Surprisingly, it was a spotted eel that took the bait.
Eels are also nocturnal fish, hiding in caves and crevices during the day and venturing out at night to prey on fish, shrimp, crabs, frogs and other small animals.
The spotted eel is a large eel species with a robust and elongated body, cylindrical in the front and slightly flattened at the tail. The length and weight of large spotted eels vary depending on sex and individual differences.
Generally speaking, flower eels are typically 70 to 80 centimeters long and weigh about 5 kilograms.
However, mature individuals can exceed 2 meters in length and weigh up to 40-50 kilograms.
Female flower eels can reach a maximum length of 2.3 meters, while male flower eels are about 1.5 meters long.
The eel that Hao Aiguo caught was nearly two meters long and as thick as an adult's thigh, which looked quite frightening.
"Holy crap, is that a flower eel? How can it grow so big?"
Hao Aiguo was shocked.
"It is indeed a flower eel. The common ones are usually quite small, weighing only a few pounds. But this thing can grow to be very large, and some are even bigger."
Feng Ye was also surprised.
I never expected to catch such a big eel.
"What do we do now? Flower eels seem pretty fierce, don't they?"
Hao Aiguo looked at the huge creature struggling on the sea surface with some fear.
"Pull it to the side of the boat first, don't rush to pull it onto the boat."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he turned to Xiao Chen and asked, "Is there a harpoon on the yacht?"
Harpoon guns aren't very effective against this thing; they're hard to hit. You have to pull it up and use a harpoon to deal with it.
"Yes, I'll go get it."
Xiao Chen went quickly and came back in no time, carrying a harpoon.
"County Chief Hao, we can pull it up now."
"Xiao Feng, come here. I'm most afraid of these long, slippery things that look like snakes."
"Okay, all of you move aside a bit."
Hao Aiguo handed the fishing rod to Feng Ye and ran away.
Feng Ye held the fishing rod, reeled in the line a little, and then launched the big guy directly onto the yacht, landing it on the deck.
Once on deck, the giant eel began to struggle and writhe violently, trying to break free of its restraints and return to the sea.
Holding a harpoon, Xiao Chen cautiously approached, seized the opportunity, and suddenly thrust it forward.
The harpoon pierced the eel's head with pinpoint accuracy, securing it firmly to the deck.
The flower eel's struggles gradually subsided, leaving only weak wriggling before finally coming to a complete stop.
Feng Ye stepped forward, examined it carefully, and confirmed that the giant eel had lost all signs of life.
He looked up at Hao Aiguo, who was hiding far away, and smiled slightly: "Done."
Hao Aiguo, however, did not come over. Instead, he waved his hands and said, "Get this thing away quickly, it's scary to look at."
Feng Ye smiled and told Xiao Chen to quickly put it into the refrigerated compartment.
The eel's bite seemed to be a signal that a fish had taken the bait, and over the next two hours, fish continued to bite the hook from time to time.
And they're all quite big; almost none of them weigh less than ten pounds.
To Hao Aiguo's utter excitement, around 1 p.m., he had another stroke of luck and pulled up a moonfish weighing over 50 kilograms.
Although Feng Ye wasn't so lucky, he still had a decent catch, managing to catch a few good groupers.
However, the harvest is not very good during the two hours from 2 pm to 4 pm.
But after 4 p.m., various small and medium-sized sea fish began to feed, and the harvest improved again.
And they're all too busy.
We had just finished hauling in our fishing gear when we heard activity again over there, with several fishing rods moving at once.
The fish come in a wide variety of species, some valuable and some not, and they vary in size.
However, both of them had a great time, their adrenaline was pumping.
It wasn't until almost 7 a.m. that the two of them were too exhausted to continue and had to give up.
At this moment, Qin Aijun also got up.
But when they learned what the two of them had gotten that night, they were filled with regret and slapped their thighs, saying they had lost a lot of money.
They didn't eat breakfast; they just washed their faces, brushed their teeth, and went straight to sleep.
When I woke up again, it was already evening.
We arrived just in time for the fish to start feeding.
It was another busy night.
...
August 23rd, the fifth day at sea.
After fishing during the prime early morning fishing season, the Wind Chaser yacht headed back home.
Although the cabin wasn't at full capacity, we still had to return.
The National Day holiday ends today, and Hao Aiguo has to go back to work.
However, the fish caught this time were much more valuable than those caught during the Dragon Boat Festival.
As always, they went straight back to the county's fishing dock.
Feng Ye also stayed at the Jinghong Hotel for free for one night.
The haul from this voyage was amazing.
Of course, the main attraction is on the moonfish.
The price Qin Aijun offered was quite attractive.
When Feng Ye saw the price on the receipt, he could hardly believe his eyes.
I rubbed my eyes and checked again and again before I dared to believe that what I was seeing was real.
Can you believe it? 120 yuan per unit.
This fish directly brought him a sum of money.
I wonder what the normal price of moonfish is, it should only be around 60 or 70 yuan, right?
The price of bluefin tuna has also increased significantly, now reaching 25 yuan.
The price of that large grouper was quite normal, only 12 yuan.
Including all sorts of other fish and the cost of four days and four nights, the total came to [amount missing].
Having earned so much money, Feng Ye was so excited that he barely slept a wink all night, his mind filled with those banknotes, and he finally drifted off to sleep just before dawn.
When I woke up, it was already past ten o'clock.
He had originally planned to take the boat that brought dried fish to the county back home, but now it seems he missed it.
But he didn't give up and went to the seafood market anyway.
As expected, the door was locked; they had already left.
Well, it seems I'll have to take the afternoon ferry back now.
As he left the seafood market, he felt lost and didn't know what to do next.
The ferry departs at 3 p.m., so there are still four or five hours to go.
How to kill such a long time is a problem.
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