Upon seeing the tuna beside the boat, Bai Yu immediately called over the crew and had them use a speargun to end the creature's life.
If possible, Bai Yu would like to operate it himself, but unfortunately the harpoon is a tool on the ship and can only be used by the crew.
While Bai Yu and his friends were fishing, the staff had already noticed their situation and brought over tools such as spearguns and cranes.
When Bai Yu called for help, a staff member immediately grabbed the fish and took it from him.
Thanks to the fact that the tuna had exhausted its energy and was not moving much while floating on the surface of the sea, the staff could easily aim their speargun at its head.
With a 'whoosh', an arrow shot out of the harpoon and hit the guy's head accurately.
In its agony, the tuna seemed to have a final burst of energy before its death, and began to struggle violently again, splashing large amounts of water onto the sea surface.
However, this situation did not last long; after only about twenty or thirty seconds, the sea returned to calm.
The staff then proceeded to the next step. With the cooperation of Bai Yu and others, they put the tuna into the landing net, and then used a crane to lift the net and fish it out of the sea.
They hadn't realized how big the tuna was while it was in the sea, but when it was hoisted into the air, Bai Yu and the other three were all amazed!
This tuna is enormous. Just looking at its length from head to tail, it's almost the same size as a whitebait, but in terms of width, two whitebait wouldn't be as big as this tuna.
This guy is so round and plump; you can tell at a glance that he's definitely not light.
As for its species, as Li Shuang said, if such a large tuna appears in our South China Sea, it can only be a bluefin tuna. Other species of tuna cannot grow to this size and will be caught by fishermen.
With such a large bluefin tuna, even if Bai Yu misses six consecutive days of fishing trips, he will still be the most dazzling guy on this ship.
After laying the tuna flat on the deck, Bai Yu and the staff immediately came over with knives and began to carefully prepare it.
To improve the quality of tuna meat, it's essential to drain its blood as quickly as possible after its death.
Otherwise, the blood will seep into the fish meat, ruining the entire fish and making it unsellable.
After draining the blood and removing the internal organs, the next step is to send it into the cryogenic chamber.
I don’t know if all fishing boats are designed the same way, but they all have a weighbridge at the entrance of the freezer compartment. Whenever a big fish is delivered, it goes through this weighbridge and its weight is roughly determined.
The same thing happened when Bai Yu and his staff delivered the tuna into the hold. When the trolley passed the weighbridge, the weight of the tuna was displayed: 289 jin (approximately 144.5 catties).
Based on the fact that blood and internal organs account for at least 20% of the total weight of a tuna, this tuna would have weighed at least 346 pounds when it was alive.
The fish weighed over 300 pounds and was a bluefin tuna. Although it now weighs only 289 pounds, it still breaks the record for the largest fish ever caught by a white fisherman.
Bai Yu was extremely happy and excited about this; today's fishing trip was just too much fun.
Catching a dogtooth tuna weighing 180 pounds in the first half of the night, and then catching a bluefin tuna weighing over 200 pounds in the second half of the night—isn't this the undisputed winner on this fishing boat?
For the second half of the fishing trip, Bai Yu and his crew stayed on the deck until four or five in the morning, until the rising sun slowly emerged from the sea before they finally packed up their lines and prepared to rest.
Throughout the second half of the fishing trip, among all the anglers on the boat, only Bai Yu was slightly luckier, catching a fish weighing over 200 pounds.
The others were less lucky; fish weighing over 100 pounds were extremely rare, and none of Wang Hai and his two companions managed to catch a single one.
Although they didn't catch any big fish, they still caught quite a few other fish, so overall their harvest was still very good.
After watching the sunrise, they returned to their cabin, washed up, and prepared to rest.
Meanwhile, there were still some stubborn fishermen who continued fishing on the deck, determined to keep fishing until the fishing boat left.
Bai Yu and the others didn't pay much attention to this; they were exhausted and wanted to rest long ago.
As for what time they fell asleep in the morning, they weren't quite sure. Anyway, after washing up, they lay down on the bed and fell asleep within seconds.
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'Knock knock knock'
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Yu, still half asleep, vaguely felt someone knocking on their door.
"Who is it? What can I do for you?"
Bai Yu then opened the door in a daze and saw a staff member standing at the door.
"Boss, we're about to pass Ren'ai Reef. Would you be interested in taking a look around on the deck?"
Upon hearing the staff mention Ren'ai Reef, Bai Yu was taken aback. He quickly realized what they meant and hurriedly asked:
"Ren'ai Reef? Is that the Ren'ai Reef where the Filipino monkeys illegally grounded their warships?"
"Yes, that's Ren'ai Reef. The illegal grounded warship on the other side is now one of our fishing boat's photo spots. When we pass by this warship, the captain will get as close as possible to the warship and slow down to take photos for everyone."
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Hey buddy, do you want to hear what you're saying? The Filipino monkeys' illegally grounded warships have become a popular spot for fishing boats to take photos.
That's a diplomatic dispute, okay? How did you bring up internet celebrity hotspots? It's not serious at all.
Although Bai Yu had this thought in his mind, he didn't slow down at all. After the staff finished speaking, he immediately returned to the crew room, took out his suitcase, and took out a telephoto camera.
Bai Yu bought this camera specifically to take pictures of him and Wang Hai. You have to understand that they are professional track and field athletes, and sometimes during competitions, when they have some good performances, they need good equipment to capture them.
So Bai Yu specifically bought a Canon 5D4 camera and used it with a 70-200mm telephoto lens.
Now that we're about to pass by Ren'ai Reef, he can finally use his camera. He'll take it out and take some good photos to remember the trip.
People from other provinces, without prior news coverage, may not be very aware of the illegal grounding of the warship on Ren'ai Reef.
However, as a native of Hai Province, Ren'ai Reef is an integral part of Hai Province, and he knows more about this warship than most people do.
At the same time, I was so angry I could grind my teeth!
Nineteen years have passed since this warship illegally grounded itself at Ren'ai Reef, and it has completely transformed from a warship into a dilapidated vessel.
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