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ALLEN: |
Come and talk to my sons, Martin. |
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MARTIN: |
Thanks. |
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ALLEN: |
This is Todd. Todd's taking us to the fish. |
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MARTIN: |
Hi,
Todd. Where are we going? |
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TODD: |
We're going about a hundred miles northwest. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
there fish there? |
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TODD: |
I
hope so. |
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MARTIN: |
How
far do you go on fishing trips? |
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TODD: |
Usually not far. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you mean not far? |
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ALLEN: |
Let's say two hundred miles. |
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TODD: |
We've gone much farther. We go to Alaska sometimes. We almost went
to Russia once. |
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MARTIN: |
Why
do you go so far? |
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ALLEN: |
We
can't find fish. We keep going until we find some. Let's talk to
Bruce. He's working on the net. |
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BRUCE: |
Are
you enjoying the trip, Martin. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, so far. It's a beautiful day. |
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BRUCE: |
Wait until it storms. |
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ALLEN: |
Come on. The weather is perfect. It's not going to storm. |
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MARTIN: |
I
hope not. How long do you stay out? |
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BRUCE: |
Two
days and two nights. |
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ALLEN: |
On
a long trip we might stay five days. We can't make much money then.
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MARTIN: |
Why? |
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ALLEN: |
We
can't carry enough fish. Short trips are better. |
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BRUCE: |
When we catch a lot of fish. |
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MARTIN: |
You
have a small crew. What happens when someone is missing? |
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BRUCE: |
Do
you mean when someone is sick? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, sick. Or some other problem. |
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ALLEN: |
Sometimes I find another crew member. Sometimes we troll. |
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MARTIN: |
What does that mean? |
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BRUCE: |
We
use lines. We don't use the nets. The nets take more men. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you tell me about that? |
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BRUCE: |
We
put several lines at the back of the boat. The boat pulls the lines
through the water. |
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ALLEN: |
Each line has several hooks. One or two men can watch several lines.
We catch the fish one by one. |
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MARTIN: |
What kind of fish do you catch? |
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ALLEN: |
We
like to catch salmon and tuna. Sometimes we catch other
fish, but they don't bring us much money. |
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MARTIN: |
So
salmon and tuna bring the most profit? |
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ALLEN: |
Yes. They're profitable. We always sell those to my sister-in-law.
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BRUCE: |
We
keep the profit in the family. |
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MARTIN: |
Allen, is your brother a fisherman? |
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ALLEN: |
No,
he's like our father. He doesn't like fish. |
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MARTIN: |
But
his wife does? |
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BRUCE: |
She
likes fish, but she doesn't like fishing. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you like fishing? |
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BRUCE: |
It's OK. I really like the ocean. I love the water, the boat, the
air. Fishing is the work that lets me be on the boat. |
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ALLEN: |
At
last, here's Chris. |
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CHRIS: |
What do you mean, at last? |
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BRUCE: |
We
are getting hungry. |
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ALLEN: |
Chris is the cook. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
we having fish for lunch? |
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CHRIS: |
No,
you haven't caught any yet. |
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