Fishing near small islands, especially in the South China Sea, is actually quite easy.
Especially for uninhabited islands in the deep sea, the surrounding resources are excellent.
After all, this place is sparsely populated, and few people come here throughout the year. For the sea fish living here, this is a pristine paradise.
In areas closer to the island, the seabed is generally filled with reefs and a great variety of seaweed.
Once these algae become abundant, they will attract marine life that feeds on algae to gather here.
Once the number of small fish and shrimp that gather there increases, they will inevitably attract larger predators, who will also come here to breed and multiply.
Over time, one thing led to another, attracting more and more marine life, which improved the ecology and made the resources more abundant.
Some might say that predators have been attracted here, so how can the ecology here possibly improve? Small fish and shrimp are always being eaten up.
There's no need to worry about that; they can't eliminate small fish and shrimp.
As long as there are various algae and microorganisms on the seabed, they will never disappear. If one batch is eaten, another batch will reproduce and develop its own species again.
As for various algae, there's no need to worry about them being eaten by small fish and shrimp. They also have their own fertilizer, and no matter how much is eaten, they can all grow back.
And what is this fertilizer? It is naturally the excrement of predators, which is a nutrient for seaweed.
A kind of closed loop has already formed between them, and this situation can continue indefinitely as long as there are no external factors that disrupt it.
So what is the biggest external factor?
That is naturally Bai Yu and the others who are currently on the sea, or rather, humans.
From the perspective of nature, humans are nothing but destroyers who plunder all kinds of resources to enrich themselves.
Just like Bai Yu at this moment, he waited for about ten minutes before he finally got the first fish to bite the hook.
The moment the fish took the bait, Bai Yu felt it with his fingers on the fishing line, and immediately lifted the rod to set the hook.
When fishing near a small island, once a fish bites the hook, you must act quickly and decisively.
After setting the hook, Bai Yu can feel weight on the fishing rod, which indicates that the fish has been hooked.
He then began reeling in the line, spinning the reel very quickly in an attempt to catch the fish as soon as possible.
He has to be quick. The seabed near the island is complex, with various reefs and crevices. If he's not quick, the fish that bite will have a chance to hide in the crevices.
If they get inside, it will be much more troublesome for anglers to handle, and they might end up with a broken line.
Therefore, the operation of white fishing is very fast, focusing on efficiency. The faster the fish can be caught, the faster it will be.
The fish that took the bait this time wasn't very big, probably only a pound or two. As long as it didn't run into the crevices of the reef, it wouldn't pose any obstacle to Bai Yu.
Before long, a pale red fish surfaced. Besides its slightly reddish skin, this creature had another distinctive feature: three golden lines on its body.
Based on this single characteristic, Bai Yu recognized the fish at a glance: a red snapper, also known as a golden threadfin bream.
The golden threadfin bream he caught was a pretty good size, nearly 30 centimeters long, and it looked like it had been growing for quite some time and was living a life of plenty here.
Bai Yu didn't hold back when dealing with fish of this size; he simply cast his fishing rod and launched the fish onto the deck.
A golden threadfin bream has arrived in my account!
Although the first catch wasn't large, the species was quite good, being both golden and red. For fishing, which has a slightly mystical element, this was a very good start.
Bai Yu removed the golden threadfin bream from the hook and then used a hook remover to cut off its gills.
Regardless of the species of sea fish, it is best to bleed them to preserve them better, as this helps maintain the quality of the fish meat.
Bai Yu then tossed it into a box filled with ice, continued baiting the hook, and continued fishing.
While waiting for the fish to bite, Bai Yu took out a bag of chicken feet from his pocket. He ate the snack while looking at the small island in front of him.
After such a long time of recollection, Bai Yu remembered memories of this small island; they used to fish here.
As Bai Yu looked around, she suddenly noticed something was wrong. There seemed to be someone on this small island.
There are people on a deserted island. Are they from their fleet, or did someone come here to fish before?
However, due to the distance, Bai Yu could only see the fleeting figures and could not make out the specific situation.
Someone went to the island. If Bai Yu remembered correctly, the island seemed to have pretty good resources.
Especially on the rocky beaches by the sea, you can find a lot of sea snails and crabs while beachcombing, and there are even quite a few lobsters. As long as you look carefully, you can find them.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu's heart stirred. He wanted to go and see the small island in front of him, and maybe go beachcombing.
But then Bai Yu looked at the fishing rod in his hand again. It seemed that his idea was not easy to realize. He was in a competition right now. How could he ignore the competition and go to the beach?
Before Bai Yu could finish thinking, the fishing line in his hand started moving again, and another fish took the bait.
This time, however, Bai Yu's reaction was a little slow. He lifted the rod to set the hook and indeed managed to keep the fish in the water. He could also feel something moving on the hook.
But the next second, he couldn't pull the fishing line anymore. The weight on it suddenly increased, and no matter how hard he tried, the fishing line wouldn't budge.
Upon realizing this, Bai Yu had an answer in his mind: his fishing hook was snagged on the bottom!
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