With such a large school of fish descending from the bottom of the water, wouldn’t it be necessary to set out two nets?
After thinking about it, Zhang Ze decided to dive down and take a look. If the fish he caught were worthless, it would be a waste of time to set the net.
It would be better to just pry the corals and go home early than to work so hard to get thousands of kilograms and only earn a hundred or two hundred.
Zhang Ze would be interested in one or two hundred of them, but he is not willing to do anything that is too troublesome.
After diving down six or seven meters, the fish sensed a large creature approaching and did not hide away in fear. Instead, they quickly surrounded him in the middle of the school.
Perhaps because it is a brave fish of its kind, these fish are not afraid of it at all.
This is a group of silvery white-scaled fish. The meat of this fish tastes very tender and is no worse than the stone fish we had for supper yesterday. Moreover, the price of the fish is not high, and it is a kind of seafood that is very suitable for ordinary people to taste.
But it has a big disadvantage, that is, people who cannot bite fish bones are not suitable to eat this kind of fish, because the white-scaled fish has very many fish bones, so many that it makes people's scalp numb.
They are all thin thorns and can easily stick in the mouth.
Of course this is not the point. No matter whether it has many or few thorns, there will definitely be a market for it.
Zhang Ze recalled the price at the aquatic product station, 2.8 cents per pound, which was not a bad price.
If you cast two nets and are lucky enough to catch more than 2,000 kilograms, that would mean more than 500 yuan, which seems like a good deal.
Zhang Ze would find it troublesome to get one or two hundred, but he would definitely not mind if it’s more than five hundred.
Zhang Ze decisively swam back to the surface, went to the boat to get the fishing net, and set up two nets at both ends of the school of fish.
After setting the net, he continued diving to search for the coral.
The location is not difficult to find. Once you find the location of the coral reef, you can roughly determine the direction of the white coral.
About ten minutes later, Zhang Ze arrived at Bai Shanhu.
The sand that was dug out yesterday was filled up again, but the sand was not as hard as it was yesterday, so he dug it up again in a few quick strokes.
The second time he pried it open, Zhang Ze was much more skilled than yesterday and his movements were a bit faster.
When the second bottle of oxygen was half consumed, the white coral was finally pried off. It was not easy!
Zhang Ze sighed in his heart, put away his tools, then grabbed a thick branch of the coral with one hand and began to swim back.
The two nets that passed by were filled with white-scaled fish, but the school of white-scaled fish had long disappeared.
We were lucky enough to catch quite a few white-scaled fish without attracting the attention of other large carnivorous marine creatures nearby.
Zhang Ze found that some of the fish seemed to have suffocated to death, so he quickly moved his legs and went back. If there were too many suffocated fish, it would be troublesome for him to sort them out later.
After returning to the boat, he found two quilts to use as cushions for the corals and used ropes to secure the corals. After that, he hurried to collect the fishing nets.
When the first net was pulled up, Zhang Ze poured it directly onto the deck. Immediately, a small hill of silvery-white fish formed a pile, mixed with some colorful fish, which were coral fish and grouper.
The fishing net was close to the coral reef, so it was normal for coral fish to stray into it. He then hurried to pull in the second net of fish.
This net was in the direction where the fish school left, and the harvest was even more horrific. The crane almost couldn't lift it up for a while.
Although this net did not reach the weight limit of the crane, it was probably not much different.
This is the case when fishing at sea. It is normal to encounter a school of fish that is overflowing, and it is not uncommon for fishing boats to be unable to fit all the fish.
After dumping the net onto the deck, Zhang Ze took out all the bamboo baskets and plastic boxes and started to get busy.
There was definitely not enough space to hold so many fish, so he could only put the fish into bamboo baskets as he collected them, and move them into the cold storage compartment when they were full.
With the help of space, the process of sorting and organizing will be much simpler. After all, he only needs to think about it, and the fish will appear out of thin air above the bamboo basket and then fall into it.
Zhang Ze himself didn’t know how many white-scaled fish were on this boat. Anyway, all the remaining bamboo baskets and plastic boxes were full, and there were still a small half of fish left.
Fortunately, the remaining ones could barely fit into the space, so he just kept them.
Since the small squid baits previously stored had been taken out, it would be a good idea to use these 700 kilograms of white-scaled fish as a substitute.
"Huh~" Zhang Ze breathed a sigh of relief after finally finishing his work. Every time he put down the fishing net and got busy again, he always felt very tired.
But if you don’t cast your net when there are fish, you’re a fool. It’s okay to be a little tired.
Taking the water pipe and broom, Zhang Ze swept the deck, washing away the remaining traces of the white-scaled fish.
Rinse it off, it's not over yet.
Zhang Ze went to the refrigerated compartment and took out baskets of seawater ice cubes that he had frozen in advance, a total of twenty baskets.
If the plastic baskets had not been used to hold the sea water in large quantities, the white-scaled fish would not have been unable to fit.
The ice cubes were placed on the deck. After waiting for a while, when the ice cubes melted a little, Zhang Ze turned over the plastic basket and took out the ice cubes inside.
Then he took a hammer to smash the ice, and spread ten pieces on the deck. Then he went to get the javelin, and with a thought, a huge manta ray appeared on the deck.
The originally empty deck suddenly became very crowded. Zhang Ze's ship was 24 meters long. Even with the rear deck and the cockpit, the front deck still had a lot of space.
As a result, one fish almost occupied the entire area of the front deck, which shows how huge the real size of this manta ray is.
Zhang Ze still placed it horizontally. If it was placed vertically, the manta ray's wings would have to be placed outside the side of the boat.
The manta ray that had just come out of space was naturally alive, and its mouth was opening and closing to breathe, but its huge body would become a burden once it left the sea.
Zhang Ze took the javelin to its head and stabbed it directly, giving it a fatal blow.
The manta ray is a little different from some manta rays, devil fish and skates.
Although its gills are located underneath, its mouth is not.
Like the whale shark, it has no teeth in its mouth, but it can open its mouth very wide and swallow a lot of food in one breath.
Manta rays are very gentle marine creatures, but unfortunately this manta ray was unlucky and met a fisherman at the wrong time.
After the millennium, Zhang Ze would release it whenever he caught it.
After being pierced in the head, the manta ray suffered a short while in pain and then died completely.
Zhang Ze pulled out the javelin expressionlessly, then picked up the pipe to rinse off the blood.
As a professional fisherman, he would not be a saintly person.
For example, the king humphead wrasse in the space, if it weren't so huge and its meat wasn't tasty, it would have been on the table long ago if it could be sold for a lot of money.
Zhang Ze then broke up the remaining ice and spread it on the manta ray. He also refilled the empty plastic box with sea water and put it into the cold storage compartment. Then he started the fishing boat and headed towards the location where Jin Sanbao cast the net.
"Oh my god~ What the hell is this?" Jin Sanbao, Jin Fan, and Chen Xudong were all stunned when they saw the manta ray that almost covered the entire front deck.
"What is that? Of course it's a fish!" Zhang Ze held the camera in his hand, looking very proud, "Someone come and take some photos for me."
Jin Sanbao exclaimed: "What a guy! You know how to play and take pictures?"
"Of course you can. You may only catch this kind of fish once in your lifetime, so of course you have to take a photo as a souvenir." Zhang Ze nodded as a matter of course, handed him the camera, and then taught him how to use it.
Cameras are expensive gadgets that the three of them cannot afford, and they won't be able to use them unless they are taught.
After learning it, Jin Sanbao was eager to try it out with his camera. When Zhang Ze came next to the manta ray and posed, he actually picked up the camera and took several pictures of him.
These photos will become extremely precious and timeless after a few decades.
After taking the photos, Zhang Ze sailed away.
Jin Sanbao and others had to collect the nets again. Tong Yuanhang did come back here last night, but went out again in the morning to continue dragging the nets, and he didn't encounter any.
It takes more than ten hours to get home. Zhang Ze sailed all the way until after midnight. Seeing that there was still about three hours of journey, he simply turned off the engine and dropped the anchor. Then he took out all the ice in the refrigerated compartment, broke it, and laid it on the manta ray.
The sea water has to be frozen again this time because a large amount of ice is still needed to transport the manta ray to the restaurant.
After finishing his work and taking a shower, Zhang Ze returned to his room to sleep.
Because he didn't do much during the day, he woke up as soon as the sun came out in the morning.
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Before nine o'clock in the morning, Zhang Ze drove the Duoyu back to the fishing village pier.
The first thing he did after parking the boat was to put the fish that needed to be sold into the live water tank, because Jin Guangcheng had already discovered his fishing boat and would come over soon.
Sure enough, as soon as the fish were put in, Jin Guangcheng came on board with the recruited employees.
He was about to speak when he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something lying on the front deck.
When he looked over, he immediately cursed: "Oh my god, how did you catch such a big fish, Aze?"
Zhang Ze stood by and smiled without saying anything. Although Jin Guangcheng was asking questions about the fish, he was actually just expressing his shock.
"We were lucky this time. We caught a lot of white-scaled fish. Have someone weigh them quickly. There are quite a lot. By the way, please notify A-Long and A-Hu for me."
"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it right away." Hearing that there were other large catches of fish on the boat, Jin Guangcheng suddenly came back to his senses and immediately arranged for someone to come over.
The big fish only surprise him, but the catch makes him money.
Later, when he opened the cold storage compartment and saw baskets of white-scaled fish and other fish that were almost about to burst, he couldn't stop smiling.
Even if Zhang Ze doesn't sell some of his high-value fish to himself, he can still make a lot of money.
When Lin Long and Lin Hu arrived at the dock, they found that the Duoyu was surrounded by small fishing boats.
"My goodness, that manta ray took up the entire deck. It's bigger than my house."
"I don't know where Aze caught it, but he was able to catch this thing."
"A few years ago, Jin Laosan from the village encountered a manta ray. The manta ray slapped his boat with its wing-like fins, and Jin Laosan's small fishing boat was directly broken apart, and he was almost drowned."
"Hiss, doesn't that mean that if we encounter this fish, not only can we not catch it, but we may even lose our lives if we are not careful?"
The Duoyu was surrounded by many boats, and a large crowd of people watching the fun gathered at the dock.
Lin Long and Lin Hu were unable to squeeze in, so they could only raise their hands and shout, "Make way, everyone."
When they finally got on the boat, they finally saw the big fish that shocked everyone.
Even though they were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by the big fish.
Only by observing it up close can you realize how shocking such a big fish is.
Zhang Ze saw them coming and hurried over: "Along and Ah Hu, you guys watch over the boat. I'm going home to make a phone call first."
Jin Guangcheng also led his employees to weigh the white-scaled fish. So far, they have weighed more than 1,200 kilograms, but there is still more than half left.
Obviously, the number of white-scaled fish this time exceeded Zhang Ze's expectations, estimated to be at least three thousand kilograms.
He got off the boat, but because the Duoyu was surrounded by small boats, he simply took someone else's small boat back to the dock.
After getting ashore, he greeted the villagers who came to join in the fun and returned home.
Fortunately, there is a telephone installed here, otherwise it would be a hassle to transport the manta ray to the restaurant. His truck is not small, but it still cannot fit it.
When I got home, I took out the phone book, found the number of Zhao Xianghua's office and called it directly. The phone was picked up after two rings.
"Hello, I'm Zhao Xianghua."
Because it was an office call, Zhao Xianghua's words were more formal.
"Brother Zhao, do you want a nine-meter-long fish?"
Zhao Xianghua on the other side was stunned. He had recognized Zhang Ze's voice, but the nine-meter-long fish made him unable to recover for a while.
"Ninety-nine meters?"
"Yes, if measured horizontally, it is definitely nine meters."
"Horizontally?" Zhao Xianghua was confused again. What kind of fish is this? It's nine meters long horizontally. "Aze, you didn't catch a blue whale, did you?"
Zhang Ze was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Brother Zhao, if I really caught a blue whale that was nine meters long, my fishing boat would have to be able to hold it!"
"That's right, you called me just to show off to me?"
"You're just showing off. I asked you to arrange a big truck to load the fish. My truck can't hold it all. Also, you can start promoting it now. This big fish will probably increase the popularity of the restaurant."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Xianghua immediately called his secretary: "Hurry up and arrange a truck over ten meters long to go with me to the fishing village to transport the fish."
The beautiful secretary in black stockings and white shirt was stunned. What kind of fish is this? It requires a truck over ten meters long to transport it.
But after she came to her senses, she hurried out and told the restaurant manager to find a car. Such a big car would not be easy to find in a short time.
"Wow, a fish that's nine meters long, what kind of fish is this?" Zhao Xianghua walked back and forth in the office twice. Finally, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and immediately prepared to go out, "No, I have to go over and take a look."
After Zhang Ze finished the call, he returned to the fishing boat.
The manta ray ignored it for now and waited for the car to arrive.
As for the white-scaled fish, it took another while to weigh them all. The total weight was 3,672 kilograms. Jin Guangcheng offered 28.5 cents, so the total price was 1,046.
It was twice more than Zhang Ze had originally expected. Together with some other catches, the total income was more than 2,700 yuan.
This was because the fish on the boat that were slightly better were not sold to him. After all, Zhao Xianghua basically took all his catches. (End of this chapter)
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