"Brothers, I am Bai Yu, the organizer of this fishing competition, and also one of our contestants!"
I now declare that any fish caught from the ocean, regardless of the method used, whether it's snagging or hooking, will count as part of our achievement!
Everyone is free to fish; whatever you catch counts, but the rule is that you can only use a single line and a single hook, and cheating is not allowed.
Hearing the discussions among the crew members on deck, I, Bai Yu, immediately stood up and gave them a reply.
This was the only answer he could give, since he was one of the sponsors of the competition and also a contestant; he could only find out what the other contestants wanted.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the contestants below gave him the most enthusiastic response, all praising him.
"Bai Yu is awesome! So impressive!"
"Brother Yu has a broad vision!"
"As expected of the number one person on the entire internet, he handles things decisively!"
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Bai Yu didn't listen to the other contestants' praise for much. He then left the second-floor rest area and went to the captain's cabin.
Here we saw the first mate and second mate on duty. Even though the fishing boat has stopped, there are still people guarding the captain's cabin.
Bai Yu then had his first mate relay his decision to the other nine fishing boats through their company's internal communication channel, asking them to convey the same message.
What Bai Yu didn't know was that the moment the fish suddenly appeared, their company's live stream room also went wild.
The main problem was that the appearance of these skipjack tuna was so sudden. The live stream camera was initially focused on the fishing footage of various participants, and it was even playing in split-screen mode, so viewers were having trouble keeping up.
Then the next second the scene switched to aerial mode, capturing the area around the fishing boat.
At this moment, the sea surface on the offshore platform was like boiling water, completely bubbling and splashing everywhere.
As the camera zoomed in, the culprit was revealed to be a group of fish—a very large group of sea fish.
Although the commentator described the group of fish as a group of worthless skipjack tuna, the scene still deeply impressed the audience.
'Skipjack tuna isn't worth much? A few dollars per pound certainly doesn't seem like much, but wouldn't a whole group of katsuobushi be worth something?'
"Exactly! Look at that fish one of the contestants just caught, it must have weighed at least ten pounds, and that's worth tens of yuan!"
'This pile of skipjack tuna must weigh tens of thousands of pounds! If you put all of this together, wouldn't it sell for over a hundred thousand?'
"The person upstairs is narrow-minded. Who said these skipjack tuna only weigh tens of thousands of kilograms? Don't forget, this competition uses large fishing boats. These skipjack tuna can surround all the fishing boats, even the offshore platforms. They must weigh at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms, maybe even millions!"
'Wow, so many skipjack tuna! These contestants are going to be rich!'
"I'm so envious! Why didn't I get a spot in this competition? I want to go fishing too!"
"Just a quick question, I think the boats used in this competition are fishing boats. If these fishing boats were to start moving, what do you think the final result would be...?"
"Holy crap, holy crap, that's a great idea, buddy upstairs! What if we used a fishing net to trap them..."
"No way, there's a competition going on right now, how can fishing boats just sail around like that?"
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The staff naturally noticed the discussions in the live stream.
In particular, the idea mentioned by that netizen—to get the fishing boats moving and catch all the skipjack tuna in one go—was also noticed by the staff.
Then a staff member reported this idea. The staff member thought that the netizen was right. If they could catch all these skipjack tuna, they might be able to earn back the cost of the competition.
The employees at Yuxue Shipping Company receive very high salaries and benefits. Naturally, these employees don't want to see their company lose money. They don't need the company leaders to urge them; they will use their brains to come up with ideas to generate revenue for the company.
However, after the staff reported the idea, the higher-ups did not adopt it and rejected it outright.
However, after the rejection, the relevant personnel still gave some explanation. In addition to the fact that a competition was in progress, there was another reason: the waters where the fishing boat was located were fishing areas, not places where fishing boats were conducting maritime operations.
Although the ocean is a vast expanse, there are no specific regulations governing which ships can stay in which areas to conduct certain operations.
However, the absence of explicit regulations does not mean the absence of unspoken rules. Some unspoken rules need to be followed by everyone; otherwise, one will be ostracized by the entire industry.
For example, fishing boats and trawlers should try to avoid going to places suitable for fishing and casting their nets in those areas.
Otherwise, if the fishing boat cuts off the angler's chance to fish, the angler won't let the fishing boat be happy either, and it would be bad if the two sides started to quarrel.
The fishing qualification area is near the drilling platform. Bai Yu and others can bring their fishing boats here to participate in fishing competitions, but they cannot conduct trawling operations here.
After going to the captain's cabin, Bai Yu decided not to go for a run. Instead, he went back to the cabin to get his fishing gear bag and prepared to go fishing.
Bai Yu had encountered fish before, and he had experience with snagging. He even bought several fishing rods specifically for snagging.
This fishing rod is very thin and long, and looks somewhat similar to a hand rod, but it is much more resilient.
As Bai Yu arrived at his fishing spot, he also took out his anchor fishing rod, which comes with a fishing line and hook.
The fish hook is also different from ordinary fish hooks. This type of fishing rod, which is specially designed for snagging fish, is longer. This length is not the length of the hook, but the overall length is longer, and it is also the kind without barbs.
The first anchor fishing rod that Bai Yu took out wasn't very long, only about four and a half meters in length, and it was very light to hold.
Bai Yu took the fishing rod, swung it around to test the feel, and then cast it out.
As for aiming?
There's absolutely no need for that. There are just too many skipjack tuna here. You don't even need to aim. Just cast the hook and see if you catch any. It's all about luck.
Bai Yu's first cast wasn't very lucky; he didn't know how he cast the line, and how it ended up coming back to him.
The next second, Bai Yu cast the line again. Once the hook was hooked and the fish was caught, Bai Yu felt the weight on the fishing rod and then exerted force in his hand, casting a skipjack tuna about 40 centimeters long directly onto the line.
Skipjack tuna are round and plump, and they look quite similar to tuna. They are also known as baby tuna.
It's just another name; in terms of value, it's worlds apart from tuna.
Compared to the name "small tuna," Bai Yu prefers its other name: "cannonball fish."
It looks like a cannonball, and it's quite heavy.
The swordfish that Bai Yu caught was just like that; it weighed seven or eight pounds, which is quite good.
The only thing that Bai Yu found a little troublesome was that they were having a fishing competition, and everyone had to keep their own catch; no one else would care about it.
After Bai Yu swung the skipjack tuna up, he had to remove it from the hook and put it in the box.
Although this process doesn't take up much time, it adds up after several attempts, causing him to catch fewer fish.
But there was nothing that could be done about it. Although Bai Yu could hire a staff member to help him clean his catch, he couldn't do that.
If he actually did that, he would be asking for trouble; some rights shouldn't be used that way.
In this situation, Bai Yu naturally had no choice but to take matters into his own hands; self-reliance leads to abundance.
With each cast of the rod, one bonito was caught, and the score of the anglers on the deck soared.
In no time, Bai Yu had filled a box, then put his label on it and handed it to the staff.
It is permissible to hand over the catch to staff for transport to the freezer; this is a benefit available to all contestants.
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