On Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:11:00 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

I haven't seen anyone tonging oysters for a couple of years, though I
know it is still being done. The crabbers, of course, are everywhere.
Both are tough ways to make a living.

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We see guys tonging for oysters on Long Island Sound's south shore
when we're up that way late in the season. They are usually in small
skiffs with a square sail rigged from a pole. Apparently the sail
helps to resist the force of the tonging and keeps the boat from
moving. It looks like very hard work but there must be money in it
based on the number we see.