Just as Bai Yu was still reluctant to part with the bluefin wrasse, his fishing rod once again made the sound of a fish taking the bait.
Even though Bai Yu's attention wasn't on the fishing rod at that moment, the pulling force from the rod in his hand still made him react immediately.
How to describe this feeling? It's like Bai Yu's instinctive reaction to the starting gun when he's training to run; now he's developed an instinctive reaction when fishing.
Just as he was fantasizing about catching a bluefin trout, the final result left him quite disappointed; this time, it was a snapper that took the bait.
It's also a red snapper, but its eyes are much smaller than those of the bigeye snapper, which is the most obvious difference between the red snapper and the bigeye snapper.
The red snapper was put back into the fish tank, and Bai Yu baited the hook again and continued fishing.
From that moment on, Bai Yu entered a state of continuous catches; basically, as soon as he cast his line, a fish would bite within three minutes.
The only regret is that he has never been able to catch the bluefin wrasse that he so desperately wanted.
Just when Bai Yu thought there might not be many bluefin bream here, Bai Yue next to him caught bluefin bream with two consecutive casts.
This left Bai Yu feeling quite helpless. He couldn't catch any of the fish he wanted, but Bai Yue, who was only a few meters away from him, kept taking the bait.
You really can't compare people; otherwise, those with a slightly weaker mentality are more likely to have a mental breakdown.
Fortunately, Bai Yu had a good attitude. He didn't necessarily have to catch a bluefin bream. Even if he wanted to try one, he could ask Bai Yue for one to braise.
Before long, it was already noon, and Bai Yu was preparing to pack up and decide what to eat for lunch.
For someone who has difficulty making choices, deciding what to cook is truly a global challenge.
It was fine when he didn't cook; he would eat whatever others cooked, since he wasn't picky about food.
But now that it's his turn to cook, this difficult choice has left him momentarily at a loss as to what he wants to eat.
The key is that you can't go without food either. People need food to survive. You'll get hungry if you miss a meal. Besides, fishing requires physical strength. How can you have the energy to fish if you're not full?
In the end, Bai Yu decided not to cook any dishes for lunch and to have noodles instead.
Seafood noodles are simple and convenient, and he caught a lot of squid the night before, which was perfect for adding to instant noodles.
In addition, I steamed a bigeye pheasant that I just caught today. Steaming is a quick and easy dish that is simple and delicious.
Half an hour later, a large pot of seafood instant noodles was ready, along with two steamed fish, a bigeye bream and a red snapper.
At lunchtime, Bai Yu would stand on the deck and eat, holding his own rice bowl.
While eating, he watched the fishermen on other boats fishing, and surprisingly, watching them fish made his meal quite appetizing.
Especially after the other person caught a fish, he and Wang Hai would guess what kind of fish the other person had caught. Whoever guessed correctly could take a squid from the other person's bowl.
However, because there were so many kinds of fish in the sea, they only ate for a little over ten minutes. They guessed five times, and in the end, only Wang Hai got it right once, while the other four people got both of them wrong.
Well, this result is acceptable. Bai Yu only lost one squid, so it's not too bad.
After lunch, Bai Yu and the others did not take a lunch break, but went straight back to the deck to continue fishing.
The main problem is that I didn't have enough time to fish this morning, and I wasted too much time on the monkey's fishing boat, so I had to make up for the lack of fishing time during my lunch break.
Everyone says that fishing at noon can lead to poor fish bites due to weather conditions, but this factor doesn't seem to apply to whitefish today.
He started fishing again at 12:40, which is arguably the hottest time of day.
Especially now that they are in the South China Sea, where the temperature in tropical waters is ridiculously high.
However, even in such an environment, the fish population was not affected in any way, and was even better than in the morning.
Just as Bai Yu finished baiting his hook and casting his line, he was about to chat with Bai Yue about having braised mackerel for dinner when his fishing rod made a sound as he took a bite.
Bai Yu hadn't paid much attention at first, since he had only just cast his line and the bait probably hadn't even sunk to the bottom yet, and he was already catching fish? That was too fast!
So at first, Bai Yu didn't pay attention, thinking it was just the normal sinking of the bait. But as the shaking from the fishing rod intensified and the line came out much faster than normal,
He then realized that something was wrong; his fishing rod had actually caught a fish.
Unfortunately, by then it was too late. By the time Bai Yu raised his fishing rod to hook the fish, the rod had already returned to stillness.
When he pulled the fishing hook back up, it was completely empty. The shrimp that had been hanging on the hook had vanished without a trace.
No, that's not right. There was still a little bit of bait left, namely the shrimp shells. A tiny bit of shrimp shell was left on the hook, drifting alone with the hook.
"Tsk, I was too late with the stickleback, and this guy got away. What a pity, it might have been a big bluefin wrasse!"
At this moment, Bai Yu hadn't forgotten his desire to catch bluefin bream.
"Brother, what are you muttering to yourself over there? Did you call me because you needed something?"
Just as Bai Yu was lamenting to himself, Bai Yue nudged his arm and said something.
"Oh? It's nothing serious. I was planning to make braised mackerel tonight, but I didn't catch any, so I was thinking of asking you for one."
Of the two bluefin bream you caught this morning, I thought one of them was pretty good. What do you think about having it for dinner tonight?
"Braised mackerel? Isn't that Dad's specialty? Bro, do you really know how to make it?"
Upon hearing Bai Yu mention braised mackerel, Bai Yue instinctively swallowed, then looked at Bai Yu with a suspicious expression.
"Look at what you're saying. Although what I make is definitely not as good as what Dad makes, it's still edible."
You've eaten the food I cooked these past couple of days. It wasn't the best, but was it alright?
"Alright, since you're my brother, I'll trust you this once. The wrasse I caught are all in the fish hold, you can just go and get them when the time comes."
Bai Yue thought about the meals Bai Yu had cooked these past two days. Although they weren't as good as her father's, they were still very good, much better than her own cooking.
So in the end she agreed to Bai Yu's idea and gave him one of the bluefin bream she had caught.
After the brother and sister discussed it, Bai Yu's fishing rod made another sound of a fish taking the bait. This time, he did not hesitate at all and immediately lifted the rod to set the hook.
As expected, the fishing rod was still moving, and the fish hadn't gotten away; it was still hooked.
Moreover, the fish that took the bait this time wasn't very big. He just lifted the fishing rod and pulled it up. At a depth of ten or twenty meters, the whole process didn't take a minute. The fishing process was exceptionally smooth.
As Bai Yu pulled the guy out of the sea, an unexpected fish was caught.
This time, he caught a silvery, thin, long, and flat creature—a ribbonfish, a nocturnal marine animal.
That's right. Ribbonfish are nocturnal sea fish, and the white fisherman caught them at noon. Would you call that an unexpected bonus?
The most crucial point is that ribbonfish are social creatures; where there is one ribbonfish, there is at least a group of ribbonfish.
The meaning is quite clear, isn't it? In the sea area where Bai Yu and the others are located, there is at least a group of ribbonfish on the seabed.
Seeing the ribbonfish writhing wildly on the hook, Bai Yu showed no mercy. He picked up a small stick and smashed it into the fish's head, sending it to its demise.
The ribbonfish that Bai Yu caught was huge! It must have been over a meter long, about four fingers wide, and weighed about a pound.
This size of ribbonfish can be considered the best among ribbonfish, a top-quality ribbonfish, which can easily sell for tens or hundreds of yuan.
Unfortunately, the ribbonfish that Bai Yu caught was a South China Sea ribbonfish, which is not as expensive as East China Sea ribbonfish of the same size.
As for the reason, it's quite simple: ribbonfish from the South China Sea doesn't taste as good as ribbonfish from the East China Sea.
Due to the climate, the South China Sea has a high water temperature, resulting in a short growth cycle for the ribbonfish. This leads to the ribbonfish having coarse flesh and a fishy taste.
This is why the price of ribbonfish from the South China Sea is far lower than that of ribbonfish from the East China Sea.
However, this is relative. Although ribbonfish from the South China Sea are not valuable, that is only compared to ribbonfish from the East China Sea. Compared to other sea fish, ribbonfish from the South China Sea still have a good price.
So after quickly removing the ribbonfish, Bai Yu rebaited the bait and started fishing again.
Fishing can bring inner peace and tranquility.
But what kind of feeling does it give you when you encounter a situation where you catch fish one after another while fishing?
You should ask Bai Yu about this, because he's currently suffering from a continuous stream of fish biting his bait like crazy. The fish in the sea are lining up, one after another, giving him no time to rest.
If you were to ask him how he felt or what his mood was at that moment, he would definitely tell you: It's a bittersweet experience, let the fish come even more wildly!
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