This is from the “been there, done that” file at a request from a reader who asked for tips on how to avoid getting seasick.
Almost everyone who goes out on the ocean suffers to some degree from Mal de mer, the delicate expression for dizziness and nausea that evolves into retching and tossing your cookies.
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Or as it’s referred while fishing, “chumming.”
When I joined the Navy, I was sick for five straight days my first time at sea, which led to the common anecdote that “the first three days I thought that I was going to die. The last two, I was afraid that I wasn’t.”
There’s no surefire way to avoid it if you’re prone to such maladies (getting car sick is a pretty good indicator).
My brother in law, Bob, as an example, experienced a hideous bout of seasickness on a charter despite having a prescription Scopolamine patch behind his ear.
But there are some things that you can do to prep.
The most important thing to avoid is listening to your buddies.
One guy on a 12-hour halibut charter bragged to his friends that he was advised to, seriously, “coat your stomach with grease.”
So he chowed down on bacon, fried eggs and hash browns before departure.
You could tell because of the debris field that he left in the boat’s wake.
Don’t know if you’re susceptible?
Try a near-shore, short outing the first time, say a 1- to 2-hour whale-watching tour.
If I haven’t been out for a long time, there are a couple of simple precautions that I take despite the fact I haven’t had the chunky yawn since the first lengthy ordeal.
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About a half-hour before leaving the dock, I’l take half an adult Benadryl. Dramamine is about the same, but I’ve got a giant bottle of the former because of allergies.
Generally, I don’t eat anything before going out, and nibble when I get hungry to see how I’ll react.
Water or ginger ale are the beverages of choice – ginger is touted as a seasickness preventative.
Either or both sipped, not chugged.
I always carry a couple of Pepto Bismol tablets (sucked, not chewed).
I haven’t needed them, but they’re good to hand out to those who lose it such as uninitiated photographers.
True story.
Lori, an SJ photog who went out on a charter with me for an assignment got rocky before we cleared the breakwater at Newport.
Ashen-faced and stricken, she asked grimly “is it going to get worse?”
To which the only reply was, “the good news is it isn’t going to get worse. The bad news is that it isn’t going to get any better.”
She ended up sitting on the roof of the cabin on the bow, arms around two fellow sufferers as they swayed in the swells.
Other tips: Keep your head into the wind and your eyes on something that doesn’t move such as the horizon. Stay around the middle of the boat, which doesn’t rock as much.
And above all – a warning generally issued by the skipper before casting off – if you’re going to be sick, hang your head over the side. DON’T USE THE ON-BOARD BATHROOM, known as the head.
And don’t give up.
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You’re not going to die.
And it does get better.
Item 2: Drawing flies (in a good way) on Valentine’s Day.
The Santiam Flycasters club’s annual fund-raiser auction is on 7 p.m. Feb. 14 in Pringle Park at the Pringle Hall Community Center, 606 Church St. SE.
The event features donated fly fishing equipment from dealers, manufacturers, guides and outfitters and fly shops as well as member-donated, hand-crafted flies and lightly used tackle and other gear.
Admission is free.
Can you think of a better way to celebrate the birthday of Oregon statehood?
Me neither.
As an aside, if you have items that you would like to donate to make room for the stuff you’re going to get at the auction, contact [email protected] To check out the club, to the website at www.SantiamFlycasters.com/
Item 3: Speaking about fly fishing, signups are open for the 50-plus classes on tying, casting and fly fishing at the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 8 and 9 annual NW Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Linn County Expo Center.
It’s a celebration of the fly tying and fly fishing arts that appeals to those who are merely curious about the pastime to those who have been tying one on for years.
Admission is $10, or free for Federation of Fly Fishers members, veterans and those 18 and younger. Cost of classes varies, with many of them free.
Information about the classes and offerings at the Expo is online at https://nwexpo.com/wp/
Henry Miller is a retired Statesman Journal outdoor columnist and outdoor writer. You can contact him via email at [email protected]
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