Unfortunately, the number of good catches at each fishing spot is limited. After more than 20 large groupers weighing 20 to 30 kilograms were caught, they were gone. However, there were quite a few fish weighing less than 10 kilograms, and one would continue to come from time to time.
There are fewer mouse groupers and oily groupers, but fortunately there are many seven-band groupers, tiger groupers and swallowtail star groupers, not to mention blue groupers.
If there weren't precious deep-sea fish such as the ruby fish here, Zhang Ze would have changed the bait to a special bait for grouper.
As he was fishing, there was a sudden noise coming from the bamboo pole. His eyes lit up. Is there a big fish? Judging from the degree of bending of the fishing pole and the speed at which the winch slowed down, the big fish under the water must be quite heavy, at least 300 kilograms.
Could it be another seven-band grouper?
I have been going back and forth to familiar fishing spots and waters recently, but I haven't caught any big fish. So when one suddenly came, Zhang Ze was really looking forward to it.
As a result, the next moment, another fishing rod was caught by the big one.
Zhang Ze's expectations were immediately extinguished. Judging from the situation, it should be a group of fish that came in groups, most likely tuna.
Sure enough, as the winch pulled the fishing line in, a yellowfin tuna appeared on the water.
This yellowfin tuna is not small, almost two meters long, probably around 1.8 meters.
As the fish was lifted into the air, Zhang Ze reached out and touched it, then put the fish into the space.
I looked at the data. It is 1.78 meters long and weighs 321 kilograms, which is relatively large among yellowfin tuna.
Although it was not the large grouper that I was expecting, it is better to have a big fish than nothing.
The unit price of yellowfin tuna is far less than that of grouper, but the portion is there, so the price of a whole fish is still higher.
However, to Zhang Ze's surprise, the second tuna that came up was actually a bluefin tuna of similar size and length.
1.82 meters long and weighing 376 kilograms, could it be a mixed group of tuna? Zhang Ze felt a little strange, but he still exchanged some tuna-specific baits and hung them on bamboo poles, while the other four rods continued to use ordinary baits to catch deep-sea fish.
Unless there are hundreds or thousands of tunas, one fishing rod is enough.
After fishing for a while, I found that there were not that many tunas. Except for the bamboo rod, the other rods only occasionally had tuna bite the hook. So far, it seems that there are only yellowfin and bluefin.
If a large school of fish comes, how can other deep-sea fish compete with tuna?
It took two hours to catch all the nearly two-meter-long tunas, a total of thirteen.
However, there are quite a lot of green and red fish tonight, each weighing over fifty pounds. Their large size makes the space for the fish a little crowded.
Before I knew it, the sky began to turn slightly white.
After a busy night, Zhang Ze suddenly realized that he had been fishing all night.
In one night, a lot of fish were caught. If all the fish in the space were piled together, they should take up half of the space. This was because there were quite a few tuna, greens, and red snappers.
There were many fish and I gained a lot of experience points. The 10,000 experience points I spent on the yellow croaker just made up for it.
There were actually still quite a few fish at this fishing spot, but it was already daybreak, so we had to leave to avoid encountering patrol boats.
Zhang Ze sailed away and found a small isolated island, so he stopped nearby, had breakfast, took a shower and went to bed.
When I woke up, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
After eating something that was not sure whether it was lunch or afternoon tea, Zhang Ze set sail from Dongsha.
He would look for new fishing spots while fishing so that he would have a greater chance of finding big fish.
Zhang Ze actually wants to go to the Xisha Islands. The resources in the Dongsha Islands are so good, what about the Xisha Islands?
The straight-line distance between Nanguan and the Xisha Islands is nearly 400 nautical miles. At the speed of the Duoyu, it takes 27 hours. Excluding time for sleeping and eating, he sails for a maximum of 15 hours a day, which means it takes almost two days to arrive.
Unfortunately, I can’t go.
If there was no problem before 1979, because fishing licenses had not yet been implemented in the country, it was not impossible to fish across provinces.
But after 1979, the number of large domestic ships increased, so restrictions on fishing and fishing areas were imposed.
Otherwise, Zhang Ze might get more harvest in two days of fishing than he would in a week of wandering around on the sea.
Moreover, the tunas there are big and fat, and there are a lot of bluefin tuna, so it is very likely that you will catch a lot of king fish.
But now, Zhang Ze’s best choice is to go to the high seas. As long as he is within the province or on the high seas, there will be no problem. He just needs to get a certificate.
After determining the next target location, Zhang Ze stopped wandering around on the sea and went back first.
It’s a bit far to go to the high seas, and there are quite a few fish in the space, so I’ll sell them first to clear the space before going.
He selected a batch of high-grade grouper such as red snapper for breeding and made sure it would be enough for ten days' consumption.
There are five bluefin tunas. Although they only weigh more than 300 kilograms and the largest is only 400 kilograms, they are still worth breeding.
Zhao Xianghua has already asked someone to implement a system for grading fish meat based on fat content, and these top-quality bluefin fins are still very popular.
When they returned to the fishing village, it was already dark and there were not many people at the dock. Zhang Ze sent Xiao Hei ashore and told it to run back and call Lin Long and Lin Hu to come over.
The fishermen at the dock also have their own things to do, and he feels embarrassed to ask others to notify him every time he comes back.
Later, they thought of Xiao Hei. As long as Xiao Hei appeared, Lin Long and the others would know that Zhang Ze was back.
Soon, Lin Hu drove over in a truck.
When he got on the boat, Zhang Ze instructed him, "Ah Hu, you work overtime tonight and deliver the fish to the seafood warehouse. By the way, tell your aunt that I'm going to fish farther away this time and won't be back for about a week."
"You're going out to sea right after you got back? Don't you want to rest for a few days?" Lin Hu was a little surprised after hearing this.
As Zhang Ze's fleet developed, the time intervals between his outings to sea became longer and longer, and he was forced to go out every time because the stock of premium seafood in the seafood boat ran out.
It is indeed surprising that they are in such a hurry to go out to sea this time.
The biggest difference between fishing and trawling is that trawling cannot fish in places with poor terrain such as reefs, so there are very few top-quality fish.
High-end seafood purchased from other places is not of such high quality and is generally not very fresh.
Therefore, all the food for the three large seafood boats is supplied by Zhang Ze, and they cannot do without him for the time being.
Since the restaurant opened, the tastes of the rich people have been spoiled. It would be strange if they could accept fish of much lower quality.
The booming seafood restaurant business is also closely related to this point. When these wealthy people invite guests to dinner now, they think of seafood restaurants.
The competitors in Nanfang are very jealous and want to make a move, but the seafood restaurant has a strong backing and a network of connections, so no one dares to mess with it.
"I thought of a good place and decided to explore the way there." Zhang Ze did not explain too much. Currently, he was the only one suitable to go to the high seas, so as to avoid Jin Sanbao and the others hearing about it and going there too.
They have enough fish in domestic fisheries, so there is no need to travel so far.
Moreover, the fishing boat is small and its wind and wave resistance level is not enough.
This time, Zhang Ze took out all the fish that could be sold in the space. The truck could not carry them all away at once, so he needed a car.
After sending all the fish on the boat away, Zhang Ze rested in the fishing village for a night.
The next day, he drove the boat to fill up the gas and prepared five large barrels of diesel. Considering the endurance of Duoyu, it was more than enough for him to sail.
I didn't buy any bait, but I just turned on the fish-attracting light at night and caught a batch of small squids.
Going out to sea again, Zhang Ze turned on the navigation, and the navigation directly locked onto the open sea.
The location is on the southeast side of Wanwan and northwest of Maid Kingdom.
However, after sailing for a day, Zhang Ze stopped near a reef island in domestic waters at night and chose to fish here and continue his journey during the day tomorrow.
I didn’t expect to encounter a new fishing spot on the way to the open sea. This reef island seems to be quite large and the resources should be very good.
However, Zhang Ze did not dare to sail the boat closer for fear of running aground on the reef, so he could not see the specific situation clearly.
Anyway, there are a lot of fish at the location where I am according to the fish finder. Of course, it can't be compared with Dongsha.
Zhang Ze decided to go fishing at night here and caught quite a few groupers.
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The next morning, Zhang Ze got up at six o'clock.
I walked out on the deck and was about to throw a punch, but I found that after the tide receded, many reefs of the reef island were exposed, and they were covered with dense gooseneck barnacles.
Not only that, in many places you can see large abalone clinging to the reefs, all exposed above the water.
Wow, the fish resources are just average among the few fishing spots recorded by Zhang Ze, but it turns out that the real treasures are all in the reef area!
Just like the island reefs where the coconut crabs were before, the real good stuff is not the fish, but the Jiang Yao and the treasure from the shipwreck.
Finding this situation, why did Zhang Ze still fight? He hurried back to the kitchen to make himself a simple breakfast, fed Xiao Hei, then hoisted the boat into the water, put on a diving suit and set out to catch the sea.
Gooseneck barnacles are not often eaten and are not currently on the list of popular seafood, but abalone is very famous.
So Zhang Ze’s main purpose this time is abalone, and he just needs to get a few barnacles to try.
Although this thing is sold at a high price in later generations and is very famous, it actually has a very low cost-effectiveness.
Not only is it difficult to eat, but the sweetness and freshness are not as exaggerated as it is hyped.
At least the butter crab has the authentic taste and can definitely become popular, but the gooseneck barnacle cannot.
When Zhang Ze drove the boat closer, he found that the number of abalone here was incredible.
There were tens of thousands of them, many of them were as big as his palm and more than ten centimeters long.
This time he made a fortune. Even small boats couldn't pass through the intertidal reef area, so Zhang Ze parked the boat outside, tied the rope to a small reef, and then went into the water with his shoes on.
There is no other way around this. There are all kinds of small shells on the reefs, and it is easy to get cut if you walk barefoot. Just wash your shoes if they get wet.
As you get closer, the visual impact of thousands of abalone is even stronger.
It's so plump. I didn't expect there would be such a treasure on the way to the high seas.
These abalone would be sun-dried to death if they were exposed to the sun for a few hours above the water, so Zhang Ze hurried over to save them.
He took out the spatula he brought with him, and shoveled it directly into the place where the abalone was attached to the reef while the abalone was not paying attention. Then he immediately grabbed the abalone shell with his other hand and put it into the space.
Zhang Ze smiled. This was a small bug he found and the space had not fixed it.
If you grab the abalone directly, its muscles will contract and stick firmly to the reef, making it difficult to get it off, and there is no way to put it into the space. In this case, the space will not determine that it has been caught.
However, if you use a shovel to pry it up a little, it will be very easy to take the abalone out, so it can be collected directly, saving a lot of time.
[Successfully caught a disc abalone conch, weighing 0.88 catties, experience +3. ]
It was originally called abalone snail. Its appearance is very similar to the common abalone we eat, but it is much larger. One weighs almost one kilogram. How can it not be big?
The maximum length of black abalone is only 17 centimeters, and the average weight on the market is only 600 grams, which is 1.2 jin, and the length is only 13 or 14 centimeters.
The nine-hole abalone is also called the nine-hole snail, which is not the same species as this one.
Zhang Ze was not surprised that the experience points were low. The experience points of conchs were very low. The smaller they were and the more they gathered together, the more number was needed to gain a little experience.
This abalone can be given three, which is very good.
Zhang Ze started to collect abalone skillfully, and cleared a wall of reef in a short while.
I didn't want some of the smaller ones, and just threw them all into the water when I moved to another place.
Moreover, there are not only abalone, but also conch and giant conch, but in much smaller quantities.
Zhang Ze was not polite about these big ones and collected them all. He was too lazy to pick up the small conchs and shells.
Faced with hundreds of thousands of abalone, no matter how fast one person collects them, he or she can't collect them all quickly.
After working from morning to noon, Zhang Ze stood up and pounded his sore back, then looked at the number of abalone in the space.
Wow, we collected 2,608 abalones in just one morning, which took almost five and a half hours, an average of eight abalones per minute!
If he only stood in one place to collect them, Zhang Ze could collect dozens of them in a minute. Unfortunately, a lot of time was wasted on searching and moving, and he only needed those that were more than ten centimeters long, so this number was already quite exaggerated.
You should know that each of these abalone weighs seven or eight taels, and the big ones weigh more than one catty, which adds up to more than two thousand catties.
At this time, the tide has begun to rise, and the remaining confiscated abalone will be submerged by the sea water, making it difficult to deal with them.
Zhang Ze didn't plan to continue. He had to go to the high seas in the afternoon. He would let Jin Sanbao and the others take time to deal with this place later! He returned to the Duoyu and hoisted the boat up. Then he took off his shoes and walked into the bathroom to wash up, and washed and dried his shoes by the way.
After finishing my work, I went to the kitchen to make lunch.
I took out an abalone and some specially dug gooseneck barnacles to give myself a meal, but I didn't cultivate them.
Therefore, the taste of abalone is similar to that of conch, delicious but not amazing.
The gooseneck barnacles are indeed very fresh. As the Duoyu continued to set off, I peeled them and ate them like melon seeds while sitting in the cab. It was quite delicious.
When Zhang Ze arrived at the high seas, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
This is a strait and one of the necessary passages for fishing boats to go to the high seas.
Zhang Ze did not go outside through the strait because he found that the inside of the strait seemed to be a tuna migration route. He drove south along this waterway and encountered three groups of red dots moving at extremely fast speeds.
From the red dot's trajectory, he could determine that it was most likely a tuna. (End of this chapter)
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