While Bai Yu was chatting with his second uncle, his hands never stopped moving as he dragged the giant grouper to the side of the boat.
Bai Yu was filled with anticipation for this giant grouper, while his second uncle, standing nearby, was also ready to catch it with a net.
Before it could recover, my second uncle scooped it into the net and then called my younger uncle over. The three of them worked together to get the creature onto the deck.
How to describe this giant grouper? Like most groupers, the giant grouper is also very greedy.
Just like the one that Bai Yu caught, it wasn't actually that big. When laid flat on the deck, it was only about a meter long, but its waist was particularly thick.
If a tuna is described as a gas cylinder, then this giant grouper is like a wine jar—the kind of ancient wine jar that's small at both ends and has a large belly in the middle.
This guy must have been fed too well; he's grown into a huge fat man, the kind who gets inside before he even reaches his belly.
The best place for this giant grouper was the freezer. By the time Bai Yu put it in, five minutes had already passed.
This guy is too fat, it's a real hassle for Bai Yu to move it. If it weren't for his second uncle helping him, he wouldn't have been able to move it by himself.
After settling the big fish, Bai Yu didn't go back to fishing immediately. Instead, he went back to the cabin, grabbed a drink, and leisurely sipped it.
Fishing for this giant grouper had taken a lot of his energy, and he needed to rest now. Otherwise, if he caught another fish, he might not have enough energy to deal with it.
Bai Yu then strolled around the deck, going from one fishing spot to another, bringing drinks and snacks to Wang Hai and the others, and sharing his joy at catching a big fish.
Commonly known as "filling the cup"!
If you catch a big fish and don't show it off to others, what's the point of catching it?
The rest of the morning was spent in a pleasant atmosphere with Bai Yu and the others.
The three boxes of frozen bait thrown in by the white fishermen also proved their worth.
Although only one fish weighing over 100 pounds was caught, namely the giant grouper from Baiyu, the others still had a good catch, with quite a few fish weighing over 10 pounds being caught.
Even the bluefin wrasse that Bai Yu had been longing for was caught by him, and it was a big bluefin wrasse weighing more than ten pounds.
At 11:30 a.m., Bai Yu took the bluefin bream back to the cabin, as it would be the main dish for lunch that day.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu's culinary skills were ultimately limited. He was still a little lacking in his mastery of seasonings and cooking time, and his braised mackerel was not as good as his father's.
After finishing lunch, Bai Yu had only one thought in his mind: when he got back, he had to ask his father to cook him a braised mackerel.
After a short rest, Bai Yu and the others began their afternoon fishing session.
However, compared to the morning's good fishing, the afternoon's fishing was much worse. Although Bai Yu and his team didn't come home empty-handed, their catch was still not much.
In terms of size, it can't compare to what we had in the morning; it was just a very average harvest.
The same thing happened at night, probably because too many fish had gone missing in this area, causing all the fish in the sea to leave.
Their harvest that night was mediocre, but something was better than nothing; any harvest was much better than nothing for the Air Force.
At least Bai Yu was satisfied; he had the best luck on the entire ship, after all, his luck value today was over seventy points.
Besides catching a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds, his other catches were also quite good; he alone could match the catch of three or four other people.
After fishing until 10 p.m., Bai Yu and the others packed up their lines and prepared to rest.
Tomorrow is the last day of their voyage. As the temporary captain of the ship, Liu Tianyu decided to change fishing spots at five o'clock tomorrow morning and continue fishing.
Judging from today's fishing catch, the fish are biting better in the morning than in the afternoon and evening, so they decided to go to bed early tonight and continue fishing tomorrow morning.
The next morning, around 5 a.m., Bai Yu and the others had already gotten up and eaten breakfast.
As for Liu Tianyu, the captain, he got up even earlier and had already started the fishing boat to a new fishing spot.
This new fishing spot was found based on the seabirds.
That's right, it's the same flock of seabirds that led them to the monkey fishing boat a couple of days ago, but this time the flock of seabirds they found should not be the same as the previous one.
It doesn't matter if they're not from the same batch; as long as these seabirds can lead them to the school of fish, that's enough for Liu Tianyu.
Finally, after sailing the fishing boat with the seabirds for more than half an hour, Liu Tianyu actually found a school of fish, a school of yellow croaker of unknown size.
These yellow croakers must have migrated from the northern waters to the South China Sea to spend the winter, but unfortunately they were spotted by a flock of seabirds, and then by Liu Tianyu.
In fact, it's not just flocks of seabirds and fishing boats that are eyeing them; there are also many marine predators and potential fishing vessels.
Actually, Liu Tianyu wasn't targeting the yellow croaker, but rather the marine predators that prey on it.
After all, no matter how big the yellow croaker grows, their size is still very limited. And he was driving a fishing boat, not a trawler, so he wasn't really interested in yellow croakers.
For the crew on fishing boats who rely solely on fishing rods to catch prey, fishing for large predators is the best option.
Finally, with the help of three boxes of frozen bait, Bai Yu and his crew had a pretty good catch. They added another 100-pound giant to their fishing boat, and six more fish weighing over 50 pounds each.
These catches were made within just two hours, after which the sea returned to calm as the fish passed by. What happened beneath the surface remained unknown to Bai Yu and his companions.
On the last day of their fishing trip, Bai Yu and his crew fished from morning till night. Apart from eating and using the restroom, no one took a break and they were all making the most of the last bit of time to try and catch as much as possible.
As the sun set and the sea gradually darkened, Liu Tianyu went to the wheelhouse, started the fishing boat, and began their return journey.
On this last night, Bai Yu and the others gathered in the cabin to chat, a rare occasion for them. Now, they no longer needed to think about fishing and simply talked about their catch.
Is the word "pure" appropriate here?
Of course it's appropriate. Talking about gains is the same as talking about money. If you can't be pure when talking about money, then when should you be?
"Xiao Yu, you must have had the best catch of all the trips we've been on. You've caught several big fish weighing over 100 pounds in just a few days. Your luck is truly unmatched!"
"That's right, Xiao Yu is really lucky. If you ask me, this kid is just born to make a living by the sea."
Forget about finding a job in the future, you might as well buy a boat and make money off the sea.
Whether it's a fishing boat or a trawler, I think you'll definitely earn a lot in the future. If the boat needs more people, your cousin Tianyu, Lao Bai, and your uncle and other relatives are all reliable helpers.
These people have all the necessary certifications and could assemble a crew for a trip overseas in no time. Instead of working for someone else and having to put up with a boss, we might as well go it alone!
As soon as Bai Yu and his companions sat down in the cabin's living room, with snacks and drinks laid out, his second uncle and younger uncle began praising Bai Yu.
Uncle's words were alright; he only praised Bai Yu's good luck this time, and how many big fish he caught.
Before Bai Yu could even speak, her uncle started praising her, and his praise became increasingly outrageous, even suggesting that Bai Yu, a college student, should become a boss.
Although his uncle's words were a bit exaggerated, they still made Bai Yu's blood boil, and she couldn't help but start imagining her life as a boss.
After all, although what his uncle said was a bit of an exaggeration, he was right about one thing: Bai Yu was born to make a living from the sea.
If you're asking why, the system on Bai Yu's body should be enough to prove it.
Although, for now, the system doesn't offer much help to Bai Yu, only providing a function to materialize a luck value,
But even with just this one function, it's enough for Bai Yu.
For example, as is well known, the biggest cost of going to sea, whether it's a large ship or a small ship, a fishing boat or a fishing vessel, whether it's inshore or offshore, is fuel.
With the luck value materialized, Bai Yu can know whether it is suitable to go out to sea on a certain day. If he is lucky, he will go; if he is unlucky, he will not go. In this way, he can maximize the benefits of his luck value.
If you calculate it this way, isn't it absolutely true that Bai Yu was born to eat seafood?
However, while he thought about it, Bai Yu couldn't possibly do that right now. After all, he was still a freshman in college, and he needed to prioritize his studies.
"Uncle, you're exaggerating a bit. Although I had good luck fishing at sea this time, it wasn't as good as you described."
Besides, don't you know our family's situation? Forget about buying a boat and making a living by fishing. Last time I went fishing with Ah Hai, I even caught a bluefin tuna, but I had to call Uncle Sun and my dad to come and collect the fish, and my dad scolded me for it.”
Bai Yu felt incredibly wronged whenever he recalled being scolded at sea last time. He hadn't done anything wrong; he had just gone fishing and broken some family rules. Why was he being scolded?
When Bai Yu talked about the situation of their Bai family, the person who felt the most empathy was her second uncle, after all, he had also changed careers and opened a repair shop because of the changes in the past.
Otherwise, with my second uncle's current skills, he could at least get a position as chief engineer or second engineer on a large ship, and if he's lucky, he might even become the chief engineer.
But because of that accident, my second uncle opened a repair shop, had a happy family, a son and a daughter, and earned a good income every year.
Huh?
Thinking about it this way, it seems like my second uncle didn't lose out at all; in fact, his life now seems better than when he went to sea.
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