As the fishing boat came to a stop, the fishermen who were still awake on board took their fishing rods and came out.
"Ah! We've finally arrived. Brother Li, go get me a pound of big shrimp. I'll use the first cast tonight to test the waters. If I catch any big fish, I'll ask you to change the bait!"
Bai Yu stood up from the deck chair, stretched, and then said to Brother Li.
"Okay, wait here for me a moment, I'll go get you some bait."
After Li finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to get the fish bait.
The bait on fishing boats isn't stored in the freezer, but in the kitchen freezer.
After all, the bait isn't very big. Whether it's shrimp, small squid, mackerel, or large squid, their size is very limited.
If these were stored in a freezer, one would probably have to go to the freezer to retrieve bait dozens or even hundreds of times during a single trip to sea.
This cryogenic chamber is like a cold storage room. Can the door of a cold storage room be opened and closed repeatedly?
Therefore, when fishing boats go out to sea, they usually only put frozen bait in the freezer compartment, while the fish bait is kept in the freezer.
In just a few dozen seconds, Brother Li returned with a bag of shrimp. When Bai Yu opened it, she saw that the shrimp were of decent size, about ten per pound, which was not small.
Bai Yu then took the bait and his fishing gear bag and walked towards the stern of the boat. He still preferred to fish at the stern.
Because Hu Tao and the others drank a bit too much last night, they are still sleeping in their cabins.
So there weren't too many people fishing tonight, and there were only Bai Yu and Brother Li at the stern. As a staff member, Brother Li only needed to serve Bai Yu tonight.
At Bai Yu's suggestion, Brother Li also took a fishing rod and started fishing with Bai Yu.
"Brother Li, this must be the first time I've seen you fishing. As a staff member on a fishing boat, you've been working on the boat for many years. I imagine your skills must be quite good."
After Bai Yu baited his hook and threw it into the sea, he started chatting with Brother Li.
You should know that Bai Yu's first time going out to sea to fish was five years ago, on the same fishing boat that Brother Li was on. Back then, Brother Li taught him quite a few fishing tips.
So although Bai Yu had never seen Brother Li fishing, he thought that Brother Li's skills should not be too bad.
"No, no, no, Xiaoyu, I'm sorry to disappoint you. My fishing skills are limited to just knowing how to fish. If you're talking about techniques, I really don't have any. I don't know anything about fishing!"
It's not that I don't understand anything, but what I do understand are mostly theories. Over the years, I've gone out to sea on boats and listened to the techniques that the fishermen talked about, and I've written down a lot of them.
However, you should know that understanding something in your mind and understanding it with your hands are two different things, so you should understand what I mean.
Bai Yu cast his line, and Brother Li was quick to follow suit, also taking a sea rod, baiting it, and casting his line.
The fishing rod he was using wasn't his either; the staff weren't allowed to bring fishing rods on the boat. He was using a company fishing rod, which was for rent or to sell to anglers.
Currently, only Bai Yu is fishing at the stern, so it's not too busy there, giving him time to fish.
Moreover, Li Ge's fishing was allowed by Bai Yu, so it didn't violate their company's rules against employees fishing.
"Brother Li, I've seen that if you understand the theory of something, you can basically say you understand half of it. As for the practical aspects, you can always learn them by practicing a few more times."
"Like this, look, you've caught a fish! Brother Li, you're so lucky! You just cast your line and a fish is already biting!"
Bai Yu and Brother Li were chatting happily when suddenly Brother Li's fishing rod started shaking violently, and the fishing line was going out at a very fast speed.
Judging from the current reaction, Brother Li has a fish biting the hook, and there is a high probability that the fish is not too small, at least over a pound, reaching the pound level.
This made Bai Yu quite envious. After all, he could only officially open for business tonight after catching the first fish. Brother Li was about to open for business, while he hadn't made a single move yet.
Hey hey hey, what's going on here?
Just as Bai Yu was feeling regretful that no fish were biting his hook, his fishing rod suddenly gave him a different feeling.
The fishing rod, which was placed properly on the railing, suddenly bent down at the tip, and by a large angle, pulling the rod into a semi-circle!
As for his fishing line, it was immediately launched outwards at such a speed that Bai Yu was terrified, fearing that the line would break at any moment.
Seeing this scene, Bai Yu was just about to react when he heard a 'snap' and the fishing rod that had bent down immediately snapped back.
Fortunately, Bai Yu was still some distance from the fishing rod; otherwise, given the rebound force of the fishing rod that Brother Tongzi gave him, he would have been whipped by it.
Hearing the sound of the fishing rod cutting through the air, Bai Yu didn't say anything. Instead, he took the fishing rod off the holder and then removed the reel.
He then took out another set of fishing line from his tackle bag, reattached it to the fishing rod, baited it, and cast the line. The second cast was also cast.
Just as Bai Yu was changing his line, Brother Li also caught his fish. The fish wasn't very big, just a golden drum fish weighing a little over a pound, which could sell for about forty or fifty yuan.
The golden drum fish, also known as the coin fish, has skin with a hint of gold and circular patterns on its body, making it look like a series of coins.
Bai Yu was quite fond of the golden drum fish that Brother Li caught. Not for any other reason than its nickname, the coin fish, which was enough to prove how lucky it was to catch a coin fish on the first day of the new year.
He's much better than Bai Yu. He hasn't even caught a fish yet, and he's already broken a fishing line. Tell me, who could stand that?
"Little Yu, what a pity! That fish you just caught looked pretty big. If you had been able to catch that guy, you probably would have made a lot of money from just one fish!"
"What's the pity? That's what fishing is all about. Even if a fish bites the hook, we're not guaranteed to catch it."
"It's alright, I've changed the fishing line now. If this guy dares to come back again, I guarantee he won't leave alive!"
The problem of the fishing line breaking is not entirely Bai Yu's fault.
The fishing line he just used was the same one he used when fishing in his hometown a while ago. Back then, with that line, catching fish weighing thirty or forty pounds was no problem at all.
Do you think it's a problem for Bai Yu to use such a strong fishing line to fish near the oil well? How many big fish weighing over 30 or 40 pounds can there be here?
Then, Bai Yu was lucky enough to be caught off guard. The first fish that came was a huge one that was beyond the capacity of the fishing line, catching Bai Yu completely off guard and snapping the fishing line.
However, when it comes to fishing, Bai Yu always learns from his mistakes. Since there are big fish here, Bai Yu naturally wants to give them a strong bite. He took out the giant fishing line and waited for the big fish to bite.
Bai Yu originally thought that only a minute or two had passed since the last fishing line broke, and if he wanted a second fish to bite, he would have to wait several more minutes.
To Bai Yu's surprise, the moment he cast his second line, while the hook and bait were still slowly sinking, a different sound came from the rod.
This time, Bai Yu has increased the strength of both the fishing line and the hook, and has also replaced the hooks with larger ones.
As the fishhook, carrying three shrimp, slowly sank, the sinking speed suddenly increased, just like watching a video at three times the speed.
Bai Yu naturally noticed this unusual phenomenon. Without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed his fishing rod and jerked it upwards.
Now that his fishing line strength has improved, Bai Yu can be a little more unrestrained when fishing, focusing on efficiency.
However, when Bai Yu lifted the rod to set the hook, the sensation he felt along the rod struck him as slightly strange.
It's not that the fish that bit the hook was too big, nor too small, nor that Bai Yu's senses were wrong, nor that he didn't hook the fish.
Instead, Bai Yu could clearly feel something on the hook, and the creature that had taken the bait was quite large and heavy.
But the creature that took the hook resisted in a strange way; instead of running away in any of the four directions, it went downwards, towards the depths of the ocean.
Moreover, their escape method was very strange; they fled in fits and starts.
It's said to be quite powerful, but during the moment it paused, Bai Yu could barely feel any force coming from the fishing rod; he only felt the weight of the rod itself.
It was only during its sprint that Bai Yu could feel a slight sense of resistance.
Bai Yu had a guess about the guy's strange escape method: the way it swam and moved was too similar to that of some kind of creature.
Bai Yu's guess is that squid and octopus swim in a wavy, rhythmic motion!
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