The ray floating on the sea surface appears harmless and poses no danger to humans or animals.
However, those who know it understand that when dealing with a ray, one must be extremely careful.
Especially the opponent's tail, that's the source of danger. Try not to touch it if possible.
The reason is that rays are poisonous, and the venom is concentrated in the ray's tail, which has barbs.
Depending on the ray's habitat and lifespan, the potency of the toxins it carries can vary.
Mild cases may involve unbearable pain that is difficult to relieve, while the most severe cases can be fatal.
Bai Yu is a very cautious and life-conscious person, which is why he exposes himself to danger.
Therefore, Bai Yu would definitely not touch this ray with his bare hands.
Bai Yu simply used a landing net to scoop the guy up and then, while lifting him onto the deck, grabbed a knife from the side.
After the thrashing of the ray subsided, he took the knife and chopped off its tail.
With one stroke, he chopped off the barbed tail section, then used the back of the blade to strike the creature's head, giving it a quick and painless death.
Only after the creature stopped moving completely did Bai Yu put it in a box and refrigerate it with ice.
This ray was his biggest catch of the day, and Bai Yu treated it very well.
One fish in one box—that's the highest treatment Bai Yu can give it.
Fishing continued, and perhaps because of the different area, today's catch was very mixed.
From the most common white-scaled fish to the rare yellow croaker, Bai Yu and his companions have had a successful catch.
If you want something a little more unusual, you can occasionally catch various crustaceans.
One of the contestants from the fishing boat Yuxue No. 4 was particularly unusual. In one morning, he caught five conches, the largest of which was a coconut conch the size of a football.
This single conch weighs several kilograms, and it's very easy to catch the whole thing.
Once they take the bait and the hook gets stuck in the conch meat or shell, these creatures basically have no chance of escaping.
When the angler reeled in the line, it was even easier; he encountered almost no resistance throughout the process.
As for the special fish species on the fourth day: golden snapper.
He fished all day, from morning until 11 p.m., but didn't catch a single golden snapper.
It's not that there aren't golden snapper where Bai Yu and his group are; there are, but Bai Yu just can't catch them.
He also saw quite a few golden snapper fish, all caught by other anglers fishing with him at the bow of the boat. The person who caught the most golden snapper in one day caught eight, adding an extra 80 kilograms to his score.
Baiyu may simply not have the luck to catch golden snapper today; if he can't catch it, he can't catch it, and there's nothing that can be done about it.
As for his other gains, they were quite good, especially the grouper.
After nightfall, the fishermen go on a wild fishing spree for groupers, including species such as East Star Grouper, Mouse Grouper, Pearl Grouper, Brown-banded Grouper, Oil Grouper, Red and Blue Spotted Grouper, and West Star Grouper.
Bai Yu had fished out all the fish, and these fish seemed to be lining up, one after another taking the bait.
Especially those grouper, even though these fish are already protected species, they still keep biting the hook.
As for Bai Yu, he is open to all kinds of fish, whether it's a grouper or a rock grouper. As long as it's one of the fish that can be caught in this competition, once it bites the hook, it can forget about going back.
So what if it's a grouper? So what if it's protected? Bai Yu's company has fishing quotas, and once they catch it, they can't release it back into the wild.
As for responsibility, their company does not need to bear any responsibility. The reason is very simple: their company sets aside a portion of its profits every year to release grouper back into the wild.
Every year, the number of animals released by their company far exceeds the number they catch, and they use this to earn fishing quotas.
As the saying goes, you should spend the money you earn in the same place.
Their company made its fortune fishing in the South China Sea, so Bai Yu believes it's only right to use a portion of the profits to improve the ecological environment of the South China Sea.
In the blink of an eye, the fourth day of the competition came to an end.
Bai Yu had already packed up his fishing rod around 11:40 p.m., then washed up and returned to the crew quarters.
This time, he didn't go back and rest immediately. Instead, he went to the crew room and started calculating his results after four days of competition.
This can only be estimated; to know the specific answer, the final weighing is necessary.
Of the four days of competition, the one with the best results was undoubtedly the first day, when he must have weighed over 1,000 jin (500 kg).
According to his own estimate, it would weigh around 1,100 to 1,200 jin (approximately 650-600 kg).
The results on the second day were much worse, but still around 600-700 jin. The worst day was the third day, when the weight was only 400-500 jin at most.
As for the competition on the fourth day, he was quite lucky, and his total haul should have exceeded 600 jin.
If we calculate it this way, his current weight should be around 2,800 to 3,000 jin (approximately 1,500 to 1,500 kg).
Based on past competitions, a score of 3,000 jin (approximately 1,500 kg) is highly likely to get one on the podium, either as the champion or in the top three.
But this time, for some reason, Bai Yu felt a little uneasy, as if 3,000 points wasn't a very good result.
After all, this competition has extra bonuses. If you're lucky enough during the competition, it's possible to gain an extra thousand catties by relying on the bonus from the special fish species.
Bai Yu's calculated results also did not include any extra bonuses; his previous catches of pomfret were also quite good.
If we include the extra points, his score should have exceeded 3,000 jin. It's just a question of whether this score is secure enough to get him on the podium.
It's worth noting that there are several more award winners this time than before, but even so, Bai Yu still wasn't very confident.
Unfortunately, regardless of Bai Yu's confidence, the competition has been over for four days, and only the final day of the competition remains tomorrow.
There's no use in thinking about it anymore. All he can do is try his best on the last day of the competition and strive for a better result.
Bai Yu then went to sleep. She wanted to go to bed early tonight so she could be full of energy for the competition tomorrow.
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