Seasickness question., plz help if possible. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ctfphoto · 08-30-2015, 12:26 PM

I use to get very seasick all the time. 100% cure is the patch from a doctor, very well worth it.

That said, After on it a while, I started reusing the patch for up to four trips. Then I cut them in half. Then quarters.

Then I quit cold turkey about two years ago. Used ginger cookies at first but didn't need them.

I have full on sea legs now and it is the most awesome feeling. It is all in the brain. Confidence is a must. Don't look down or at objects on the boat. Only look at the horizon line. Your looking for Birds anyway.

alanw · 08-30-2015, 12:32 PM

Only time I've ever even started feeling queezy is when looking down for a while when retying a knot. Always look at the steady horizon.

Dave Legacy · 08-30-2015, 12:38 PM

I'm no doubt an extreme case, but I got violently seasick 90 minutes into a full day charter on the prescribed patch. I can't deal with motion at all, but for some odd reason I've not been sick on a kayak; My time with the hobby is still young! The times I have started to notice it coming on I've been able to respond by chewing on ginger with great success.

GregAndrew · 08-30-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

I'm no doubt an extreme case, but I got violently seasick 90 minutes into a full day charter on the prescribed patch. I can't deal with motion at all, but for some odd reason I've not been sick on a kayak; My time with the hobby is still young! The times I have started to notice it coming on I've been able to respond by chewing on ginger with great success.

Ginger is pretty good, her sister is hot too. All kidding aside, some folks can take the big swells and not the flat days. Others are just the opposite. Sympathy illness is common with sea sickness also (one guy starts more people getting sick). I have seen guys get sick just watching another guy choke down the heart of their first Tuna. There are lots of tricks, like focusing afar, that can and do help many avoid getting sick. I try not to eat much before I launch, and only snack on the water. The position I am in on my yak is not real good for digestion, but great for causing acid stomach.

taggermike · 08-30-2015, 05:09 PM

Over the counters like bonine and Dramamine work well but like others said, they can leave you drowsy. I've never used the patch but several of my buddies that have and swear by it. There's also a scopalamine pill now called scopase that is supposed to be great. I get seasick on boats very rarely. Never ever on a kayak. The motion of a boat is different than a kayak. Yaks go up n down and wobble a bit. Boats can do big heavy rolls from side to side. Those can get to me. So I guess what I'm saying is changing kayaks won't help you. I've been surfing 35 years and have never heard of a surfer getting seasick. Smaller things move differently Mike

dsutter775 · 08-30-2015, 08:31 PM

Take Bonine before you go to bed the night before. Then when you wake up in the morning, then again a half hour before the trip. Gets in your system well in advance and it works. From there you need to take it every 2-4 hours....

Rufus · 08-31-2015, 05:27 AM

Been on the water most of my 60 years, but I am also a champion ralpher.

Meclazine (Bonine, Dramamine) works great for me IF I take it when I go to bed the night before and when I wake up the day of hitting the water.

Drink lots of water, the stuff will dry you our something terrible.

Tried Scopalomine transdermal a few time but it really whacked me bad. I slept most of the day which is tough to do on a yack.

Oh jez, the hammerhead story just made Fox national news. 6:25 am Monday. Sheeeeesssssh.

HobieScot · 08-31-2015, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dsutter775

Take Bonine before you go to bed the night before. Then when you wake up in the morning, then again a half hour before the trip. Gets in your system well in advance and it works. From there you need to take it every 2-4 hours....

What dsutter said!

I should have mentioned the best way to administer it when I mentioned it in my first reply.

If you don't take it the night before it's a crap shoot if it will work or not when you need it to

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Dave Legacy · 08-31-2015, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by taggermike

I get seasick on boats very rarely. Never ever on a kayak. The motion of a boat is different than a kayak. Yaks go up n down and wobble a bit. Boats can do big heavy rolls from side to side. Those can get to me.

I put this example together recently when I tried standing up on my kayak and noticed a much greater swaying motion.

Phikayaks · 08-31-2015, 07:30 AM

Awesome! Thanks guys for the great tips, ill try them out and and see how it goes.
Hammerhead on the news, thats fine with me...less people at the beach and closer parking.

08-30-2015, 12:32 PM	#2
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08-30-2015, 12:26 PM	#1
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	I use to get very seasick all the time. 100% cure is the patch from a doctor, very well worth it. That said, After on it a while, I started reusing the patch for up to four trips. Then I cut them in half. Then quarters. Then I quit cold turkey about two years ago. Used ginger cookies at first but didn't need them. I have full on sea legs now and it is the most awesome feeling. It is all in the brain. Confidence is a must. Don't look down or at objects on the boat. Only look at the horizon line. Your looking for Birds anyway.

08-30-2015, 12:38 PM	#3
Dave Legacy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Hacienda Heights, CA Posts: 427	I'm no doubt an extreme case, but I got violently seasick 90 minutes into a full day charter on the prescribed patch. I can't deal with motion at all, but for some odd reason I've not been sick on a kayak; My time with the hobby is still young! The times I have started to notice it coming on I've been able to respond by chewing on ginger with great success.

08-30-2015, 05:09 PM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Over the counters like bonine and Dramamine work well but like others said, they can leave you drowsy. I've never used the patch but several of my buddies that have and swear by it. There's also a scopalamine pill now called scopase that is supposed to be great. I get seasick on boats very rarely. Never ever on a kayak. The motion of a boat is different than a kayak. Yaks go up n down and wobble a bit. Boats can do big heavy rolls from side to side. Those can get to me. So I guess what I'm saying is changing kayaks won't help you. I've been surfing 35 years and have never heard of a surfer getting seasick. Smaller things move differently Mike

08-30-2015, 08:31 PM	#6
dsutter775 Malibu X Factor Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 57	Take Bonine before you go to bed the night before. Then when you wake up in the morning, then again a half hour before the trip. Gets in your system well in advance and it works. From there you need to take it every 2-4 hours....

08-31-2015, 05:27 AM	#7
Rufus Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ocean Beach Posts: 90	Been on the water most of my 60 years, but I am also a champion ralpher. Meclazine (Bonine, Dramamine) works great for me IF I take it when I go to bed the night before and when I wake up the day of hitting the water. Drink lots of water, the stuff will dry you our something terrible. Tried Scopalomine transdermal a few time but it really whacked me bad. I slept most of the day which is tough to do on a yack. Oh jez, the hammerhead story just made Fox national news. 6:25 am Monday. Sheeeeesssssh.

08-31-2015, 07:30 AM	#10
Phikayaks Junior Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 12	Awesome! Thanks guys for the great tips, ill try them out and and see how it goes. Hammerhead on the news, thats fine with me...less people at the beach and closer parking.