After changing his fishing strategy, Bai Yu's first catch was a swordfish weighing fifty or sixty pounds, which was comparable to the pair of white-scaled fish he had caught before.
Although it took Baiyu a while to catch this swordfish, it was relatively worth the time.
If he were fishing for whitebait, he might not be able to catch fifty or sixty pounds in the same amount of time.
As for the other contestants on either side of him, it's normal for them to feel envious.
After all, the swordfish that Bai Yu just caught only looked to be about 50 or 60 pounds, but it was actually quite long.
Especially since the swordfish has a long upper jaw, which adds a lot to its length. At first glance, this swordfish is more than a meter long.
To the other contestants, a fish over a meter long must weigh a ton! Bai Yu's score must be skyrocketing! The other contestants expressed their envy!
However, Bai Yu's good luck ended there. Although he had some successes afterward, he didn't catch any big fish.
It's practically impossible to catch fish weighing over 50 pounds anymore; you can only catch fish weighing 20 or 30 pounds, mostly small carp.
Although this fish isn't very expensive, our local anglers still really enjoy fishing for it.
Because the bullhead trevally is quite strong and of a decent size, there's a sense of competition when you catch it.
If this thing were even a little more expensive—not too expensive, maybe twenty or thirty yuan—it would definitely be the first choice for our fishing buddy when he goes out to sea.
After all, there are just too many of these things, and they're so easy to catch. These guys eat everything; they won't even let a small shrimp go.
After fishing until 5 a.m., when the sky above the sea began to lighten, the fishermen prepared to pack up and rest.
After fishing all night, Baiyu had a pretty good catch, weighing around 300 jin (150 kg).
Bai Yu was quite satisfied with his results. According to his own estimation, even if he couldn't rank in the top ten, he should still be able to rank in the top thirty.
After all, there are indeed too many participants in this competition, more than two hundred contestants. Perhaps there are some experts and lucky ones among them.
After all, no matter what, although Bai Yu's luck improved somewhat in the latter half of the night, it was only slightly improved and not to an exaggerated degree, so his results were naturally not too exaggerated.
After Bai Yu handed over all his catch to the staff and sent it to the freezer, he took his fishing gear bag and returned to his crew quarters.
I put the fishing tackle bag in the room and then went to the dining room to prepare for dinner.
I fished all night last night, which was not only mentally exhausting but also physically exhausting.
When he arrived at the restaurant, there were quite a few breakfast options, but they weren't ready to eat; Bai Yu had to prepare them himself.
After all, there was no fixed fishing time for this fishing competition. As long as the fishing boats stopped, fishing was allowed, even if it was all night long.
In this situation, it becomes difficult to time meals.
Therefore, for this competition, the chefs on each ship will prepare a certain amount of various foods every day, including boxed meals, fast food, pastries and bread, as well as various noodles, instant noodles and the like.
The contestants can simply choose what they want to eat; there are microwaves available for heating food, and various cooking utensils are provided for cooking noodles, so they can easily prepare it themselves.
If there's a chef in the kitchen, they'll cook for you; otherwise, you'll have to cook for yourself.
Bai Yu arrived at the kitchen at just the right time; the cook on fishing boat number six had just gotten up and was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
"Uncle Liu, please cook me some noodles, a little firmer, okay? And what other vegetables do you have on hand?"
"We have plenty of toppings, including pig's feet, spare ribs, and braised pork. Want me a little of everything?"
"Give me some, I need to eat so I can go to sleep for a while."
"Okay, Xiaoyu, sit down for a while. I'll bring it over to you when it's ready."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Liu."
Uncle Liu is one of the cooks on the fishing boat where Bai Yu works. Bai Yu may not know all the crew members of his company, but he knows at least one cook on each boat.
The reason is very simple: at least one of the chefs on these ships is a fellow apprentice or nephew of Bai Ba, and the two sides have always maintained contact.
As for why these people would work as cooks on a ship instead of working in a hotel?
The reason is simple: the salary on the ship is high, and there is also an annual bonus. You can earn two years' salary for working one year.
While they're still relatively young, these of Bai's fellow apprentices and nephews can work on the ship for two years and then, once they have some money, they can naturally consider doing something else in the future.
After Bai's father became successful, he naturally had to take care of his fellow apprentices.
Baiyu also wanted to ensure that its employees could eat well while at sea, because if they were well-fed, they wouldn't miss home.
Bai Yu accepted all of his father's fellow apprentices without question. As long as their skills were good, he would take as many as they came. If the company continued to increase the number of fishing boats, it would be difficult to find chefs with such good skills again.
After all, there are only a few of Bai's fellow disciples. Now, those who don't get seasick have basically all been arranged to board the ship, and they've already been arranged for the generation of his nephews.
Even Bai's father, who suffers from seasickness, was not spared; he had a portion in Uncle Sun's hotel and another portion in Bai's father's processing plant.
Except for a few who are doing relatively well, most of the others have been arranged. The next group consists of those who haven't yet completed their apprenticeships, and we can't just make arrangements for them randomly.
In no time at all, a bowl of noodles with braised pork trotters, spare ribs, and pork belly was ready, and Uncle Liu brought it over.
"Thank you, Uncle Liu."
"Eat up, and get some rest after you finish. Which crew room are you staying in now? I'll come and wake you up for lunch."
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you, Uncle Liu. I'll stay in the single crew room next to the first mate's."
"Okay, I'll remember. I'll call you for lunch."
Uncle Liu then went back to the kitchen to continue working, and Bai Yu started eating noodles.
As the organizer of this competition and also the owner of the fishing boat, Bai Yu has some potential advantages.
After finishing his breakfast in a few minutes, Bai Yu put his bowl in the sink and prepared to go back to rest.
To be honest, the skills of Bai's fellow apprentices are truly exceptional. The noodle toppings made by Liu Shu and the stewed pig's feet are so tender and easy to eat that the meat and bones separate perfectly.
The ribs were the same; the meat was tender and flavorful, easily separating from the bone. The braised pork wasn't greasy at all, and Uncle Liu even specially prepared two tiger-skin peppers for Bai Yu.
Bai Yu had stayed up all night fishing. After eating breakfast and sweating a little thanks to the two tiger-skin peppers, his fatigue was greatly reduced, and he felt much more comfortable.
No wonder our family has a method of treating illnesses through food therapy. For some amazing chefs, the food they make really does have some indescribable effects.
After returning to the crew quarters, Bai Yu quickly washed up and then lay down on the small bed to go to sleep.
As for the other players, whether they continue fishing or take a break is up to them.
However, for the sake of the athletes' health, and to prevent some athletes from sacrificing their health by staying up all night fishing desperately in pursuit of the five million prize, thus trading their health for a catch, we must take precautions.
Bai Yu and his crew also have some preventative measures in place. For example, they cannot fish for more than 24 hours at a time, and they must rest when that time is approaching, and the rest time must not be less than eight hours.
If a contestant violates the rules, the competition organizers may disqualify that contestant from the competition.
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Bai Yu slept very comfortably until around noon, when he vaguely heard a knock on the door.
"Xiaoyu, it's twelve o'clock. Get up and have lunch."
"I'm here, thank you for your help, Uncle Liu."
"It's okay, you go wash up, I'll go back to the kitchen first."
After seeing Bai Yu open the door to the crew quarters, Uncle Liu left the crew quarters and headed towards the kitchen.
Bai Yu quickly washed her face to clear her head before heading to the restaurant for dinner.
There were many participants this time, and there were always people fishing. In the past, when organizing competitions, Bai Yu would be shown on camera during mealtimes, but that has been canceled.
After all, compared to Bai Yu's mukbang (eating broadcast), the process of catching big fish is obviously more entertaining, especially the process of fighting against the big fish, which is more exciting.
After eating three simple boxed meals, Bai Yu went up to the second deck, brewed a pot of tea in the rest area, and sat down.
Bai Yu had just finished lunch and needed to rest a bit before going fishing.
After drinking a pot of tea, Bai Yu was just about to go to the gym for a run when suddenly a commotion broke out on the deck, and all the fishermen started to move.
"School of fish! A school of fish is coming this way! Brothers, get your fishing rods out! Your chance to make a fortune has arrived!"
"I'm a professional at anchor fishing, but where are the competition organizers and staff? Do fish caught by anchoring count towards the results? Can someone give me a definite answer?"
"Yeah, does this even count as a result? What kind of fish is this? They look like cannonballs. I've never seen them on the market before."
"This is bonito, it doesn't taste good at all, and it's cheap. It usually goes to processing plants, and you can only find some retail at the docks."
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Bai Yu paused slightly upon hearing the sounds coming from the first deck, then looked up into the distance.
Then he saw a scene that surprised him: the entire sea platform was surrounded by schools of fish, not just their fishing boat, but all the fishing boats participating in the competition.
The species of fish in this school is skipjack tuna, and the sheer number of them surprised even Bai Yu.
As for what these skipjack tuna are doing here?
It's unclear about the white fish; it might have been chasing a school of small fish or shrimp, or it might have simply been passing by.
Although skipjack tuna is not expensive, and can even be described as very cheap, it is undoubtedly good news for the contestants present.
After all, these skipjack tuna came for free; they were there to boost their scores.
At this moment, it's not about who has the best fishing skills, but about who has the best snagging skills!
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