air force!
The Air Force again!
Still the Air Force!
After three attempts without any fish, Xia Yu felt a little embarrassed.
Could it be a problem with the lure?
It is true that sequins are universal bait, but sea fishing is different from freshwater fishing on land. The conditions on the sea surface change rapidly due to wind and waves, and the roar of helicopter propellers, making it several levels more difficult to catch fish with sequins.
No, he has to change the bait, otherwise he will go home empty-handed today.
Xia Yu did it as soon as he thought of it. He began to reel in the sequins and replaced the sequins with iron plates.
Iron plate bait is made of lead, which is more resistant to wind and waves than copper sequins. It is also more common in sea fishing. I hope it can bring him good luck.
Another rod was cast into the sea, and Xia Yu began to shake the fishing rod. The iron plate at the other end of the line, which looked like a small fish, also swayed gently, as if it was struggling to swim forward.
If a predatory fish passes by, it will definitely not miss such a delicacy.
After about five or six minutes, Xia Yu's hand holding the rod suddenly sank, as if he had caught a fish.
The force was not strong, much smaller than the last time when I hit the tuna. It should be a small fish, no more than three kilograms.
No matter how big the fish is, Xia Yu will be very happy as long as he can catch it.
After a struggle, it was pulled up and found to be a seven-band grouper.
There are many types of grouper. The seven-band grouper cannot compare with the top-quality ones such as the red grouper and the rat grouper, but it is also much more expensive than the ordinary blue grouper.
Xia Yu untied the fish hook, picked it up in his hand and weighed it. It was about five pounds, so it should be worth two or three hundred yuan.
Compared with the expenses of Xia Yu's trip, this price is a drop in the bucket, but life is worth a lot of money. I am happy with it. The happiest moment of fishing is the moment of catching fish. Whether the fish is expensive or not is another matter.
Holding the fish in one hand and making a "V" sign to the camera with the other hand, Xia Yu threw the seven-barged academic fish into the bucket.
Because it was caught in shallow waters, the internal organs of this seven-band grouper did not protrude.
Like humans, deep-sea fish will suffer from decompression sickness if they rise rapidly to the surface. The specific symptoms are internal organs protruding from the mouth, and in severe cases, death upon exiting the water.
The pictures taken in this way are not as good-looking, but they are also more realistic.
"Mr. Xia, did you catch a fish?"
Lin Xiang in the front cockpit asked in the headset.
"Well, a seven-band grouper. Pretty lucky."
"That's great! I never thought you could actually catch fish from a helicopter."
Hearing that Xia Yu had really caught a fish, Lin Xiang's tone was full of surprise.
He had been flying a helicopter for so many years, but this was the first time he had seen anyone fishing, let alone catching a fish. In the end, he actually caught one, which made him admire Xia Yu.
Rich people really know how to have fun, and the key is that they can really play in different ways.
Xia Yu was also in a good mood. He flicked the iron plate that had caught the small fish and cast another line.
Another fun thing about fishing is that you never know what you're going to catch with your next cast.
The helicopter has plenty of fuel, with only 60% left. After deducting the fuel for the return trip, Xia Yu can still hover over the sea for at least an hour.
For many people who fish for a whole day, Xia Yu's one hour may seem a bit short, but one hour can also create miracles.
Here we go again!
After casting two fish in a row, Xia Yu felt the familiar force from the fishing rod again.
The size is still uncertain, but it is still exciting.
After feeling that the fish had taken the hook tightly, Xia Yu began to reel in the line quickly until a legendary golden color jumped out of the sea, shining like the color of banknotes under the sunlight.
It turned out to be a big yellow croaker!
Xia Yu was stunned and the fishing rod in his hand almost loosened. After he came to his senses, he quickly reeled in the line and lifted the big yellow croaker weighing three or four pounds onto the helicopter.
In the 1960s, yellow croaker was just an ordinary seafood worth a few cents per pound, and it was impossible to eat it all. But human nature is greedy after all, and due to overfishing, this delicious economic fish is on the verge of extinction.
The only good news is that this kind of fish can be artificially bred and can be seen on the market. What is really rare is the wild yellow croaker, such as the one caught by Xia Yu.
The value of wild yellow croaker is calculated by weight. The heavier the weight, the more expensive the unit price. If it can reach three kilograms, then one kilogram can be sold for four or five thousand.
Xia Yu's fish must have weighed over three kilograms. As for whether it could reach four kilograms, he was not sure, so he simply assumed it was three and a half kilograms, and calculated the price at four thousand five hundred yuan per kilogram, which was more than fifteen thousand yuan.
Not to mention being able to fill up two tanks of gas, this trip will definitely pay off.
Xia Yu didn't care about the money. After all, he could buy twenty of these yellow croakers with his daily salary. But the ones he bought with money were completely different from the ones he caught with his own skills.
He now wants to know more about how the fish tastes when cooked than the price.
"Captain Lin, I caught a big one, let's go back quickly!"
"Okay, Mr. Xia."
Lin Xiang pulled the joystick and the helicopter turned and returned.
Compared with king crabs and Australian lobsters, yellow croaker is more precious. Xia Yu does not have much experience in cooking sea fish, and even if he loads the cooking buff, he can only achieve a passing score.
Such a delicacy requires a lot of skill even if it is steamed, so he might as well leave it to a professional.
You don’t have to look outside for professionals; they are already there at home.
While the plane was still at sea, Xia Yu called Master Tan and asked him to work overtime at the Binjiang Arc de Triomphe after he finished his work at noon.
It's almost eleven o'clock now. By the time the helicopter lands and we rush back home, it will be twelve o'clock. To cook a perfect steamed yellow croaker, the fish must be allowed to deacidify at low temperature for at least two hours.
If you are impatient, you cannot eat hot tofu, nor can you enjoy the most delicious food.
As a veteran foodie, Xia Yu has the patience, but this yellow croaker seems a little too big.
He can eat three pounds of lobster meat in one meal, but it would be a bit of a waste for one person to enjoy more than three pounds of yellow croaker alone.
It is better to share such delicious food with others than to enjoy it alone. After hanging up the phone with Master Tan, Xia Yu opened his address book again, ready to find friends with whom he could share the delicious food.
He Jiawen?
I just treated him to a midnight snack last time, so I won’t invite him this time.
Yin Suya?
Zhejiang Province seemed a bit far away, but his Bell 430 could get there in an hour.
Xia Yuguang thought it was very romantic to take a helicopter over 200 kilometers just to share a fish with you. I'm afraid the foodie senior would fall in love with you on the spot.
Unfortunately, it’s too late to apply for a flight route at this point.
No matter how romantic one is, one must abide by laws and regulations. Xia Yu inexplicably thought of last semester, when a buddy placed candles downstairs of the dormitory building to pursue a girl, but the security guard used a fire extinguisher to spray them all out, leaving not even a flame.
Forget it, Xia Yu has plenty of cool moves, so he doesn’t mind wasting one or two.
After browsing through the address book, Xia Yu's eyes stopped on Jiang Baiying's phone number.
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