After the fishing boat had been sailing on the sea for more than two hours, a huge building appeared on the sea surface in the sight of Bai Yu and others: an oil drilling platform!
This is the first fishing spot Liu Tianyu chose. Because of the existence of this drilling platform, and because the oil derrick is built from the seabed, a large number of shellfish, polychaete larvae, oysters, seaweed and other organisms are attached to the derrick.
These marine creatures attract many fish to feed here, including various groupers, tuna, yellowtail, amberjack, trevally, sea bream, barracuda, mahi-mahi, and others.
As the fishing boat got closer and closer to the drilling platform, it stopped when it was still a few dozen meters away.
Looking at the offshore platform in front of them, the people on the fishing boat couldn't help but marvel at the strength of their motherland and the advancement of its technology, which allowed them to collect resources from the sea: Awesome!
"Brother Tianyu, why don't we get a little closer? Didn't they say the drilling platform wouldn't object to fishing near us? Let's go over there."
Looking at the platform that was so close yet untouchable, Bai Yu felt an indescribable regret. If only she could go up and take a stroll around.
"We can't get any closer. It's not convenient to fish if we're too close to the platform. The derricks under the platform are complicated. If a big fish gets caught, it can easily cut the line or snag on the bottom if it dives into the derricks."
Our current location is just right, not too far, not too close; we can catch the fish from over there at the drilling site too.
As Liu Tianyu said, while drilling platforms certainly attract many fish, fishing near them is also risky.
This risk is not directed at people, but at fishing equipment, especially fishing lines.
After all, nobody knows the structure of the derrick underwater, and nobody knows whether the line will get tangled or cut after a fish is caught.
So to avoid this situation, Liu Tianyu chose a spot that was neither too far nor too close to the oil well, a perfect spot for fishing.
Liu Tianyu's second uncle and younger uncle also expressed their approval of his arrangement (in fact, neither of them had been out to sea for many years, and they really did not know as much about the situation at sea as Liu Tianyu did).
However, since the fishing boat had stopped, Bai Yu and the others took out their fishing equipment and prepared to start fishing.
Bai Yu and his crew made ample preparations for this voyage. They prepared more than a dozen kinds of bait, and even prepared ten boxes of mackerel for use as frozen bait, specifically for catching big fish.
These frozen baits have a fixed price of 200 yuan per box. Baiyu buys ten boxes at a time, which increases the cost by another 2,000 yuan.
He didn't care about the increased cost; what he cared about was whether he could catch big fish with these frozen baits. He wasn't hoping to catch the 200-plus-pound bluefin tuna from last time; catching a yellowfin tuna weighing around 100 pounds this time would be fine too.
However, since it was Bai Yu and the others' first time fishing here, they were unfamiliar with the underwater resources. So they didn't use frozen bait right away, but instead caught fish in the middle and upper layers of the sea to test the waters first.
In terms of bait selection, the squid used by Baiyu are squid that are between three ounces and half a pound in size. This size of squid is basically on the menu of all sea fish.
So as long as there are fish here, Bai Yu is not afraid that no fish will bite his hook.
What Bai Yu didn't expect was that he only wanted to catch a mid-water fish, but even after casting out 150 meters of fishing line, he still couldn't reach the seabed.
Ultimately, Bai Yu chose to give up and raised the bait to a height of about 70 or 80 meters, where he started fishing.
The depth at which Bai Yu is currently fishing is already at sea level in many places, but near this drilling platform, it's not even halfway to the bottom.
Isn't this a bit too deep? Keep in mind that this place is only a few dozen nautical miles from Sanya, which is about 100 kilometers away. And the water is already 200 meters deep?
No wonder the resources here are so abundant; after all, you can only catch big fish in deep water!
The bait has been put into the water, and now it's just a matter of waiting for a lucky fish to come and bite.
Although Bai Yu very much wanted to learn the Buddhist standard of only saving those with Yuan Dynasty roots, he only wanted to catch big or valuable fish. However, what kind of fish he could catch was not something he could decide. For a fisherman, fishing is truly about fate.
Bai Yu's fishing spot was at the bow of the boat. After casting his line, he took out a rod holder and tied the rod to the railing, along with a safety rope, providing double protection and freeing his hands.
While waiting, he took out a bag of plums from his pocket, opened the package, and ate one.
After all, there's an advertising slogan that goes, "Eat Liuliumei when you're free." He's free right now, so he might as well have a Liuliumei.
This tangy and refreshing taste is so satisfying!
Just as Bai Yu was enjoying his catch, his fishing rod suddenly bent downwards, and the fishing line quickly drifted out of the water.
This sudden turn of events caught Bai Yu completely off guard, and he instinctively swallowed hard.
Hmm? He swallowed hard. It felt like something slid down his throat...
But none of that matters now. Bai Yu's mind isn't on Liuliumei at all; he's focused on his fishing rod.
Bai Yu quickly removed the fishing rod from the holder, then turned on the drag to apply pressure, followed by a quick jerk to ensure the hook was firmly attached and wouldn't come off easily.
Bai Yu then felt the weight transmitted through the fishing rod, which gave him the impression that the fish was not very big, at most only about ten pounds.
For a white-fished angler, a fish of this size is just a small carat, easily handled by the fishing rod and line.
Since that's the case, Bai Yu isn't going to be polite with it. You see, it was because of this guy that Bai Yu swallowed a whole plum pit.
He would naturally not let the other party off easily for the impact they had caused him.
As Bai Yu began to reel in the line, the fish that had taken the bait could only retreat in defeat in the face of Bai Yu's offensive.
However, considering that the fishing depth was several tens of meters, Bai Yu slowed down a bit while reeling in the line to avoid catching the fish too quickly and causing it to die from decompression.
Actually, Bai Yu wasn't particularly concerned about whether the fish lived or died in the end. What he was concerned about was that the loss of internal pressure would make the fish look bad, which might affect its price.
After all, they had invested a lot of money in this fishing trip, with costs alone exceeding ten thousand yuan. He was hoping to recoup his investment through fishing.
Even though Bai Yu had slowed down his fishing speed, as time went on, the guy was eventually caught by Bai Yu.
A few minutes later, a green figure appeared on the sea. The figure was so clearly distinct from the blue sea that Bai Yu spotted it at a glance.
However, upon seeing the creature's appearance, Bai Yu immediately cast a look of disdain upon it, simply because the fish was too ugly.
Bai Yu recognized this green fish; its scientific name is Mahi-mahi, and its nickname is "Ghost Head Knife," which describes both its appearance and its personality.
These are some of the more ferocious predators in the ocean, with the largest reaching one or two meters in length and weighing tens of kilograms.
The fish that Bai Yu caught was only a little over half a meter long and weighed about ten kilograms.
However, the way it took the hook was enough to show how ferocious this guy was.
The white fisherman took the fishing hook out of the creature's stomach. It had swallowed the bait and hook whole. With the hook removed, its life came to an end.
Besides being ugly, the Ghost Head Knife has little economic value.
Throughout his life, no matter how much the seafood market fluctuated, Bai Yu had never seen the price of mackerel exceed 31 yuan per catty. At most, it was only 20 yuan, and that was only for super large mackerel.
The fish that Bai Yu caught would be worth at most ten yuan per kilogram, which is definitely in the category of low-priced seafood.
How could Bai Yu possibly have a pleasant expression towards such a fish? It would be good enough if he could just accept it.
After putting the creature into a box filled with crushed ice, Bai Yu took out another squid, hooked it onto the fishing hook, and continued fishing for fish in the mid-water zone.
This single cymbal is enough to show that the resources near this oil well are quite abundant; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many cymbals here.
That's right. On this fishing boat, Bai Yu wasn't the first to catch a fish, nor was he the first to catch a mahi-mahi. Before him, his uncle had already caught one, but it wasn't as big as Bai Yu's.
As a predator in the ocean, the mahi-mahi is most likely to appear in places rich in resources and with plenty of food.
Given that there are so many demon swords here, there's no doubt that the resources in the sea are plentiful.
As Bai Yu cast his line for the second time, he didn't eat any more plums this time. Instead, he focused intently on his fishing rod, glancing at the drilling platform in front of him when he got bored.
Although I didn't see any staff members here, something this big always attracts a lot of attention.
Before long, Bai Yu's fishing rod bent again, and the fishing line started to extend outwards, indicating that another fish had taken the bait.
Bai Yu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity, and immediately picked up his fishing rod to start a new round of competition.
Before long, another ghost-headed sword was hoisted up, even bigger than the previous one, leaving Bai Yu helpless.
The resources here should be pretty good, there are so many mahi-mahi, there's no reason why we can't catch anything else.
The key issue is that only Bai Yu catches katana, while the others on the fishing boat do not. He suspects that he is being targeted, and specifically by katana.
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