Wu An was very satisfied with his longline fishing catch, proving that longline fishing has great potential.
However, there have been cases where fish have been dead for a long time and have already started to rot.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Yesterday, we encountered a group of manta rays, and there was simply no spare space on the fishing boat. Even if they had come to collect the catch yesterday, given the current amount of fish, the boat wouldn't have been able to hold them all.
Wu An thought to himself that he had to go and talk to Boss Li today because he had returned to the dock too late yesterday. The modification of the fishing boat was urgent.
The 1,000-meter longline fishing has a total of 500 hooks, one hook every two meters. It's aimed at big fish, so the spacing is a bit large.
Fortunately, that's the case.
If the spacing is too small, with the moray eel thrashing around, the line will definitely get tangled up.
Exhausted, Ah Qing collapsed onto the ground. Reeling in a longline fishing line is hard work, but with such a good catch, he was happy no matter how tired he was. Wiping his sweat, he said, "Brother, not bad, there must be over a hundred fish!"
At first, it was a continuous success with the hooks, but then it got a little less efficient, with only one out of four or five hooks catching a fish, and finally, it took more than a dozen hooks to catch one.
It's obvious that it's because the luck value has been exhausted.
The solution is simple: just stay by the longline fishing spot and wait for your luck bar to run out before adding more. That way, your longline fishing haul will be absolutely terrifying.
But it's unnecessary.
Wu An felt that this was good enough; he kept a low profile and was only slightly luckier than the average professional longline fisherman.
The only regret is that I didn't catch the target fish. The most valuable fish caught by longline fishing is the oil bream, and now that the fishing season has started, the price is probably even lower than usual.
He deliberately went a bit further to fish with a longline, hoping to catch valuable catches, such as red grouper or tiger grouper.
It would be even better if we could catch a large yellow croaker.
Who doesn't love "Golden Legend"?
Wu An was thinking to himself when Mai Hangyu blurted it out. A Qing also felt quite regretful and said, "I had bad luck."
"Let me try next time."
Mai Hangyu nodded; "I think it's a good idea. I'll have my grandpa come along next time."
Wu An chuckled: "If you can get them here, your salary will double."
Upon hearing this, Mai Hangyu immediately patted his chest and guaranteed it.
On the other side.
Old Mai sneezed repeatedly, rubbed his nose, and muttered, "Who's been talking about me again?"
Ah Qing was a restless person. Seeing that the longline fishing in the cage was a bit dirty, she planned to rinse it with seawater. When Mai Hangyu saw Ah Qing busy, he naturally couldn't sit and smoke.
Wu An steered the boat toward the location where the traps were to be set. Seeing the two men get up, he quickly said, "Aqing, Hangyu, stop what you're doing and take a break. We'll probably have to collect the traps together later."
Aqing nodded and then sat down.
Mai Hangyu offered him a cigarette.
The two of them happily started smoking.
Retrieving longline fishing is already hard work, and pulling in the fish traps will definitely be even harder. There's no special machine on the boat to retrieve fish traps; it's all done by manpower.
If there's not much to gain, that's fine; but if the gains are too great, it's exhausting.
Fortunately, there were only twenty traps, so even if it was tiring, it wasn't that bad; it was just a matter of putting in the effort.
Wu An moored the boat and hooked up the buoy.
Aqing stood by and said emphatically, "Don't let it get caught on the bottom, don't let it get caught on the bottom."
The biggest problem with setting fish traps is getting them snagged on the bottom. If the trap gets stuck on a reef on the seabed, it's basically useless and you can't get it out.
The first shrimp trap was pulled up smoothly.
It's very heavy!
Ah Qing shouted, "Let's pull together!"
Aqing and Maihangyu stood on either side of each other, and the three of them pulled together while shouting in unison. The fish trap surfaced, seawater splashed everywhere, and the shrimp inside thrashed about violently.
"Brother, there are so many shrimp! There are way too many!"
"This is amazing!"
"Someone sold it for 55 yuan a pound yesterday."
"This row of fish traps weighs at least seventy or eighty pounds!"
Mai Hangyu was overjoyed: "It only costs three or four yuan, which is about the same as my senior's monthly salary!"
"If my senior knew, he would be green with envy."
Aqing glanced at him and said, "Don't your seniors envy your current salary?"
Mai Hangyu slapped his forehead: "Hehe, you're right."
Wu An was equally pleased.
As expected of a trap enhanced with luck, the harvest is astonishing.
Most importantly, the income is so high, and it's not tiring at all. It only takes a little effort to lift the cage, but it's much easier than beachcombing and fishing.
The second, third, and fourth fish traps were basically the same as the first, though some were less effective, as they contained a lot of small fish and sea snails.
Luck can only attract things, but it's uncertain what kind of seafood you'll attract.
Even low-value seafood will consume luck points. The consumption of luck points is related to the value of the seafood, but they are not the same.
The seafood harvested from the trap was quite varied, including some mantis shrimp and two small lobsters, which was a pleasant surprise.
There were even more crabs, mainly swimming crabs, blue crabs, and some mud crabs. Stone crabs, which are abundant along the coast, were not found in many of the traps.
It's worth mentioning that there were quite a few stone goblins as well. These guys came in to eat at the buffet, but as they ate, they found they couldn't get out.
Although these fish aren't worth much, the sheer quantity means they can fetch a good price.
After the fish traps are pulled up, that's just the first step. A pile of seafood can't be left unattended; it needs to be sorted. Only after sorting can there be space on the deck, otherwise there won't be enough room to clean up the fish traps.
Without taking a break, the three of them quickly sorted the shrimp and crabs, tying up the crabs and picking out the smaller ones. Then they threw them back into the sea.
One problem with fish traps is that they catch fish of all sizes.
After all that work, I checked the time and it was already 11 o'clock. Before I knew it, I had been busy for more than two hours, which was about the same as reeling in a longline.
Collecting the traps isn't difficult; the main problem is that sorting them takes too much time.
Wu An said, "Let's find another place to set the trap."
"Once we're done, we can go home."
As they were talking, they went to set sail.
Ah Qing and Mai Hangyu couldn't rest either, and quickly stuffed bait into the traps. They hadn't prepared in advance when they threw the traps yesterday, so they were in a real mess.
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
With this advance preparation, we can simply throw the fish trap into the sea when we arrive at the destination.
That's how fish traps work; as long as they don't get snagged on the bottom, you basically just collect them and throw them back in, repeating the process to maximize profits.
The cost is actually just the amount of bait, which is basically negligible.
As long as you have a bit of luck, you won't lose money.
Wu An steered his boat around to the other side of the island.
The reefs here are steep, and the seabed conditions may be quite complex, making it highly likely that the fish trap will get caught on the bottom.
However, Wu An felt that with the help of luck, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Fortune favors the bold.
He was still quite disappointed that he didn't get any valuable fish this time.
Actually, this trip was quite fruitful, but people are always greedy; once they have one, they want two, and once they have two, they want three...
I have a total of 122 luck points today, so I'll directly add 120 points to the Earth Cage.
He planned to save the remaining two luck points for a rainy day.
If you happen to encounter a school of fish, you can cast a couple of nets into the water.
After setting all the traps, Ah Qing clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, faced the sea, and muttered incantations.
You can vaguely hear words like "tiger grouper," "rat croaker," "red spot," and "large yellow croaker."
Wu An smiled, looking at the buoy on the sea surface, secretly looking forward to it. Then he cranked the handle hard, and the engine soon roared to life, leaving a trail of black smoke as he returned fully loaded.
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