Rookie in the cove!!!!

Yesterday, for the first time I went north, headed out to the cove, I left San Lorenzo early and made it there at 6:30 am, choppy water and some fog, made me a little nervous for a solo trip to the unknown, anyway, I got ready with the lord in my mind and I jumped
on my sea horse, " first brand new manta ray 12' " headed out north of the cove, felt great being out there watching the birds and some seals, after a few minutes I saw a couple kayaks coming my way, which made me feel better, after bout 20 minutes of paddling
I stopped to try what I dreamt many times I fished from the rocks.
The first fish I caught from my kayak was a small Gopher felt great but at the same time I felt nauseous, my second fish was a Rosy, small one too, and my third fish was a 27 inch beautiful Lingcod that made me feel glory after some vomiting  than I felt that I needed to get out before I feed all the fish When I got out
my wife took the glorious picture.... I heard someone saying "IF there is no picture didn't happen", so here it is.... 

Want to thank all the members who post their reports and advises
because with out it....I'd probably still be fishing from the rocks....

p.s
Does any body knows how to avoid sea sickness?

Welcome to the game, Kayakito!     Way to go on the ling.

Sea sickness:  It's taken me over 30 years to feel somewhat OK on a powerboat, but I hardly ever feel queazy on my yak...  Try to keep a bearing on the horizon, and don't go out if you're hung over.  Other than that, just keep getting back on the horse.   

Stud job!!!!  

  "Welcome to the Madness" as Mooch would say, but he's on the boat down south.

  Just wondering about your experience to take on the high seas alone for the first time...

 Things can go wrong quickly, and the sea don't give too many second chances...

  Glad to see you did well and are safe,  as far as the nausea, I'm in the same boat....

  going to try the dramamine this time......

  Again great Job and by no means do I want to give the impression you did something wrong, but there have been plenty of close calls lately, and team work is what made the difference.

BTW...What did you catch the Dog on?

  See ya @ HMB 6/10?..............Danglin

BTW...What did you catch the Dog on?

that was going to be my question as well....

Seriously, welcome to the madness as Mooch says.  Beautiful ling cod there, WTG.

As far as seasickness, you should try a few of the medicines and see what works for you.  I think there are a few threads on this forum about it, just enter seasick into the search bar.

Allen 

You can get motion sickness pills at Walmart for about $8 for 100.  I take 2 each time before I head out to the ocean.  Beware, it makes you more sleepy.

Dramamine works for me. I cannot even do a somersault without getting nauseous.
Hope you at the very least had a good VHF radio with you in case of trouble.
Better to hang with others your first few times out as well.

Great job, butdo partner up if at all paossible, there are alot of great guys on here that are very ehlpful and make great company on the water. The seasickness, I use to get it alot when in the nazy, but the patches didn't help me much, as crazy as it sounds I keep gobstoppers in my PFD, yes the jawbreakers. I found if you suck on them, and keep the saliva flowing, I don't get sick. Try it.

skyboy

Skyboy is right on. Sucking on lifesavers or chewing gum keeps your jaw active which aids in keeping your inner ear balance. The jaw is connected to your eustacion tube which is connected to your inner ear. I've been a Kayak guide for 10 years now and I still get queasy now and again. Taking dramamine or anti-nauseate drugs are not an option as I need to always be alert. My ancient chinese secret is GINGER. It works well for calming an upset stomach. I carry a warm flask of Ginger tea and munch on organic ginger snaps while cruising from swell to swell. What works best though is to get a good nights sleep and eat a lowfat breakfast an hour or so before getting waterborne.

I had a client pass out on the water from seasickness two years ago. She was on an SOT and just went limp and fell into the water after several minutes of projectile alchohol induced vomiting. I had my assistant guide hold on to the lady and her kayak and towed them both into shore. I rode through the surf with this women and she was barely concious till we hit the beach where she made a miraculous recovery. Sea-sickness once it starts doesnt usually get any better. If your paddling offshore in swells beyond sight of land and visible horizons you'd be wise to have redundant communications and a good PFD. If your prone to sea sickness, try my ginger ideas, you'll be pleasantly surprised and sending me recipes for for roasted rockfish and ginger sauce etc...

I thought someone would have mentioned SCOPACE.  It's prescription, but works very well.

There are several medications that work for most people.  Dramamine is the most well known, another is meclizine.  It is the ingredient in another brand of pill but can also be bought more cheaply in the generic version.  I would say the most effective is Scopase.  This is what NASA uses and can be bought, with an MD prescription, in patch and pill form.  Pill form has been found to be the most effective, with more reliable absorbtion rates.  I have a good friend that loves to dive and fish but gets deathly seasick on the ocean.  He uses the scopase and swears by it.  Something to note: Scopase reaches it's peak effect faster than most seasickness pills.  The traditional method of taking the medication the night before the trip and then again later in the am is not really necessary.  Take it when you get up in the am and it is usually working after an an hour or so.
I personally take 1/2 a meclizine and am good to go.

Thanks to all for the good advises, I will try them all, little by little !! hope to meet you guys some time soon for some serious action, can't wait to get back in the water

Dangling, Scallen,

Caught that bad boy with some fluorecent plastic calamari!! Sorry, I don't know the name of them yet!!

Hey nice ling and welcome to kayak angling. Dramamine or meclizine are a good start and are over the counter. When I go long range a lot of guys swear by transderm scopalamine which is a prescription patch placed behind the ear. You will need a doc to prescribe it.

scott

Great report, Kayakito--I especially like the pic with your dog! Do buddy up, though--the ocean is powerful and unforgiving. I look forward to seeing pix of your next adventure!

BTW: Someone recently mentioned taking bonine for seasickness because it doesn't make you drowsy.

Janice aka "Big J"

Personally, the drugs make me a zombie.  I use these grey wristbands that have a white bead that presses on some pressure point on your wrist.  For me they work, I dont know if its a placebo effect or not.  West Marine has them.

once on a party boat I had them on, and at some point took them off when they go slimed really badly.  About a 1/2 hour later felt the stomach churning.  Put them back on, and felt better in about 1/2 hour.

its worth a shot!

I gotta second the ginger avenue. If I bring out some ginger snaps and keep nibbling on them while I'm out there, it keeps me on an even keel. I also have ginger ale with me, but I like the sound of ginger tea. It's a natural seditive fir the stomach. And if all these suggestions don't help, then go have some egg salad sanwiches and beer so you'll really have something to hurl!!!    The more you go the better it gets, ussually...