Frequently Asked Questions |
| Posted on: Monday. May 20, 2002 By: Terry Peterson What's with the "No Bananas" rule? |
| Response by Monkey Biz Sportfishing Charters: In the old days sailing ships depended on their produce to prevent scurvy on trips that generally took months and even years. The insects that seemed to originate from an over ripe stalk of bananas would infest the rest of the produce and therefore bananas were banned. The three things that were considered bad luck on early sailing vessels were: bananas, priests and women. The priests tried to stop sailors from being sailors when they reached port and you can imagine the problems of one or few women among many sailors for long periods of time. Currently we completely disregard the women issue (in fact we would rather have a female angler in most cases than a male), are unsure about the priests and absolutly believe a banana will cause all sorts of bad things to happen if brought on- board. |
| Posted on: Monday. May 20, 2002 By: Karen The last time I went deep sea fishing I got really sick. Is there anything I can do to prevent that from happening again? |
| Response by Monkey Biz Sportfishing Charters: Our recommendations for preventing sea sickness are: If possible get a perscription for Transderm V from your doctor. These are the little patches that go behind your ear and they are very effective, however it takes about six hours for them to start working so be sure to put them on the night before. If you can't get the Transderm, Drammine is an over-the- counter seasick preventative that works fairly well. Again start taking them 12 - 24 hours before you get on the boat. Be smart, don't stay up all night drinking and then go fishing. Likewise eat a smart lite breakfast like cereal and toast. Almost always the people that get sick on a boat either did not take any precautions or they waited until they started to feel sick and by then it was too late. |