As Bai Yu slowly reeled in the fishing line, the fish that had taken the bait got closer and closer to the surface of the sea. Li Ge, who was standing nearby, was already waiting with a landing net.
In Brother Li's view, the croaker that took the bait was really big, ridiculously big!
It's about two meters tall, with a round belly and very rough skin.
All of this made the creature exceptionally conspicuous in the seawater. When the croaker was still several meters above the surface, Brother Li had already spotted a large shadow.
When the big fish was brought out of the water, Brother Li had already taken out his harpoon and aimed it at the croaker's head.
Brother Li felt that he definitely couldn't take down this croaker without using a gun. After all, this guy had excellent stamina. Even after struggling with the three of them for so long, it still had some strength left and was still making efforts to escape.
It was also because of its survival instinct that it made it more difficult for Brother Li to catch the fish. He had no choice but to take out his speargun and aim at the super-sized croaker.
Then, Li Ge seized the opportunity and immediately pulled the trigger, and the harpoon shot out with a "whoosh"!
The shot hit the croaker's head precisely. Even if the fish's pain receptors are dulled, it will still react after being pierced in the head by a sharp object.
Then the croaker, which was already at its last gasp, went berserk again and started thrashing around in place.
Caught off guard, Brother Li's head, which was sticking out of the boat, was drenched in shampoo. It was as if he could wash his hair right after being doused with shampoo.
"Holy crap, Brother Li, are you alright? That was a direct hit to your heart and soul!"
Bai Yu was shocked to see Brother Li with seawater all over his head, but at the same time he was very relieved.
Luckily, he didn't stick his head out of the boat, otherwise he would be soaked to the bone like Brother Li!
"Pfft, pfft pfft, damn it, this guy is really too arrogant, we have to deal with him today!"
"Xiao Yu, could you help me remove the fishing hook from the crane? Once I've scooped this thing into the landing net, we'll get it onto the deck!"
Brother Li wiped the seawater off his head while keeping an eye on the sea.
After the croaker stopped moving and splashed less water, Brother Li once again reached out with the net and put the croaker into it.
Strictly speaking, the enormous croaker that Bai Yu just caught is larger than the landing net.
In other words, the landing net on the fishing boat couldn't hold this large croaker.
In response to this situation, Brother Li naturally had a solution: he would put the upper body of the animal into the landing net and then use a crane to fish it out.
After all, sea fish are creatures whose upper body weight is always greater than their lower body, with the exception of a few types of seafood, which are only a minority.
So all Brother Li needed to do was put the croaker's head into the landing net, and they could then use a crane to catch it.
After a series of maneuvers by Brother Li, who was panting heavily, he finally managed to get the croaker into the net.
He immediately took the fishing hook from Bai Yu's hand, hooked it onto the fishing hole in the landing net, started the crane, and fished the guy up, heading towards the deck.
To be honest, a big fish that's about two meters long, especially one with a big belly, can create a very strong sense of oppression when it rises into the air.
The croaker's skin color is almost black, which adds to its imposing presence.
It was twenty minutes later when Bai Yu and the others finally put the croaker into the freezer. Getting such a huge croaker into the freezer was no easy task.
Fortunately, the three of them did it!
After finishing all that, the three of them could finally catch their breath and rest for a while.
At this moment, the three brothers each took a bottle of drink and a deck chair, and put them on the deck at the bow of the ship. They lay down on them and rested leisurely.
It had only been a little over two hours since they started fishing that morning, and it was only a little past ten o'clock.
For the two brothers, this time was still very early; there was still quite a long time before lunchtime, more than an hour away.
If they weren't truly exhausted, and if Bai Yu hadn't already seen through the system's search panel that the school of fish had left the area,
Otherwise, they really wouldn't want to rest.
Although fishing is really tiring, the rewards are really good. In just a short time, the Bai brothers had already caught two giant fish weighing over 100 pounds each, as well as several large croakers.
Bai Yu didn't dare to say much about the exact value of the harvest, and he had no intention of selling the two large croakers, each weighing over 100 pounds.
He doesn't intend to sell the swim bladders from these two croakers at least. If a croaker's swim bladder isn't sold, then its value cannot be realized.
After all, the most expensive part of the croaker is its swim bladder; otherwise, it's worthless.
The school of croakers has now moved away from where the fishing boat was. Even if there are still a certain number of croakers nearby, these are all ones that have fallen off the school.
Bai Yu decided not to continue fishing with these defeated fishermen. Instead, he planned to take a good rest and recover his strength before continuing his fishing trip.
"Hey, Xiaoyu, why aren't you fishing? What are you doing lying on the deck?"
Just then, Hu Tao appeared from behind them.
Unlike the leisurely Bai Yu and his two companions, Hu Tao was just getting thirsty from fishing. He took a bottle of water from the cabin and prepared to continue fishing.
"We're tired. It took them a long time to catch that big fish. They were exhausted. We want to rest for a bit!"
"Fishing for big fish is too tiring? And all three of you are tired? Xiaoyu, you're exaggerating a bit. How big of a fish did you catch?"
When Hu Tao heard what Bai Yu said, his first reaction was almost disbelief.
After all, in his opinion, a fish that could tire out three grown men at the same time must weigh at least 200 pounds.
But this was only their first day of fishing at sea. Last night, Bai Yu had already caught a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds, which was already quite incredible. He didn't believe that Bai Yu could catch another big fish in just two or three hours.
Moreover, it was a big fish that required all three of them to work together to catch!
"Brother Tao, we're all real relatives. I would never lie to you, let alone lie to others. I'm telling you the truth."
Just now, Ah Hai and I each caught a fish weighing over 100 pounds. Ah Hai's fish weighed over 120 pounds, and the one I caught was twice the size of Ah Hai's catch!
Bai Yu was not surprised by Hu Tao's disbelief. After all, in Bai Yu's opinion, he would also be skeptical if he heard the news.
Then Bai Yu explained their fishing experience to Hu Tao, as well as the specific weights of the two big fish. However, Bai Yu secretly concealed the weight of the fish she caught.
The reason is simple: the fish he caught was indeed very big, but there was one problem: the weight of the fish was a bit awkward, exactly 250 jin (125 catties).
This number is both large and embarrassing, so when talking about this super-sized croaker, Bai Yu deliberately did not mention its weight.
After listening to Bai Yu's explanation of the whole story, Hu Tao really didn't know what to say. Could he possibly tell Bai Yu that the catch of eight or nine people was less than what the two of them had caught?
Bai Yu and Wang Hai didn't catch many croakers, less than ten in total, but their weight was quite high, almost 500 jin (250 kg) in total.
Five hundred catties is a quarter of a ton! The two of them caught so many fish in less than three hours. Can you believe it or not?
Hu Tao overheard this; he had only gone to the cabin to get a bottle of water and was about to continue fishing.
But he just stood next to Bai Yu for a moment, and then stood there for half an hour, while Bai Yu talked for half an hour.
As for whether any fish took the bait during this time, that was not something he considered. Even if some fish did take the bait, it wouldn't be as exciting as listening to Bai Yu catch a big fish.
Even after listening to the end, Hu Tao put away his fishing rod, then moved a deck chair over and lay down next to Bai Yu, drinking beverages, eating fruit, enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine together.
It wasn't until noon that they went to the restaurant for lunch, which marked the end of their leisurely time.
Lunch was a simple meal of four dishes and a soup, cooked in a large pot for more than twenty people, and we ate it with great relish.
To reward himself for catching a big fish, Bai Yu specially added a braised chicken leg for both him and Wang Hai. Braised food is an essential delicacy on fishing boats every time they go out to sea.
This stuff is simple to make, easy to store, and most importantly, it's very quick to buy. The chefs on fishing boats really love preparing braised dishes.
As for Hu Tao and the others who were with them, most of them didn't have that good fortune. Only two of them caught fish weighing over fifty pounds, and Bai Yu gave them an extra chicken leg. The rest of them didn't get one.
It's not that Bai Yu didn't want to treat them to a meal, nor that they were unwilling to spend the money; it's a matter of significance.
The things you buy with your own money will never smell as good as the gifts you receive!
Bai Yu's little trick was meant to motivate those who hadn't caught a big fish, encouraging them to focus more on fishing in the coming days and try to catch one too.
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