No Mercy Rule?
Submitted by AaronC on Tue, 2014-01-21 08:54
Hi FW's,
Went out Saturday and had someone throw up from 5:15am till 1pm.
Unfortunately for him I have a no mercy rule on my boat. If your sick you tough it out until everyone decides its time to come in.
Unfortunately for me I sometimes get sick as well. Same rule applies. I have spent many hours on my back throwing up bile.
Does anyone else have this rule on their boat or am I being a bit harsh?
Rig
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deckies
yeah same on my boat, tough it out especially if its alcohol induced.
the only exception is the Mrs as its not worth the grief
southcity104
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Pretty much
35 miles out were not turning around and going home.. unless they start losing vital signs of life..
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wangler
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You didn't notice
I was half dead the last time
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bradz
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Depends
It depends who is getting sick and where we are.
I would never ask someone to take me in when I am crook. Provided the skipper is cool to have me laying down somewhere and not participate, I have an ability to almost "comatose" myself. I will however still clean the boat and fillet the catch upon return
If I am the skipper and the fish are bighting - we keep fishing. If the fish are slow I may ask the offender/victim if they would like to go home. Rarely will they say "nah, lets keep catching nothing while I continue to die".
At the end of the day, if the person can handle it, it should be seen as character building. If the person is a close friend or really doesnt know what being sea sick is all about before they head out with me, then I will most likely employ the mercy rule.
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Paul H
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Depends on how far it is to
Depends on how far it is to take them back.
In last 2 years have dropped my daughter back and also a friends son. went back and caught some decent fish both times so maybe the good karma came back!!
I never take my wife too far from the ramp - guarantied she will get sick.
Other adults (mates) are different - suck it up princess (particularly if self inflicted).
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Tradewind
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It's a tough oneI've been on
It's a tough one
I've been on the sick end a few times and where possible i'll just lay down expecially if there's others out to fish
The wife has been sick a few times just at the FFB so in that case I just troll some lures rather than make her suffer
If you're prone to being sick in sloppy swells like me you should employ a strict regime so you don't spoil your own and others day out
I've found from trial and error recently a bulletproof (So far) way of not getting sick even in some sloppy stuff:
1. Night before you go to sleep take a few travel calm and plenty of liquids (No booze)
2. In the morning take 2 more travel calm as you're leaving the driveway
3. No Breakfast, No Food, No Dairy. Either have black coffee or drink a Coke/Pepsi
4. Have ginger tablets and/or bunderburg gingerbeer before getting on the boat and top up if it's rough conditions
5. If it gets really rough out there watch the horizon line, try and stay away from the outboard/bait fumes where possible, dont go below deck
6. Most importantly, keep your fluids up but avoid booze on the boat
Might not sound like fun but it beats the hell out of being sea sick
bayliner
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carnarvonite
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Depends
As you all know, the skipper of the boat has a duty of care to all on board, it might be ok to say keep fishing but if its not sea sickness your arse is in a big sling.
Then again, I picked up a new decky at Exmouth and asked him if he gets sea sick because if he did we were not going to bring him back. We were shark fishing and doing 10-14 day trips and the next port of call was Hedland. Took him 5 days to come good but I made sure he was getting plenty of fluids in even though they would come out minutes later.
bradz
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Relief
One of the best feelings you can have as a deckie is when you are feeling really crook and you look over to the skipper only to see him throwing up his guts, and he says to you...would you mind if we go in. At which point you say "if we really have to".
I agree on the issue of wives, kids and girlfriends. It is not worth the grief. Get the boat back up on the plane as quickly as possible and get the air back in the gills. Sometimes this is enough to have them feeling good enough to keep fishing.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
meglodon
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sea sick
Many years ago I was eating lunch in the wardroom of HMAS ....now this ship had bench seating either side of the table and the weather was calm but with big non breaking swells. I was feeling a bit squirms but not too bad, however after eating half of my lunch I realised that I had made a big mistake. Sitting next to me was my boss a 2 1/2 ringer (lte cmdr) I said to him I have got to get out boss I'm feeling real crook,
his reply, yeah yeah just hang on for a couple of minutes as all those on the bench will have to move to let you out,
my reply, no boss I have to get out now.
bosses reply, surely you can wait just a couple more minutes,
my reply, for shits sake I'm going to chuck my guts up any minute.
I have never seen so many senior officers scrambling all over each other to get out of the way and let me get out it truly was every man for himself and rank got no priority. Any way I only made it to the companion way then up lunch came.
sunshine
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Had my brother from the UK on the boat
He got sick as a dog but utterly refused to be taken in and spoil everyone elses day, the very next day he was back aboard for the next trip out, as we got to the grounds he asked if a had a $2 coin, yes sure mate (assuming he wanted to use it to undo a screw on the reel or something, no - what does he do, he throws it over the side and states he has paid his dues to the sea gods and he wasn't getting sick again. We all just cracked up but you know what, he didn't get sick and hasn't been on every trip since - ?? state of mind - ??
Rob H
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a couple of my kids used to
a couple of my kids used to get a bit crook early on when drifting but as we were usually to far out or halfway to the islands there was no point in coming in.
Now they usually pile into the cabin for a rough trip and pack the swags/sleeping bags around them all the way without problem.
Took the kids, mrs and father inlaw for a short spin last week on a typical geraldton arvo and the missus wanted to go outside Hells Gates, then she decided itd be better to turn around shortly after.
Kids laugh and say-"But its always like this when we go to the islands Mum!"
While longlining there were many new deckies as Carnarvon says above "I never get seasick"
But did have a couple whose eyes were rolling back after a couple of days and I was concerned about dehydration.
If we thought they were just soft+++ks the crew would tell them about the anti-nausea suppository and you'd soon see how sick they really were :-)
Sometimes a 36hr steam to bring them in-very expensive
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lame
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best burley you can get
the first 2 over the edge seem to get the fish biting , only exeption is kids . i spiked myself on a gurnard awhile back rolling around in pain the decky's kept saying lets go in i said nut i would be going in for you so i'm not going in for me , came good after an hour :)
Cruise Control
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I have managed to suffer from
I have managed to suffer from sea sickness, all my life. I adopt this process everytime I go out and whilst a couple of times I have felt a little queasy, I generally come good reasonably quickly, especially if I eat something sweet. I haven't hurled for a long time but if anything will make me crook its the smell of diesel or 2 stroke.
Works for me.
Howesy9
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For mates they need to tough it out
Not to harsh at all Aaron C. Provides good burley for all the rest fishing.
uncle
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best if they eat seafood
the night before
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Brucesta
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i always check with my
i always check with my deckies before heading out, i used to suffer badly from it, most of it was grog from the night before but if it's bad enough i'm green too. Now if it's the wife and kids then we head back straight away, if it's my mates then we play it by ear and see, if they say they don't get sick and then do, too bad and harden up tough guy!
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fisharoo
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All depends, when I go out
All depends, when I go out with someone new I always insist on them taking seasick pills before we head out. I've been really sick before and wouldn't wish it on anyone. But if some daddy tuff nuts says that ' they never get sick rah rah rah... And don't need to take it' I don't insist. If they get sick I don't turn back. But if they do all the right things and end up getting sick, I usually make an effort to cut the trip short and head into calmer waters.
pricey10
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I have some pillows and that
I have some pillows and that in the cabin for them and we atleast gotta catch a feed before we turn around
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Rob H
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is your avatar photo taken
is your avatar photo taken in said cabin
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carnarvonite
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Scarey!!!
If I was a fish and knew that was waiting for me on the boat, there's no bloody way I'd be taking the bait.
Could be the reason his catches are small and real oogly
crasny1
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Jeez Pricey
Since I have left karratha your standard have slipped!!!!
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chris raff
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I just chucked up and I'm in
I just chucked up and I'm in the workshop .. show some mercy Pricey LOL .
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pricey10
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Lol yeah that Barry the
Lol yeah that Barry the cabin boss. He looks after the victims of the rough seas
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crasny1
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Lucky dont suffer often
Bad have had some episodes in nasty seas. Knowing what that feels like I think I would have a mercy rule on the boat.
Certainly find that if you are busy you dont suffer. If the fish is biting all the better.
If a decky starts feeling crook on the boat the first thing I do is get them busy. Any chore! Pull the anchor, please wipe the screen, check the prop for a tangle --- anything even if trivial to get their mind off it. If bottom bounching go for a troll instead for a while, as mentioned breeze over the gills.
Drink some ICE cold water, and poor the rest on the neck - the gasp that causes appears to help.
But once the"look" appears- we all know the look, the green depressed one - its over red rover and the poor sod is beyond salvage.
Now in my job it would appear cruel if I didnt care and not take them home.
As a side note: there is a new very powerful anti-nausea drug out intended for the use in Chemo and radiotherapy, and it certainly works very well. It is fast acting and dissolves under the tongue. But it aint cheap at about $10 a tab. I have been trying to figure out myself how this will go with motion sickness, but so far neither myself or any deckie including the Boss have been green.
Will speak to a clinical pharmacologist and see what the low down is with this new drug, and its possible uses for this. Might save the bacon for a few on here with long trips. The cost of 2 beers to not spew seems a small price.
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D_d_001
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$10 a pop seems pretty good
$10 a pop seems pretty good really ask a "green" seasick guy if he's will to fork out that for a fix and I think he'd pull out the gold amex card !
seriously though ...that drug would certainly have some great benefits in the marine sector.
FWIW yeah keeping busy is a great way to keep it at bay.....however...."pull the anchor" lolol.
nothing like 10mins of weights to make a sick person even sicker !
:p
tiimmbo
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what medication is it?
what medication is it?
Lamby
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surely odansetron would do
surely odansetron would do the trick, could be a little market in this!
crasny1
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Spot on Lamby
But its a newer one. If you google Zofran (ondansetron) it unfortunately doesnt work for motion sickness for some reason. However it was only studied as a prevention, not a treatment. That is what I have to try out should someone on the boat turn green. But the newed drug coming out in the same class appears more promising as a preventative appraoch.
Have been keeping an eye on the development and will post any promising finding. Obviously anything that help would be good. Best so far - Transderm Scop but banned in Aus, can get it on the net.
Extract:
All people can develop motion sickness if given sufficient stimulus. However, people may vary in their susceptibility. Risk factors include:
Habituation to motion can be effective and has few long-term adverse side effects; however, as a method for controlling motion sickness, this can be a time-consuming and unpleasant approach. Many patients will prefer medication. A primary side effect of most efficacious medications used for motion sickness is drowsiness, along with other drug-specific side effects. Some medications may interfere with or delay habituation. Because gastric stasis can occur with motion sickness, parenteral delivery may be advantageous.
Antihistamines are the most frequently used and widely available medications for motion sickness. Nonsedating ones appear to be less effective. Antihistamines commonly used for motion sickness include cinnarizine (not currently available in the United States), cyclizine, dimenhydrinate, meclizine, and promethazine (oral and suppository). Other common medications used to treat motion sickness are scopolamine (hyoscine, oral and transdermal), antidopaminergic drugs (such as prochlorperazine), metoclopramide, sympathomimetics, and benzodiazepines. Clinical trials have not shown efficacy for ondansetron in the prevention of nausea associated with motion sickness."
One study result:
BACKGROUND:Ondansetron is currently being explored as a treatment for motion sickness due to its proven prophylactic effect on post-operative nausea, the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, and its lack of side effects. This study sought to compare the effectiveness of placebo, dimenhydrinate, and ondansetron for preventing motion sickness in highly susceptible subjects.
METHODS:A total of 63 subjects with a history of frequent motion sickness and positive report of self-treatment of motion sickness with over-the-counter medications were divided into 3 groups of 20 (3 were disqualified). Depending on their group assignment, subjects were given placebo, dimenhydrinate, or ondansetron 1 h before being rotated at 20 rpm while making head movements. Symptoms of motion sickness and electrogastrogram (EGG) data were collected prior to and during rotation.
RESULTS:There were no differences between the groups in number of head movements tolerated, time rotating, or symptom questionnaire scores. All groups showed a marginally significant decrease in normal 3 cycle per minute activity [F (1.45) = 3.04, p = 0.088] and a significant increase in gastric tachyarrhythmia [F (1,45) = 9.71, p = 0.003], a pattern typically associated with motion sickness development.
CONCLUSION:Neither ondansetron or dimenhydrinate prevented motion sickness in groups of highly susceptible people. Continued development of new treatments is necessary.
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Lamby
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"Antihistamines are the most
"Antihistamines are the most frequently used and widely available medications for motion sickness. Nonsedating ones appear to be less effective." Lol, this made me chuckle!
I remember trying to communicate with a pharmacist in the Maldives for some cold & flu medication, anyway horribly lost in translation ended up with what I later found out to be cetirizine which I of course mixed with copius amounts of alcohol for one seriously wild night... party of one... my wife is still scarred.
If someone on deck has a serious case of impersonating a t-rex I can't see the harm in it
tiimmbo
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bit of CPZ might do the
bit of CPZ might do the trick!!
Lamby
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Lol, bad man
clogwog
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I don't think your being
I don't think your being harsh, if the person had done a bit of boating they would have known that they get sick and should have made sure they took some travel calm as a precaution.
i went on a charter out of FREO years ago and there was a women on board who suffered pretty bad, was laying down in a a bad way within 20 minutes of leaving dock, she never complained though and spent the next six hours in the fetal position.
also went on a P&O cruise out of FREO and there was a 6 metre + swell for the first couple of days! amazing how many people where hibernating in their cabins.
Swompa
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Sailed back from Exmouth in
Sailed back from Exmouth in 2002. It took 6 days and 20 hours and I was sick from Sunday night through to Thursday evening.
it sucked
bitten
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had 2 contracters on board
had 2 contracters on board yesterday they required sea sickness tablets whil ewe were tied up alongside
RUFFAZZ
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I suffer from chronic sea
I suffer from chronic sea sickness, I have a pretty simple routine which seems to work for me
- easy on the alcohol the night before
- one Kwell before bed
- one Kwell as soon as I get up
- must have something for brekky, generally a good pie on the run heading to the ramp
-Kingston biscuits on the boat to snack on, burger or something larger if out longer or full day
-pending how rough & time out maybe possibly another later on.
If I break this routine, end up with a boat and no skipper drifting, I cannot function at all with sea sickness
to answer the question, I bought a boat so I don't burden others with my sickness, best thing I ever did.
Note that Kwells can make some people very drowsy, others they don't affect. Hope this may help someone out to enjoy a great day on the water.
cheers
Bodie
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that's the weirdest routine
that's the weirdest routine I've ever heard.
A stinking servo pie on the way to the ramp and a burger or 2 whilst out!!!
Sounds like its more mind over matter for you mate!
RUFFAZZ
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G'day Bodie,never claimed it
G'day Bodie,
never claimed it to be the best for your health, just beats getting sick. Probably should have said burger or sanga or salad roll just something along that line for later in the day. At least if you do still get sick, it's just a pie if its early in the trip. There are probably more people out there who have been made sick by servo pies, at this stage it works for me and I enjoy fishing to much to not run with it.
I even get sick in the river just from the boats going past.
Each person seems to have a routine of their own but a common factor looks to be the tablet the night before, I can only envy those that don't get sick.
pale ale
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Coupla beers works for me!I
Coupla beers works for me!
I used to get crook until I was advised to have a few beers. I think a couple beers relaxes you and you wont get seasick.
A couple years ago when the billfish shootout was blowing 40 knots, I couldn't have my beer medicine as I needed both hands just to hang on to the grab rails. Guess what... I got sick :(
pricey10
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A couple?
A couple?
Karratha. WA
beau
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I used to get the sea sick in
I used to get the sea sick in the canals down mandurah, while the boat was still tied up to the jetty.
Honestly the best advice I can give anyone after not being sick for a quite a while now is dont use bait. Nothing worse than sitting there in a rolling sea or a flat sea or whatever and just holding a rod waiting for a bite, thinking about how long its going to be before you hurl up over the side. Ive had the boat for over a year now and not once dropped a patternoster down as I know I'll be sick within minutes. I stick to plastics and jigs as it keeps my mind busy.
Suits me as im more of a sports fisho than a freezer-filler anyway
pale ale
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Couple before we reach Sam's
Couple before we reach Sam's Island, couple more by Boiler Rock, couple more by Nelson Rocks etc :)
pricey10
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Karratha. WA
bradz
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Pills
Be careful with some of the pills.
I have used Travacalm for years with mixed success. They have never made me drowsy.
Normal routine is:
1 Travacalm before bed,1 Travacalm and a ginger tablet with breakfast (simply toast), snack on dry crackers during the day.
However...a few weeks ago, I decided last minute to go for a fish. Didnt take the tablet before bed, but for some unknown reason I took 2 Travacalm with breakfast, within 20 minutes I was feeling a little drousy, and 15 minutes later I was tucked up back in bed with the deepest sleep I have had in years. Those with small kids will understand that you dont get this sort of sleep very often.
Anyway, moral to the story, take it easy on Travacalm...just one at a time.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
tailor marc
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Yep i understand the rule and
Yep i understand the rule and my mrs. Lisa is really good but last time we went out it was very rough. She was pretty sick an we kept out there for the rest of the day them a drive back from Ledge. Felt for her but thats the way it goes
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I used to take travel calm
I used to take travel calm but they make me feel tired and scatterd so now i dont take anything just nibble on some dry biscuts and chips and gatorade and a sanga. Seems to work well for me now. Havnt been sick for a long time.
Must admit, pretty funny watchin the skipper yell at the ocean haha
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randall df223
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Last time we were out, yours
Last time we were out, yours truly got crook. Tried to tough it out, but at about the time I was heaving over the side whilst driving the boat back to start a new drift, both deckies said "lets take you back in"... luckily we werent catching fish, I felt bad that I had cut short thier day.
But having been a sufferer in the past and not had choices (ocean racing and on commercial boats), I am sympathetic to the plight of someone suffering genuine sea sickness.
So the choice generally lies with the sufferer.
Fish! HARD!
Bodie
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Had a mate up with us in
Had a mate up with us in Exmouth last year, and we were out for a night fish... was pretty calm but he got crook, was throwing up every 20 minutes or so.
He toughed it out tho, he knows the rules up there. When your 25 mile out!! no turning back!
You think sea sickness is bad, try it at night time when you can only see the boat and that's it!
Im pretty average at night time as well, cant focus on much, but don't throw up.
crasny1
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Interesting
I have never felt seasick at night, even in very rough conditions. Now I dont tend to get much sickness, but like most have had episodes. I find at night there is less sensory input to upset the balance centre, so never even felt slightly sick. Same for the Mrs, she doesnt bother with Kwells for a night fish, never misses it for the day.
Shows different strokes for different blokes.
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Tradewind
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All this talk of night
All this talk of night fishing just reminded me the Snapper ban lifts next Saturday, can't wait!
sunshine
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Why cant we buy TRANSDERM V in Oz ??
Also known as transdermal scapolomine - the silver plaster you stick behind your ear - they last for a week and are bloody brilliant - ridiculous we cannot buy them here when they are available thoughout the World
Tradewind
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Just checked, you can get
Just checked, you can get them on prescription
sunshine
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Really - why the hell would you need a scrip
Crazy - buy them over the counter World-wide, but for bad sufferers of sea sickness they are amazing - we had a yachting crew sail all the way to Antarctica using them and no one got crook (until some thought they were immune to seasickness and failed to renew them in a timely fashion)
Tradewind
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They probably have the
They probably have the ability to give you happy fun time in large doses which is a big no no in Australia ;)
MandurahMatt
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It's always good when a mate
It's always good when a mate brings the burly I recon lol
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crasny1
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You cant get it on script in Oz
Banned because it can cause Psychotic reactions (rarely).
However freely available in New Zealand and you can order online.
And as sunshine was saying amazing. Last for 3 days and if you dont get side effects like Dry mouth; blurred vision; drowsiness; local irritation; rare: urinary retention; impairment of memory, concentration; restlessness; disorientation; confusion; hallucinations; they are just ideal. Made my fish on one charter to the Murions many years back look twice as LARGE - which was a fishermans bonus
EDIT: also read Beau's post on seasickness some time ago -- lots off other advise etc on there, including scop.
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Tradewind
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Yep I was wrong about the
Yep I was wrong about the script, I was looking at Transidermal Nitro which is for Angina
sea-kem
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One kwell for half an hour
One kwell for half an hour before going and I feel a million bucks, gets rid of the red wine fuzziness too
Love the West!
tiimmbo
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1travalcalm before I leave
1travalcalm before I leave the house does the trick for me, if someone is crook and wants to go in on my boat I will take them if they want to pull the pin.
bundyrum
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Jump In
I remember as a kid fishing up in Dampier I got pretty crook once. My brother-in-law told me to jump in the water, I felt 100% better almost instantly.
No way in the world was he taking me in
Batty
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No Doze
I always have some toast and a travel calm before going out as a precaution and I'm good.
went out with my mate a couple of years ago and did the normal routine, however after an hour or so bobbing around I was feeling sicker and sicker, then it came up.
After i recovered my mate gave me some tomato soup which seemed to help the I reached in my pocket to have another travel clam and gues what.. I'd been rushing around around in the dark and had a No doze tablet instead, I thought I didn't feel very tired!
Lifes a game but fishing is serious !!!
thefishwrangler
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the skipper that i fish with
the skipper that i fish with is a pro hooker and has a no mercy rule, no matter how sick you are if there are fish to be caught suck it up princess. i will never ask to be taken in, but generaly after breakie comes up i'm fine. if i'm really sick i will try to have a sleep and that seems to help.
don't know if anyone else is like me but it can be rough as guts and i won't get sick, but once it glasses off and there is a slight swell hello breakfast:-(
Simo_
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Date Joined: 13/11/06
I have the no mercy rule on
I have the no mercy rule on my boat...
I tell newbies to take I take a sea sickness pill and advise them to do the same. I then tell them that we dont come back if you get sick.
I dont think you are being harsh.
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Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
anytime we had someone come
anytime we had someone come out on our boat , the first question was , do you get seasick. some would say no ,others would say dont know. we always had travacalm as Sandy is a cronic sufferer and not too sure about the kids. Sandy and the kids would always take the tabs as we left home. if any other person refused to take the tab its their prob, the option was there for them . we never came in early for that reason, even Sandy has been crook as and we never came in .
only exception was my mum, she suffers from seasickness but with a travacalm she doesnt.
the routine was 1 tablet as leaving home with a couple of bits of toast .
packs of crisps on the boat to nibble on .
plenty of cold water
i have suffered from the ailment in the past but i dont take the tab , just suck it up and keep going
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together