As Friday evening approached, Bai Yu and his three companions hailed a taxi and arrived at the dock where their fishing boat was located.
This time, only the four of them from Ocean University went out to sea to fish on the boat. Naturally, the shipping company wouldn't send a car to pick them up, so they had to come on their own.
When Bai Yu and his three companions arrived at the dock, Brother Li was already waiting for them on the deck.
"Xiaoyu, you can come up here directly."
"Here they come, Brother Li. What's the plan this time? I heard that our fish farms have caught some big fish?"
At Brother Li's invitation, Bai Yu and the other three went up to the deck together and inquired about the current situation.
While Bai Yu and Brother Li were chatting, Wang Hai and the other two took their luggage into the cabin, found the innermost crew room, and put their luggage inside.
"Xiaoyu, you're really well-informed. You seem to know everything that happens on the high seas. I was planning to tell you about this during dinner tonight, but since you've already asked, I'll talk to you about it."
During his conversation with Brother Li, Bai Yu learned that there were only eleven people on this sea voyage. Apart from the four bosses who chartered the boat, there were only seven people like Bai Yu who were hitching a ride.
Only Bai Yu and his group of four were together; the other three were acting alone.
Another recent rumor at sea is that the number of tuna caught in the fishing grounds has once again broken records. There are already more than ten tuna weighing over 150 pounds, and the number is still increasing.
In addition, Brother Li told Bai Yu and the others that the crew on their ship might not have much time to provide them with services during this voyage.
After all, the bosses chose to charter the ship. Although they don't object to the shipping company bringing in other people, the primary service recipients of the ship's staff are definitely those bosses.
Secondly, there were Bai Yu and his group. This was the main reason why they didn't charge them for the boat trip this time. If they didn't charge them for the boat trip, and they didn't provide any services, then there wouldn't be any problem.
Bai Yu and his three companions seemed indifferent to this, believing that it was fine even without service; they could simply help each other out.
Around 6 o'clock, the crew members who had gone out to sea arrived one after another, and Bai Yu also saw the four bosses who had chartered the boat.
Upon seeing these four people, Bai Yu and the others' first thought was that these people were really rich.
The four people who chartered the boat to go out to sea were all quite old. Judging from their appearance, the oldest must have been over forty and the youngest at least thirty.
They all had beer bellies sticking out, and each of them wore a baseball cap, a gold necklace, a gold watch, and even their belts were yellow, though it was hard to tell if they were actually gold.
"Wow, Brother Yu, what do you think these people do for a living? Look at their outfits, they're rich!"
"They really are incredibly wealthy, but that has nothing to do with us. We should just live our own lives. Who can predict what will happen in the future?"
Looking at their attire, a jingle flashed through Bai Yu's mind: "Big gold necklace, big gold watch, three meals of barbecue a day?"
"Captain, how about some barbecue tonight? Money's no object. And some drinks too, shall we have a drink together?"
"Alright, I'll talk to the chef later. Just tell him if you have any requests. Shall we set off now? We should be at the fish farm by tomorrow morning."
"Okay, once we're on board, we'll do as the captain says. We'll depart whenever you say so."
Hmm? Bai Yu had just finished thinking about it, and now this person is already making plans to have barbecue.
However, since the other party had said they wanted to have barbecue, Bai Yu had to join in the fun, since they hadn't had dinner yet.
Of course, Bai Yu and his friends weren't going to freeload off those four bosses; they were buying their own food, since they still had a minimum standard of 500 yuan per person.
During dinner that evening, Brother Li sat down with Bai Yu and the others, and he explained some details about fishing for large tuna to them.
The main purpose was to promote the bait on their boat. After all, the bait for catching giant fish can't be too small, otherwise the tuna might not be interested.
Since the main target of this trip was tuna, the fishing boat was very well prepared with bait.
In addition to common sea shrimp, squid, and mackerel, they also prepared a lot of sea bream, mackerel, and pomfret, which can also be used as bait for tuna.
Furthermore, in order to catch tuna, they have upgraded their bait. For example, they changed from sea shrimp that cost 20 or 30 yuan per kilogram to black tiger shrimp.
The black tiger prawns are huge; there are only four or five prawns per pound. They're enormous and would be perfect for tuna fishing. The squid and mackerel were also replaced with larger ones.
As the size of the bait has increased, the price has naturally gone up. Take sea shrimp for example; it used to cost 20 yuan per jin (500g), but now it costs 100 yuan per jin.
The price of squid and mackerel has also quadrupled, now costing twenty dollars each.
Other baits such as sea bream, mackerel, and pomfret are also not cheap.
Moreover, the other party also has frozen bait available this time, specifically for use in baiting at sea. It costs 200 yuan per box, and you get one free if you buy ten boxes.
To be honest, this was the first time Bai Yu and the others had ever heard of setting up a nest on the ocean. Seawater is constantly moving, and its depth can easily be tens or even hundreds of meters.
The frozen bait you throw into the sea, once it sinks to the seabed, who knows where it will be carried by ocean currents.
If you want to create a good fishing spot, how much bait would you have to throw into the sea?
After listening to Brother Li's introduction, Bai Yu and his three companions ordered twenty squid, ten mackerel, ten Spanish mackerel, and ten sea bream to use in the first place.
These items alone cost Bai Yu and his companions 1,100 yuan: 400 for squid, 200 for mackerel, 250 for Spanish mackerel, and 150 for sea bream.
"Tsk, Brother Yu's money really doesn't go far. He only bought fifty baits and it already cost 1,100 yuan? If he fishes for two days, 2,000 yuan definitely won't be enough."
"Of course, if you want to catch a big fish, you have to be willing to invest."
But even though we've spent a lot, as long as we catch just one tuna, we'll earn back all the money we've spent.
Alright, dinner's finished. Let's go to sleep and rest so we can go fishing tomorrow morning. Let's get some rest tonight and try our best to fish tomorrow!
After finishing the last skewer of grilled meat, Bai Yu announced the end of the gathering, and the four of them returned to the crew cabin to rest.
..............
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com