When I was a kid I used to take the half day fishing boat the “Paul G.” from Belmont Pier in Long Beach.
Went out many times on that boat, but for some reason one of those times I was seasick. REALLY seasick, and one of the deck hands took a live bait, but he did the old turn the head and give the illusion bit of placing the wiggling bait in his mouth. It actually slipped past his face and back into the bait tank, but his trick was effective as I lurched to the rail and heaved over the side. He thought it quite hilarious.
I didn’t think it was so funny actually.