The gist of Long-lining

Long lining is a surprisingly long process:
We have to steam to the station (these are predetermined).
We have to bait the hooks.
We have to attach the hooks to the line and toss them into the water.
We have to wait (“soaking time”).
We have to retrieve the hooks and measure/weigh/identify what we’ve caught
We have to make sure everything is set up for the next run.
So far we’ve caught as little as nothing and as much as much as 16-18 fish per 100 hooks. It’s fun hauling in the big stuff but as I was just watching the other shift haul in their line one engineer commented: “Well, it’s a good thing we don’t get paid by how much we catch!”