"Even if you don't catch any fish, seeing this spectacle makes the trip worthwhile."
"Yes, it was worth it. You might only see this once in your lifetime."
"It would be great to capture such a spectacular sight on camera, but it's a pity I didn't bring my camera."
Looking at the scene ahead, everyone was deeply moved, genuinely shocked.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the side, completely ruining the mood: "Holy crap, what's that? A fish's dorsal fin?"
But it was Yang Chenghu shouting and pointing ahead.
The others glared at him with slight displeasure.
Yang Chenghu blushed slightly and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
Feng Ye looked in the direction he was pointing.
On the distant sea, a huge dorsal fin, resembling a sail, swam rapidly in the water.
"That's the dorsal fin of a sailfish."
Yang Chenghe shook his head: "Sailfish? Never heard of it."
Hao Aiguo suddenly interjected: "The marlin in 'The Old Man and the Sea' should refer to the sailfish, right?"
“You could say that.” Feng Ye nodded first, then shook his head. “But to be precise, marlin is a general term for a variety of large marine predatory fish.”
"They share common characteristics such as a pointed snout, well-developed muscles, and a highly streamlined body."
"The sailfish is just one type of marlin. Another type of marlin is the swordfish, which looks similar to the sailfish."
"So that's how it is."
Hao Aiguo stared straight ahead without blinking, not turning his head.
"So many big fish!"
Yang Chenghu's loud shouts rang out again.
Feng Ye has already seen it.
After the sailfish's dorsal fin emerged from the water, a large number of predatory fish appeared on the sea surface in front of it.
Sharks, whales, tuna, dolphins, swordfish, mahi-mahi...
These are all rare, large deep-sea fish, but they are clustered together, occasionally surfacing to hunt sardines.
To Feng Ye's disbelief, these large fish did not attack each other.
For example, he saw a humpback whale and an orca almost at the same time, even though they were only a few dozen meters apart. Yet the humpback whale ignored the orca.
Isn't it said that humpback whales only do three things in their lives: eat, sleep, and fight orcas?
Dolphins are also on the killer whale's menu, but at this point, the killer whale is not interested in dolphins.
besides……
All the fish attracted by the sardines have only one goal at this moment: to single-mindedly hunt the sardines.
"As expected of the sardine storm, awesome."
Feng Ye exclaimed in surprise again.
The others also exclaimed in surprise, watching intently, wishing they had more eyes to take in the entire spectacular scene.
"Xiao Feng, can we catch a big fish with a fishing rod?"
Yang Chenghe's eyes lit up as he turned to look at Feng Ye expectantly.
Upon hearing this, the other three all showed the same expression.
"Although there are many large fish in the sea, they are currently feeding on sardines and are probably not very interested in our bait. But you never know, maybe some fish will accidentally swallow the bait."
"Then let's give it a try. Like you said, what if a fish accidentally bites the hook?"
Everyone excitedly ran to get their fishing rods.
Feng Ye thought for a moment, then went to tell Yao He to stop the boat, and then ran to find the long-handled scoop net he had used that morning.
When they returned to the foredeck, the others had already brought back a bunch of fishing rods, probably more than a dozen.
"Xiao Feng, here are two fishing rods for you."
Qin Aijun casually picked up two fishing rods and tossed them to Feng Ye.
Feng Ye took the fishing rod, glanced at it, and saw that both were Dongye's fishing rods.
These days, the quality of everyday items is pretty good, and he just hopes that these two Dongye brand fishing rods won't break down.
Although the chances of catching a fish during a sardine run are slim, what if you do?
I put the fishing rod aside, extended the long-handled landing net into the sea, and with a strong pull, countless sardines flew into the net.
He lifted it up with a flick of his wrist; it was quite heavy.
This net probably weighs at least twenty pounds.
A net of sardines was hauled onto the yacht and tossed directly onto the deck.
With a pull of the net, a large number of slender, silvery fish were poured out and jumped around on the deck.
Sardines are very cheap and small in size, with adult fish ranging from 15 to 30 centimeters in length and weighing a little over one to three ounces.
Low price, small size, and light weight have never been problems for fishermen; the key is the quantity.
Besides, Feng Ye wasn't fishing for money at this time.
Even if he worked himself to death using a dip net, he wouldn't be able to catch much.
"Xiao Feng, why aren't you casting your line? What are you doing catching these small fish? They won't fetch much money."
Qin Aijun was quite surprised by Feng Ye's actions.
"Use it as bait! Isn't this ready-made bait?"
As Feng Ye spoke, he assembled the fishing rod, grabbed a sardine that was still jumping around, and hooked it onto the hook.
He then walked to the edge of the deck and threw it forcefully.
The fishing hook, carrying a sardine, traced a beautiful parabola as it fell into the sea.
"Then I'll try using sardines as bait."
As soon as Qin Aijun said that, the others immediately followed suit.
Before long, more than a dozen fishing rods were erected around the yacht.
The four of them stood beside their fishing rods, waiting with a mixture of nervousness and excitement.
After finishing with his second fishing rod, Feng Ye picked up a landing net and began scooping fish from the sea.
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