Going fishing for the first time on the ocean "Yikes" tomorrow

[rainshadow1]

Give my regards to the chum gods... it's been a long time!

(Spent the first 22 years of my life contributing to the biomass.)

If you're prone to motion sick, just go with it. If you're not, you'll be fine, don't sweat it. Many seasick people psych themselves into it. Half of them would be fine if they hadn't spent so much time wringing their hands over it.

[ICEMAN]

I have been sick many a time on the ocean.    There is no worse feeling in the world than sea sickness. Been just on the edge of blowing chunks many many times and go up to the bow to get fresh air and some jackazz lights up a smoke near me. I threatened him  and was not nice at all about it....     Seasickness really brings out your alter-self...

I remember setting on the bow up by the captains window watching my salmon rod almost snap with a huge chinook tearing line off it and not caring in the world... "F#$& it, who cares...!"   This is not like me.... 

I finally started wearing Scopolomine Transderm tabs behind the ear. A prescription mediction you apply the day before your trip, this helped alot....

Hope your trip went well....

[cohoho]

I went on an awesome Halibut trip years ago, water so bad (one arm under the railing to stay standing and the other on the rod) all five of my friends that went along and even the deck hand were spewing.. For the full 8 hours.... Me and the Captain were rolling in the fish, we had a great time, but man did the cabin stink....

[MikeWalking]

This reminds me of my first Salmon trip with Dad and his friend Ray. For hours the night before and all the way to Westport from Rays cabin, somewhere not too far he kept nagging me to take the dramamine.   I asked how come he wasn't?  He turned his nose up  "I was a Sailor in the War, I crossed the Pacific twice, I heard Tokyo Rose say my ship had been sunk while sailing to Guam"  blahblahblah.....guess who couldn't stop puking when those rollers hit....

[tenderheart]

  YAY I didn't get sick...Had a great time. We saw whale and several skools of dolpins...Between 7 of us we caught over 350 Black Rock Fish tagged em scanned em and let em go. Some didn't make it so we have lots to eat. What a blast can't wait to go again. The weather ws beautiful NO rain sun the whole time. 

[Thenewguy]

I shouldn't of fread this thread while eating a hangover breakfast

[dogtuk]

YAY I didn't get sick...Had a great time. We saw whale and several skools of dolpins...Between 7 of us we caught over 350 Black Rock Fish tagged em scanned em and let em go. Some didn't make it so we have lots to eat. What a blast can't wait to go again. The weather ws beautiful NO rain sun the whole time. 

No pics darn it its always a great time on the ocean I love it out there

[tenderheart]

Here are some pics. It was a blast

[carpsniperg2]

Very cool

[Huntbear]

That is sooooo awesome...

I love bottom fishing in the ocean.

[h20hunter]

So? Did you make it without heaving ho? Good pics by the way.

[tenderheart]

So? Did you make it without heaving ho? Good pics by the way.

I did NOT get sick. It was a blast ans can't wait to do it again.

[GregE]

Very nice pictures-    glad you went and didn't listen to the wrong advice group.