First, high-brightness incandescent lights are used to attract squid at sea. Then, the fishermen gradually dim or turn off the lights to control the squid's position.
Finally, only one red squid light will be left on; this is when the trawling begins.
At night, the squid lights are the most dazzling sight in the coastal night sky. The boats are surrounded by a large area of red light, like a liquid flame rolling on the sea, which is quite a beautiful sight.
"Okay, Uncle, I'll come with you. Should we upgrade the lights on the ship?"
"Yes, we need to add a few rows of lights. Just ask the people at the dock to modify it for you; they can do it."
"Okay, I'll have Xiaohu do it."
After leaving Duan Chunsheng, Ye Cheng sent Xiao Hu to the dock to install the squid lamp, while he went home to sleep.
After all, we'll be working all night.
Around 8 p.m., Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu followed Duan Chunsheng to the dock.
My boat has been modified, with three rows of large light bulbs installed on both sides of the hull to attract squid.
There's a reason for installing three rows of large light bulbs. These three rows of light bulbs are of different lengths, and the purpose is to allow the squid to gradually approach the hull and for the fish to surround the hull.
In addition to these three rows of incandescent lights, there is also a red light, which is dimmer and can further attract fish. It is also the light that is turned on during the final catch.
Ye Cheng took a look, and the incandescent light bulb was indeed very bright, almost blindingly so.
Compared to incandescent bulbs, red lights are dim and somewhat ambiguous, like those outside a hair salon.
After the experiment, Ye Cheng went out to sea with Duan Chunsheng.
There are quite a few people fishing for squid at night during this season. Seven or eight boats set off one after another from the dock. As for how much they can catch, it depends on their skills.
After the boats left the dock, everyone initially headed in one direction, but after about 20 minutes, they dispersed.
Older fishermen each have their own fishing spots, relying purely on experience.
Duan Chunsheng took the open sea route, and after driving for another 40 minutes with Ye Cheng, they finally arrived at a deserted area.
Ye Cheng looked around and realized that this place was even further away than Fishing Ground No. 2, and was already close to the deep sea.
"Second brother, I'll move a little to the left, and you move to the right. Let's keep some distance between us. You understand what I'm telling you, right?"
"Uncle Duan, don't worry, it's just turning on the lights, I understand." Ye Cheng greeted Duan Chunsheng and then they went their separate ways.
Little Tiger sat at the bow of the boat, gazing at the dark sea.
"Brother, you've really got it!"
"Damn, what do I know? Let's try it out first."
If someone says they can do it the first time, that's nonsense.
Ye Cheng sailed to the right for ten minutes until Duan Chunsheng was completely out of sight. He then slowly brought the boat to a stop and had Xiao Hu extend the three rows of lights.
The longest row is said to extend 10 meters, but Ye Cheng didn't dare to extend it that far the first time he tried it, and only extended it 5 meters before stopping.
Extending the reach further can indeed cover a larger area, but it also carries risks.
The main problem is that it extends too far out, and if there are strong winds and waves, my little boat can't withstand it.
The other two rows of lights extend out at intervals of 4 meters and 2 meters.
And that last red light, Ye Cheng hung it on the left side.
"Little Tiger, try the light." Ye Cheng retreated into the cabin.
Xiao Hu pressed the light switch, and instantly, dozens of large light bulbs lit up together, dispelling the surrounding darkness for dozens of meters and illuminating the sea at night.
"Damn, that's really bright," Ye Cheng exclaimed.
"Brother, with this lighting, I reckon even a sea monster would have to back away."
"Get lost, don't jinx it. If a sea monster comes, you'll have to go down and feed it yourself."
This guy, you can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth, so don't let him be right.
With the lights on, the two sat in the cabin and began to wait, wondering when Brother Squid would arrive.
After more than ten minutes, there was finally movement on the sea.
"Brother, look." Xiao Hu pointed to the sea.
On the sea surface illuminated by the bright light, several squid with cone-shaped bodies and sharp tips like gun barrels appeared.
This is squid, which is the main target of this fishing operation.
Squid are not large, usually only 15-30 cm long, and each one weighs less than a pound.
A few have just gathered here. Their translucent bodies appear even more transparent under the strong light, and with the reflection of the seawater, they look like little light bulbs with black eyes.
Therefore, fishermen often call them light bulb squid, and they are also called pen holders or tubes.
After the squid gathered together, they began to swim around the hull, their long tentacles dancing in the water.
Slowly, more squid emerged from the darkness, layering around Ye Cheng's boat.
Several others had already rushed forward impatiently.
Ye Cheng looked at the current situation. The squid seemed to cover the entire sea surface, but the density was still relatively low, and they were sparse.
After waiting a while longer, perhaps due to the bandwagon effect, the squid in the sea sped up and rushed over, making the sea surface a bit crowded.
These tiny light bulbs swam around the light source, unwilling to leave.
"Xiao Hu, turn off the first row of lights," Ye Cheng said.
Xiao Hu immediately turned off the longest row of lights, and instantly, the squid in the sea reacted.
The strongest light sources were gone, and they all moved closer to the hull, trying to get closer to the second row of headlights.
The density of squid on the sea surface has increased further, and almost none of them have escaped.
The phenomenon of this organism is truly amazing.
Once the squid had gathered enough, Xiao Hu turned off the second row of headlights, leaving only the shortest headlights on the third row.
At this moment, all the squid gathered around the boat, densely packed, eager to stay within the light's reach.
Given this density, Ye Cheng wanted to just drop the net down and scoop them up.
Finally, turn on the red light and then turn off the third row of headlights.
The sea surface instantly darkened, leaving only a red glow.
The lights dimmed, and the squid became even more reluctant to leave; it was time to catch them.
Ye Cheng instructed Xiao Hu to lower the trawl net, increase the float, and fix the trawl net in the long layer. Then, he carefully started the fishing boat and began to circle around the squid school to catch them.
These squid didn't run away at all, allowing Ye Cheng to catch them all in one net.
"Alright, get the net up." Seeing that the squid was almost caught, Ye Cheng told Xiao Hu to quickly haul in the net.
As soon as the winch started, the trawl net was quickly pulled up and lifted out of the water, filled with squid.
"Brother, what a great harvest! Hahahaha!" Little Tiger was overjoyed.
"This is only the first net! Quickly put it in the water tank and keep going! Get it moving!"
This net probably weighs over 300 pounds. This is much more satisfying than using a strafe net, which only works when you encounter a school of fish.
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