After lunch, Bai Yu did not immediately return to his fishing spot to fish. Instead, he went to the crew cabin, lay down on the bed, and began to rest.
He went to bed too late last night, and was woken up early this morning by Wang Hai. Then he caught several big fish all morning.
After several hours, even though Bai Yu was an athlete, he felt a wave of fatigue wash over him, and he was extremely exhausted.
He desperately needs rest now, so that he can have more energy to devote to fishing.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Bai Yu and the others had already left the oil well and even went fishing at a fishing spot.
However, Bai Yu's harvest was not very good in the following two days, and the specific reason was related to his luck.
Aside from using half of his luck points to find fish on the first day, Bai Yu's luck points dropped to an appalling level on the second day, making it impossible for him to find fish using the search function.
That guy's luck is outrageous! Even with Wang Hai and the fishing boat's blessing after the update, his luck value didn't exceed ten points, which is ridiculous!
On the third day, they changed their fishing spot again, this time heading straight to the Dongsha Islands, with their main goal being to catch various kinds of grouper.
During the journey of the fishing boat, Bai Yu and his companions arrived near a small island in the Dongsha Islands, intending to fish there.
This small island is uninhabited, with no human residents. Despite being uninhabited, it is a well-known fishing spot near Dongsha.
The main species caught here is grouper, as the area is abundant in various types of grouper, especially the red grouper and the mouse grouper. The grouper caught here is the most valuable.
The fishing boat that Bai Yu and his companions were on included this fishing spot on their itinerary for this voyage, where they were to fish for grouper.
Bai Yu and the others naturally had no objection to this. Fishing for grouper and juvenile grouper is a high-end seafood that costs several hundred yuan apiece. What do they have to complain about?
At this point, some people might jump out and say, "Isn't the grouper a protected animal? It's been explicitly banned to catch grouper now, so how can Bai Yu and his crew prepare to fish for grouper?"
That's right, the Eastern Star Grouper has indeed been included in the protected list, and it was added to the list in 2017, which is three years ago.
This three-year protection period also played a significant role in the growth of the Eastern Star Spotted Group's population.
Then a suggestion emerged in the market: it would be appropriate to catch some grouper for market consumption.
After all, grouper is not a seafood unique to China, and the South China Sea is not just ours; other countries in the surrounding area also come here.
If foreign vessels catch grouper, they will be sold to our country.
It's important to know that the price of wild grouper is incomparable to that of farmed grouper; the difference between the two is enormous.
Instead of importing grouper caught in the South China Sea from neighboring countries, it would be better to let our domestic fishing boats catch them.
However, not all fishing boats or angling boats can fish for grouper; qualifications are required.
At least trawlers don't qualify for this. If trawlers were given this qualification, they would be able to push the giant grouper to the brink of extinction with a single trawling.
To effectively increase fish populations and ensure the availability of wild grouper every year, fishing boats are essential.
Fishing boats rely on fishing rods to cast their lines one by one. Even if the fisherman is very lucky, how many fish can he catch?
Therefore, the relevant departments issued permits to some fishing boats that allowed them to fish for grouper, so that these fishing boats could fish for grouper when taking people out to sea to fish.
This would allow wild grouper to circulate in the market and also bring positive development to the fishing boat industry.
It just so happens that the company where Brother Li and his colleagues work has this fishing license, and their company is authorized to fish for grouper.
Because of their good reputation and the fact that they have never violated any rules since their establishment, their company was among the first to obtain fishing licenses.
That's why they included this fishing spot in their travel route, allowing Bai Yu and his companions to fish for grouper here.
As the fishing boat slowly came to a stop, Bai Yu and the others arrived near a small island in Dongsha, ready to start fishing.
"Brother Yu, I've heard that the Dongsha Islands have very rich marine fish resources, with more than 20 kinds of grouper alone, including some high-end varieties that are worth as much as the red grouper on the market."
Wang Hai was at his fishing spot at the stern of the boat, tidying up his fishing rod while looking out at the sea and chatting with Bai Yu beside him.
"Well, as far as I know, there are East Star Grouper, West Star Grouper, Green Stone Grouper, Mouse Grouper, Tiger Grouper, Pearl Grouper, Sesame Grouper, Giant Grouper, Striped Grouper, Fine Spotted Grouper, Seven Star Grouper, Malabar Grouper, Giant Grouper, Brown Striped Grouper, Oil Grouper, Flower Parrot Grouper, Cedar Grouper, Red/Blue Melon Seed Grouper, and so on."
In response to Wang Hai's mention of various types of grouper, Bai Yu rattled off more than ten different kinds of grouper, and that wasn't even all of them, but only a portion of what Bai Yu knew.
There are many grouper with a price of over 100 yuan per kilogram. It can be said that as long as it is a grouper, its value will not be low. Even the cheapest grouper can sell for tens of yuan per kilogram.
"Wow, Brother Fisherman, you know so many kinds of grouper! How many kinds of grouper do you think we can catch here this time?"
"Who knows? The grouper I just mentioned are grouper that can be found in the South China Sea. Just because they can be found in the South China Sea doesn't mean they can be found here. So it's really hard to say how many kinds of grouper we'll be able to catch this time."
Bai Yu prepared his fishing rod, put a shrimp on the hook, and cast his first line of the day.
Although Bai Yu didn't know how many kinds of grouper he would catch today, he figured the harvest shouldn't be too bad.
As for the reason, it's naturally related to his luck stat today. His luck stat is incredibly high today, over seventy points. If his harvest isn't good, then it would be a shame to waste such a high luck stat.
Therefore, Bai Yu was quite looking forward to his gains today.
As Bai Yu cast his line, Wang Hai, who was standing nearby, also prepared his fishing rod, baited it, and cast his line.
Next came the waiting time. During this time, Bai Yu took out the sea fishing guide that Brother Li had given him earlier and introduced the various sea fish on it to Wang Hai.
To be honest, the fishing association really put a lot of effort into making this manual, which lists a lot of sea fish.
In particular, some sea fish that look similar and might be mistaken for each other have been labeled to indicate the differences between the two types of sea fish.
For example, oil grouper and brown-banded grouper, red grouper and seven-star grouper, cedar grouper and tiger grouper look very similar and are easily confused in the market.
Some unscrupulous merchants even use one type of grouper to impersonate a more expensive one, thereby achieving a higher value.
This is all too common in major tourist areas of Hainan Province. It's not entirely accurate to say that the people of Hainan Province are dishonest and only rip off tourists, because these people even rip off the locals.
As a local from Hainan Province, Bai Yu did not condone such behavior at all; he spoke his mind and said what was true, adding that some unscrupulous merchants were really ripping people off.
Bai Yu was once ripped off while eating out. The owner of a seafood restaurant used seven-star grouper to impersonate red grouper. Bai Yu didn't pay much attention at the time and was fooled. He only realized the problem when the fish was served and he started eating.
There are some differences in taste between grouper and seven-star grouper. Although Bai Yu is not an expert in this area, he can still taste the difference.
Just as Bai Yu and Wang Hai were having a great time chatting, he suddenly felt the fishing rod in his hand sink hard, and a fish took the bait.
"Ahai, let me tell you, if we catch some fish we've never eaten before today, what do you think we should do...?"
Hey, hey, hey, a fish has taken the bait! I'm going fishing now, I have to go chat with you for a bit.
As Bai Yu spoke, his hands moved swiftly, lifting the fishing rod and hooking the fish in one smooth motion.
As the fishing rod tip bent downwards, he felt a heavy weight on the rod in his hand, and he knew that he had hit the target and kept the fish that had taken the bait.
In Bai Yu's opinion, the fish that took the bait this time wasn't very big, and he felt it weighed only about four or five pounds.
For Bai Yu, that was just a small carambola, a fish that he could easily handle.
Since that's the case, Bai Yu isn't going to be polite with it. He's going to start his performance, catch this guy as soon as possible, and then decide whether to let him stay or leave!
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