While Li Shuang and the others were busy staking fish, Bai Yu had already switched gears and started fishing for sea fish from the seabed.
This time, he wasn't fishing for big fish, but rather for the sea fish attracted by the dead fish carcasses.
With so many dead fish on the surface of the sea, surely some of them must have sunk to the bottom.
As long as there are more dead fish on the seabed, it will naturally attract a large number of sea fish to come and clean up these dead fish.
Once the white fisherman casts his mackerel-hook into the sea, all that's left is to wait for the fish that are interested in the mackerel to bite.
However, Bai Yu didn't feel bored or dull while waiting for the fish, since there was a group of young men around him who were also fishing.
Sometimes watching others fish can be quite enjoyable, especially when you see a large group of people lined up in front of you fishing. It doesn't look like they're fishing at all; it looks more like they're putting on some kind of performance.
Bai Yu then pointed his camera at Li Shuang and the others, recording this rare moment.
Night fishing is easier than day fishing because there are many nocturnal sea fish that usually come out to feed at night.
In addition, the carcasses of sea fish, which are of unknown origin, sink to the seabed and become a feast for the local inhabitants!
Moreover, it was a buffet-level feast, and the mackerel hanging on the white fishing hook was insignificant in this feast.
Before long, a sea fish carrying its own lantern-like appendage approached the mackerel. It circled the mackerel once before...
Finding no danger, it swallowed the mackerel in one gulp with lightning speed, just as it was about to taste the mackerel!
It sensed something was wrong: there was something very hard inside the mackerel, and no matter how hard it tried to open its mouth, the thing didn't change at all. It even made a hole in its mouth and burrowed in firmly.
After experiencing pain in its mouth, its instinct tells it that there is danger and it needs to get away from this place as soon as possible.
As the fish that had taken the bait ran away, the fishing line also started to come out of the reel, a situation that Bai Yu naturally noticed.
While Li Shuang and the others beside him were engrossed in fishing, Bai Yu's attention was mostly focused on his own fishing rod. He immediately heard the sound of line leaving the reel and promptly activated the drag.
He then took the fishing rod in his hand and lifted it sharply, transferring the weight of the rod to Bai Yu's hand.
Based on the weight transmitted through the fishing rod, the fish that had taken the bait didn't feel particularly large to Bai Yu, but its resilience seemed exceptionally good.
No matter how abrupt Bai Yu's hook-setting was, the fish that took the bait calmly swam away into the distance without any intention of turning back, and its swimming speed was very even, neither fast nor slow.
It's strange that this thing isn't in a hurry even though it's already hooked.
Could it be that it's like a sunfish, becoming indifferent to everything and giving up?
But that doesn't make sense either. This guy is clearly still swimming in one direction, which doesn't seem like he's giving up at all.
Bai Yu didn't intend to delve deeper into this situation, since it wasn't important.
As long as the guy who took the bait couldn't get away, there wouldn't be any problem. He just needed to reel it in.
Considering that the ocean depth where Bai Yu was fishing was over 100 meters, Bai Yu was not in a hurry to reel in the line. Instead, he started to provoke the creature, wanting to exhaust its stamina before slowly fishing for it.
After all, the water pressure at a depth of over 100 meters is extremely strong. If you fish too fast, this guy will definitely look twice as big as usual when he is caught.
Don't get me wrong, this doesn't mean that this guy suddenly gained weight while Bai Yu was reeling in the line.
Rather, it was because the internal pressure loss was too severe, causing the body to swell up and suffocate.
Ten minutes later, a round creature, dark red to almost brown in color, appeared on the surface of the sea.
The moment Bai Yu saw this creature, he immediately noticed a protrusion on the top of its head, resembling an antenna sticking out.
"A lanternfish? How did I catch such a thing? This guy is really ugly."
Bai Yu looked at the creature on the water's surface and immediately recognized what kind of fish it was from its unique appearance and the distinctive tentacle on its head.
The anglerfish, also known as the lanternfish, has a barbel on its head that looks like a lantern at first glance. However, it has nothing to do with lanterns; it is just a piece of body tissue that extends from the anglerfish's dorsal fin.
However, this thing is like a lantern and can glow in the deep sea, which is why anglerfish are also called lanternfish.
Anglerfish use this small lantern to find food in the deep sea.
It can help anglerfish attract many phototactic marine creatures. Once they come in front of the anglerfish, whatever they are will become food for the anglerfish with its big mouth.
"Xiao Yu, don't let the appearance of the anglerfish fool you, it tastes pretty good. It's a kind of seafood where the taste and appearance don't match."
As Bai Yu dragged the anglerfish over, Brother Li, who was standing nearby, also grabbed the landing net and scooped it up.
This anglerfish is not very big, only about half a meter long from head to tail, but it is very wide, with a very big head and mouth.
This gives the anglerfish an advantage in terms of edibility compared to other sea fish of the same size.
Anglerfish can easily swallow smaller sea fish whole.
"Brother Li, you admit this guy is ugly? It's clearly a seafood that tastes great, but its appearance is affecting its economic value!"
It's a seafood that could easily sell for tens or even hundreds of yuan per kilogram, making it a high-end seafood. However, because of its unique appearance, it has been relegated to the lowest rung of the seafood market, to the point where almost no one eats it!
Brother Li, why do these anglerfish look so random?
"Xiaoyu, that's a good question. But before I answer it, I'd like to ask you a question first: If you're not going out, do you dress yourself up?"
"You mean... because these anglerfish live in the deep sea, where it's pitch black, they don't care about their appearance and just grow however they want?"
When Brother Li asked the question, Bai Yu immediately understood and immediately thought of anglerfish.
These creatures, due to their own living habits, live in deep water year-round, generally between 200 and 5000 meters.
At depths of over 200 meters, anglerfish are rarely seen, and even if they are, they are not very large.
Anglerfish that truly live in deep waters are generally over one meter in size, definitely meter-sized fish.
As for how ugly anglerfish can be, a nickname should give you an idea.
Toads are ugly enough, right? Do we always use toads to describe someone as ugly?
One of the nicknames for anglerfish is "sea toad," which should give you an idea of how ugly this creature is.
This is why the market price of anglerfish has always been low, hovering around ten yuan per kilogram year-round, and sometimes even lower than that of bullhead trevally.
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