Newbie going offshore fishing - Page 1

ncjeeper76 Member Joined Apr 2009 Posts 597 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 4:49:22 PM EDT My in-laws are planning on going on a off shore fishing trip in June off of Hatteras NC. I'm a mountain kinda guy so I'm a little out of my element. Any tips or tricks . What to wear on the boat ? Thanks

USSRangerSM Deus Vult Joined Dec 2013 Posts 11262 EE 100% (131) WI, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 4:52:42 PM EDT [#1] Sunscreen, inflatable life jacket (more comfortable), Bring extra clothing because even if it’s warm on land when you get out there it could get cooler
	USS Ranger (CV-61) ‘86-‘90 Free Kyle Rittenhouse “defender of Kenosha“ I think I will go out and lick shopping cart handles till I get the coronavirus just to get it over with

Iamhere Member Joined Apr 2012 Posts 11238 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:06:00 PM EDT [#2] xanex

Iamhere Member Joined Apr 2012 Posts 11239 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:08:43 PM EDT [#3] Don't stare at the waves and don't go down stairs or fall over.

Hillcountry Joined Mar 2021 Posts 57 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:10:01 PM EDT [#4] Sneakers or boat shoes are a must. Volunteer to cut chum and you’ll be a hit. Get bikini pics and post here.

Taom Member Joined Feb 2010 Posts 40260 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:21:24 PM EDT [#5] Barf bag.
	Did the wittle bird get his wittle feeling hurt

FOX_OSCAR_hook Bass Assassin Joined Jan 2006 Posts 6151 EE 100% (22) USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:28:35 PM EDT [#6] If you start to feel seasick, don't do down below. Cut bait. Don't fall overboard. Have fun!
	“The fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.” –William Humphrey

Cardplayer Black Labs Matter Joined Jan 2015 Posts 26645 EE 100% (85) USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:34:54 PM EDT [#7]
	You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you’re capable of great violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful, you’re harmless.

faldoc Joined May 2002 Posts 3318 EE 100% (14) NC, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:38:07 PM EDT [#8] Scopolamine. I did deep sea white fishing 42 years ago. I don’t remember much about the fishing, but I remember barfing and retching for most of the 3 hours. It started when they chummed the waters. 🤮

Iamhere Member Joined Apr 2012 Posts 11240 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 5:44:07 PM EDT [#9] Um, no biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

eracer

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Posted: 5/15/2021 6:30:26 PM EDT

[Last Edit: eracer] [#10]

They make non-drowsy Dramamine. Get some.
Seasickness will ruin your day. If you don't go offshore often enough to acclimate, you don't know how susceptible you are. Don't roll the dice.

Scopolomine as suggested above is good stuff, but it's expensive and prescription-only.

I captained a commercial boat decades ago, and had no issues after the first week on the water, no matter how rough it was, because my brain had acclimated.
If I go out in rough seas on a friend's boat now I take Dramamine.

The object is to have your sword wiped clean and resheathed before your enemy's head hits the ground.

BIG-DUKE-6 Joined Feb 2014 Posts 1641 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 7:21:47 PM EDT [#11] DONT GO HUNG OVER!!!!!!!!!! a long sleeve sun shirt , sun hat , nuclear grade sun block , easy to eat snacks , gator aid , Do not fall asleep in “the chair”. An old trick on the greenhorns is to wait till they fall asleep in the chair then clip a 5 gal bucket on , let it out a couple 100 ft then start yelling . Good for 30 minutes of entertainment.

USSRangerSM Deus Vult Joined Dec 2013 Posts 11263 EE 100% (131) WI, USA	Posted: 5/15/2021 7:26:52 PM EDT [#12] Quote History Originally Posted By Iamhere: Um, no biscuits and gravy for breakfast. View Quote this is the worst advice ever It’s always biscuits and gravy time!
	USS Ranger (CV-61) ‘86-‘90 Free Kyle Rittenhouse “defender of Kenosha“ I think I will go out and lick shopping cart handles till I get the coronavirus just to get it over with

ncjeeper76 Member Joined Apr 2009 Posts 598 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 5/16/2021 10:33:39 AM EDT [#13] Thanks for the advice .

KV Member Joined Sep 2004 Posts 1992 EE 100% (2) USA	Posted: 5/16/2021 11:43:51 AM EDT [#14] Bonine, take it the night before .
	No Compromise!!

HunterB93 Joined Dec 2017 Posts 142 EE 0% (0) NC, USA	Posted: 6/29/2021 1:37:41 PM EDT [#15] No bananas on the boat

speirmormedia Joined Jan 2023 Posts 4 EE 0% (0) CA, USA	Posted: 1/30/2023 11:48:09 PM EDT [Last Edit: osprey21] [#16] spam

dangerdan Fortune favors the bold Joined Sep 2005 Posts 28651 EE 100% (57) TX, USA	Posted: 2/27/2023 2:37:50 PM EDT [#17] I always bring sunscreen, a hooded fishing shirt, polarized sunglasses, water, tennis shoes that are also water shoes, and plenty of cold miller lite with a coozie
	Uncle Sam's Misguided Children

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