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Prepare me for my first offshore fishing trip......
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:34 pm
Heading out of Venice on Saturday......have some questions:
1. How many ice chests to tote home our catch? Have 6 people going, will a couple 120's be enough for the fillets if we have a good day?
2. What is the best restaurant in Venice? Cypress cove or Venice marina?
3. If I forego Dramamine, if I do get seasick will it do me any good to take it on the boat?
1. How many ice chests to tote home our catch? Have 6 people going, will a couple 120's be enough for the fillets if we have a good day?
2. What is the best restaurant in Venice? Cypress cove or Venice marina?
3. If I forego Dramamine, if I do get seasick will it do me any good to take it on the boat?
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Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:36 pm to TJG210
Start taking ginger extract now.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:39 pm to TJG210
dramamine or the patches need to be taken 3 to 6 hours pre launch to get into your system IMO...I think they tell you 1/2 hour to 1 hour pre activity...
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:41 pm to TJG210
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3. If I forego Dramamine, if I do get seasick will it do me any good to take it on the boat?
No. Could make it worse. Get Bonine instead and take as directed. Don't be miserable.
This post was edited on 8/4/14 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:42 pm to TJG210
Overnight or day trip?
What species?
What species?
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:42 pm to TJG210
Don't drink all niight before. Trust me on this. Several posters can confirm it's bringing me to my knees
Posted on 8/4/14 at 8:50 pm to TJG210
Is sea sickness really that prevalent? I've never been sick on a fishing boat and been offshore plenty. Only been with 1 guy who got sick and he just didn't feel well. Never threw up or anything and drank the whole time.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:04 pm to TJG210
Take dramamine the night before. It will make you sleepy. Take the next one the morning of said trip.
Bring as many ice chests as you can pack into your truck. Kill everything and freeze to discard later cause you won't eat all of it. Especially tuna, catch your limit and do it while you can, cause it won't keep due to the high oil content (oil doesn't freeze and rots). Who cares about our future generations? They can fish for farm raised catfish in a future sunken landfill.
Bring as many ice chests as you can pack into your truck. Kill everything and freeze to discard later cause you won't eat all of it. Especially tuna, catch your limit and do it while you can, cause it won't keep due to the high oil content (oil doesn't freeze and rots). Who cares about our future generations? They can fish for farm raised catfish in a future sunken landfill.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:14 pm to TJG210
I pretty much agree with everything posted...
get some bonine and hand it out like candy...no reason for anyone not to take it...
bring ice chests, too many is a nuisance....too few is a disaster...
figure out how much bottled water you will need and then ice down three times that much...it always amazes me how much you can drink in that salt air with the sun bearing down on you...leave the beer back at the truck for when you return...
don't drink a drop the night before and do everything you can to get some sleep...he who has the most fun the night before is invaraiably the one who has a miserable trip the next day...
ETA: get yourself some bullfrog sunscreen and coat yourself before the sun rises...heavy doses on your nose, tops of ears and tops of feet...
get some bonine and hand it out like candy...no reason for anyone not to take it...
bring ice chests, too many is a nuisance....too few is a disaster...
figure out how much bottled water you will need and then ice down three times that much...it always amazes me how much you can drink in that salt air with the sun bearing down on you...leave the beer back at the truck for when you return...
don't drink a drop the night before and do everything you can to get some sleep...he who has the most fun the night before is invaraiably the one who has a miserable trip the next day...
ETA: get yourself some bullfrog sunscreen and coat yourself before the sun rises...heavy doses on your nose, tops of ears and tops of feet...
This post was edited on 8/4/14 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:28 pm to TJG210
I'm not sure if seasickness is really what I experience. I usually get really tired on the way out, as in to the point where I CAN'T stay awake, and I feel pretty dead for the first few hours.
Is that seasickness or maybe the effects of dramamine?
Is that seasickness or maybe the effects of dramamine?
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:39 pm to TJG210
Mind sharing how much you are paying? I'm trying to find something similar.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 9:46 pm to TJG210
Y'all doing a day trip or overnighter?
I like to pack a small bag with a clean shirt and small towel as well as dry snacks like seeds and jerky.
I like to pack a small bag with a clean shirt and small towel as well as dry snacks like seeds and jerky.
This post was edited on 8/4/14 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:00 pm to TJG210
Wear a long sleeve cotton shirt with a t-shirt underneath to stay cool. A nice straw hat. Solid things work better than liquid when protecting you from the sun. Drink plenty of water the day before a gallon or so. And bring a case of water for your self to drink on the trip.
Posted on 8/4/14 at 10:08 pm to TJG210
Get your doctor to call you in a patch at Wal-Mart and put it on the the night before..works for 3 days and you sleep like a baby...It's about $22.00
Posted on 8/4/14 at 11:00 pm to TJG210
Several different preventive options available,- use one. Dramamine always made me too sleepy - I've always used the patch. Last trip I went on was years ago, but it was with a group of about 12 guys who fished on a regular basis, though mostly inshore. We ended up in 4-6 foot seas though. I had some extra patches so I gave a couple away. EVERYONE who didn't have a patch on was sick the whole freaking trip. The few of us with patches were fine. I've spent a lot of years on the water, but whenever I went offshore I always played it safe.
Posted on 8/5/14 at 6:24 am to TJG210
RED BULL
MONSTER
LOTS OF VODKA
Grilling boneless pork chops the day before and packing in the cooler makes for great snacks!! Peanut butter and jelly wrapped in a tortilla are good snacks also.
And Bananas, lots of bananas... they help you not catch.... Cramps....
MONSTER
LOTS OF VODKA
Grilling boneless pork chops the day before and packing in the cooler makes for great snacks!! Peanut butter and jelly wrapped in a tortilla are good snacks also.
And Bananas, lots of bananas... they help you not catch.... Cramps....
Posted on 8/5/14 at 11:34 am to TJG210
Gold Bond Powder
Bean Bag
?
Profit
Bean Bag
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Profit
Posted on 8/5/14 at 4:15 pm to TJG210
You didn't mention Wahoo? Fun and easy to catch.
Use sunscreen before you go out and plenty of it.
I don't ever get sea sick because I look at the horizon and don't ever stare at the floor of the boat like some fools do.
There is a acupressure point inside the wrist that helps ease queasy feeling and motion sickness. Pull and pinch the skin about an inch below your hand on the inside, works for me!
Use sunscreen before you go out and plenty of it.
I don't ever get sea sick because I look at the horizon and don't ever stare at the floor of the boat like some fools do.
There is a acupressure point inside the wrist that helps ease queasy feeling and motion sickness. Pull and pinch the skin about an inch below your hand on the inside, works for me!
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