Of course, Bai Yu could only think about it; he definitely couldn't do it.
Even though the swim bladders of croakers are quite valuable, if they had gone out to catch hundreds of thousands of kilograms in the past, they could have recouped all their expenses for this trip and made a lot of money for their company.
However, Bai Yu remained unmoved by such temptation, deciding to leave the fish to the contestants.
Their competition is still ongoing, and it will only last for five days. It will be over soon, and then fishing boat number 13 will be able to move freely.
Since we're not planning to use trawling nets now, fishing with a rod is a better option.
After cleaning the croaker in his hand, Bai Yu re-baited the hook and cast it out.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Bai Hao is using large baits and hooks; for sea fish like croakers, these are minor issues.
Because the croaker has a very large mouth, it belongs to the Sciaenidae family of marine fish, the same family as other precious marine fish such as the large yellow croaker, and its feeding method is mainly swallowing.
So there's no need to worry about the white fisherman not catching any fish; the real concern is whether he'll get overwhelmed if there are too many croakers.
This is not an exaggeration; it is a real possibility.
After all, the croaker is also known as the rice fish. Apart from its swim bladder, which is relatively valuable, the value of its meat is very low, almost equivalent to that of the trevally.
However, the croaker has a relatively high meat yield. Most of the croakers on the market are large fish weighing around ten pounds, and there are even quite a few large croakers weighing tens of pounds.
The larger the croaker, the higher its meat yield, and the more troublesome it is to catch.
But I think no one would refuse to catch a large croaker weighing several tens of kilograms, since the bigger the croaker, the bigger its swim bladder.
As soon as Bai Yu cast his bait, his fishing rod started moving again before he could even wait long.
At the same time, the shaking was quite large this time, as if a big fish was about to take the bait.
Upon sensing movement on the fishing rod, Bai Yu immediately lifted the rod to set the hook.
As he lifted the rod to set the hook, he also felt the weight on the rod, and then he nodded. This time it was indeed a big fish taking the bait.
It was considerably larger than the previous croaker, but that was about it.
Three or four minutes later, another croaker with its mouth wide open appeared on the surface of the sea. Bai Yu still had to pull it out by force.
This is because the croaker was quite large, weighing about 25 or 26 pounds. If it had been smaller, Bai Yu could have spent less time on it.
Another croaker was caught. Bai Yu processed it and put it in the fish box before continuing to fish.
Seven or eight minutes later, another croaker weighing more than ten pounds appeared on the deck. This guy really bites the hook very quickly!
Then the fourth, fifth, and sixth items came one after another onto the deck, as if they were being counted off.
The frequency of catching fish was so high that Bai Yu was almost never idle. As soon as his bait sank to the bottom of the sea, a fish would inevitably bite the hook within a minute or two.
However, not all the fish that bite the hook are croakers; sometimes they are mixed with other sea fish, such as barracuda and grouper.
I have no idea what the seabed is like here, or why so many predators have gathered in one place, as if there's a buffet here.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu doesn't have X-ray vision, but that doesn't stop him from fishing, as long as there are fish biting his hook on the seabed.
On fishing boat number 13, he wasn't the only one fishing; most of the anglers on the deck were catching fish.
As for those who didn't catch any fish, it's not that they lacked luck or skill; it's probably just that they were fishing at different depths.
After all, the waters they are currently in are about 100 meters deep, and the depth at which they want to fish is up to the athletes themselves.
Bai Yu and his fellow fishermen all fish at the bottom of the sea, and they catch fish very frequently.
The remaining contestants were a step behind, only realizing their mistake and making adjustments after seeing other contestants catching fish one after another.
At the same time, the focus of the live stream also shifted, with the split screens of multiple live streams turning into multiple shots of the No. 13 fishing boat.
Li Shuang and Lu Sheng also offered their explanations immediately, expressing their gratitude for the good fortune of fishing boat number 13.
Before they could finish speaking, the split screen in the live stream showed the figures of the contestants from fishing boats number twelve and fourteen, and there were quite a few of them, forming a three-way standoff with fishing boat number thirteen.
It seems this school of fish is quite large, covering such a wide area.
It's important to know that there are a lot of fishing boats participating in this competition. To ensure that the anglers on each boat don't interfere with the competitors on other boats, each boat is spaced several hundred meters apart.
The fact that this school of croakers can now cover fishing boats number 12, 13, and 14 is enough to show how large the school is.
The fishermen on those three fishing boats were extremely busy at this moment, wishing they had more hands or more fishing rods to fish.
After all, such good fishing conditions are extremely rare, and if they do encounter them, they would be very unwilling to give up without having a good time fishing.
However, due to the rules of the competition, all participants are required to use only one rod and one hook during the competition, and no one is allowed to violate the rules.
Actually, when encountering a school of fish, the most convenient fishing rod is an electric reel. This thing can automatically reel in the line, and anglers only need to bait the fish, retrieve the catch, and press the switch.
The larger the school of fish, the more electric reeling rods you can use. Before long, you'll be making a fortune.
However, this type of fishing rod is prohibited in this competition and is considered an illegal fishing rod.
After fishing for croaker for an hour, Bai Yu felt his arms were sore and he could barely lift them.
After all, in order to increase his fishing efficiency, Bai Yu used a blitzkrieg method to fish for every croaker.
However, these croakers that take the bait are not lambs to the slaughter; when they feel threatened, they will instinctively fight back.
This forces the fishermen to intensify their fishing efforts, frantically pulling and reeling in their lines.
While this method increases fishing efficiency, it's also really tiring on your arms; they get really sore after fishing for a long time.
Now Bai Yu is suffering the backlash; his arms are starting to ache. If he fishes for another hour, he probably won't be able to lift his arms anymore.
After all, he is a long-distance runner, and he mainly trains his legs, not his arms.
However, if he wants to maintain his current lead, he must continue fishing, otherwise the advantage he has worked so hard to gain will be overtaken by others.
Therefore, Bai Yu cannot rest yet; he must continue until the school of croakers leaves.
In the past hour, Bai Yu has caught fourteen croakers. Although the number is not very large, the weight of these croakers is not small. They weigh almost two hundred pounds in total.
With such a good fishing opportunity, how could Bai Yu bear to give it up? He would definitely continue to persevere.
Soon, Bai Yu felt a fish bite on his fishing rod again, but this time the situation was slightly different from before. Before Bai Yu could even react,
The pulling force transmitted through the fishing rod pulled it out of his hand first, just like that, blatantly!
Is this the end for Bai Yu? Now that even his fishing rod has been taken away, how is he supposed to fish now?
Actually, that's not the case. For people who enjoy sea fishing, there's one piece of equipment they'll definitely use, even if they don't need it right now.
This equipment is a safety rope, specifically designed to prevent such incidents and provides excellent protection.
The only drawback is that the safety line exerts a very strong pulling sensation on the wrist the moment the fishing rod is dragged away, which may even be a little painful.
However, compared to the fishing rod that was lost and then recovered, the fact that my wrist was only pulled is an acceptable price to pay for any angler.
"Damn, thank goodness I had the foresight to tie the safety rope on beforehand, otherwise I really would have fallen for your trick!"
This sudden turn of events caught Bai Yu off guard, but fortunately, the safety rope prevented the most unacceptable consequences from occurring.
Bai Yu then used the safety line to pull the fishing rod back. This time, Bai Yu was prepared to go all out on the fish that had taken the bait, to avenge the pain in his wrist.
The fish that took the bait this time was quite big. After all, this guy was able to pull the fishing rod away from Bai Yu's hand. Just based on that alone, the fish that took the bait this time must have weighed no less than fifty pounds.
Although Bai Yu was satisfied with the size of the fish, he was still annoyed because his wrist was sore from being pulled.
Once he got the fishing rod, Bai Yu immediately turned on the drag to apply some pressure.
Then he took the fishing rod and started reeling in the line. The frequency and speed of his reeling were so high that he completely ignored the soreness in his arm.
Bai Yu had only one thought: to catch this fish as soon as possible. He wanted to see clearly what this guy looked like and how he dared to ambush him!
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