"Don't rush to pull it up, be careful, I'll go get the hook."
The line of the hand-thrown net is too thin; even if six sheets are stacked together, they may not be able to support the weight of the sawfish.
It's alright at sea, since there's buoyancy to support it, but when pulling it up, it relies entirely on the fishing net for support.
If the fishing net breaks and the sawfish falls back into the sea, we'll have to dive down to retrieve it.
But who knows how deep it is down there?
"I'll go get it."
The boatman whose net rope had broken said something and turned to run towards the cabin.
When the boatman returned with the hook, he used it to hook the sawfish's fin and carefully tested the force.
After confirming that it was secure, everyone worked together to slowly pull the big guy onto the deck.
Everyone was exhausted and panting, their foreheads covered in sweat even in the dead of winter.
"Holy crap, that's really heavy, probably seven or eight hundred pounds."
"Luckily, there are many of us, otherwise we might not have been able to get it up here."
"Are you stupid? Is that crane in front just for show? If it really can't pull it up, don't you know how to use a crane?"
"Uh... I can't remember right now..."
At this moment, Ye Chenliang stopped the boat and ran down as well.
You can see it from above, but it's not as impressive as seeing it up close.
He exclaimed, "Wow, this fish is huge and looks strange. Luckily, I caught it."
Feng Ye also played a round and was equally exhausted. Looking at the torn hand nets, he shook his head with some regret.
"Looks like these nets are ruined. There's no need to repair them; we'll have to buy new ones. Let's just cut them with scissors; that'll be faster."
"You guys rest, I'll go get the scissors."
Seeing that they were all exhausted and slumped on the deck, Ye Chenliang volunteered to get the scissors and squatted down to cut the fishing nets one by one.
Feng Ye rested for a while, then picked up his gun, went back to his sleeping pod, put it back under the bed, and then took out his camera and went back to the deck.
"Are you taking pictures again?"
"Of course, I bought this camera mainly to photograph big fish and rare, valuable items."
I didn't have a camera before, so it was fine, but now that I do, of course I want to take pictures to record it.
This is his glorious record.
It won't be easy to see such a large sawfish again in the future.
After Ye Chenliang cut all the fishing nets, Feng Ye quickly adjusted the camera focus and took two pictures of the sawfish.
Under the flash, the sawfish's enormous size was captured on film.
After taking the photos, Feng Ye put away his camera with satisfaction and turned his attention to the trawl net that had been damaged by the sawfish.
He checked it over, and couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling a pang of heartache.
I initially thought it was just a big hole, but it turns out there are several holes of varying sizes throughout the net. Repairing it will take a lot of work and probably several days.
I wonder if selling this sawfish will cover the time and cost of repairing the fishing net.
In short, they lost a lot of money because of this sawfish.
It can be said that they lost both their wife and their army.
Not only was a trawl net damaged, but a whole catch of fish also escaped. A hand-thrown net, on the other hand, didn't matter much, as it wasn't worth much.
The key issue is that the Donglai fishing trip had to end prematurely, and it had to return home.
There were no spare trawl nets on board, so how could they catch fish?
Although there are repair materials on board, they are only for emergency use. They can fix small holes, but large holes cannot be repaired on board; we have to go back to find someone to fix them.
Ah-chan also saw the trawling situation, and he was so angry that he turned around and kicked the sawfish a few times.
Luo Zhiping advised, "Kicking it won't do any good; it's already dead."
Ah-Can said angrily, "This damn fish caused us such a big loss, it makes me so angry."
"Alright, stop being angry. Pack your things and get ready to return."
Feng Ye smiled helplessly, "I'll contact the Dong Sheng and Feng Shou ships and explain the situation to them so we can go over and move the squid back."
He went to the driver's cab, picked up the walkie-talkie, and called Dong Sheng and Feng Shou: "Brother, Uncle Jun, have you set up the net yet?"
Feng Xuan was the first to respond: "Not yet, why?"
Then came Xiao Zhaojun: "I'm setting up the net here."
Feng Ye quickly said, "Uncle Jun, don't rush to put the net down later. I'll come over and move the squid."
"Why do you suddenly want to move it? It won't take up much space on my boat. It would be much easier to just tow it back to you. Why bother with all this trouble?"
Xiao Zhaojun was a little puzzled.
Feng Xuan's heart tightened: "A-Ye, what's wrong? Is something wrong with you?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhaojun also became nervous: "Yes, has something happened?"
"There's been a minor issue..."
Feng Ye then explained that they had caught a sawfish, which had severely damaged the trawl net, making it impossible to continue fishing and forcing them to return to port early.
Upon hearing this, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
If the trawl net breaks, you can just repair it or buy a new one. It's just a financial loss, as long as no one is hurt.
Xiao Zhaojun said, "In that case, come closer."
"I'll call everyone to set up the net right away."
Feng Xuan then said with a bit of relief, "Luckily, the cargo ship hasn't arrived yet, and the goods on board are still there, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye also felt that this was a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.
They arranged the fish-collecting boat this morning, but something has delayed them, and they haven't arrived yet.
His entire hold of fish is still there; he can take it back to the county to sell and make a lot more money.
"Ah Ye, could you help me take this whole shipment back to sell?"
Xiao Zhaojun asked tentatively.
“Of course, no problem.” Feng Ye had originally planned to bring the goods from the Dong Sheng back with him, and adding the goods from the Feng Shou was just a matter of convenience.
The fish hold has limited capacity and can't hold that much cargo, but it can be placed on the deck.
Now that the weather is cold, it's fine to leave it out for a whole day or even longer, let alone just ten hours or so.
"But this means we'll be missing the fish-collecting boat. We contacted them this morning, and they might be almost here."
"Well, there's nothing we can do. Who would turn down money? To make a little more profit, we have no choice but to apologize."
Xiao Zhaojun smiled and said, "I'll contact the fish-collecting ship right now, explain the situation to them, and tell them not to come over."
Feng Xuan nodded in agreement: "Indeed, making money is the most important thing. Let's move the goods to the Donglai ship together later and let Aye take them back."
Neither of them felt embarrassed at all.
Isn't the point of going out to sea to fish to make money?
Who wouldn't want to earn more money?
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