Near this oil well, Bai Yu and his companions fished until they rested at night, without changing locations the entire time.
As a result, Bai Yu and his companions had a very good harvest; otherwise, the fishermen on the boat would have been clamoring to change locations long ago.
When they packed up their lines for the night, the twenty anglers on the fishing boat had caught a total of eleven moonfish. Moonfish, which are rarely seen in the past, were being caught in large numbers this time.
Among them, Bai Yu and his three companions caught five fish. Bai Yu alone caught two fish, one large and one small. The large one weighed over 100 jin (50 kg) and the small one weighed 30 to 40 jin (15-20 kg).
Overall, Bai Yu had the biggest catch on the first day of fishing, but his luck stat was completely depleted.
Before going to bed, Bai Yu and the other three gathered together and recounted their day's gains.
Compared to the other anglers on the boat, Bai Yu and his three companions were undoubtedly lucky. Whether in terms of the size or the quantity of their catch, they were far ahead of the others.
After a final rough tally, aside from the moonfish, the four of them had managed to earn back their boat fare today.
"Brother Fisherman, we've been incredibly lucky on this fishing trip! We've already made back the boat fare on the very first day. Shouldn't we celebrate?"
How about I go buy some food and drinks from the chef, and we eat and drink our fill before going to sleep?
When Bai Yu and the others returned to the crew quarters, it was already past 10 p.m., four hours after their dinner time.
They also went fishing on the deck that night, which took a toll on their energy.
The fishing boat charges a fee for late-night snacks; the meals included on the fishing boat are only breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
After all, chefs need rest too. It's impossible for the chef to prepare meals whenever the fisherman wants to eat.
If you eat at the wrong time or want to order extra food, there will be an additional charge.
"Want something to eat? If you want something to eat, then go buy it. Shuangzi, you and Ahai go find the uncle and buy some food and drinks. We won't drink alcohol today; we're going fishing again tomorrow."
By the way, if you two see Brother Tao and the others, tell them to come over and have something to eat with us.
Today was my best day; the only huge fish on the whole boat was caught by me. Tonight it's my treat, budget is 800 yuan. You and Ah Hai can buy whatever you want, and I'll pay the bill in the end.
When Li Shuang asked if he wanted something to eat, Bai Yu saw that Wang Hai and Lu Sheng had the same idea, so he waved his hand and announced that he would treat everyone tonight!
There were only ten people in their group, and an 800 yuan meal allowance was already very high. Even with the addition of Brother Li and a few other crew members, this amount of money was enough for them to have a late-night snack.
After more than an hour of fussing around, Bai Yu and the others had eaten and drunk their fill and were ready to rest.
However, before taking a break, Bai Yu received a message from Brother Li about fishing tomorrow.
That means their next fishing spot has changed. Originally, they were going to a fishing ground in the waters between the East and West Sandbars, but just before that, the captain received a message from a public radio station.
Fishing boats caught more than one tuna in the 165 fishing ground, so they have changed course and are now heading towards the 165 fishing ground.
This shows that when going out to sea to fish, it's good to build good relationships with the crew on the boat, as you can get a lot of information from them.
In the current situation, he doesn't know if other anglers have received the news, but Bai Yu and his group have, so they have a natural advantage.
At least when they go fishing tomorrow, they'll know what method to use and whether to use a large or small fishing line, which will save them a lot of time.
Nothing was said that night, and with anticipation for tomorrow, Bai Yu and the others drifted off to sleep.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Bai Yu and his three companions left the crew quarters with their fishing gear and went to the restaurant to have breakfast.
Today's breakfast was the same as yesterday's, seafood porridge with a few side dishes.
Bai Yu and the others didn't find this objectionable at all. They quickly finished their breakfast and then went to the deck to find Brother Li, who was resting nearby.
After receiving news from Brother Li that there were big fish in the sea nearby, he bought two boxes of frozen bait from Brother Li. This time, he was going to use the frozen bait to bait the seabed and catch big fish.
Before using frozen bait, Bai Yu thought that baiting the sea was something only fools with money to burn would do. But ever since he used frozen bait on his last voyage...
His thinking changed accordingly. The purpose of using frozen bait to bait the fish is not to attract big fish to bite your bait, but to keep the big fish in the vicinity.
After all, the bigger the fish, the more food it needs to eat each day. Once the food in one place is exhausted, the big fish will naturally move to another place to continue foraging.
Especially for giant creatures like tuna, not only do they eat a lot, but their survival also depends on swimming.
Tuna are creatures that never stop, because if they do stop, their respiratory system will fail, and they will eventually suffocate.
So casting frozen bait at this time can not only provide food for these big fish, but also keep them in a certain area for a short time, thus increasing the probability of catching a giant fish.
However, this increase is very limited. There is a high probability that you will use frozen bait to bait the area but still fail to catch any big fish.
But fishing is essentially gambling; it's all about luck. If you win, you make a fortune; if you don't, you lose a fortune.
It's alright. Bai Yu bought two boxes of frozen bait, which was for the four of them to use together. That means each person only had to spend about 100 yuan.
Not much, not just a hundred yuan investment. After the fishing ban, the price of frozen bait has also increased. Frozen bait that used to cost two hundred yuan a box now sells for two hundred and eighty yuan, so two boxes would cost five hundred and sixty yuan.
Compared to yesterday's gains, this investment was negligible and well within their means.
After speaking with Brother Li, the four of them headed towards the stern of the boat, where they would continue fishing.
Unlike yesterday when they were the first to get up, today after they got up, several other anglers on the deck were already up, some of whom had even started fishing earlier.
However, judging from their behavior, it seems they weren't catching giant fish from the deep sea, but rather mid-to-upper-level sea fish.
I wonder if they didn't receive the news about the big fish down below, or if they just wanted to fish for mid-to-upper-level sea fish?
However, this has nothing to do with Bai Yu and the others. Everyone has their own destiny, and they are going to fish for big fish at the bottom anyway.
Bai Yu was using the same fishing rod and line as yesterday—a massive 1,000-meter-long line—determined to catch another big fish with this setup.
The bait he used this time was different from yesterday's. He used mackerel, the same species as the frozen bait. This way, the chances of the big fish that were caught by the frozen bait taking a bite would be slightly higher.
Bai Yu had already baited his hook and cast his line when Brother Li pushed over two boxes of frozen bait and started chopping fish with a guillotine.
The mackerel used for frozen bait is smaller than the mackerel used by whitebait on the hook.
A box of frozen bait contains 20 jin of mackerel, but there are about 40 mackerel inside, each weighing about half a jin.
Compared to a large mackerel weighing over a pound hanging on the hook, the difference is quite significant.
Brother Li was quite fast at chopping frozen bait. They had only been fishing for a short while when Brother Li had already finished processing two boxes of frozen bait and then evenly tossed them into the sea in front of them.
Shortly after casting the frozen bait, Bai Yu felt his fishing rod suddenly sink, prompting him to grip it tightly immediately and then activate the drag.
The entire process was incredibly smooth, without the slightest pause; it's clear the angler is a seasoned veteran.
In order to fully experience the feeling of fishing for giant fish, Bai Yu did not put the fishing rod on the fixed stand after casting the line, but held it with his own hands.
However, to prevent large fish from sneaking up on him, he took precautions to protect his fishing rod by tying a safety rope to the railing.
This time, when a fish took the bait, Bai Yu realized that the safety rope had not served its intended purpose.
Based on the feeling transmitted through the fishing rod, this strike felt very strange to him. Although there was weight on the rod, the resistance it generated was not particularly strong.
How to describe this feeling? It's like the moonfish I caught yesterday. It's not small, but it's too lazy. Even when facing danger, it's not fast at escaping.
But that doesn't make sense. Could it be that a white fisherman can catch moonfish two days in a row?
It's said that moonfish are very rare and high-end sea fish. If this is a moonfish, does it live up to its rare status?
Especially when the white fish was reeling in the line, the turn-based feeling it brought was just like fishing for moonfish yesterday!
However, the fish caught on the hook this time was not as big as the giant moonfish from yesterday. At least this time, Bai Yu was able to reel in the line against the fish's pull.
However, considering that the fishing depth was a bit too deep, it would be easy for the fish to die from decompression if it were to be caught too quickly.
Whether the fish is dead or not is not important. Even if it is still alive when it is caught, the final result is simply that it will die.
What Bai Yu was worried about was that the fish would not look good due to the loss of pressure in his body.
Therefore, when Bai Hao was reeling in the line, he would pause and wait a while after reeling in about ten meters of line, giving the fish on the hook time to adapt to the new water pressure.
About eight or nine minutes later, a red, round head appeared on the surface of the sea!
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