“Driving a truck up a mountain is less strain than towing,” Tom says, “especially when we go against the tide. You tow with or against the tide. If you pull across it, your doors are going to foul and close up the net. We’re burning five gallons an hour now, and we’ll try to keep the gear down for ten miles or three hours. We like to get three long tows in by sunset. Night dragging isn’t very productive. If we get a good tow, we’ll heist a ton or more of fish. A dragger never knows how well he’s doing until the bag comes up. That’s why you’ve got to tow by the clock. If you tow by feel, the
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