The four members of the Bai family took this tuna fishing competition very seriously, as it was their first time participating in such an international competition.
Among all 164 teams, they are the only ones from China. When they travel abroad, they are essentially representing China.
There is no doubt about this. Regardless of whether Bai Yu and his three companions can represent the top level of fishing in China, or whether they can represent the country as a whole.
In the eyes of those foreigners, their team represents the fishing level in our country. If Baiyu and his team lose, they will inevitably be ridiculed.
This is also the main reason why our country has not achieved good results in this competition before, and why no one participated in the competition. The pressure was too great.
If this competition goes poorly, it will be criticized both domestically and internationally. No one would bother with something that costs money and effort but doesn't even bring any credit.
The reason Bai Yu and his team came this time was not because they were confident of winning the championship, nor because they were not afraid of being criticized.
It's just that there are some things you always have to try, especially while you're still young. They're not short of money right now, so naturally they want to try everything they can, even if they get scolded.
What they didn't expect was that Lao Liu (a nickname for a player) sabotaged them behind the scenes, causing many netizens to place bets on them, turning them into the favorites to win the championship.
This has drawn more attention to their team both domestically and internationally, putting considerable pressure on them for no reason.
So after renting the fishing boat, in order to ensure that the subsequent competition could proceed smoothly, Bai Yu and his three companions took the fishing boat out for a spin and tested Snake's skills and the performance of the fishing boat.
After a final lap, Bai Yu felt very satisfied with the 16-meter fishing boat, and the more than 20,000 US dollars he spent were well worth it.
That's definitely not unfair, considering that Bai Yu and his group are currently in Hawaii, a place where people earn and spend US dollars.
They rented a fishing boat and a captain for a week for $27,000, which was a discount Snake gave them; otherwise, the price would have been higher.
This is one of the benefits that the fisheries association provides to local fishermen for each fishing competition. After all, only with the cooperation of local fishermen can they have a steady stream of tuna for the competition.
Furthermore, during the competition, the designated competition area is off-limits to any non-participating vessels. Given this, it's not unreasonable for the local fishermen to earn some money from boat rentals.
As the days passed, the 16th arrived, the day the fishing competition was about to begin.
On the day the competition began, around 8 a.m. Hawaiian time, the organizers also put on a performance by local Hawaiians.
How should I put it? The more I watched Bai Yu's performance, the more it resembled a sacrificial ceremony, bearing many similarities to our family's worship of Mazu and the Dragon King.
Of course, Bai Yu was just watching and didn't offer any comments. Hawaii is now under American control, so the rest of them should just focus on the game.
As the performance ended, at nine o'clock in the morning, with the order to start the competition given, hundreds of boats of various kinds that had been waiting at the dock all sailed away from the dock and headed towards the competition area.
There are a total of 164 teams in this competition, but that doesn't mean there are only 164 boats heading towards the competition area. There will also be some boats from the organizers to monitor the players from each team and prevent cheating.
There will also be filming boats. The competition will be broadcast live, and the results of all competitors will be updated in real time.
Of course, what is being updated is the number of tuna, not the total weight of the tuna.
In addition to the organizer's boats, there are also rescue boats responsible for the safety of this competition. These boats are in cooperation with the organizer, but they are not provided free of charge.
Participants need to pay a fee before the rescue service will be provided to boats that have paid. Boats that haven't paid can be ignored even if an accident occurs.
Because there is no law in the local area that stipulates that one should take the initiative to help when witnessing an accident, even if someone does not help, at most they will just give a few words of condemnation and that's it.
The rescue cost is not high, $10,000 per boat, which only protects your safety during the competition. If no accident occurs, the money is non-refundable.
To be honest, it's those pretty girls who know how to make money; the contestants have to pay for this themselves.
Bai Yu didn't know whether others had paid or not, but Bai Yu and his group had already paid. They had already spent seventy or eighty thousand US dollars on boat rental and registration fees, so they didn't mind spending another ten thousand US dollars.
"Snake, where should we go first? Do you have any good suggestions?"
As the boat set sail, Bai Yu asked Snake for his opinion.
There are currently six people on the fishing boat: Bai Yu and his four companions, Snake, and an official from the organizing committee.
This person was responsible for capturing some of the highlights of Bai Yu and his group, and also needed to report their performance to the organizers in real time.
Everyone says that foreigners are very inefficient, but it depends on the situation. When it comes to normal business or projects that benefit the country and its people, their efficiency is as slow as a sloth.
However, if you ask them to do something that is lucrative and highly profitable, their efficiency can surprise you.
For example, in this competition, the betting companies placed huge bets, and even after the competition had already started, their betting websites were still open.
The real-time statistics are also to allow betting companies to adjust the odds in a timely manner based on the real-time results. Betting websites will not stop accepting bets until 24 hours before the end of the match.
Furthermore, during this period, you can also make predictions for the teams you want to bet on based on your own ideas. You can not only bet on the champion, but also bet on which team will rank this time. If you guess correctly, you will also get money.
In short, when it comes to making money, gambling companies have really put their minds to work, coming up with all sorts of new ways to play.
"Bai Yu, if we follow my idea, what we need to do now is to keep our distance from the other contestants."
The competition venue is quite large, a square covering an area of fifty nautical miles. I suggest we go to the furthest right angle; that's where the water is deepest and we're most likely to find big fish.
While giving Bai Yu advice, Snake also took out the map of the competition, which showed the exact location of the venue.
As Snake said, the competition area is a square about fifty nautical miles in length and width. According to official information, nearly ten thousand tuna over a meter in length live in this area, and how many they can catch depends on themselves.
Fishing is prohibited outside this area. To determine if you have crossed the boundary, simply check the latitude and longitude displayed on the dashboard.
This is nothing for Bai Yu and the others to worry about; Snake will take care of the ship's direction.
“Sneaker, you said that the farthest place is the deepest part of the sea, and it’s also the most likely place to find big fish. Do you think the other contestants might have thought of that as well?”
"Oh? Bai Yu, so you mean we can't go to the farthest place, otherwise the competition there will be too fierce? Then where should we go?"
Snake, as expected of a foreigner who studied in China, understood everything Bai Yu said even before he could explain it clearly.
According to Bai Yu, that's something Snake could think of, and others could definitely think of it too. So, there would definitely be a lot of ships going to the two furthest right angles in this race.
If Bai Yu's prediction is correct, then the competition between these two areas will inevitably be fierce, and it will be hard to say whether or not you will be able to catch any fish.
"Let's go to the middle. This is also the first choice for many people. Let's bet that those who also choose the middle will think that more people come from this place, so they will give up this place and go to the middle!"
"Reverse thinking, Bai Yu, you're really something. You even use reverse thinking when fishing. In Chinese terms, this should be considered a military strategy."
"So-so. Fishing just requires using your brain, right? Once you've used your brain, the rest is up to luck."
Snake then steered the fishing boat toward the center of the competition area.
Some people might ask, isn't the competition venue quite large, covering an area of fifty nautical miles by fifty nautical miles? Why is it necessary to fight for a spot?
Fifty nautical miles seems far, but when converted to kilometers, it's around ninety kilometers.
However, this distance is very close for both tuna and fishing boats.
Take the golden coin turtle as an example. Under normal circumstances, their speed is around 50 to 80 kilometers per hour, but when they burst into speed, they can reach 160 kilometers per hour.
Tuna are marine creatures that need to constantly swim to find food and breathe, so fifty nautical miles is far too close to them.
Even if it were placed on a fishing boat, it would only take two hours to travel fifty nautical miles, and at its maximum speed, it would only take a little over an hour.
Therefore, in order to ensure a better harvest, it is essential to occupy a good location in the area, preferably in a place where tuna are likely to pass.
Deep waters may harbor large fish, but the central point is inevitably the area where tuna are most likely to pass through, so White Fish's choice is perfectly reasonable.
The most crucial factor is their luck; will any other teams try to take the central area from them?
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