With such doubts, Bai Yu cast his line a third time. He refused to believe that he could catch a scorpion.
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Ten minutes later, looking at the third ghost-headed sword on the deck, Bai Yu was filled with helplessness.
You could say he was lucky, catching three mahi-mahi after fishing for half a day; or you could say he was unlucky, catching three mahi-mahi in just over half an hour.
Moreover, these three ghost-head knives are quite large, with two weighing around ten pounds and the other weighing about seven or eight pounds.
By eleven o'clock, Bai Yu had been fishing on the deck for two or three hours, and his catch during that time could be described as plentiful.
The styrofoam boxes used to hold the fish were already full, containing at least fourteen or fifteen fish, the smallest of which was over thirty centimeters long.
The only downside is that all the fish caught by the white fishermen are of the same species, all of them are mahi-mahi, and there isn't a single one of any other species.
This has really gotten to Bai Yu. Now, he gets annoyed just seeing a ghost-head knife and wishes he could immediately gut it, boil oil in a pot, and dispose of it.
As Bai Yu's fishing rod rang with the sound of a fish taking the bait once again, this time Bai Yu had no motivation to go fishing. He just watched the fishing line keep going out of the water, unable to muster any interest in it.
"Bro, what are you doing? Didn't you notice you've caught a fish? Hurry up and start fishing, bro, stop spacing out!"
As Bai Yu stared blankly at the fishing rod, Bai Yue, who was standing beside him, reminded him. Bai Yue thought her brother was daydreaming.
"Sister, it's not that I'm daydreaming, it's just that I'm not really feeling like fishing anymore."
"What's up, bro? I think fishing is a lot of fun. Look at me, this is my first time fishing at sea and I've already got this much. What do you think?"
Bai Yue couldn't understand why her brother said he didn't want to go fishing.
After all, the place they were in was really rich in resources. Not to mention, even she, a complete novice, had caught quite a few fish today. With fish constantly biting the hook, how could she not want to keep fishing?
As Bai Yue spoke, she opened her fish box and pushed it in front of Bai Yu to show him.
To be honest, Bai Yue, a fishing novice, may have triggered the newbie protection period.
Both fished all morning, but Bai Yu only caught mahi-mahi, while Bai Yue only caught two; the rest were better fish than mahi-mahi.
There were even two large red sea bream among them, and the key point is that these two large red sea bream were still alive. These things are much more valuable when they are alive than when they are dead.
When the market is good, a live red sea bream can sell for over 100 yuan per kilogram, and even a dead one will fetch over 30 yuan.
Compared to the mahi-mahi that Bai Yu caught, more than ten mahi-mahi might not even be as valuable as a single live red sea bream by Bai Yue.
After seeing Bai Yue's fish box, Bai Yu's interest in fishing waned even more. It was pointless; let's just destroy it.
Of course, Bai Yu could only think about this in his heart. He still had to catch the fish, and unsurprisingly, it turned out to be another mackerel.
With the mahi-mahi ashore, Bai Yu had completely given up and stopped fishing.
Then he took a mahi-mahi from the fish tank. Fishing for this fish was no fun, so he decided to cook instead. Today he was determined to taste what a mahi-mahi tasted like.
"Yueyue, what do you want to eat for lunch? Your brother is about to cook. Just tell me what you want to eat, I'm open to ordering."
"Stir-fried prawns, I want to eat prawns."
"Okay, I'll go ask someone else. You can continue fishing."
Bai Yu then walked around the deck, asking the others what they wanted to eat for lunch. After receiving four orders, he only accepted three before heading towards the cabin.
They are currently on the vast ocean, where they can't just have whatever they want; they can only eat whatever is available on the ship.
The prawns that Bai Yue ordered were available on their boat. They had bought a lot of prawns to use as bait when they went out to sea before. These prawns are also good when made into braised prawns.
In addition, there was a braised pork dish, a vegetable dish, and a fish ball soup.
Fishing is physically demanding, so you have to eat a good lunch. Otherwise, what will you do if you run out of energy halfway through the afternoon fishing?
What troubled Bai Yu the most was how to cook the ghost-head knife in his hand. Not only had he never cooked this kind of fish before, he had never even eaten it.
How should I put it, the mahi-mahi is a fish that, despite the fact that the fish Bai Yu is holding is not small, doesn't have much meat on it.
Aside from its fins, the mahi-mahi has a more slender body shape, and with its thick skin and relatively large head, it has even less meat on its body.
As for this guy, the only thing Bai Yu could think of to do was to take the meat and fry it. Braised was out of the question; Bai Yu didn't have the skill for that.
With a few swift strokes of Bai Yu's knife, the fish's head and tail were chopped off. Then, he gutted it, removed its internal organs, and split it in two.
Next, separate the fish meat from the fish skin. Don't throw away the fish skin either; it can also be deep-fried. Just wash it, coat it with breadcrumbs, and fry it until golden brown. Then, add cumin, salt and pepper, and chili powder, and you're all set!
Thanks to Bai Yu's efforts, they were finally able to have lunch around 12:30.
One dish of fried fish fillets and skin, one dish of braised pork, one dish of braised prawns, one dish of croaker fish ball soup, plus a stir-fried vegetable dish.
After eating and drinking their fill, Bai Yu and his seven companions wanted to find a place to lie down and rest.
Bai Yu was the kind of person who would do what he thought of, so after putting down his chopsticks, he went back to the crew room to lie down and take a nap.
On the other hand, some of the others were cleaning up, some were resting, and Bai Yue, Li Xue, their second uncle, and Wang Hai were on the deck with their fishing rods.
Bai Yue, Li Xue, and their second uncle came to the deck to fish willingly, while Wang Hai was dragged along to accompany them.
Among the three, there was a newcomer who was fishing for the first time and whose enthusiasm hadn't worn off yet, and an elderly person who hadn't fished in a long time and was now enjoying the experience.
The morning's catch was so captivating that the three of them decided to work overtime at noon and continue fishing on the deck.
On the other hand, Wang Hai simply didn't want to wash the dishes, so his second uncle dragged him to the deck to fish.
Bai Yu slept for a little over an hour. When he came out of the cabin, the sun overhead was no longer as scorching as it was at noon.
Once he arrived on the deck, he immediately took a walk around to see how Bai Yue and the others had fared.
After learning that the little girl Bai Yue had caught a yellowfin tuna, although the yellowfin tuna was not very big, only about 30 pounds.
However, Bai Yu immediately took out a box of frozen bait from the freezer, picked up the cleaver on the fishing boat and started chopping. Tuna always appear in groups; they don't appear alone. There must be other tuna here.
A box of frozen bait weighs twenty pounds. He certainly wouldn't use all of this frozen bait by himself. After chopping up all the frozen bait, he threw some into each person's fishing spot, aiming to ensure everyone gets a share.
He then changed the fishing line and hooks, and also changed the bait.
Since the frozen bait was mackerel, Bai Yu naturally chose mackerel as his bait as well, and a mackerel weighing seven or eight ounces was hooked on the hook.
"Brother, this box of frozen bait costs two hundred yuan. If we don't catch any fish, we'll lose two hundred yuan. Is it worth it?"
"Not worth it? How could that be? Yueyue, you need to think positively about things and not always think the worst."
"Think of it this way: what if we actually catch a tuna? Even if it's not a giant weighing over 100 pounds, just that yellowfin tuna you caught before, weighing over 30 pounds, would be worth several hundred dollars. That would cover the cost of a box of frozen bait."
"Bro, you're so good at taking things in stride? Then why were you so upset about sea fishing this morning?"
"Sis, that's a bit harsh. I was targeted this morning, you know. Who would be happy after fishing for ghost knives all morning?"
"Aren't you afraid we'll still be fishing for 'ghost knives' this afternoon?"
"Sis, can you say something nice? Sometimes good things don't come true and bad things do... Hey, hey, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I caught a fish over here, maybe it's a tuna."
"I think it's more likely to be the Ghost Head Blade."
Just as Bai Yu and Bai Yue were bickering, Bai Yu's fishing rod once again caught a fish.
Moreover, this time the commotion was particularly large. Whether it was the degree of bending of the fishing rod or the speed of the line coming out of the reel, it was incomparable to the mahi-mahi that morning.
Bai Yu was filled with anticipation for the fish he would catch this time; he was sure he would catch a big one.
He pretended not to hear Bai Yue's comment that this might be another mackerel. Who would catch two fish in one day and catch mackerel every time?
After activating the decelerator, Bai Yu took the initiative to apply even more pressure to the fish, aiming to catch it as soon as possible.
With Bai Yu joining in, the fishing speed was indeed much faster. It took about ten minutes for the fish to be near the surface.
As a green shadow appeared on the sea, a gloom settled over Bai Yu's heart. He was all too familiar with that green thing—it was another Ghost Head Knife!
And it's an enormous demon head sword!!!
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