Atlantic tarpon is a very abundant sea fish and also a very easy sea fish to catch, as they are very easy to bite.
The only downside is that these big tuna are so large that it takes a long time to catch one.
Even for the four boys in Baiyu, it would take at least half an hour to catch one fish, and it would also be quite physically demanding.
If it were Li Xue and the others, it would take even longer. If they encountered a particularly large one, they might not be able to catch it at all and would need to call for help.
It took Bai Yu more than half an hour to catch his first big tilapia. The second big tilapia was smaller than the first, but it took him just as long to catch it.
It took him another half hour to catch the second bighead carp, and then he helped Li Xue lift her bighead carp up.
Once the two giant tuna were on board, they could relax a little, leaving the task of removing the scales to Wang Haojun and his team.
They then baited the hooks again and continued fishing.
They fished until after lunch, and Bai Yu and the others fished for another two hours before finally stopping.
It's not that there aren't any big tarpon for them to catch in this area, but rather that there are so many big tarpon here that they don't want to fish anymore; there are just too many.
Bai Yu and his group didn't actually spend too long fishing in this area, only about five or six hours at most, from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon, including nearly an hour for lunch and rest.
Their catch wasn't much; on average, the eight of them caught only about eleven or twelve fish.
However, all the fish they caught were bighead carp, and they were the kind that weighed an average of eighty or ninety pounds. In five or six hours, each of them had caught nearly half a ton.
If they keep fishing like this, they really don't know how many more they can catch, and whether the yacht's cold storage can hold them all.
Sometimes Bai Yu thinks that, judging from the abundance of tarpon in this area, the fishery resources in the Brazilian waters should be quite good. If more fishermen come here to fish regularly, it should be enough to feed some people.
Bai Yu only thought about such questions and then let them go, without delving into them further.
After all, he's a foreigner, and it would be irresponsible for him to make any judgments without understanding the situation here.
So he can just think about it himself; as for saying it, forget it.
His idea of changing fishing spots stems from the inherent value of the giant tilapia.
Although there are quite a few bighead carp here, if this group of people put in their best effort to fish, they should have no problem catching more than 10,000 catties in a day.
But to be honest, 10,000 catties of bighead carp is actually enough compared to what Bai Yu and his team are currently spending.
However, this is only enough for their consumption in South America. Next, they are going to Europe, where the cost of living is incomparable to that in South America.
To give a simple example, let's still talk about energy. Europe is a developed country, right? It's quite close to places like the Middle East, and other oil-producing regions are also very close.
But even on this continent, fuel prices are extremely high, even higher than in China!
Although wages in Europe are higher than in China, you earn euros and spend euros, not RMB.
Moreover, there are various taxes and fees in Europe, so many that it's dizzying.
To be honest, Bai Hao really didn't want to go to Europe, because he was afraid his wallet wouldn't be able to handle it.
You have to pay taxes when you refuel there, especially since Bai Yu's yacht is flying our flag. There are quite a few countries in Europe that have a rather delicate relationship with our country.
It wasn't that Bai Yu was unwilling to spend money, but rather that she didn't want to be a sucker and waste a lot of money for no reason.
Even the membership fees that Bai Yu's company pays to the British and European fisheries associations have to be earned back by the company itself.
Unlike fisheries associations in other countries, which are willing to let the other party take advantage of them, but not allowed to take a single penny from their company in Europe.
Even though Bai Yu's company is quite far from Great Britain, they still authorize other companies to use some of their privileges to fish in Europe and make money from it.
Even when it comes to imported seafood, Baiyu will share their privileges, such as preferential treatment, with other companies in our company, mainly to save money wherever possible.
So now you're sending Bai Yu to Europe to buy expensive oil, expensive food, and domestic products that were originally cheap but have now become very expensive after layers of taxes?
But I can't skip Europe, after all, Europe is an indispensable part of Sister Shi's life.
This place also boasts a different culture, cuisine, and attractions.
They came out to travel around the world, but without Europe as a major stop, can it still be called traveling around the world?
So even if Bai Yu doesn't want to go, they still have to go to Europe. But you have to let Bai Yu save some money first, and then they can go to Europe for a while.
According to Bai Yu's plan, he intends to first catch a few Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, and ideally, catch a super giant fish with a catch of over a thousand.
So, do you think we should change fishing spots? You can't catch bluefin tuna in coastal waters.
After Bai Yu and his companions reeled in their fishing rods, the yacht slowly began to move, heading towards the open sea.
Bai Yu and the captain in the wheelhouse had already discussed the fishing spot they were looking for. They would first find a place with a relatively large number of large fish on the seabed based on the fish finder's display, and then they would stop.
Although fish finders cannot detect the species of large fish on the seabed, if there are enough large fish on the seabed, they may still be able to catch giant bluefin tuna.
It took six hours to travel this distance, which, at the speed of a yacht, covered more than 100 nautical miles.
They sailed from afternoon until night, when the entire sea was pitch black, before finally stopping.
Although it was already dark, Bai Yu and his companions on the yacht were feeling quite excited.
Just before the yacht stopped, they received a message from the captain that there were at least a hundred large fish weighing over 100 kilograms each within a radius of no more than five nautical miles around their yacht.
The largest fish was nearly four meters long, and judging by its size, the captain guessed it weighed no less than 800 jin (400 kg).
The only thing that's a little unclear is the species of this big fish; we don't know what kind of fish it is.
The same applies to the remaining hundreds of giant fish weighing over a hundred kilograms. Until their species is known, any subsequent fishing will be like playing the lottery, full of unknowns.
Even so, Bai Yu and the others were full of anticipation, especially for that four-meter-long fish, which they all wanted to catch.
As the yacht came to a stop, Bai Yu and the others each carried out two boxes of frozen fish. They planned to throw the frozen fish into the sea to attract the larger fish in the surrounding area.
Now that they know there are so many big fish here, they won't let this opportunity to catch big fish pass them by. They'll definitely figure out how to catch even more big fish and how to operate the system.
For Bai Yu, these twenty or so boxes of frozen fish, even if added together, only amount to a few hundred kilograms, which would only be worth a few thousand RMB.
If they could use these frozen fish to attract all the big fish around them, and then catch them all, they would become rich.
Afterwards, Li Xue and the others began to prepare to change the equipment for their fishing rods, while Bai Yu and the others took guillotines and began to cut the frozen fish in half before throwing them into the sea.
They simply threw the frozen fish around the perimeter of the yacht, mainly near their eight-person fishing spot.
As for changing equipment, given that there is a nearly four-meter-long fish weighing over 800 kilograms and several three-meter-long fish weighing 500-600 kilograms nearby, the strength of their harpoons needs to be improved.
At least the giant fishing line they used before is no longer usable. The strength of that fishing line is too low. It can only handle giant fish weighing a little over 100 pounds. Any larger and it will easily break.
The new fishing line is not only strong, but also impeccable in terms of length, reaching a full two thousand meters.
However, there aren't many fishing lines of this specification; there are only ten sets on the entire yacht, as they were all custom-made by the owner of a fishing tackle shop.
There are really not many of these, and losing one set means losing one less set, which will also be a huge financial loss.
It's fair to say that fishing line of this strength is valued by the meter, and it costs tens of yuan per meter.
Just one 2,000-meter fishing line costs around 100,000 yuan, which is equivalent to many people's annual salary.
This is not an exaggeration; good fishing line really is worth that much money.
After all, the stronger the tensile strength of the fishing line, the thicker the fishing line will be.
However, if the fishing line is too thick, there is a risk that the fish will spot it while fishing.
Don't assume all fish are stupid. If the fishing line is too thick, they can see it and won't bite.
Good fishing line can avoid this problem. For example, in terms of material selection, good fishing line uses the finest fishing line to achieve the strongest tensile strength.
The fishing line Bai Yu is currently using is the same one he used when he participated in the tuna fishing competition. Although it is expensive, it is worth the price.
After Bai Yu had released all twenty boxes of frozen fish, Li Xue had also prepared several fishing rods, and they could start fishing.
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