Bai Yu scolded the shark, repeatedly telling it not to come back. Fearing the little guy wouldn't learn its lesson, he even slapped it on the head before releasing it back into the sea.
It wasn't that Bai Yu was particularly rough with the dogfish; it's just that for sharks, before they die, their only thought every day is how to fill their stomachs.
Especially since this dogfish is still a juvenile and growing, they will stop at nothing to get food.
If Bai Yu casts his next line near this creature, the dogfish will still bite without hesitation.
As for the experience of being caught by the white fisherman just now?
What's the big deal? Anyway, Bai Yu didn't do anything to it. Since it's still alive, it can just keep eating.
Therefore, in order to prevent this situation from happening again, Bai Yu's instructions were still very necessary. Although this guy might not understand them, he had done what he was supposed to do.
After releasing the dogfish, Bai Yu hooked a squid onto his hook again.
He still chose the larger squid from among them. His fishing goal this afternoon was very clear: to catch a big fish from the sea and improve his results.
With the bait on, Bai Yu cast his line as far as he could, just like before. The farther the distance, the greater the chance of catching a big fish.
The previous cast had already given him an answer: there are indeed big fish far from the coastline, but what kind of fish they are is a bit uncertain.
It's like fishing with a white line and catching a dogfish; it's the same as catching nothing at all, as the dogfish is meaningless.
This fishing rod took quite a long time to cast, so long that Bai Yu, sitting on the fishing platform, had already eaten two pieces of beef jerky.
Authentic Inner Mongolian beef jerky—those who have tried it know it's delicious, but it's also incredibly hard.
If you don't have good teeth, you really can't eat this kind of beef jerky. Even if you have pretty good teeth, it will still take a lot of time.
Bai Yu had already finished two pieces of beef jerky, but there was still no reaction from him, and there was no sign of the fish being served.
After a long period without any fish biting the hook, Bai Yu felt that his squid bait must have lost its flavor from being soaked in seawater.
Just as he was considering whether to reel in the hook and change the bait, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly moved.
It happened so suddenly that Bai Yu initially thought he was mistaken, but then the reel started casting rapidly, which clearly meant a fish was biting the hook!
We've been waiting for this day for so long!
Bai Yu had been waiting for this fish for a long time, and he was determined not to let it slip out of his control.
So Bai Yu immediately picked up his fishing rod and used it to hook the fish!
He timed this perfectly, and just as the fish that had taken the bait made a two-way rush, he successfully kept it there.
Moreover, this time the fish that took the bait was a big one, no less than the dogfish from before. Bai Yu was very certain of this. This guy seemed to be even bigger than the dogfish!
"Goodness, I've waited so long, and finally I've caught a big fish! I hope you'll be sensible and not be a shark or anything like that, or if all else fails, a bighead carp will do!"
Feeling the sensation from the fishing rod in his hand, Bai Yu silently prayed; he really didn't want to catch a shark!
However, the only way to find out what kind of fish it is is to catch it.
In response, Bai Yu stood up from his fishing platform, took his fishing rod, left the sunshade area, and went to an open space to fish.
The fish that bit the hook this time wasn't small, and Bai Yu wasn't using a super line, so using brute force during fishing is definitely not a good idea.
What if the fishing line breaks? Then we'd lose both our money and our life.
So this time, Bai Yu is going to use a little trick to deal with this big fish.
As for Bai Yu's skills?
It's very simple. Of course, we should take advantage of the white fishing gear and use the fish-playing technique to deal with this guy.
Even though Bai Yu doesn't use a super line, the line he does use has an advantage: it's exceptionally long, enough for him to play the fish.
You asked how long Bai Yu's fishing line is?
Five hundred meters. Even if it's not a giant fishing line, the fishing line used by Bai Yu is still five hundred meters long, a full mile.
In this situation, any fish that is caught on a hook and weighs less than 100 pounds is definitely doomed to escape.
Even a giant fish weighing 100 pounds has a chance of being caught by this fishing line.
There are many ways to catch big fish, one of which is to play the fish. Even if a big fish that has taken the bait can break the hook, we don't fight it head-on. Instead, we play the fish to wear it down.
If we can exhaust the big fish's energy before we run out of fishing line, then we have a chance to catch it.
Although this method takes a lot of time, it's an option when dealing with big fish.
At this point, Bai Yu decided to test the fish's strength. After all, he didn't know exactly how big the fish that had taken the bait was, and knowing only its weight wasn't enough; he also needed to know how much pull the fish had.
After all, different fish, even if they are the same size, have different pulling forces. Some fish may look small, but they are quite strong and can unleash forces beyond their own capabilities.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Bai Yu adopted the most secure method to catch this fish.
As before, even when playing with the fish, Bai Yu wouldn't let it run around comfortably; he still had to create some obstacles for it.
At this moment, about 100 meters from the beach, a large black creature was fleeing along the seabed, heading towards deeper waters.
If you look closely, you'll notice that this big black creature has a wisp of transparent substance around its mouth that extends from the corner of its mouth all the way into the seawater behind it, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Just as this guy was running forward recklessly, it suddenly stopped, its head tilted back uncontrollably, and then it moved backward a little distance uncontrollably.
Although the distance wasn't very far, only about 30 or 40 centimeters, the big black guy stopped and continued running forward.
Whether it was this sudden scene that startled the big black guy or not, after it started running away again, it was obvious that it was running with more effort and its speed had increased significantly.
However, this sudden attack was far from over. Only a dozen seconds had passed, and it hadn't run far before the sudden force struck again, forcing it to pause once more.
The feeling of being interrupted while running perfectly is incredibly unpleasant; even if this creature were a fish, it wouldn't like that feeling.
Another point worth mentioning is that this big black creature seems to be quite intelligent. After being pulled twice by Bai Yu, it seemed to realize that it couldn't run away.
Then it changed direction and stopped running forward, instead turning and running to the left.
But until it can get rid of the hook, it also has no way to escape this sudden attack.
On the other hand, our Bai Yu was standing on the beach, holding a fishing rod, and idly casting the line.
Although he didn't cast his line very frequently or with much force, he was incredibly persistent and kept fishing!
Moreover, Bai Yu had already activated the deflector while hooking the fish, putting pressure on it.
Under immense pressure, this guy only lasted eight minutes before running out of energy.
Although they haven't reached the point where they're completely at Bai Yu's mercy, they're basically unable to cause any trouble.
At this point, there were still over two hundred meters of fishing line left in the reel, and they had already caught the guy.
A few minutes later, a large black creature appeared on the surface of the sea, and Bai Yu scooped it up with a landing net.
"Hey, a brown-banded grouper, this one's pretty good! Fisherman, you've got some luck, this brown-banded grouper must weigh at least thirty or forty pounds!"
After Bai Yu scooped up the brown-banded grouper, Li Shuang, who was standing nearby, noticed it and said something with an envious tone.
"It's alright. Even if this guy doesn't weigh 40 pounds, it must weigh at least 35 pounds. It was worth spending so much time fishing for it."
Bai Yu looked at the brown-banded grouper in the net and nodded in satisfaction.
Brown-banded grouper – this guy is practically an old friend of Bai Yu's. Basically, every time Bai Yu and his crew go out to sea to fish, they can catch one, just not always the same size.
The fish that Bai Yu caught was about 70 centimeters long and had a very rounded shape. It looked like it wouldn't be too light, probably weighing at least 30 or 40 kilograms.
The best way to handle this grouper is still the same as before: bleed it and refrigerate it.
Logically, the best way to handle this kind of grouper is to keep it alive first and then sell it at the dock later.
This way, the economic value of brown-banded grouper can be maximized, and more money can be earned.
However, Bai Yu and his team came out to compete this time, and they were only traveling on a cruise ship and a few smaller boats. There was no place provided for the contestants to raise fish.
After all, there are quite a few participants this time. If everyone raises fish, it will be impossible to distinguish the catch.
Therefore, under these circumstances, it would be better to freeze all the fish caught by all the contestants, so that no one receives special treatment and all fish are treated the same.
To give a simple example, brown-banded grouper is valuable, right? A live one can sell for tens or even more than a hundred yuan per kilogram.
But before that, Bai Yu had caught an even more valuable fish; that big yellow croaker had already been bled out.
So what's so special about this brown-banded grouper? It was bled and refrigerated just like before, and then Bai Yu got another box from the staff.
The old box was almost full; it's time to use a new one.
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