Hello, My name is wolverine and I am a upchucker wanna be. Only did the deed one time, and it was my first trip out of Westport. The first good whiff of diesel exhaust sent me to the rail to do some technicolor projectile hurling. As luck would have it my rod was the hot one that day. I must have reeled in 15 fish with my eyes shut and dry heaving. Yup, a real fun day. Flat water doesn't do it to me, but big swells and diesel really start the acid flowing. If I can get thru the first day then I'm ok. I've learned to acclimate myself the first day by fishing various types of water. Obviously no diesel puker boats for me the first day. I can look like I'm going to die, but manage to hold it down. In fact I've made some nice $$$ on bets with guys that think that I'm gonna hurl. They've tried nearly everything gross to get me going, but as long as theres $$$ involved and they don't show me pictures of Rosie O Donnell naked I think that I can keep it down. I've tried every med and voodoo trick out there, but its still gradual acclimation that works for me. A doc that did a lot of work with military pilots told me that people that had a lot of ear and sinus infections as kids were the most prone to seasickness. I don't care if the trips free, the first day I'm not going out with anyone unless they are willing to move back and forth from big blue to the smooth stuff.