Just as Bai Yu was wondering if a school of pomfret had appeared beneath the surface of the sea, Brother Li appeared in front of him and gave him a definite answer.
"Mr. Bai, good news! I just discovered on the fish finder that there is a school of fish in the sea area where we are now, covering an area of about one nautical mile, and the density is quite high."
Judging from the pomfret caught by our competitors on board, this school of fish is very likely a large school of pomfret, and this school alone must have yielded at least 100,000 jin (50,000 kg) of fish. What do you think, should we take it?
When Brother Li approached Bai Yu, he didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, stating his thoughts.
Although he didn't reveal how he would ultimately proceed, it's not hard to guess what Brother Li wanted to do based on his earlier statements.
For fishing boat captains like Brother Li, the thing they look forward to most is encountering schools of fish at sea.
After all, when they lead a team to sea for maritime operations, they are responsible for ensuring the income of other crew members. Other crew members do not have performance pressure, but these captains do.
The year-end bonuses for the dozens of staff members on their fishing boats are all tied to the boat's performance throughout the year.
Whether a fishing boat performs well or not depends on the captain's ability. Do you think captains like Brother Li feel pressured?
Brother Li's meaning was quite clear: they had encountered a school of pomfret, and they wanted to see if they could catch the school of fish with a net.
It's not fair to blame Brother Li for being too greedy; the allure of this school of pomfret was simply too great, making it difficult for him, the captain, to resist.
As mentioned before, pomfret is very expensive in the market. Even in coastal provinces like Hainan, the price of pomfret is not low, and it starts at three figures.
Those that cost over a hundred were mostly small ones; slightly larger ones would cost two or three hundred, which is a normal price.
According to Brother Li's estimate, this school of fish weighs at least 100,000 jin (50,000 kg). If he can catch the entire school in one net, his fishing boat could increase its revenue by eight figures.
Moreover, the increase represents 25 years of performance, which will greatly reduce his pressure in the coming year and bring more benefits to the crew on their ship.
That's why he asked that question; he genuinely wanted to surf the internet here.
Unfortunately, his idea remains just that—an idea—and Bai Yu will never agree to it.
After all, this is a competition, and the competition rules include a new rule that adds points to the score when you catch a fighting pomfret.
Even without this rule, Bai Yu wouldn't let Li Ge set off here, as that would disrupt their current competition environment.
Even if you found a school of pomfret, or even a large group of bluefin tuna, all weighing over 300 pounds, and they were just sitting there motionless waiting to be caught in the net, Bai Yu wouldn't agree to it.
Since it's a fishing competition, the final result will be determined by who catches the most fish; nothing else can stop the competition from proceeding.
Li Ge had anticipated this outcome.
Or rather, he already knew Bai Yu would refuse when he asked the question, but he still held onto a sliver of hope and wanted to try asking.
Having received the answer, Brother Li didn't say anything, but instead started strolling around on the deck.
Watching the other contestants catch pomfret one after another, he felt very strange. How could he describe it? It was as if someone else had stolen his achievements, which should have been his own.
This feeling was very unpleasant, but Brother Li couldn't say anything yet.
After all, his trip to sea this time was only for fishing. To make up for the time they lost on this trip, Baiyu has already added to their performance this year, which will be reflected in their year-end bonus.
After seeing Brother Li off, things returned to normal for Bai Yu. For the time being, no one would bother him, and he could concentrate on fishing.
To be honest, Bai Yu has caught and eaten pomfret before, but the chances of catching it by fishing with a rod are very rare.
He had caught golden pomfret quite a few times, even when he was on the shore. The same was true for silver pomfret.
However, as for the pomfret, since he started sea fishing, the chances of catching this kind of fish have been extremely rare, you can count them on one hand, and it's been no more than three times.
Therefore, it is clear that the chances of catching pomfret by fishing are really slim.
One reason is that there aren't many pomfret, and another is related to their habits.
Unlike most sea fish that are active at night or at night, the pomfret is mostly active in the early morning and evening, and its activity area is mostly in the middle and upper layers of the sea.
During the day when the sunlight is strongest, they often choose to go to the seabed and hide among the reefs.
However, there is a prerequisite for this avoidance: the water should not be too deep, and there should be enough reefs on the seabed for them to hide in.
Otherwise, they wouldn't hide at the bottom of the sea; at most, they would temporarily avoid the strong light in the middle layer of the ocean.
Just like the sea area where Bai Yu and his group are now, the water is more than 100 meters deep. It is highly unlikely that the pomfret will dive to the bottom of the sea. It will most likely still be swimming in the middle and upper layers of the sea.
The fishermen aim to catch these pomfret that remain in the upper and middle layers of the sea; they will be their target.
Not long after, Bai Yu felt the fishing rod in his hand suddenly sink down, and then the reel started to spin.
It was the sound of a fish biting the hook, and Bai Yu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity. He suddenly jerked the fishing rod upwards, giving the fish that had taken the bait a hard thud.
He timed it quite well, successfully keeping the fish that had taken the bait. The fish was now struggling desperately, dragging the fishing line!
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