Naked tuna is a large marine creature that is widely distributed in all oceans.
It is understood that the largest naked tuna caught so far, according to records, is over two meters long and weighs over 200 kilograms.
There was a time when there were a lot of naked tuna, and many of the raw materials for the world-famous canned tuna were made from naked tuna.
Unfortunately, over time, and due to overfishing by humans, the population of naked skipjack tuna in the world's oceans has declined sharply.
Although it hasn't reached the endangered level yet, the naked skipjack tuna is no longer something you can just catch whenever you want. Even its price has skyrocketed, sometimes even rivaling that of a regular tuna.
As luck would have it, the place Bai Yu and his group came to seemed to have a school of naked skipjack tuna.
In other words, the dozen or so large fish that the captain mentioned earlier, which he found with his fish finder, were very likely a school of naked tuna.
It turns out that the naked skipjack tuna is indeed a gregarious marine fish, often appearing in groups on the seabed.
When Wang Hai caught his first naked tuna, around 9 p.m., Lu Sheng also caught one, and before 10:30 p.m., Bai Yu also caught one.
Around 11:00 AM, Wang Hai caught his second naked tuna, and then around 12:00 PM, Li Shuang also caught a naked tuna.
By this point, all four members of the Ocean University F4 had caught naked tuna, and all of them were large fish over a meter long, with only slight differences in weight.
Of course, their haul that night wasn't limited to just a few naked tuna; they also had some other finds.
For example, the most common ones, such as the bullhead trevally and the barracuda, are not particularly valuable, but there are a huge number of them.
They even caught two rays, which are rarely seen normally.
After seeing that it was past midnight, Bai Yu was just about to say that he was packing up and heading back to the crew quarters to rest, planning to fish all day again the next day...
The crew members on the fishing boat came over and asked the four brothers if they wanted to eat.
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At midnight, ask them if they want to eat?
What kind of operation is this? Is it to make sure they're well-fed so they can sleep better?
Bai Yu and his three companions initially thought it would be a simple late-night snack, but when they arrived at the restaurant, they found that things were not as they had imagined. The late-night snack was unusually lavish, and the main dish was rice!
What's going on here? Who eats rice in the middle of the night?
After asking around, we learned that when fishing on this boat, which spends a long time at sea, they eat four meals a day.
Morning, noon, evening, and midnight.
Especially the midnight meal, which is prepared according to the standards of lunch, because midnight is the best time for fishing.
They prepared a better meal so that the anglers could eat and fish in peace, and then fish all night long.
That's right, the fishing time on that boat is the opposite of our normal schedule.
During the day, they would sail around looking for suitable fishing spots, and then wait until it got dark and the fishermen on the boat had rested before going out to fish.
To be honest, although doing this disrupts our biological clock, it really does get the hook biting when fishing at night.
Compared to fishing during the day, the catch is better at night, and the fishing experience is also better. Of course, the more fish you catch, the more money you earn.
When Bai Yu and his companions learned about the other party's fishing rhythm, they were all dumbfounded. What was going on? Were all the people on this boat rocking like this?
Does that mean we can't fish on this boat during the day?
The answer is no, fishing is possible during the day, but there aren't many anglers fishing during the day, and the fishing boats don't find as many resources in the waters as they do at night.
But if you want to fish during the day, that's fine. At worst, you'll just have a smaller catch and get a bit more sun exposure.
The first day at sea is often when the food on board is most plentiful.
While having a late-night snack, Li Shuang held a large crab claw in one hand and asked Bai Yu beside him:
"Brother Fisherman, everyone else is planning to fish all night, the earliest they're going to sleep is four or five in the morning. What should we say? Should we also continue fishing at sea?"
"Go fishing! Didn't you hear what the staff said? The fishing boats will set sail tomorrow morning to find the next fishing spot."
Once we set sail to find a fishing spot, it will take at least several hours. During this time, we won't be able to fish and will have to stay in the cabin.
So why not just go fishing tonight and rest in the cabin tomorrow morning?
Li Shuang was eating the crab meat from a stone crab, while Bai Yu was not to be outdone. He had a plate of peeled shrimp in front of him and was putting them into his mouth one by one.
For ships sailing on the high seas, seafood is arguably the cheapest food item. If they want to eat, they can easily find a way to catch plenty of seafood to cook.
For ships like theirs, the most precious food is actually vegetables, especially fresh ones; the fresher they are, the more precious they are.
Today was only the first day at sea, and the chef prepared two vegetable dishes: hand-torn cabbage and romaine lettuce. However, no one at the table was interested in these two vegetables; all the attention was basically on the seafood.
But just wait, in four or five days, these vegetables that they don't care about will become their favorite dishes.
After a hearty meal, Bai Yu and his three companions were full and returned to their cabin to rest on their beds before heading out fishing.
Since it was already close to 1 a.m., to prevent them from sleeping straight into the next day, they set several alarms while they rested.
As for whether it's okay not to rest?
It probably won't work, because they went to bed late and got up early the night before, and they're exhausted now.
After all, they didn't know that this fishing boat had such a fishing rhythm. If they had known, they would have taken a good nap and rested during the day.
So, having no other choice, they had to take a short rest to replenish their energy.
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