As Keke introduced the island in front of her, the live stream view changed, with the camera slowly zooming out to give the island an overhead view.
During this day's competition, the fishing spot was centered around the small island in front of us, and fishing was conducted around the island.
Thirty fishing boats carrying competitors surrounded the small island. Although they seemed very close to the island, they were actually still some distance away.
After all, these small islands in the sea, even though they only show one island on the surface, may actually be surrounded by many reefs.
These reefs are not a problem for some small boats, but the boats used in this competition are all large ships.
Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the fishing boats, they still need to keep a certain distance from the island, which is at least a kilometer away.
Given the great distance, the only equipment needed to capture images of the island would be aerial photography.
While there weren't too many anglers up to fish yet, the broadcasting team deployed several drones to film the island from multiple directions.
It's worth noting that this small island had been cleaned up by Bai Yu before, and this filming allowed netizens to examine the results of the cleanup.
After taking photos around, how should I put it? The island can't be said to be spotless, but at least there's not much trash on the surface anymore.
There will definitely be trash, since the island isn't maintained every day, but the waves can bring it ashore anytime, anywhere.
Especially during windy and stormy weather, or when typhoons are approaching, there will be even more trash.
In short, the island after being cleaned up is much, much better than when it first appeared in the live stream.
As the thirty fishing boats arrayed themselves around the island, with dozens more accompanying vessels on the outermost layer, the situation became clearer.
With everything ready, the fourth day of the competition began.
Before starting to fish, Bai Yu first took a look at the special fish species selected for today, which could boost his score, so he naturally had to check it out.
Just like the pomfret on the second day, if it were a relatively common and abundant type of sea fish, then perhaps Baiyu would have targeted this special species today and specifically fished for it.
However, when Bai Yu saw the fish species on the sign, he fell silent, unsure of what to do.
These unusual fish species are not uncommon in the South China Sea; in fact, they are quite abundant in the market.
However, that's only available in the market; you can buy them anywhere in Hainan Province. But fishing for them in the open sea requires a bit of luck.
The special fish species on the fourth day is the golden snapper, a type of sea fish that is both relatively abundant and relatively rare in the South China Sea.
The reason it's said to be abundant is because many fish farmers in the South China Sea raise golden-headed sea bream, resulting in a large quantity of golden-headed sea bream on the market, with a wide variety of ways to prepare them.
However, in the wild, this number is not very common.
Those familiar with the golden-headed sea bream should know that this fish is actually an introduced species; it is not a native sea fish of our region.
Although the golden-headed seabream has been farmed in China for some time, and there are also a certain number of golden-headed seabream in the wild.
After all, a significant number of golden-headed sea bream escape from aquaculture areas every year for various reasons, and they will reproduce in the wild.
However, compared to the entire South China Sea, no one can say for sure where these golden snapper will appear or where they can be caught.
In other words, no one can say for sure whether there are goldenhead sea bream around the small island where Bai Yu and his group are currently located.
Perhaps, just like yesterday, the special fish species was the nine-spined bass, and by the end of the day, only a handful of people had caught one.
If there aren't many golden snapper here today, perhaps like yesterday, there won't be many competitors who can improve their scores.
That being said, they still had to fish, and the competition for the fourth day had already begun, with the fishing spot already chosen, so they had no choice but to compete there.
Bai Yu glanced at the sign for the golden snapper, then picked up his fishing gear and walked towards the bow of the boat.
He still chose the bow of the boat as his fishing spot, and he doesn't plan to change it for this competition.
The bow of the boat faces the small island directly, and the view from this position is better than from the stern.
For the first three days, they spent every day on the sea. As far as the eye could see, there was either the boundless ocean or the endless sky; the whole world was filled with blue.
Blue skies, white clouds, and the sea are certainly beautiful, but if you only see these things every day, you'll eventually get bored and feel depressed.
Now, the bow of the ship faces the island directly, revealing the long-lost yellow and green hues.
Upon seeing these colors, Bai Yu felt her mood improve significantly, and her mindset changed accordingly.
When it comes to fishing, mindset can sometimes affect the final catch. The better your mindset, the more likely you are to catch more, bigger, and better catches.
In today's match, Bai Yu changed his equipment, replacing the giant line he had been using.
Today's match took place near the small island, where the water is shallow and the seabed is complex, so large objects are not usually found there.
There's no need to use a super line for fishing here; a super line is too thick, and you'd be easily spotted by the fish in the sea.
So Bai Yu changed his fishing line to one that was slightly weaker but extremely thin and transparent.
Don't let its thinness fool you; if handled properly, this fishing line can be used to catch fish weighing 30 to 40 pounds, or even 40 to 50 pounds.
Fish of this size are practically the limit near the island, and Bai Yu would be very satisfied to catch one.
After changing the fishing line and tying the hook, Bai Yu took a shrimp from a box and hooked it onto the hook before casting it out.
Since there's no need to fight big fish today, Bai Yu naturally opted for smaller bait, and using sea shrimp as bait was the perfect choice.
As the fishing hook and bait sink to the seabed, all that's left is to wait, not knowing when the first fish will bite.
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