As time passed, Bai Yu's catch only increased, with the most numerous being the bull mackerel that he had foreseen.
His gains were indeed quite good, but it wasn't all good; there was also a downside.
That fishing trip was really tiring!
In order to catch more fish and win the championship, Bai Yu did not care about the size of the fish after it took the bait, and always used the same method.
That means he goes head-to-head with the fish, regardless of whether it's a fish weighing ten or twenty pounds, or forty or fifty pounds; he treats them all the same and catches them as quickly as possible.
In the end, he did gain a lot, but his arms were really sore.
By nine or ten in the morning, Bai Yu had been fishing intensely for two or three hours, and his arms were so sore that he could barely lift them.
That feeling is something you have to experience to know; once you try it, no one makes a sound.
Just as Bai Yu was considering whether to take a break and catch his breath before continuing to fish, a gasp came from beside him.
"Fighting pomfret! There really is a fighting pomfret! I caught a fighting pomfret! Add ten pounds to my score!"
Bai Yu heard that the voice wasn't too far away from him, so he looked in the direction of the sound.
Then, a few meters to his right, a contestant was seen excitedly holding a pomfret. Next to him, there was also a staff member taking notes.
Regarding today's new rule, the ten-pound bonus for catching a pomfret must be recorded in real time by the crew on the fishing boat. Only if it is recorded will it be reflected in the final score.
This contestant's shout also attracted the attention of the surrounding contestants. There were four contestants at the bow of the boat, and the other three, including Bai Yu, all looked over.
It's not that Bai Yu and his friends were overly curious; several hours had passed since they started fishing, and they'd known about the new rules for hours as well.
But knowing this was one thing; the people present fished for half a day and didn't catch a single fish.
So much so that they eventually realized there might be no pomfret in the waters they were in, and the others changed their targets and started fishing for other fish.
It wasn't until this competitor shouted that their attention was drawn back to the pomfret, rekindling their hope for the extra ten pounds in the score.
Of course, this applies to the other contestants. For Bai Hao, his target is not Dou Chang.
He came here today with a clear goal: to catch the bullhead tuna. The reason he's now drawn to the pomfret is mainly because he's exhausted.
His arms were so sore that he could barely lift anything. In his current state, even if a trevally weighing over 20 pounds took the bait, he might not be able to catch it.
Since he can't catch bullhead trevally weighing over 20 pounds, can the now-appearing pomfret become his new target?
After all, judging from the pomfret that the contestant just caught, it weighed at most two or three pounds, which is considered very large for a pomfret, but it was not on the same level as other sea fish.
Compared to silver pomfret and golden pomfret, fighting pomfret can grow larger, usually reaching about five or six pounds.
However, in our own waters, the probability of these creatures growing to five or six pounds is relatively small.
In our local market, pomfret usually weighs around one or two pounds. The three-pound pomfret caught by this contestant can already be considered a large pomfret.
This one item alone can sell for several hundred yuan, and it's the kind that sells very well.
Their high value stems from their scarcity; their annual production is limited, making them valuable due to their rarity.
However, in this fishing trip, once the fish bites the hook, catching it becomes a very easy task.
After all, the other side is only a few pounds in size. Even if you let it do whatever it wants, what waves can it make?
With this in mind, Bai Yu made a decisive decision and took back his bait.
He took the squid off the hook and threw it directly into the sea. The bait had been soaking in the seawater for a while, and he didn't intend to keep it; he wanted it to return to where it came from.
Bai Yu then went back to the cabin, took another bag of squid from the staff, and returned to his fishing spot.
The squid that Bai Yu had caught earlier hadn't all been used up, but the squid were a bit too big to be convenient for fishing for pomfret.
The squid he brought back this time was smaller in size, large enough that even a pomfret could swallow it whole in one bite.
Using squid of this size to catch pomfret would be the best thing to do.
Of course, in addition to changing the bait, the fishing hook also needs to be changed. The fishing hook we were using before was a bit too big, so we need to change to a smaller one.
These things weren't complicated, and Bai Yu quickly got everything done. He hooked the newly acquired squid onto the fishing hook and threw it into the sea.
In addition, the fishing depth also needs to be adjusted. Previously, Bai Yu had been fishing in the middle and lower layers of the water to catch big fish.
But now that we're going to fish for pomfret, we need to adjust the fishing depth to the middle and upper layers, as this is where pomfret are active.
Ultimately, the depth adjusted by the white fisherman was around 30 to 40 meters, where it was possible not only to catch pomfret but also other sea fish.
As preparations continued, Bai Yu began casting his line and waiting.
Before Bai Yu could even catch a pomfret, a commotion erupted from the fishing boat, seemingly coming from the stern.
There were a total of seventeen contestants on their fishing boat, with only four or five contestants at the bow.
After all, the location of the bow of the boat is different; it's too high above the sea, making it really unsuitable for fishing.
Therefore, the area with the most contestants was the middle to stern of the fishing boat, where a dozen or so contestants were scattered around.
The noisy sound came from behind. Bai Yu listened carefully, but he didn't hear anything else except a few key words.
Ten catties, pomfret, add to the score!
Although he didn't hear the detailed conversation, Bai Yu could still deduce some general content from these keywords.
That means some players in the stern area have also caught pomfret, and judging from the looks of it, there are quite a few people who have caught pomfret.
Many people have caught pomfret.
What does that mean? They are in the sea area where a school of pomfret has come down from the surface?
If it weren't a school of fish, there's no reason why so many people would catch pomfret at the same time. If it were a school of pomfret, that would be quite interesting.
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