Upon hearing the movement on the fishing rod again, Bai Yu did not hesitate at all and immediately jerked the rod upwards.
However, it's unclear whether Bai Yu chose the wrong time or the fish that took the bait simply didn't bite, as Bai Yu's attempt to hook the fish missed.
When he finally pulled the hook up, only half a mackerel remained on it; its lower body had disappeared.
"Tsk, this guy is pretty smart. He only took half of the bait. What a pity."
Bai Yu shook his head, took the half-eaten mackerel off the hook, and casually threw it into the sea. Then he picked up another mackerel, hooked it up, and continued casting.
It's just that I missed a fish, which doesn't affect Bai Yu at all. When you're fishing, anything can happen. If you miss a fish, just keep fishing.
For anglers, the most important thing when fishing is to maintain a good mindset and never be impatient.
After all, fishing is a sport that requires a lot of patience. If you don't have enough patience, then you might as well give up and go to bed early. Fishing is not for you.
After casting his line for the third time, Bai Yu didn't have to wait long before fish started biting again.
It seems that it's time for the fish to start biting, because not only Bai Yu, but other crew members are also catching fish one after another.
However, they didn't see the big yellow croaker they hoped for most.
Upon seeing the fish bite again, Bai Yu reacted swiftly. Even though he hadn't timed his hookset perfectly the last time, he still lifted the rod immediately this time.
Listening to the sound of the fishing rod cutting through the air and feeling the weight on it, Bai Yu was certain that he had timed the hook lift perfectly this time, and he had hooked the fish!
Having learned from his previous experience of losing pressure in his body by fishing too fast with the previous large yellow croaker, Bai Yu slowed down the reeling speed when fishing this time.
According to Bai Yu, fishing too fast could cause the fish to lose pressure inside their bodies, resulting in a less desirable catch.
It would be better to slow down the reeling speed from the beginning and fish slowly and steadily.
Bai Yu first felt the weight on the fishing rod, which he estimated to be around five pounds, and then he began to reel in the line.
Even though Bai Yu slowed down the reeling speed considerably in the water, which is 60 or 70 meters deep, it still didn't take too long to reel in the line.
It took Bai Yu three or four minutes to reel in the fishing line, and then another yellow fish appeared on the surface of the sea.
"Holy crap, another one! Could this be a real school of large yellow croakers?!"
Bai Yu looked at the yellow thing on the sea and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his face full of disbelief.
After all, the value of large yellow croaker lies in their scarcity, especially the large ones, which are even rarer. The one we caught before, weighing eight or nine pounds, is extremely rare.
Now Baiyu has caught another one weighing about five pounds, which is also a rare find.
Bai Yu then used a landing net to scoop it onto the deck, quickly removed the hook, and stuck a needle into the fish's belly. Regardless of whether the fish had lost internal pressure, he still had to take the necessary measures.
However, Bai Yu's shout earlier still attracted the attention of some crew members around him, who expressed their admiration for Bai Yu's luck in catching two large yellow croakers in a row.
You know, they've been fishing on the deck for a long time, some even since last night, but so far, only Bai Yu has caught a big yellow croaker on the whole boat. How can you explain this?
"Brother Fisherman, you're really lucky! You've caught two big yellow croakers. I wonder what they taste like, and how come they're so expensive?"
While Bai Yu was catching fish, others were catching fish too. For example, Wang Hai caught his second large yellow croaker while Bai Yu was fishing.
However, in the end, he only caught a bullhead trevally. Although it weighed several times more than the large yellow croaker, in terms of value, the bullhead trevally was less than a fraction of the value of the large yellow croaker.
So Wang Hai came over, chatting with Bai Yu while glancing at the large yellow croaker in Bai Yu's hand.
"What's wrong, Ah Hai? Are you trying to taste what a big yellow croaker tastes like?"
"Mmm mmm mmm mmm."
As soon as Bai Yu finished asking the question, Wang Hai nodded hurriedly.
For a true foodie, it means being willing to try foods they've never eaten before, even if they're incredibly expensive. As long as it's within their means, they're worth a try.
Moreover, in Wang Hai's mind, as long as it was fish that he and Bai Yu caught, there was no question of whether they could afford it; it mainly depended on whether Bai Yu agreed.
As long as Bai Yu agrees, he'll eat it even if it's bluefin tuna.
So when Bai Yu caught this large yellow croaker weighing about five pounds, he was even more eager to try it.
"You really want to eat everything, but I can't let you have your way today. At least I can't give you this one I have."
A five-pound yellow croaker is a bit too big. Let's try fishing a little longer. If we catch a smaller one, we'll take it to Uncle Li and have him cook it for us to try. I've never had a big yellow croaker before.
Bai Yu looked at the large yellow croaker in his hand, then put it directly into the box to keep the other large yellow croaker company.
After hearing Bai Yu's words, Wang Hai's interest in fishing soared. He immediately removed the entire reel from his fishing rod and took out a new fishing line from his tackle bag.
This time, Wang Hai planned to use a multi-hook fishing line. He refused to believe that with more hooks and bait, he wouldn't be able to catch a big yellow croaker.
Wang Hai took out a new fishing line, a five-hook combination line, with five leader lines extending from a main line. He baited all the hooks, then cast it into the sea and began fishing.
Bai Yu was also full of anticipation for Wang Hai's operation. He also had this set of fishing line, which they bought together at a fishing tackle shop before going out to sea before the New Year.
They had never used it before; they had always used a single line and hook fishing method.
So Bai Yu decided to see how Wang Hao would fare with this five-hook fishing line. If he had a good catch, he might want to give it a try himself.
To be honest, if the number of people fishing in the same sea area increases, it has the same effect as baiting when fishing for freshwater fish.
The bait they use is mostly dead fish, which are the food of all marine life in the ocean.
Just like the rule that a whale fall brings life to all things, once a dead sea fish appears in a certain place, all the surrounding marine life will gather around, trying to get a share of the spoils.
There were over thirty crew members on the Yuxue, and even if not all of them were fishing, there were still more than twenty of them.
With each cast of the fishing rod, more than twenty frozen baits are thrown into the sea around the fishing boat, which naturally attracts a large number of marine creatures to come and feed.
Bai Yu cast his line again, and soon enough, only three or four minutes later, he felt a fish bite on the rod once more.
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"Are the fish coming out this fast? What's going on? Could it be another big yellow croaker?"
With a glimmer of hope, Bai Yu lifted the fishing rod again and began reeling in the line.
After the first three casts, although he missed one, the other two casts helped him regain his rhythm and feel for fishing.
This time, however, the fish that took the bait was noticeably different. The fish on this cast was enormous, much larger than he had anticipated.
Bai Yu had originally planned to catch a small yellow croaker to try, but this one gave him the feeling that it weighed at least twenty pounds.
For Bai Yu, this fishing rod could not possibly be a large yellow croaker. In Bai Yu's memory, he had never heard of a large yellow croaker weighing more than 20 kilograms.
The yellow croaker weighing eight or nine pounds is almost a meter long. If it weighs twenty pounds, Bai Yu doesn't even dare to imagine how big it must be to grow to twenty pounds.
Just as Bai Yu had expected, the catch this time was not a large yellow croaker, but a brown-banded grouper, which was still a pretty good catch.
"Brother Fisherman, Brother Fisherman, look! Look what kind of fish I caught! We'll have fish for lunch today!"
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