"Brother, slow down the boat, we're going to do longline fishing."
Feng Ye shouted loudly.
There's a machine making noise; if it's not loud, you can't hear it in the driver's cab.
Feng Xuan asked in surprise, "Get off here?"
“It’s all the same. We’ve never fished here before, so how would we know where there are more fish and where there aren’t? Let’s try it here. If there aren’t any, we can try another place tomorrow.”
It doesn't matter how many fish there are in this area, as long as there are no other fishing boats operating there.
After the Rising Sun finished its longline fishing, it started trawling in the vicinity. Feng Ye refused to believe that longline fishing would fail to catch any fish.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuan said no more and immediately reduced the speed of the boat to about five knots and maintained it.
First, throw the head anchor into the water, then take the baited hooks off the edge of the basket one by one and throw them into the water.
After the first basket is lowered, connect its main line to the main line of the second basket, as well as the buoy rope and sinker rope, and then lower the hook for the second basket.
"Ah Can, you can see I've already filled two baskets. Now you can try. Remember not to rush, and make sure you get the rhythm right."
After placing the second basket, Feng Ye moved aside.
"Okay, Brother Ye."
Ah-Can has been watching for so long, he's getting a little itchy to try it himself.
At first, things were a bit chaotic, but fortunately the boat wasn't going fast, and Feng Ye was watching from the side and helping out from time to time, so they were able to keep up with the pace.
After unloading two baskets, Ah-Can gradually became more skilled and was able to keep up with the boat's speed by himself.
Feng Ye simply handed over the remaining baskets of longline fishing to A-Can.
Longline fishing can be used to fish at the bottom, middle, and surface layers; the number of floats used determines which water layer you are fishing at.
The fewest floats are used for bottom fishing, and the most are used for surface fishing.
Feng Ye used to fish the bottom with a longline from a small wooden boat along the shore, but today he is fishing in the mid-water, so he has added a lot more floats accordingly.
To determine which water layer has the most fish, you'll need to try multiple times.
"Brother Ye, how many fish do you think we can catch with these thousand hooks?"
Ah-chan threw the last basket of buoys into the sea, clapped his hands, and asked...
"It depends on the time. The longer the time, the more fish you catch, but correspondingly, a lot of the fish will be stale. If the time is short, it's hard to estimate; there might not be many, or there might be a good harvest."
Feng Ye didn't care how much he caught with longline fishing.
The Rising Sun is a trawler; longline fishing is just something they try out as a side project.
The catch from trawling is far greater than that from longline fishing.
The harvest from a thousand hooks might be equivalent to the catch from a single haul.
Of course, it's hard to say in terms of value; any type of net could win.
The two tidied up the basket and put it aside, then washed their hands with fresh water to reduce the fishy smell.
"Brother, the longline fishing is done. Move away to avoid the longline fishing, and we'll start trawl."
"Brother Ye, where do we set up the trawl net now?"
Ah-Can asked eagerly.
"Let's go check over there first." Feng Ye glanced at the sea and casually pointed in a direction: "If there aren't any fish, we'll head to a more distant area."
"good."
Feng Xuan nodded in agreement and accelerated.
"Holy crap, what's that? A fish?"
Less than ten minutes into the journey, Ah-chan, who was standing at the bow of the boat, suddenly shouted.
Feng Ye followed A-Can's gaze and indeed saw something floating on the distant sea, which looked like a fish.
He quickly shouted to the driver's seat, "Brother, drive over and take a look. It looks like a big fish. Maybe we can snag a bargain."
Feng Xuan had already seen it and curiously steered the boat over.
When the boat got closer, all three were surprised and felt uneasy.
What's floating on the surface of the sea is actually a sunfish.
"Oh my god, how could it be this fish? What bad luck, ugh..."
Ah-chan spat into the sea a few times.
"I thought I could get a bargain, but I didn't expect it to be this unlucky thing."
Feng Ye shook his head.
Feng Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and all she wanted to do was leave this place as soon as possible.
In the eyes of fishermen, the ocean sunfish is not a good fish; it is considered a very unlucky fish.
Didn't you see that Ah-chan didn't even dare to say the fish's name?
Fishermen have many taboos when they are at sea, one of which is the word "flip," which is not allowed to be uttered while at sea.
The name of the sunfish contains the character "翻" (fān, meaning flip or turn), so fishermen naturally consider it an unlucky fish.
This is actually related to the fact that the sunfish has thick skin, many bones, little meat, and is not tasty, and few people buy it. Otherwise, given the nature of Chinese people, they would definitely change its name.
There's no one buying sunfish on Baishi Island, and it's even difficult to find buyers throughout the entire county.
However, in Taiwan, the price of sunfish is very expensive. The famous dish "Stir-fried Dragon Intestines" is made with the intestines of sunfish as the main ingredient. It is said that it is crispy and fragrant and makes people's appetites soar.
The ocean sunfish is one of the largest and most uniquely shaped fish in the world.
Its body is round and flat, like a large plate.
It has a short body with thick sides, a small head and mouth, and a very short, degenerated tail fin, with only well-developed dorsal and anal fins.
From a distance, the ocean sunfish appears to have only a head and no body, hence it is sometimes called the "head fish".
Because it likes to float on the surface of the water and bask in the sun, it is called the ocean sunfish in the UK and the US.
It is often surrounded by many bioluminescent animals. When it swims, the bioluminescent animals on its body will emit light, making it look like a bright moon from a distance. Hence, it is also known as the "moon fish".
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