And you know what? After Bai Yu and the others finished lunch, they went to the beach again and saw that the lobsters and crabs were still there.
Although there weren't as many as in the morning, and the fish weren't as big, as long as they were still there, Bai Yu and the others could continue fishing.
Compared to fishing for fish that you can't see or touch in the sea, fishing for lobsters and crabs is much more interesting.
After all, these things are right in front of them, things that can be seen and possibly touched. As long as they can be caught, their weight will be quite good.
Moreover, fishing for these lobsters and crabs doesn't consume much of their bait.
Bai Yu fished for crabs for several tens of minutes without using a single squid, making it a completely risk-free business.
Around noon, when they were baiting the area, Bai Yu threw about ten squid into the mangroves. As long as these squid attracted the lobsters and crabs, they could continue fishing for them.
Overall, the cost of catching lobsters and crabs is much lower than that of fishing for other sea fish.
In the afternoon, the same procedure as in the morning was followed: bait the hook and place it in an area with lobsters and crabs to attract them to bite.
Using the same methods and the same techniques, countless crabs and lobsters were still caught.
Towards the end of the fishing trip, the live stream stopped showing Bai Yu and his group, mainly because the director was worried that the viewers wouldn't be able to handle it—this thing was just too infuriating.
Take mud crabs for example. If a fresh mud crab weighs more than one pound, it can easily fetch more than one hundred yuan per pound in the market. If the market is good, it can sell for one hundred and forty or one hundred and forty or one hundred and eighty or ninety yuan.
These are the same size blue crabs that Bai Yu and his group caught like they were free, one after another.
As for the small green lobsters, their price goes without saying; a pound of small green lobsters can sell for 190 or 200 yuan in the market.
These are the smaller ones, about two per pound. But the little green dragons that Bai Yu and his crew caught were huge, with many of them weighing a pound each.
For seafood like baby lobsters, the larger the individual lobster, the higher its value.
As for these lobsters and crabs, there is something even more valuable, but when Bai Yu and his team caught these things, the scene in the live stream became very harmonious.
The comments that appeared were devoid of any envy, jealousy, or hatred; instead, they were all filled with the words "three years minimum."
That's right, this is the Chinese spiny lobster, a precious seafood that has been listed as a protected species.
If this had happened 19 years ago, and someone had caught a Chinese spiny lobster, the comments in the live stream would definitely not be like this now; they would be full of envy, jealousy, and a strong sense of resentment.
Because the Chinese spiny lobster was not protected at that time, catching it was no different from picking up money. Back then, this thing could sell for 500 yuan per kilogram, which was a high-end product!
Given Bai Yu and others' blatant money-making tactics, do you think the live stream will continue to show them the screen?
If this continues, how are those 996 workaholics in front of the live stream supposed to cope?
What the director didn't expect was that someone spread the word about Bai Yu and his friends fishing for crabs, and then the entire mangrove area and half of the rocky beach area started to change their style.
They stopped fishing and instead set up fishing spots on the beach, preparing to follow Bai Yu and others in catching lobsters and crabs.
The players who made this change were basically those who hadn't had a very good run in the previous few days. For them, the top ten in this competition were essentially irrelevant.
If that's the case, why don't they take this opportunity to catch more of the seafood they caught earlier and increase the total value of their catch?
After all, all the spoils from this competition belong to them. These lobsters and crabs are so expensive; if they catch just one, they'll make a profit. Why not?
Then many players changed their approach and started fishing for lobsters and crabs.
Many contestants couldn't distinguish between small green lobsters and Chinese spiny lobsters; in their view, the bigger the lobster, the more valuable it was.
Large lobsters like the Chinese spiny lobster are definitely more valuable.
However, just as they were about to put away the Chinese spiny lobster they had caught, they were stopped by the staff nearby. After understanding the situation, they simply released it.
Of course we have to release them. If we don't, and the relevant departments find out, the consequences could range from detention and fines to being forced to work at a sewing machine for several years.
If you had to choose one of these three, I think any normal person would know which option would be the most advantageous.
What? You're saying that as long as we don't get caught, it'll be fine?
Of course, you'll be fine if you don't get caught, but don't forget what Bai Yu and the others are doing right now. They're having a competition, and it's being broadcast live the whole time.
Putting aside whether the footage of hiding the lobster was broadcast live, can you guarantee that the staff and contestants on site won't tell anyone?
Therefore, under all these conditions, the best way to deal with the Chinese spiny lobster is to release it back into the wild.
Or perhaps they should learn from Bai Yu: don't be so greedy, don't always fixate on lobsters, fishing for crabs is a good alternative too.
Anyway, Bai Yu's target has always been crabs; he has no interest in lobsters.
Bai Yu fished from before 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., and then took a break for dinner.
But this is only temporary. There's still some time after dinner, so he can fish for a while longer.
As darkness fell, the lobsters and crabs emerged from their burrows to forage for food in the mangroves.
For the white-haired fishermen, this is also a rare opportunity to catch crabs, and they can continue to fish for a while longer.
It wasn't until 7:40 p.m. that they finally packed up and stopped fishing, letting the crabs and lobsters go.
If you say that Bai Yu and his companions were kind, that's not the case at all. The reason Bai Yu stopped fishing was because they had set their sights on other parts of the support structure.
For these few people, crab fishing is quite taxing, especially when using bait to attract lobsters and crabs; the investment in this aspect is very large.
Bai Yu had been fishing for a whole day, and the four of them had almost used up all their bait. Each person had so much bait that it could be counted in single digits.
Their competition has one last day left tomorrow. If they want to achieve good results tomorrow as well, they need to set aside some time tonight to accumulate some bait.
That's why they gave themselves twenty minutes to gather their fishing bait.
As the eight o'clock mark arrived, the whistle blew to signal the end of the match, and Bai Yu and the others immediately put away their fishing rods.
They then began packing their belongings, preparing to take the speedboat back to the cruise ship.
While packing his things, Bai Yu also took stock of his gains for the day.
In fact, among all the contestants, Bai Yu's catch was the most limited. He only caught three kinds of fish in one day: a sailfish, a bunch of mud crabs, and a bunch of swimming crabs.
Aside from the large sailfish that weighed over 200 pounds, the remaining crabs, when added together, were also quite heavy.
Although it may not be as heavy as a sailfish, it still weighs over 100 pounds, approaching 200 pounds.
In terms of sheer numbers, Bai Yu caught over two hundred crabs today, though there were a few that were less than two hundred.
Especially in the afternoon, as the time gets later, the crabs that are attracted to the crabs become smaller and smaller.
That's how it is in nature. The bigger the person, the first to eat. If you're small, you should be grateful if others don't eat you.
According to Bai Yu's guess, his result in this competition should be over 1,000 jin so far, although it is much worse than the first competition.
However, if this were in this competition, his result would be considered very good. In his estimation, there should be few people who could compare with him.
The fifth day of the competition was also held on an island reef. This island reef was the smallest one in the competition. It was so small that at high tide, the size of the island reef that could be exposed above the sea was very limited.
Then I thought about how the distance between each contestant during the competition was very small, about one meter.
When fishing, even a slightly larger cast of the rod could potentially poke the competitors nearby.
Because the distance between the competitors was too short in this competition, a lot of things happened during the competition, such as the fishing lines getting tangled and the lines breaking.
This is especially problematic when two people are catching fish at the same time, and their fishing lines get tangled. During the subsequent handling, one line may break while the other doesn't.
Then the situation becomes very awkward. This is the worst thing that can happen when fishing. The only acceptable situation is either catching both fish or both fishing lines breaking.
Now one line is tangent and the other isn't. Who should be held responsible for this outcome?
So the overall atmosphere of the competition on the last day wasn't great, but no conflicts broke out.
Otherwise, if a full-blown fight were to break out during the live stream, that would be quite a spectacle.
As for this island, it was intentionally chosen by people in Bai Yu's company, and it was Bai Yu who ultimately made the final decision.
The reason is simple: anglers can encounter all sorts of situations while fishing.
But for a true angler, no matter what the situation, they can overcome all difficulties and continue fishing.
Also considering that the space was too small and might cause friction between the players during the competition, this island was set for the fifth day, so that they could go home and relax after the competition.
Of course, as one of the contestants in this competition, Bai Yu and his three companions also experienced the fifth day of fishing, and their losses were quite significant.
To put it simply, after fishing all day, Bai Yu didn't catch many fish, but he lost two 200-meter-long fishing lines, resulting in a direct economic loss of over 500 yuan.
After this terrible day, Bai Yu and the others returned to the cruise ship, and the competition officially came to an end.
Next, they will take a cruise ship back to the dock, where they will announce the results of the competition.
This process will last for more than a day, during which all participants can relax on the cruise ship, eat and drink as they please, with all expenses paid by Yuxue Shipping Company.
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