrible.  :-(

[deaknh03]

My dad owned a boat and we would go striper fishing from the time I was 2 until a teenager. then we went on a charter boat when I was around 17, I got so sick! I puked in the galley, I puked over the edge, I puked on the deck, i puked for the entire time we were on the water. It was one of those few times where your thinking dying might be better. Next year came around and I thought it was an isolated incident, we went out on another charter, needless to say it wasnt an isolated incident. I went out 3 years ago with my wife, I took some dramamine before hand. I didnt puke, but felt nauseous the whole time, as well as tired from the dramamine.

[Catt]

@ 62 yrs young the answer is still NO!