As Bai Yu continued his efforts, the big fish that had taken the bait was getting closer and closer to the fishing boat.
Before long, there wasn't much fishing line left, and a large fish with a yellowish body in the sunlight surfaced. Judging from its fur, the fish was incredibly beautiful!
It gleamed with a yellowish light under the sunlight, looking like a legendary gold item unlocked in a game—how could it not look amazing?
Such a big yellow fish, what kind of species is it?
Looking at it from afar, Bai Yu felt that something was off about this big fish. It had a sense of déjà vu, like it was some kind of fish he had caught before.
It's yellow, I've caught it before, and it's grown this big. Could it be a large yellow croaker?
It is said that a long time ago, someone caught a large yellow croaker weighing several tens of kilograms, but that was decades ago, and there is no video or photographic record of it.
So, no one can say for sure how much truth there is to this claim.
However, Bai Yu only thought about it briefly before dismissing the idea, because the sea area they were in was already too far south. Even if large yellow croakers appeared in the South China Sea, they would most likely not come here.
After guessing the large yellow croaker, Bai Yu ruled out another answer: the yellow croaker, which is also a member of the Sciaenidae family. The reason is the same as for the large yellow croaker: both of them are warm-water marine creatures and generally live in coastal areas.
In particular, the yellow croaker generally lives in the coastal waters of Guangdong and Guangxi, which is their habitat.
However, sometimes the answer that is eliminated first, the most unlikely answer, is more likely to be the final true answer.
Soon, Bai Yu dragged the big yellow fish to the side of the boat. He saw the fish in its entirety. It was over a meter long and had a big belly, which showed that it usually ate very well.
Its pale yellow skin gave it an air of wealth, as if its worth was as high as its skin color!
Indeed, that's true. Bai Yu is very familiar with this big yellow fish. He even caught one just after the Chinese New Year this year.
This guy was indeed quite valuable, but that was a long time ago. If you were to buy or sell it now, it wouldn't just be a matter of money, but also whether or not food and lodging would be included.
This creature is called the yellow croaker, and its status in the fishing community is protected.
Looking at the yellow croaker that had already floated on the surface of the sea and started to lie flat, Bai Yu felt helpless. He had already eliminated the correct answer, so how did he still manage to catch a yellow croaker?
That shouldn't be the case; there shouldn't be this kind of fish here. Could it be that the yellow croaker population has recovered, and their numbers have increased to the point that they are now found all over the South China Sea?
But that doesn't make sense either. While the natural conditions here are quite suitable for the yellow croaker to live in, the climate is not!
Another crucial point is: could it be that Bai Yu spent all that time worrying about the line breaking and outsmarting this guy, only to end up with a fish that yielded no results?
Well, catching a yellow croaker is not a good result.
Because the yellow croaker is different from the red grouper. Although the latter is also a protected marine species, Baiyu's company has a fishing license and is authorized to fish for and catch red grouper.
However, there's nothing that can be done about sea fish like the yellow croaker; their company simply can't catch them, and if they encounter them, they have to release them.
At the same time, the live stream also focused on Bai Yu, or more precisely, on the yellow croaker, with Li Shuang introducing the big fish in the live stream.
A yellow croaker, over a meter long and weighing several tens of kilograms, is a very rare and precious fish, but Bai Yu managed to catch it.
Moreover, once these large fish are caught, whitebait do not need to release them back; instead, they need to be handed over to professionals.
As I said before, this place is not suitable for the yellow croaker to live in, nor is it their habitat. Nobody knows how this creature got here.
However, this doesn't stop them from moving the creature to a different location, to the habitat of the yellow croaker in Guangdong Province, where there are many yellow croakers and it can reproduce and thrive.
Of course, this kind of thing isn't done by Bai Yu's company, but by a professional fisheries bureau. You can contact them if you encounter animals in need of rescue at sea.
With the help of the staff, Bai Yu then brought the yellow croaker up to the surface, took a photo with it, and then sent it to the kitchen.
Don't get me wrong, the reason they send them to the kitchen is because there's a large fish tank there, which is usually used to store the live fish they bring on their sea voyages.
Although they go out to sea to fish, they only catch saltwater fish. Some people prefer to eat freshwater fish, which have their own unique flavor.
Therefore, every fishing boat is equipped with a large fish tank specifically for raising the fish to be eaten.
This time, because of the sea competition, the time spent at sea will not be too long, so this large fish tank will be empty. It's just the right time to fill it with seawater and keep the yellow croakers in it.
Once the relevant departments send someone, they can simply hand it over.
It's not a complicated matter; it can be accomplished very easily.
However, upon hearing the news, the other athletes and staff on the fishing boat all put down their work and formed a long queue in the kitchen.
The reason for doing this is simply to take a photo with this rare large yellow croaker as a souvenir.
The only downside was that the large yellow croaker had just been caught and wasn't particularly energetic; it still looked a bit listless.
Compared to those who were keen on taking photos and posing for pictures, Bai Yu took the yellow croaker into the kitchen and then returned to his fishing spot to continue fishing.
What's the point of catching a big fish that doesn't amount to much? There's no need to pay too much attention to it.
Of course, Bai Yu wasn't the only one who caught fish that didn't count as a result in this competition.
Some were even more outrageous, spending an hour or two huffing and puffing away, only to find their "haul"—a giant shark!
In the end, besides not counting the score, you also have to cut off part of the fishing line to save your life.
After all, removing a fishhook from a shark's mouth is no easy task; it's quite difficult and dangerous.
If you really encounter this situation, the simplest and safest way is to cut the line directly. A little loss is not a big problem, at least your safety is not in danger.
However, if you want to minimize your losses, you can do that by dragging it to the side of the boat and cutting the line as close to the shark as possible. This way, you'll be able to save more of the fishing line.
Bai Yu had only one comment about the contestant who caught the shark: "Awesome!"
However, among the many sharks, not all sharks are worthless. There is a type of shark that can be counted as an achievement, and in this competition, some contestants even caught one.
That is the smaller species of shark: the catshark.
Catsharks are a large category of sharks, and there are many species within this category. Among them, the tiger catshark is probably the most valuable.
The reason why this tiger-striped catshark is the most valuable is very simple: this kind of catshark is usable and can even be made into sushi.
The common perception of sharks is that they are inedible or that shark meat doesn't taste good, since sharks are creatures that secrete urine through their skin.
However, among these sharks, the tiger catshark is an exception. Those who have eaten tiger catshark have a very high opinion of it, and even though this fish sells for hundreds of yuan per kilogram, they still think it is worth the price.
Besides these, other catsharks also have value, but not for food, but for their ornamental value.
Cat sharks are relatively small among all sharks, making them very suitable for keeping as ornamental fish.
This type of shark is allowed to be fished in this competition, and any catch will be counted towards the participants' scores.
After all, these cat sharks are not protected animals and have a certain economic value in the market. So why not keep them after catching them?
The same was true for Bai Yu. He caught a catshark while fishing. It was a very small catshark, but it was very bold and greedy.
The catshark that Bai Yu caught was only 30 centimeters long and weighed less than a pound, making it a small fish among catsharks.
But this little fish, after Bai Yu caught it, removed the hook and put it in the fish box, acted as if it were back home, without any sense of unfamiliarity.
Even the shrimp that Bai Yu had previously put in the fish tank for the other live fish, this guy ate them with gusto as if they were his own food.
The other sea fish that were also caught by Bai Yu, after they came back into the fish tank, all of them calmed down and realized what it meant to not eat unfamiliar things.
It's a pity that they only understand this now, and it's already a bit too late. They've already been caught, and the final result is obvious: they'll end up on someone's dinner table.
This continued until lunchtime, when Bai Yu finally put away his fishing rod and headed towards the cabin to fill his stomach.
Fishing is physically demanding, and Bai Yu believes this to be true at all times, so he always makes sure to eat his fill, or even eat well, before fishing.
Just as Bai Yu was walking towards the cabin, a cameraman followed behind him, still filming him, showing no sign of stopping.
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"Brother, it's lunchtime now. You can put your work aside for a bit, set up a camera and take some pictures of the scenery outside. You don't need to keep following me around taking pictures."
Bai Yu glanced at the cameraman behind him and offered an explanation.
Bai Yu's original intention was that he could rest now, and there was no need to work during lunchtime. The remaining work could be started at one o'clock.
But what he didn't expect was that what the other guy said hit him hard, leaving him speechless.
"Mr. Bai, I received a notification that we will also be filming with you at noon. They said that a lot of netizens in the live broadcast room have given feedback. They said they haven't seen your mukbang in a long time, and they want to see it this time."
What the heck? Watching him eat mukbang? I don't remember having any fans of that kind of thing.
Bai Yu's brain was a bit stunned by this short passage. He really didn't expect that in addition to his fans who liked sports, fishing, beachcombing, honors, and red envelopes, he also had quite a few fans who liked mukbang!
This category definitely has a lot of fans, especially since they recently flooded the live stream with comments. Otherwise, they wouldn't be filming him now and suggesting he do a mukbang.
Bai Yu couldn't refuse such a request, because he was a blogger who doted on his fans!
So he absolutely had to start this mukbang, and he had to do it well.
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