Maybe...

Maybe I should work on a tugboat instead of a fishing boat.

The tugs take the fish scows up to the fishing grounds and collect the fish from the fishing boats. Each crew works two watches of 12 hours each – from six in the morning to six at night and from six at night to six in the morning. The pay is good – a deck hand is $35.00 per month and if I could become a mate, then it would be $65.00 per month! You gotta work your way up, but I've been a fisherman already.

Maybe I could start as a mate. And then, I'd almost be a captain, making $200.00 per month!