Without Feng Ye having to do anything, Xiao Chen took out a piece of yellow rope, tied it to the sea bass's tail, and put it into the live water tank.
That's what he did on the ship.
With someone helping out, Feng Ye was happy to relax and just watched the others fish from the sidelines.
The four of them followed Feng Ye's example, occasionally wiggling the reel to see if any fish had taken the bait.
Not long after, Yang Chenghe frantically spun the reel to reel in the line and exclaimed joyfully, "I've hooked a fish..."
All eyes turned to them...
The fish wasn't very big, only about three pounds, and Yang Chenghe just flew it up: "Ah? It's just a small sea bass."
His words were filled with disappointment.
Feng Ye said, "Isn't that the fun of fishing? It's full of unknowns, you never know what kind of fish you'll catch with your next cast."
Qin Aijun laughed and said, "Old Yang, you're doing well! You even caught a fish. We haven't even seen a glimpse of a fish yet. Look, the rod... Holy crap, I caught a fish too!"
Before he could finish speaking, the tip of the fishing rod he had inserted into the holder suddenly pressed down, bending the rod into an astonishing arc.
Judging from the state of the fishing rod, this fish is not small.
Qin Aijun did not remove the fishing rod from the holder; he simply grabbed the rod and started reeling in the line.
As soon as you turn the spool, you'll find that it has a lot of resistance.
He had fishing experience and knew that pulling hard at this point would easily cause the fish to escape.
So when the fish struggles fiercely, he lets out a little line, and when the struggle weakens, he jerks the line a few times to reel it in.
Qin Aijun was still playing with the fish when Song Jianguo and Hao Aiguo caught one almost simultaneously.
The fish they caught weren't very big, and they quickly reeled in the fishing line.
Song Jianguo won a black sea bream, weighing about three pounds.
Hao Aiguo's was another sea bass, weighing about five pounds.
The two fish were handed over to Xiao Chen to handle, while the two of them baited their hooks again and continued trolling.
Meanwhile, Qin Aijun was still in a tug-of-war with the fish.
However, the fish had already surfaced.
Unlike sea bass, which can only be towed by a boat, this fish can still maintain a normal swimming posture and struggle from time to time.
"It's a big red taro..."
Yang Chenghe shouted excitedly, as if he had caught it himself.
Feng Ye looked on in surprise; it was Zhang Hong.
This red snapper was quite large, although not as big as the one he caught with a longline, it was still nearly a meter long.
Qin Aiguo was pleasantly surprised as he turned the reel to reel in the line, slowly pulling the large red polka dot back to the deck where it had been sinking, and then bringing it up from the deck that extended into the water.
"Wow, it's huge! It's almost a meter long. How much does it weigh?!"
It was Yang Chenghe again, shouting and yelling.
Feng Ye estimated: "It's probably around a hundred pounds."
Qin Aijun looked at the large red banner on the deck with a broad smile.
Xiao Chen was already waiting there with a speargun with a hook. As soon as the fish was pulled onto the deck, he immediately stabbed it in the eye area of its head.
The harpoon pierced Big Red's head, damaging his brain tissue. He quickly stopped struggling and lay stiffly on the deck.
After removing the fishing hook, a rope with a knot attached was directly looped around the tail of the big red octopus.
"Xiao Feng, come help me, let's pull the fish up."
Qin Aijun held the other end of the rope and tried to pull it up, but found it a bit difficult.
"Mr. Qin, why don't you install a small crane?"
Feng Ye had questions when he saw the sunken deck, and now he took the opportunity to ask them.
"Don't you think installing a crane ruins the yacht's appearance and makes it look ugly?"
Feng Ye was taken aback.
I never expected this answer.
"But with the crane installed, it's much easier to catch big fish."
Qin Aijun thought for a moment and said, "That's true. It seems we'll need to install a crane when we get back this time. It doesn't matter if it looks ugly."
With Da Zhanghong pulled up, Feng Ye was no longer needed; Xiao Chen would handle the rest.
To his surprise, Xiao Chen simply tied a white rope to the fish's tail and then tried to pull it away.
Feng Ye stopped him: "Aren't we going to bleed them?"
"Bloodletting? What kind of bloodletting?"
Xiao Chen looked puzzled.
"Xiao Feng, do we need to bleed the fish?"
Qin Aijun had never heard of it either.
The other three also turned their gazes to Feng Ye.
Feng Ye: ...
He was speechless.
These people don't even understand this, yet they go out to sea to fish?
According to Qin Aijun, they are all quite addictive.
"Generally speaking, to ensure the texture of the fish, deep-sea fish need to be bled and have their lactic acid removed after being caught, especially fish suitable for sashimi. If they aren't bled, the lactic acid will accumulate in the fish meat..."
The large red crocodile he had hooked earlier should have been bled, but since he didn't have a knife at the time, he had no choice but to leave it unbleeded.
The group of people were stunned.
"Oh, I see. We really didn't know that until you told us. Xiao Feng, could you teach us how to perform bloodletting?"
"Go find a knife."
Xiao Chen ran into the kitchen and quickly came out with a knife.
"Put the fish down there to bleed it, so that it doesn't get all over the place, which will not only affect your fishing but also make cleaning more troublesome."
Da Zhanghong was lifted up and then lowered back down.
Feng Ye took the knife and went down the stairs to the sunken deck.
Xiao Chen followed down, while the others peered out from above.
"Bleeding sea fish is very simple, mainly involving three parts: the first is the gills, behind the gill cover, the white membrane between the gill cover and the gill filaments. Cutting this part can sever the artery."
As Feng Ye spoke, he lifted the gill cover of the giant red clown and stabbed it in with a knife.
Then, he made another cut on the pectoral fin of the giant red snapper: "The second is the pectoral fin. Lift the pectoral fin and cut a short and shallow cross section under the pectoral fin. This can cut off another major blood vessel of the sea fish."
"Thirdly, make an incision at the small fin of the tail to drain the remaining blood."
After making a cut in the fish's tail, he added, "One cut for the gills, one cut for the tail, that's necessary. If you have time, make a cut for the pectoral fins, but if you don't, you can skip it."
With three slashes, fish blood gushed out, flowing all over the deck.
"If possible, we should remove the internal organs as well. But let's skip it today. We don't have the right knife, and it's easy to ruin the fish if we're not careful."
Bleeding sea fish is one of the essential skills for a fisherman.
Feng Ye concluded with a smile, "It's very simple, isn't it?"
"It looks pretty simple."
Xiao Chen scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
Just then, Yang Chenghu shouted again, "I've caught another fish!"
Feng Ye climbed up the stairs, grabbed the handrail, and saw Yang Chenghe frantically reeling in the wires.
Judging from the way he reeled in the line, Feng Ye knew that the fish wasn't very big.
really.
"Ugh, another small sea bass? Why can't you give me a big fish?"
Yang Chenghe disdainfully removed the fish and casually tossed it onto the deck.
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