What's Up With This?

[Shad_Master]

Heading out to a local club tournament in the morning and the weather forecast is rainy and windy - My wife, who is 37 days older than me by the way, just informed me that I am "too old to get sick" - ?

I don't think she will ever understand.

[Sam]

Germs get you sick, not wind and rain.

There are no germs in bass fishing.

So you can't get sick, by definition.

Have fun and good luck.

[.dsaavedra.]

isn't that a good thing??

[Fishing Rhino]

Germs get you sick, not wind and rain.

There are no germs in bass fishing.

So you can't get sick, by definition.

Have fun and good luck.

Never heard of motion sickness? Getting seasick, needing the barf bag in an airplane, or even riding in the backseat of a vehicle, or reading while riding can result in motion sickness.

Motion sickness has various stages. Among them are these two. At some point, you're afraid your going to die. As it gets worse, you are afraid you're not going to die.

[Sam]

Rhino, you are totally correct.

That is the main reason I gave up on saltwater fishing.

Of course, going into the marshes in south Louisiana is fine, but hitting the Gulf or Atlantic gets to me.

There is nothing better than a nice, calm body of water with a good tide running out.

[Fishing Rhino]

Rhino, you are totally correct.

That is the main reason I gave up on saltwater fishing.

Of course, going into the marshes in south Louisiana is fine, but hitting the Gulf or Atlantic gets to me.

There is nothing better than a nice, calm body of water with a good tide running out.

It is the strangest thing. I've taken several folks for a trip on my lobster boat. It comes on slowly, with a queasy feeling, and progresses from there. The "incubation period" varies from person to person. But, recovery for all is instantaneous as soon as the boat reached the calm water of the river.

I suppose it's because the fluid sloshing around in the inner ear causes it, and the length of time for full blown seasickness varies according to each person's ability to handle the inner ear thing.

Once you reach calm water, the sloshing stops immediately. So do the symptoms.

[deaknh03]

As a child, up until I was around 20, I went saltwater fishing often,we had a boat out of Salisbury Mass. Then one day, I got sick as a dog, and we were on a party boat, out for 6 hours, thought I was gonna die, threw up stuff that wasn't supposed to come up. After that trip, I thought maybe it was just a fluke, so I went out again, not a good idea, sick again, and every time after that, sick. I went out 2 years ago with my wife, and I took some dramamine or something like that, and didn't get sick, but felt queasy most of the trip. I guess my question is, how did this motion sickness happen upon me as an adult, and by the way I would get motion sick since I was a child if I was in the backseat of cars. Also, regarding getting sick from the wind,cold and rain, they won't make you sick, but they can help to suppress your immune system so that if you are exposed to a virus you could get sick.

[BASS fisherman]

As a child, up until I was around 20, I went saltwater fishing often,we had a boat out of Salisbury Mass. Then one day, I got sick as a dog, and we were on a party boat, out for 6 hours, thought I was gonna die, threw up stuff that wasn't supposed to come up. After that trip, I thought maybe it was just a fluke, so I went out again, not a good idea, sick again, and every time after that, sick. I went out 2 years ago with my wife, and I took some dramamine or something like that, and didn't get sick, but felt queasy most of the trip. I guess my question is, how did this motion sickness happen upon me as an adult, and by the way I would get motion sick since I was a child if I was in the backseat of cars. Also, regarding getting sick from the wind,cold and rain, they won't make you sick, but they can help to suppress your immune system so that if you are exposed to a virus you could get sick.

My Dad was in the Navy so he had alot of big water experience. Never got sick from being at sea either. Then years latter after my parents had my brother and sister, my Dad talked of getting really sick anytime they would take a road trip. Anything over 15-20 min was too much and would make him sick. Then as I was growing up the sickness went away, and he never had motion sickness that I can ever remember.

He was not someone to go to the doctor unless it was dire so he never knew why he was getting sick or why it stopped.

[Shad_Master]

UPDATEIt's funny how these posts take little twists and turns - no danger of "sea sickness" on the local lake. At 4:30 AM on the front porch - no wind at all. By 5:00 AM, on the way to the lake, winds were about 35 mph out of the NWN - temp is 41. Spent the morning looking for fish, my partner caught 4 and I got 1. Rain never showed up.

Spent the afternoon cleaning out the garage while the wife worked in the front yard. This morning, she is running a temperature and I am ready to go fishing again - who's too old now

[Shad_Master]

Update!!! She is the one that's sick - I'm going fishing!!!

[Hamby]

My Dad was in the Navy so he had alot of big water experience. Never got sick from being at sea either. Then years latter after my parents had my brother and sister, my Dad talked of getting really sick anytime they would take a road trip. Anything over 15-20 min was too much and would make him sick. Then as I was growing up the sickness went away, and he never had motion sickness that I can ever remember.

He was not someone to go to the doctor unless it was dire so he never knew why he was getting sick or why it stopped.

Were you trying to make a joke? Haha. Sounds to me like a car full of kids and a talkative wife caused it.