Bai Yu was full of doubts about this first fishing spot, not knowing what the resources were like there.
After all, this fishing spot is random, and there are no landmarks on the vast ocean, so you don't even know the basic information about this place.
Fishing in this situation would be considered blind fishing.
There was absolutely no information about what kind of fish they would catch or how long they would have to wait.
However, as a fisherman who has been fishing in the South China Sea for many years, even if Bai Yu is not very clear about the specific situation, he still has a general guess.
First of all, the wait time for the first cast will definitely not be too long, after all, the resources in the South China Sea are very rich, and there are many fish in the middle and upper layers of the sea.
Putting everything else aside, there are a huge number of whitefin bream, also known as sea whitebait.
Aside from the fact that single whitebait are relatively small and it's difficult to get a good catch, there aren't really any major problems with this type of fish.
After all, these things are similar to whitebait; they are really too easy to catch. Often, when you go out to sea and encounter one whitebait, you can encounter a whole school of them, and you can't catch them all.
Just as Bai Yu had guessed, his first cast didn't keep him waiting long. Before long, the fishing rod in his hand dipped slightly downwards.
Without using a fixed support, Bai Yu always holds the fishing rod in his hand, and he can clearly feel any slight movement on the rod.
This time, he felt the rod tip bend down, which was a clear sign of a fish taking the bait.
Then Bai Yu grabbed the fishing rod and suddenly lifted it upwards. Putting everything else aside, he first aimed to hook the fish and keep it in the water.
As Bai Yu exerted his strength, the fishing rod in his hand bent down, and the fish that had taken the bait was caught.
Bai Yu also reeled in the fishing line twice. This time, the fish that took the bait wasn't very big. Even with his reeling in the line, there was nothing else he could do but silently endure it.
"Wow, this time the fish that took the bait is quite big, weighing over two pounds. Is it a whitebait?"
After reeling in the fishing line twice, Bai Yu had a general idea of the size of the fish and could make a judgment about its weight.
However, weighing over two pounds, this doesn't quite resemble a sea bream.
It's not that there aren't any sea clams weighing over two pounds; they definitely exist. It's just that sea clams of this size are extremely rare and not so easy to catch.
That's why Bai Yu had this doubt. He felt that the probability of catching a whitebait this time was not high, and that it was more likely to be a different kind of fish.
After being hooked by the rod, the fish that took the bait was naturally unwilling to end its life, and it still wanted to find a way to survive.
It immediately began to struggle and swam towards the bottom of the boat.
Given the intelligence of fish, they certainly wouldn't recognize the presence of the fishing boat. The reason they crawl under the boat is most likely that they just want to hide in the shadow of the fishing boat and thus avoid danger.
However, after discovering the guy's purpose, Bai Yu naturally wouldn't let him have his way. He held the fishing rod in his hand and tried his best to keep the distance between the fishing rod and the fishing boat, so as not to give the other party a chance to rub the fishing line.
He also had to keep reeling in the line. The depth he fished this time wasn't actually that deep, only about thirty meters, and the fishing line he let out was about thirty-two or thirty-three meters.
The fishing line wasn't very long, and the fish that bit the hook this time wasn't very big either, so reeling in the line was exceptionally smooth.
He only listened to the 'swish' sound of the rod being pulled for a while, and then a pink fish appeared on the surface of the sea.
Pink?
"Wow, a grouper? My first one is a grouper! Am I going to have a really lucky day?"
Looking at the fish on the sea, Bai Yu immediately recognized its species: a grouper.
Moreover, it was a fairly large grouper, weighing over two pounds, which is not small.
Most importantly, grouper can be fished this time as well; the twenty fishing boats that went out to sea have permits to catch grouper.
In other words, even though the East Star Grouper currently has a protection level, this fish can still be considered part of his competition results.
Although the population of grouper has decreased significantly, thanks to conservation efforts and human releases over the past few years, their numbers have visibly increased.
Especially Baiyu's company. Although they catch countless kinds of seafood from the South China Sea every year, they also buy all kinds of fish fry and crab fry to release back into the sea every year.
Not to mention that Brother Tongzi on Baiyu's side has a unique ability: all the seafood caught by ships under Baiyu's name will be restored in a short time.
Although no one would believe this if I told them, it's the truth.
Even with the increasing number of vessels in Bai Yu's company, the resources in the South China Sea remain very abundant, showing a trend of increasing abundance with each harvest.
Therefore, for rare seafood like grouper, fishing and catching are permissible under certain conditions.
So he simply lifted the two-pound grouper onto the deck, removed the hook, and put it into the fish box.
For sea fish like the grouper, it's best to catch them alive if possible, as they are more valuable when alive.
While Bai Yu was fishing for grouper, the live stream camera focused on him, broadcasting the grouper live.
After all, the value of grouper is very high, and its popularity is also very high. Many people have heard of it even if they have never eaten it.
However, when Bai Yu put the grouper into the fish box, the live stream was immediately filled with question marks, since most netizens didn't know that they had permission to fish for grouper.
Even after Li Shuang, a guest commentator, offered an explanation, there were still some people who liked to stir up trouble and spam the chat, which they considered a privileged behavior.
You know what, when some people are stirring up trouble, some netizens actually get led astray and become dissatisfied with it as well.
Many people asked on the public screen why their company could catch grouper, while they themselves couldn't even fish for them.
It wasn't until Li Shuang released data showing that her company had invested nearly nine figures in marine resource restoration over the past two or three years that some netizens shut up.
Of this large investment, a significant portion was used to purchase grouper fry.
Grouper is a high-end marine fish that can be farmed, and there are many different types of grouper farmed, some of which are specifically raised to produce adult fish.
However, some of these grouper fry are released after hatching. Although they are different in appearance from pure wild grouper, the difference is not too great.
Baiyu's company also attaches great importance to the protection and restoration of marine resources. As the year draws to a close, their company has made significant investments.
Besides talking the talk, their company really does get things done. They don't skimp on spending money where it's necessary, and they do everything they're supposed to do.
This is why Bai Yu's company has a very good reputation with the Hainan Provincial Fisheries Association. Most of the seafood that is restricted but can be caught can be approved by their company with a simple application.
It mainly depends on whether their company wants the license or not; if they do, they can have it.
After Bai Yu put the grouper into the fish box, he baited the hook with a squid again and continued fishing.
For Bai Yu now, it's best to maintain his fishing rhythm without interruption.
After all, the grouper is a gregarious sea fish. If there is one in a certain place, there is a high probability that there will be a second or a third.
Although most of the grouper are not very large, generally only weighing a few kilograms, their weight is only average for this competition.
But you can't help feeling happy when you catch a grouper. After all, it's a high-end seafood and a very famous sea fish. If you miss out on catching it, anyone would probably regret it a little.
As Bai Yu cast his bait again, in the same spot as before, he began to look forward to the next fish taking the bait.
Unfortunately, he wanted to catch one or more grouper, but that was no easy task.
After all, if you could catch grouper one after another, this creature wouldn't be a protected animal.
In the following period of time, Bai Yu did make some gains, but these gains had nothing to do with the Eastern Star Grouper.
He caught several whitebait and trevally. Bai Yu had his own guesses about why these two types of fish were in the same place, and he even had a bold guess.
Given the habits of whitefin tuna and bullhead tuna, it's almost impossible for these two fish to coexist peacefully.
Since peaceful coexistence is impossible, there must be a strong one and a weak one between them, and one of them may even be prey for the other.
Judging from their size alone, it's quite obvious who is whose prey.
The trevally can grow to over 100 pounds, while the largest whitefin trevally is only about 10 pounds, and it is also a very rare species.
In that case, the area where Bai Yu and his group were located was where some bull trevally were feeding, and their target was whitefin trevally.
However, none of this mattered to Bai Yu. As long as he could catch fish and improve his performance, that was enough.
Nothing else matters. After all, you can't just throw a hundred-pound bull mackerel at him right away and catch him off guard.
Bai Yu's thought had just crossed his mind when he felt his fishing rod suddenly sink down, and a tremendous force came from the rod.
'Damn, could I have been right? Did I really get a big fish? I'm doomed!'
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