Mahi-mahi is a common surface-dwelling migratory fish, not a deep-sea fish.
Therefore, there is no need for bloodletting to remove acid.
Another point is that although this creature was beautiful when it was alive, it was actually not very expensive, and could not even sell for two yuan per kilogram.
It's good-looking but useless.
Even so, it is still treated better than the bombfish.
Feng Ye gave it a quick death, then took it into the cabin and covered it with some crushed ice.
Full of confidence, he picked up the net with a proud and imposing air, knowing he could catch big fish with any net.
If you can't work yourself to death, then work like crazy.
He excitedly stretched the net into the sea, and with a strong pull, he scooped up another sixteen or seventeen pounds of sardines.
Great, I got it for a little over three dollars.
After working like this for half an hour, I was exhausted and covered in sweat, and my hands were sore again.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, estimated that the time was about right, threw down the landing net, turned around and went to the stern to haul in the trawl net.
Seeing this, Ah-Can also turned off the diesel engine and ran to the stern to help.
If there are three people on the boat, they can keep moving slowly forward while hauling in the net, without having to stop.
But two people won't be enough, since the net-catching machine on the ship isn't fully automatic and still requires human assistance.
With the roar of the hauling machine, the trawl net was slowly pulled out of the water, revealing another bulging sack, weighing a good thousand kilograms.
I didn't see any large fish, just flat, silvery-white sardines.
"Ah, why didn't we catch a big fish?"
Ah-chan looked utterly disappointed.
"There are many big fish in the sea now, but it's not so easy to catch them."
Feng Ye shook his head, not too disappointed.
Unexpectedly, when they untied the knot at the bottom of the net and the fish fell onto the deck, they were pleasantly surprised.
"Holy crap, what a huge stripe of red!"
Ah-Can stared wide-eyed at the sight of a large fish that had fallen onto the deck, and exclaimed in surprise.
Feng Ye was also stunned, staring at the fish with an incredulous glint in his eyes.
He once caught a large red snapper that was nearly 1.5 meters long and weighed over 130 kilograms using longline fishing.
But compared to the one right in front of us, it's nothing.
This giant red clown was an astonishing two meters long.
With that physique, he must weigh at least 200 kilograms.
"Damn, Zhang Hong can grow this big?"
Ah-Can could hardly believe his eyes. He circled the giant red octopus several times, making sounds of amazement.
"You're making a fuss over nothing. Who knows how big things in the ocean can grow? There might even be bigger ones, but no one has ever caught them yet."
Feng Ye knew that in his previous life, someone had caught a three-meter-long red snapper in Nanyou, weighing more than 380 kilograms.
That's the real Da Zhang Hong.
The octopus that are usually caught are mostly 35-50cm long, and very few can reach one meter.
However, its growth will vary depending on different environments and conditions, and only God knows how big it will grow.
"I was just curious. I've never even heard of a giant crocodile like that before, let alone seen one."
Ah-Can chuckled, picked up the knife beside him, and began to process the large red clover.
Amberjack is a deep-sea fish, suitable for sashimi, and requires bleeding and aging.
Feng Ye nodded: "This is my first time seeing it too. It's just a pity that the price of Zhang Hong is a bit low, far less than that of tuna."
"I don't care about the price, as long as it's big enough."
While skillfully bleeding the octopus, Ah Can laughed and said, "Brother Ye, you're not right. Catching such a big octopus is incredibly satisfying, and it can sell for several hundred yuan."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye laughed and said, "You're right, the sense of accomplishment is amazing."
Only big fish can attract attention and truly move people.
Even if small fish have a higher unit price, they are still not as appealing as big fish, just from a sensory perspective.
After Ah-chan finished treating the wound and waited for the bleeding to stop, the two of them dragged and pulled it into the cabin with great difficulty, and covered it with crushed ice.
"My god, I'm exhausted."
Feng Ye plopped down and let out a long sigh of relief.
"This is damn heavy, it must weigh around 220 or 230 pounds, right?"
Ah-Can wiped away his sweat and said, panting heavily.
"It's about the same length, about two meters long, so it's normal for it to have this weight."
The two rested in the cabin for a while, and then Ah-Can said, "Brother Ye, should we lower the net and continue towing?"
"We'll stop trawling for now and make breakfast first. My stomach's rumbling, so it'll be a good time to rest."
Physical labor consumes energy particularly quickly.
What's more, they hadn't eaten much when they came out, and they had worked for more than two hours.
"I'm really hungry, I'll go get something to eat."
Ah-chan responded and turned around to move the coal stove from the cabin to the deck to start a fire.
After resting for a while, Feng Ye got up and went to the driver's cab, started the diesel engine, and drove towards the distant Harvest.
At this moment, there were no fewer than twenty fishing boats within sight on the sea, most of them desperately fishing.
Although they are mostly trawlers, they are not satisfied with just that, and they also use hand-thrown nets, landing nets and other types of nets.
Some boats even had gillnets or longlines, which they also set down.
This kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money is one you should definitely seize.
They all lamented that there weren't enough people on the boat, so they couldn't retrieve enough fish or fish quickly enough.
The main idea is to work yourself to the bone, as long as you don't die.
The boats were piled high with cargo, including sardines and various other large fish.
As the Rising Sun approached, the Harvest was just finishing its catch.
Feng Ye was filled with envy at the sight of the large bag of fish in the net.
The trawl nets on the Harvest are much larger than those on the Rising Sun; one net can hold six or seven thousand kilograms of fish.
The one on the Rising Sun could only hold a maximum of three thousand jin.
"Ah Ye, why did you come here? The boat isn't even full."
Xiao Guowen was surprised to see Feng Ye sailing over.
"I was hungry. I was waiting for Ah-chan to make something to eat, and I took a break, so I came to check on you guys."
Ah-Can, who was making breakfast, looked up and asked, "Brother Wen, how much have you guys made?"
"Hehe, come and see for yourselves."
"Okay, let's tie the cable."
As the Rising Sun approached, Ah-chan threw the cable up.
Xiao Guowen secured the cable to the Harvest ship, and Feng Ye shut off the diesel engine before climbing aboard.
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