Nobody particularly enjoys having the above ,while out on their boat or taking a charter...with some its a common occurrence with cries of " harden up" from the lucky buggers who never seem to get it themselves.....some of the long range trips to the three kings and ranfurly cause trouble for many but are some of the best spots you can fish.
1.Lack of sleep the night before.....Carl from epic told me this was bad news as it disturbs your equilibrium and makes you get sea sick easier.Thanks Carl
2.Drinking coffee before the trip or while on the boat...Colin Tecofsky a skipper from Tauranga informed of this ...I was already feeling dodgey and my mate AAron from on here, gave me a coffee and 20 mins later i was yawning everywhere....colin informed me that a nurse had told him that coffee disturbs the central nervous system and is likely to cause trouble in people who are prone to motion sickness.
I remember one day with Carl jigging....Id had a ding dong with the mrs the night before and didnt get to bed until 3am and was up at 5 am to go down to carl....i was jigging,chucking and falling asleep all at the same time
HELP AT HAND= I went out on friday and the sea was pretty rough but before hand i had a a light breakfast but i had a piece of toast with peanut butter...sliced two pieces of ginger,removed the skin,chopped it up into fine pieces...put that on the toast with jam(can use honey as well)......
I am normally fine up and down...its the side to side that gets me.....there was plenty of up and down but some big side to side through the day and i never felt a thing!.Just focused on the horizon...........so from now on...i will do that whenever i anticipate some rough sea......I hope this can help others as it can be pretty draining and side tracks you from having fun....give it a go and the other two things from above=good sleep and avoid coffee and let me know if it works for you............good luck
No more coffee service for you then!
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