At 7 p.m. on December 30, all the fishing boats returned to where they started, which is the county dock.
In order to get all ten fishing boats to dock at the same time, Bai Yu's company's other ships have not docked anywhere in the past few days. Even those that need to return to port have returned to the city's docks.
With all the fishing boats now anchored, it was time to tally the catch from each participant.
Even though it's already evening at 7 pm, the days in Sanya are relatively short in winter, and it's already nighttime at this time.
However, at the county dock, in the berth area of large fishing boats, the lighting is so bright that it illuminates the entire area.
All the contestants and staff were busy at work, and at the dock, Bai Ba also brought some of the processing plant staff to the dock.
They came to collect the fish caught by the contestants and to settle accounts with all of them.
Although only the champion will receive a prize in this competition, the other contestants can cash in on the fish they have caught over the past few days.
For the average angler, this was essentially like going out to sea to fish for free on a fishing boat, then selling their catch to earn some extra money before heading home.
Moreover, most of the contestants earn quite a bit of extra income from this, at least ten thousand yuan.
Among the participants in this sea voyage competition, those who weren't too unlucky were able to reap a harvest of over a thousand kilograms.
With a harvest of 1,000 jin (500 kg), as long as it's not all low-value species like skipjack tuna, barracuda, or trevally, it's relatively easy to sell for 10,000 yuan.
So for many of the contestants this time, what they're really interested in is this part of the income. Five days of good food, drinks, and fun, and they can still earn more than 10,000 yuan in the end—that's a huge profit.
The inventory of fishing boat No. 6 is also proceeding steadily, starting with No. 1 and then moving on to No. 29.
There were only 29 contestants on their boat, and once the count was done, the trip was over.
When they counted the ninth contestant, who was also the one who had achieved the best results on the surface, everyone had high expectations for him.
The counting process did not take too long. After the staff finished counting, confirmed with contestant number nine, and the other party signed the confirmation, the staff announced contestant number nine's score: 3089.7 jin (1504.85 catties).
"Brother Yu, it's over 3,000 jin (1,500 kg). What do you think? Do you have a chance of winning the championship?"
After contestant number nine's score was announced, Xiao Tao asked Bai Yu, who was standing next to him, if he had any hope.
"It's hard to say. Just watch the live stream on your phone. They've already started splitting the screen, creating ten smaller screens. Our number nine contestant is currently in first place. Let's see if anyone can surpass him."
Bai Yu held his phone in one hand, glancing at it every now and then, and then at the situation on the deck.
The counting speed of the ten fishing boats was basically the same. Fishing boat number six had reached the ninth contestant, and the other fishing boats were at about the same level. Currently, the ninth contestant from fishing boat number six was in first place.
The second-place finisher's score was very close to his, with a difference of less than ten pounds, and this person was someone Bai Yu knew very well: Lu Sheng.
Bai Yu felt very disappointed with this result. Their Ocean University F4 had already lost halfway, and the rest depended on Wang Hai and Li Shuang.
As time ticked by, the highest score was quickly broken again, and the new score came from an unexpected fishing boat – their own No. 6 fishing boat.
This surprised Bai Yu and Xiao Tao quite a bit, since they had always thought that contestant number nine was the best result for their fishing boat, but they never expected that there would be an expert on their boat.
Not only were Bai Yu and the others surprised, but even contestant number 15 himself was very surprised. Judging from his expression, he was not deliberately hiding it, but he himself did not know about this situation. His score was 3125.6 jin, which was more than 30 jin higher than contestant number 9.
However, before contestant number 15 could celebrate for long, the latest results were quickly updated again, and a name that Bai Yu found extremely familiar appeared on the screen: Wang Hai.
Wang Hai won first place with a very large advantage and a total score of 3456.8 jin.
However, this result did not last for ten seconds, and then a new result appeared: 3714.3 jin.
In just over a minute, the score jumped three times in a row, from just over 3,000 to over 3,700.
At this moment, Xiao Tao silently glanced at the latest results and then sighed.
Bai Yu didn't even need to ask. In no time, Xiao Tao came down from the second-floor rest area to the first-floor deck, and then Xiao Tao's results came out: 2136.9 jin.
This is the main reason why Xiao Tao sighed; the gap between him and the champion was simply too large.
After Xiao Tao's results came out, it was Bai Yu's turn next, and his results were not as good as Xiao Tao's.
His actual result was higher than he expected. At first, he thought his result would be less than 2,000 jin, but when the results came out, it just broke through 2,000 jin and finally settled at 2004.9 jin.
In the time that followed, no one was able to break the record of over 3,700 pounds, and the champion's score was set at 3,714.3 jin.
The second place went to Wang Hai, who weighed over 3,400 jin (approximately 1,200 kg). The third place also went to Li Shuang, a member of the Haida F4, who also weighed over 3,400 jin (approximately 1,200 kg), only slightly less than Wang Hai.
Of the four members of the Ocean University F4, only Bai Yu failed to break the 3,000-jin mark this time; the others all reached 3,000 jin, which was a very good result.
Although Bai Yu's overall score was not high, the fish king of this competition was his sailfish, which was 4.36 meters long (including the jaw) and weighed 552 kilograms.
This is the weight after draining the blood and removing the internal organs. If the blood hadn't been drained, this thing would definitely weigh over 600 pounds.
No wonder it took Bai Yu a full five hours to catch this guy; it's really not easy for him to catch it all by himself, given its weight.
For Haida F4, their results this time were quite good, the only less than perfect thing was that they didn't keep the championship.
But it's alright. Since their company can afford to organize this competition, they can certainly afford the five million yuan prize money as well.
After all the contestants' results were announced, everyone rested for half an hour, giving them time to sell fish, before attending the final awards ceremony and closing ceremony.
Of course, if any contestants do not wish to participate, they will not be forced to; they can leave after selling all the fish.
The champion this time was fisherman number 27 from fishing boat number 9. This guy was a complete novice; he was neither a fishing blogger nor a member of any fishing association.
He is simply a fishing enthusiast and a fan of Baiyu. He has bought a lot of things in the live broadcast room of Yuxue Shipping Company and was lucky enough to get a spot in the competition and participate in this fishing competition.
The contestant's name is Li Letian, and he is thirty-two years old.
His fishing method is also quite peculiar. Unlike others who focus on catching giant fish weighing over 100 kilograms, his main catch is Gt, which is the bull trevally.
He only had one fish weighing over 100 jin (50 kg), but he had more than 30 trevally weighing between 50 jin (25 kg) and 100 jin (50 kg). Just from this one species, his catch was more than 2,000 jin (1,000 kg).
The remaining 50-pound or less bullhead trevally also made up a portion of the total catch of over 1,000 pounds. Apart from the bullhead trevally, he caught less than 300 pounds of other fish.
But it was this bizarre comparison of fish catches that won him the championship of the competition, taking home a cash prize of five million.
The real cash prize was a five million yuan cash prize, which was specially brought out by Yuxue Shipping Company for display.
Well, this is just a demonstration. The final method of prize redemption is bank transfer, and Li Letian needs to file the tax return himself.
The third annual fan fishing competition came to a close around 10 p.m.
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