Hehehehe...
"hey-hey......"
"Brother Yu, the three of you are laughing so lewdly, I'm ashamed to be associated with you!"
Just as Bai Yu and the other two were exchanging smiles, Wang Hai, who was eating snacks nearby, said with a hint of disdain.
"Oh ho, you're looking down on us now, Ah Hai? Let me tell you, if you're going to look down on us, then don't go out to collect fish later. When we get back to shore and use the money from selling the fish we collected to go out for a meal, we won't take you with us. Does that sound okay?"
"You're not taking me to dinner? No way! How can you eat without me? That's absolutely unacceptable!"
When Wang Hai heard that there would be no food for him, he shook his head vigorously. As a foodie, what he couldn't stand the most was others eating delicious food without him.
Li Shuang chuckled to himself. He knew Wang Hai all too well; as long as food was mentioned, Wang Hai would follow the food trail.
A few minutes later, hearing the knocking sounds had stopped, Bai Yu and the other three walked out of the crew room.
As soon as Bai Yu stepped out of the crew cabin, he noticed that the others on the fishing boat had also come out at the same time. It seemed that the four of them weren't the only smart ones; the others were just as clever.
"Brother Yu, is this a competitor? Let's hurry up and get out of here. You guys go to the stern to collect the fish, and I'll go get some boxes from Brother Li. Let's get moving."
"No problem, brothers, get to work! I'll treat you guys to extra food at lunchtime!"
As Bai Yu and the other three arrived on the deck, they immediately split up. Bai Yu and the other two headed towards the stern, while Li Shuang searched for Brother Li on the deck.
From the cabin to the stern, the deck was covered with a layer of sea fish. These sea fish had no special characteristics: they were not very big, but the fins on the sides of their bodies were particularly large.
When unfolded, it looks like two wings, as if it could take flight.
"Brother Fisherman, why are there so many flying fish? Could the fish swarm that collided with the boat earlier have been a flying fish swarm?"
"That's right. The wave we saw earlier might not have been just a wave; it was probably made up of seawater and flying fish."
Looking at the flying fish covering the ground, Bai Yu understood why the wave was moving at such a fast speed. The culprit was these flying fish; it was the waves they created when they leaped out of the sea.
The flying fish is called that not because it can actually fly; it simply leaps out of the water and glides briefly through the air using its unique pectoral fins.
The main factor that enables them to perform this skill is being chased by predators, which they use to evade them.
Just like the other fish that Bai Yu and his companions saw on the deck, such as needlefish, barracuda, smaller sailfish, swordfish, and even a ray, Bai Yu also spotted one.
I didn't see any tuna. I thought there were plenty of tuna here. Could it be that these guys don't like to eat flying fish, and there are no tuna to prey on them?
Is that really the case?
How could that be? Tuna aren't picky eaters. The reason there aren't any tuna on the deck is because they can't jump up.
Only slender, agile sea fish like sailfish, needlefish, and barracuda can leap out of the water and jump directly onto the deck.
After all, the deck where Bai Yu and the others were located was at least one or two meters above the sea level, and that doesn't even include the railings.
Given the tuna's round shape and the barrier of the railing, it's impossible for them to jump onto the fishing boat from that height.
"Ah Hai, go to the other side of the fishing boat and gather all the fish that belong to our fishing spot near the stern. These are ours, and we won't get involved with the rest."
"Okay, I'm coming right now."
“Ah Sheng, let’s gather all these fish together. When Shuangzi brings the boxes over, we’ll pack them all into the cabin.”
But let me make this clear first: the fish we found on the deck this time were caught by the four of us working together, so when we sell them, the profits will belong to all four of us.
If our dorm wants to eat out in the future, we can use this money first. Once we run out of this money, we'll think of another way.
"I understand, but Brother Yu, there's something I'd like to discuss with you. I wonder if you could do me a favor?"
"Hmm? What is it? Tell me. If it's within my power, I'll definitely help you."
"With your words of advice, Brother Yu, things will be much easier. It's not a big deal, it's just that I don't dare touch these rays. I'll leave these rays to you."
After Lu Sheng finished speaking, he immediately walked to the side and began to gather the flying fish on the deck.
As for the rays he mentioned, there were quite a few at the stern of the boat. Within a mere ten square meters, Bai Yu and his companions had already spotted no fewer than five rays.
The key point is that these rays aren't very big; the largest looks to be only about ten pounds, and their fins are less than a meter long. I don't know how they got onto the deck.
Just as Bai Yu was at a loss, Li Shuang came over carrying a stack of styrofoam boxes.
"Brother Yu, Brother Li said that these are the only boxes they have on their boat. He told us to make do with them for now, and once they're full, we can just put a label on them and put them in the fish hold."
"Sure, as long as we have something to pack them. You've come at just the right time, so help me pack these rays up. Be careful when you catch them later, try not to touch them, just put them directly into the box."
"Wow, so many rays? But these rays are a bit small, not as big as the one I caught."
Amidst Li Shuang's exclamations, he and Bai Yu each grabbed a styrofoam box and slammed it over a stingray. Without touching the stingray even once, the creature was inside the box.
It wasn't that Bai and Yu were particularly skilled at catching fish, but rather that the fish had been on the deck for a while, and since they had jumped up and landed directly on the deck, they were probably a little dazed and not in very good spirits. That's why the two of them were able to easily put them into the box.
Once you've dealt with these troublesome and dangerous fish, the rest is much simpler—just sort and pack them.
Although the area chosen by Bai Yu and his group was not large, and they only cleared this small area without competing with others.
However, their catch was quite substantial, because the stern of the fishing boat was directly exposed to the impact of the fish schools, and many fish flew onto the deck from there.
After some cleaning, nine 60x80 foam boxes that Li Shuang brought were filled, and there were also three boxes that were half-filled.
According to Bai Yu's estimate, in just this short time, they had collected no less than 300 jin of fish.
Although 80% of them were flying fish, and flying fish aren't expensive, they were still freebies, and that alone was enough to make Bai Yu and the others happy.
This time, it wasn't just Bai Yu and his fellow anglers who were happy; everyone on the fishing boat was delighted because everyone was involved in the process of collecting the fish.
Even Brother Li and his crew, as well as the ship's cooks, were not idle; they were all busy packing fish into boxes.
Faced with such a bounty from the sea, everyone on the fishing boat is equal; no one serves anyone else, and all the fish caught belong to them.
The only slightly better news is that no conflict occurred during the fish-collecting process; everyone remained calm and peaceful.
With good news, there was also bad news. The bad news was that since the fish had passed through, their fishing rods had stopped responding, and there had been no movement all the way until lunchtime.
I don't know if the big fish in the sea were attracted away by the flying fish or if they were fed by the flying fish, but anyway, no fish are biting the hook.
At lunchtime, Bai Yu kept his word and gave them an extra meal.
At eleven o'clock, Bai Yu went to the kitchen and told the chef that the four of them wanted to add two main dishes: braised pork ribs and stewed beef brisket with potatoes.
Bai Yu and his companions thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and then returned to the crew quarters to rest.
On the other hand, the owners who chartered the boat to go out to sea probably don't have many opportunities to go fishing at sea. They continued fishing at the bow of the boat right after lunch.
What's more, they ate lunch on the bow of the boat, showing their great enthusiasm for fishing.
Bai Yu and his three companions exchanged a knowing smile at the bosses' actions, then returned to their cabin for a nap, oblivious to the world around them.
After 1:30, Bai Yu and his three companions emerged from the cabin, full of energy, and returned to their fishing spots at the stern.
After an hour's rest, they were fully recharged and ready to start the afternoon fishing session.
However, the afternoon fishing session was quite different from the morning session; for example, the surrounding environment...
The number of fishing boats that used to be densely packed has decreased, and looking at the new environment, Bai Yu and his three companions even had the illusion that the sea was very empty.
But isn't emptiness the main theme of the ocean? Emptiness is the true ocean!
"Brother Yu, what's going on? We only slept for a while in the cabin, so why have all the other boats left? Did we sleep for a whole day?"
"How could that be? We only slept for an hour. If you don't believe me, take out your phone and check the time."
There are fewer boats around here. Maybe they've been out for a while and are heading back, or maybe they've moved to a different fishing spot. Whatever the reason, isn't this a good thing for us? Fewer boats mean less competition, right?
Stop thinking about it and get fishing!
After Bai Yu finished speaking, he took out a squid, hooked it onto his fishing hook, and started his first cast of the afternoon session.
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