Since they were already at sea, Feng Xuan handed the boat over to Feng Ye and A Can to take turns driving for a while.
After getting away from the area for longline fishing, Feng Xuan said, "It's about time to set the net. A-Can, slow down to about 3 knots and keep it steady. A-Ye and I will set the net."
Ah-chan nodded and obediently eased off the accelerator.
Feng Xuan led Feng Ye to the stern deck: "They're about to set the nets, keep a close eye on them..."
In his opinion, Feng Ye didn't know how to set up a trawling net.
Trawling operations are mainly divided into two-boat operations and single-boat operations.
They only have one boat, so it's a single-boat operation. They use a stern-trawling method with sleeved trawl nets, primarily for bottom-level operations.
A trawl net has a net plate at the front end of each of the two sleeves. When the fishing boat tows the net forward, the net plate generates an expanding force under the action of the water flow, which can open the net.
During operation, the fishing boat moves forward slowly and releases the nets from the stern slipway, connecting the net panels to the towing line and detaching them from the two net panel frames.
The fishing boat then moves forward quickly and gradually releases the two towing lines. Once the towing lines have been released to the predetermined length, the fishing boat trawles the net at the predetermined towing direction and speed.
The length of the tow line is generally 3 to 5 times the water depth.
When trawlers are fishing, they cast their nets at the most dangerous time, and the people on board must stand in a safe place and not wander around.
Otherwise, when the net is launched into the water, people can easily be pulled into the sea, or even become entangled in the net and unable to break free, ultimately losing their lives.
Feng Ye was actually much more experienced than Feng Xuan, but he didn't show any abnormality and pretended to be listening very attentively.
Once the trawl net was fully lowered into the water, the two men shouted, "Lots of fish!"
Then he returned to the driver's seat.
"Ah Can, increase the speed a bit, increase it to about four nautical miles."
As soon as he entered the driver's seat, Feng Xuan gave the order to start driving.
The speed of trawling is generally 3 to 5 knots per hour.
"Brother Xuan, when will you get the internet up and running?"
Ah-Can stepped on the gas a little and increased the speed.
"Normally, the nets are hauled in every three hours. If the fishing boat is struggling and the speed is slowing down, the nets can be hauled in earlier."
Fishing at sea is a tedious and boring job, especially during the trawling season, when there's really nothing to do but wait.
There are simply too few entertainment facilities available in this era.
A little while later, Feng Ye pushed A-Can aside and said, "I'll drive for a bit."
Feng Xuan didn't care. It didn't matter who was driving in the ocean; there was basically no danger, as long as they were careful not to hit the rocks.
Ah-Can reluctantly stepped aside: "How much cargo do you think is in this net?"
Feng Xuan shook his head: "No one could know before the internet was online."
Feng Ye affirmed, "That goes without saying, it's bound to be a bumper harvest."
He was full of anticipation for this trawling, after all, he was carrying a secret.
If you can't even catch a fish like this, then what's the point of playing?
The sea breeze caressed their faces, carrying a faint scent of sea salt.
During their time at sea, they seemed to be isolated from the world, with only the sea, fishing boats, and themselves.
Time flies, and three hours have passed in the blink of an eye.
Feng Xuan glanced at the sun's position and said to A-Can, who had taken the helm again an hour earlier, "Slow down, prepare to haul in the net."
Ah-chan nodded and began to slowly reduce the throttle to slow the boat down.
Feng Xuan and Feng Ye returned to the stern deck and began to haul in the net.
The speed of the Rising Sun slowed down, and the two men took turns winding the towing line. When they reached the net, they fixed the net to the net frame to detach it from the towing line, and then continued winding the net.
As the fishing net gradually tightened, the catch inside began to appear.
It's gone viral!
It's a huge, bulging bag of fish.
As Ah-Can slowly steered the boat, he looked back and saw this scene. A look of surprise appeared on his face, and he shouted, "What a bumper harvest!"
"Although I haven't seen any good catches yet, the quantity is really huge, there must be several hundred pounds of fish!" Feng Xuan exclaimed excitedly as he looked at the net full of fish.
Feng Ye also showed a satisfied smile.
With so much cargo, plus the weight of the net bags, it would be difficult for just two or three people to lift it up. Fortunately, the ship had a small crane.
Hang the net bag on the small crane, and then start the small crane.
The net bag was gradually pulled up from the tail slide and then suspended in mid-air.
Once the net bag was untied, cargo of all sizes poured out, covering the deck in a thick layer.
The most abundant fish was the mackerel, which probably made up the majority, but there were also quite a few other fish, shrimp, and crabs.
Despite the fact that the mackerel made up the majority of the catch, Feng Xuan was still very satisfied: "This net was good; it can fetch a good price."
"I told you it would be a bumper harvest, but you didn't believe me just now."
"Okay, you're good."
The two men tidied up the net, put it back down, and then began sorting the catch.
Fish and shrimp are fine; you can just sort them and throw them into the basket. Crabs are a bit more troublesome; you have to tie them up.
There are quite a variety of crabs, including common ones such as swimming crabs, mud crabs, and blue crabs.
"Ah Ye, look what this is?"
Feng Xuan suddenly lifted up a golden fish, his face beaming with joy.
Feng Ye's eyes lit up when he saw it: "This cucumber fish must weigh about two pounds, right?"
This large yellow croaker, having just been taken out of the water, still retains its golden appearance and looks very appealing.
"almost."
Feng Xuan happily put the precious fish in a separate bucket and covered it with something to block out the light.
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