Non-Fly Què Làstima day 2 report

[Matt B]

The sea was unsettled today. Lots of wind. Some rain. We went way out looking for targets and found none. We were 22 miles from “home” when we turned around. It ended up being a good bit like the other trip. Finding nothing out wide on our own, we went to where some other boats were on a school of spinner dolphins and tuna, and trolled there, including a big pink fly. I got no fly bites. We hooked and landed another yellowfin. I saw a sea snake in that area. Neat to see.

Trolling back in, I was first to notice a dorsal fin in the spread. It was a sailfish. I had a fly out already and put it in front of it. No eat. We switched some things up. I put out the floating line and a popper head fly, again on troll. The ballyhoo got stripped off twice. I called it a 3/4 day since not much was happening and I was pretty tired, and we reeled up and headed in. Saw a school of bottlenose dolphins on the way in.

As for being tired, I have learned that Scopolamine (taken to fend off seasickness which I am prone to on a lumpy ocean, and today was lumpy) messes with my sleep. Like, I can’t really sleep on it. It wasn’t nerves this time, it was pharmacological. At 3am I did some reading on Scopolamine. Lots of papers on how it basically delays and diminishes REM sleep. For me, I apparently get no REM sleep on it. It is a strong drug. Noted. But seasickness is also terrible.

I also learned that if I want to fly fish, especially offshore, I need to find a captain who knows something about it and believes in it. I couldn’t find that here in Sàmara. Also duly noted, though. I found I do have a limit for trolling. Fun day and good experiences. I will just have to do some more trips for fly caught pelagics.

 

[RRSmith]

I love your reports - it sounds like quite an adventure! Thanks for sharing!

I kept one of these on my offshore tuna boat for buddies that were prone to sea sickness. One of them always called it "the magic watch" - it really does work. I first found out about it when one of my colleagues that flew waterfowl surveys with me was horribly prone to motion sickness. She tried all of the pharmaceutical options and this one worked the best for her. https://www.reliefband.com/

 

[Matt B]

I love your reports - it sounds like quite an adventure! Thanks for sharing!

I kept one of these on my offshore tuna boat for buddies that were prone to sea sickness. One of them always called it "the magic watch" - it really does work. I first found out about it when one of my colleagues that flew waterfowl surveys with me was horribly prone to motion sickness. She tried all of the pharmaceutical options and this one worked the best for her. https://www.reliefband.com/

Thank you, and thanks for the tip! I might give it a try for albacore later this summer—after I build back my slush fund post-vacation. They’re proud of those things!

 

[RRSmith]

Thank you, and thanks for the tip! I might give it a try for albacore later this summer—after I build back my slush fund post-vacation. They’re proud of those things!

The Relief Band Classic with replaceable batteries will do the job. I've had one for almost 20 years - and it's time to replace it ha ha. The cool thing is that activating the watch can stop nausea even after it has started. I've heard that it doesn't work for everyone but my experience has been that it's helpful for most folks.