If you’ve ever suffered from mal de mer, you know how miserable it can be. That’s why we’ve used the Scopolamine patch on all of our offshore trips and we advise travelers on our hosted trips to bring the patch. On our recent trip to Panama, two of them suffered from new side effects.

Even if you don’t bring your own rods to a fishing lodge, I strongly recommend bringing a handful of rod sleeves along in your luggage. They’re inexpensive, they don’t weigh much or take up much space, and they’ll save you lots of time and potentially some heartbreak.