| | There are two main jobs on a fishing boat. One is to �cut bait,� which means to prepare or cut �junk� fish for a hook, or for �chum,� which is dumped in the water to attract other fish. The second job is to do the actual fishing. So the admonition �Either fish or cut bait� doesn�t mean either fish or cut your line; it means make up your mind and decide which job you�re going to do, and just do it. |