'Swish'
Listening to the sound of the fishing line cutting through the water, Bai Yu had almost finished reeling in the line before he even realized it.
When the fishing line was down to about ten meters, Bai Yu saw a huge shadow on the sea. Judging from its length alone, the fish was definitely no less than a meter long, making it a meter-long fish.
"Ah Hai, Ah Hai, can you hold this for me? You caught a fish too? Hey Shuangzi, can you ask Brother Li for a landing net? This guy's about to come ashore!"
Just as Bai Yu was about to call Wang Hai for help, he turned around and saw Wang Hai's flushed face. The latter had also caught a fish and was struggling with the one that had taken the bait.
Li Shuang and Lu Sheng stood around Wang Hai, seemingly ready to take over fishing from him at any moment.
Upon hearing Bai Yu's voice, Li Shuang immediately walked towards the bow of the boat and quickly returned with a landing net. Accompanying him was Brother Li, who wasn't busy at the moment, so he came to see what kind of fish Bai Yu had caught.
"Brother Fisherman, the landing net is here! Is the fish close to the boat? I'm ready to scoop it up! Hmm? Brother Fisherman, why do you look a little pale? Aren't you happy you caught a big fish?"
Li Shuang excitedly approached Bai Yu with a landing net, ready to scoop up the fish. However, he noticed that Bai Yu's expression wasn't very good; he didn't seem happy at all about catching a big fish.
Just when Li Shuang thought Bai Yu's fish had escaped at the last moment, Bai Yu pointed to the water and said:
"I've been busy for so long, and all I got was this worthless thing. What a waste of my time."
Amid Bai Yu's disdainful expression, Li Shuang looked towards the sea and saw a large, round fish floating on the surface. The fish's skin had a slightly bluish-green tint.
Li Shuang didn't recognize the species of the big fish, so he had to ask Bai Yu, who was standing nearby.
"Brother Yu, this fish is quite big, so why is it worthless?"
"You don't understand, do you? Not all sea fish are more valuable the bigger they are. Some sea fish are naturally worthless."
Like the one I caught now, it's called a trevally. Judging from its skin color, it should be a blue trevally. This kind of fish is naturally worthless, and generally the market price is only a dozen yuan per kilogram.
The market price is only a dozen yuan, so the price offered by the buyers is even lower, sometimes as low as a few yuan. The main uses of this kind of fish are mostly for making fish balls or meat floss.
"Think about it, if their main purpose is to make fish balls, how can they be expensive?"
"Brother Yu, no matter how cheap it is, it's still a big fish. You've got a good start. Here, Brother Yu, you can do the bleeding yourself."
As Li Shuang spoke, he and Bai Yu worked together to get the trevally onto the deck. Then he handed Bai Yu a knife and moved closer to Wang Hai.
Bai Yu took the knife and quickly bled the trevally.
Despite his complaints about the trevally, his hands didn't stop. After bleeding it, he put his own label on the trevally's head.
Then Bai Yu followed Brother Li and carried the trevally to the cabin.
In the past, Li Ge would do these jobs, but this time it's different. This time, Li Ge and his team have a boss to serve, and they may not have time to help Bai Yu and the others later.
So Bai Yu and the others had to do all the work themselves. This time, Bai Yu went to the fish hold with Brother Li to tell him where the fish they caught were kept and which part of the fish hold belonged to them.
To be honest, this fully operational cryogenic chamber was really cold. Even though Bai Yu was wearing a down jacket, he only stayed in the cryogenic chamber for a few dozen seconds before he almost couldn't stand it anymore. As soon as he stepped out of the cryogenic chamber, he wanted to put on his down jacket.
When Bai Yu returned to his fishing spot, Wang Hai was already resting on the side. The main attacker had changed to Li Shuang, who was now going all out to fight the guy.
"Ah Hai, what's going on with that cast? How did you manage to catch it? Is that fish really that big?"
It's worth noting that in terms of explosive power alone, Wang Hai is stronger than Bai Yu, but Bai Yu is stronger than Wang Hai in terms of endurance.
"Phew, Brother Yu, you wouldn't believe it until you try it. This thing is really big, and it's incredibly powerful. I can't handle it at all!"
"Is it really that amazing? Could it be that you actually caught a tuna?"
Bai Yu glanced at Li Shuang again, then returned to his fishing spot, rebaited his hook, and cast his line for the second time. He then went to Wang Hai's fishing spot and watched Li Shuang fishing.
Just as he was engrossed in watching, he heard the sound of the fishing line coming out again, and this time it came from behind him.
Behind Bai Yu were two fishing rods, one his own and one Li Shuang's.
Bai Yu looked back and saw that his own fishing rod hadn't moved at all; the fishing rod that had caught the fish belonged to Li Shuang. Then he looked at Li Shuang, who was engrossed in fishing, and patted the latter on the shoulder.
"Shuangzi, you've caught a fish! You stay here and do your thing, I'll go check on it for you."
Li Shuang was taken aback when Bai Yu patted him like that, and then replied that he let Bai Yu do whatever he wanted as long as the fishing rod didn't break.
On the other hand, Bai Yu went to Li Shuang's fishing rod and did the same thing as before: first, he used the pressure reducer to apply pressure, and then he took the fishing rod into his hand.
During this process, feel the tension transmitted through the fishing rod, and then figure out how to catch this fish.
However, this cast didn't feel very good to Bai Yu. First of all, in terms of strength, this cast didn't put much pressure on him.
This suggests that the fish Li Shuang caught was probably not very big, at least not as big as the trevally Bai Yu caught earlier.
Since the fish that took the bait wasn't very big, Bai Yu wasn't going to be polite to it. He grabbed his fishing rod and started reeling in the line. He first cast the line three times in a row, bringing back several dozen meters of line.
What Bai Yu didn't expect was that when he lifted the rod, the weight on it was not small at all, or rather, the resistance was quite strong.
This puzzled Bai Yu. The creature that had taken the bait didn't struggle much, but the resistance when reeling in the line was quite strong. Why was there a contradiction between the two?
'The resistance is high. What factors affect resistance? Could this fish that's biting the hook be one of those kinds?'
As Bai Yu reeled in the fishing line, he made a guess based on the sensations transmitted through the fishing rod, and soon he had a bold guess about the fish.
However, this is currently just speculation. To truly know what this thing is, we'll have to fish it up.
During the reeling process, Bai Yu also needs to consider whether the fish will lose internal pressure, which would make it less appealing and affect its economic value.
Bai Yu couldn't reel in the line too quickly. Every ten meters or so, he would let the fish get used to the new water pressure before continuing to pull it back.
Just as Bai Yu had reeled in forty or fifty meters of fishing line, Li Shuang came up behind him.
"Brother Fisherman, how about this? Is the fish I caught big enough? I see you reeling in the line with a clattering sound, could it be a small fish?"
"Hey, Shuangzi, you've rested well? How about I give you the fishing rod? You can reel in the rest of the line yourself. You'll see what it's like once you try it."
By the way, what's the situation with Wang Hai? Has he still not caught that fish?
When Bai Yu saw Li Shuang coming over, he immediately returned the fishing rod to Li Shuang and then asked about the situation with Wang Hai.
The distance between Li Shuang and Wang Hai was a bit far, and there was a corner in between. Apart from being able to see that Wang Hai's fishing rod was still outside the boat, he couldn't see the specific situation.
"Sigh, it's true that comparisons are the thief of joy. Ah Hai is really lucky today; his fish is huge."
When I handed the fishing rod to Ah Sheng, this guy still had the energy to keep fighting with Ah Sheng. If you ask me, his fish must have weighed at least two hundred pounds. If it had been a tuna, Ah Hai would have made a fortune.
No, no, no, that's not right! If this were a tuna, it wouldn't be Ah Hai who gets rich, it would be you, Brother Yu! Between the two of you, Brother Yu would be the one who gets the bigger share!
"Ugh! Comparisons are odious! There's this guy who doesn't do any work but gets the lion's share!!"
As Li Shuang was speaking, he suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Bai Yu with an incredulous expression.
Damn it, he suddenly remembered a crucial piece of information: Wang Hai and Bai Yu were working together, and if either of them caught a fish, the other would also get a share of the money.
"Hey, hey, Shuangzi, you can talk, but don't stop what you're doing. I've finally managed to reel in quite a bit of fishing line, don't let it pull it away again."
At Bai Yu's prompting, Li Shuang began to retract the line, but as he did so, he also sensed something was wrong.
"Hey fisherman, something's not right with this fishing rod. What is this thing that's biting the hook? It feels like I'm fishing for a rag. There's resistance, but no resistance at all?"
"You feel the same way, right? I felt the same way when I was fishing just now. I think the fish that bit your hook might be a manta ray. It's said that this is what it feels like when you catch a manta ray."
But we'll have to see it for ourselves to know the specifics once you catch it.
The feeling Li Shuang described was also Bai Yu's feeling, and the manta ray was his conjecture about this fish.
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