The catch in the sticky net today was mostly frogfish. There was a basket full of about fifteen or sixteen of them. There were also three to four flounders and manta rays. The biggest one was the small blue dragonfish weighing about one pound.
Ye Yaodong went barefoot and drove the boat towards the sea area where longline fishing was carried out.
After collecting the buoy and the sinker rope, he had only collected a few hooks when he heard someone calling in his ear.
"Third brother, let me do it?"
"Wow, what kind of fish is this? It's so big... Third brother... can I try it?"
"Ah, that's the yellowfin snapper. I can see its golden fins."
"Tiger stripes... Tiger stripes... Ah, Third Brother, you are so awesome, can you let me take some too? Third Brother..."
Ye Yaodong felt a headache as he listened to the constant chirping sounds in his ears. "Can you be quiet for a moment? How come I didn't know you were so noisy?"
As he spoke, he unhooked the four-pound grouper in his hand. The fish kept wagging its tail and slapped his arm several times. He threw it directly into the bucket of water.
This is the treatment for valuable live fish; ordinary fish only deserve to stay in the basket.
"I'm so excited, aren't I? I can catch a lot of fish with just a pull of the hook. It's amazing! I caught such a big grouper. Third brother, you are amazing. Why didn't I know you were so amazing before?"
Having a little fangirl is a good thing, but it’s also quite noisy…
She kept talking non-stop. He had no idea that his younger sister was so talkative. Her excitement was comparable to that of his eldest son.
"Hurry up, hurry up, go on, let me try it too?" As she said that, she stretched out her hand.
Ye Yaodong patted the back of her hand and glared at her. "What are you doing? Get out of the way. If you run into a big fish, it will pull you into the sea and see who will go down to save you."
Ye Huimei touched the back of her hand that was slapped red, and glared back, "I'm such a grown-up, how could I be dragged into the sea? And I think the fish you pulled up wasn't that big."
Ye Yaodong glanced at her sideways and said, "That's because you didn't see it. Stop making a fuss. Just stay aside and watch from the side."
Ye's mother was also standing by, looking in. "Will there be any big fish? How big? Otherwise, let me catch it. You go sit by the fire. You're freezing without pants on."
"Yes, Third Brother, I see goose bumps appearing on your legs."
"Who told you to look? Can you just look at a man's legs?"
"Tsk~ It's not like I haven't seen it before. I've seen you guys taking a shower at the back door in the middle of summer many times."
Ye Yaodong glanced at her, but felt the force pulling his hand a little hard, and the corner of his mouth rose, "Isn't it coming?"
"What?"
"Let me show you the big fish."
He kept reeling in the line, and occasionally stopped to play with the fish in the sea, letting go and then quickly reeling in the line.
The others also kept their eyes on the sea, and saw ripples on the surface. After a while, a large gray figure appeared under the water.
"Here it comes, here it comes, it's really big, what kind of fish is this?" Little fan girl Ye Huimei shouted excitedly when she saw the figure appearing on the water surface.
"It's a shark!" She saw the big, pointed, protruding, and wide mouth emerging from the water, and the shark fin on its back.
Mother Ye also said happily: "This shark is quite big."
Father Ye also walked over curiously and took a look, "What kind of shark is this?"
There are many species of sharks in the sea, and most people cannot recognize them all, but Ye Yaodong happens to know one.
"This is a mako shark. Let me pull it up first."
He struggled with the shark for a long time, and when it stopped struggling, he slowly pulled it to the side of the boat, lifted it up, and threw it onto the deck.
His hands were a little sore after a long period of gaming, and just after he pinched them twice, Ye Huimei came up to him with a smile, pinched his arms, and gave him a flattering smile.
"Are you tired, Third Brother? I'll help you later!"
Ye Yaodong smiled and flicked her forehead. "Since you want to work so badly, I'll give it to you later. Go away, this is a baby shark, not yet an adult."
"You're not even an adult yet, you're already this big..."
Mother Ye looked at the shark still jumping around on the deck and exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, it's this big and it's not even an adult yet. How big would it be if it were an adult? Wouldn't it be able to eat people?"
"They won't eat people. Fish generally won't attack people unless you smell of blood."
Ye Yaodong estimated that the mako shark still jumping on the deck was about 1.56 meters long, a little short of becoming an adult fish.
This shark roams the ocean, sometimes swimming into coastal and offshore continental and insular shelf waters.
Its body is spindle-shaped, its back is blue-gray, its mouth and abdomen are light to white, its trunk is relatively sturdy, and its head and tail gradually become thinner.
There are two dorsal fins, the first one is medium to large, and the second one is very small. It also has pectoral fins and caudal fins.
The famous shark fin is the filamentous cartilage in shark fins. It is made from dried fins from the shark's chest, abdomen, tail, etc. It is a bit like vermicelli in shape, but it is crisper than vermicelli and tastes better.
If stir-fried, it actually looks more like sweet potato vermicelli…
But it is not as long as sweet potato vermicelli, it is shorter and pointed at both ends.
People who don’t know the food might mistake it for fried sweet potato vermicelli when they eat it for the first time… (The author once thought it was fried sweet potato vermicelli…)
Ye Yaodong waited until it stopped struggling, then he knocked it unconscious with a stick. Looking at the little sister who was following him around, he turned around and said, "Go and do your own thing. Don't you want to help reel in the line?"
"Oh, okay, I'll do it, I'll do it..." She happily turned around and went immediately.
"Be careful. If you feel a strong pull on your hands, call for help if it's severe."
"knew."
After Ye Yaodong and others killed the shark, they went over to look at her, but heard her scream.
"Ah... Yellow croaker? It doesn't seem to be..."
Ye Huimei pulled up the line, held the fish in her palm and looked at it. It felt like a yellow croaker, but also like it was not.
"Dad, Third Brother, why do I feel like this is a large yellow croaker? And the color seems wrong."
Everyone stretched their heads to take a look, and Ye's father and Ye Yaodong said in unison, "It's a large yellow croaker."
"Damn, I'm lucky! This big yellow croaker weighs more than a pound."
"But the color is wrong. Aren't yellow croakers golden? This one is a little white."
Ye Yaodong explained: "The color of yellow croaker during the day is a bit whitish and pale yellow, a bit light, and it will be golden yellow when caught at night."
"Like this? So magical?"
"Yeah, that's amazing! I caught one right after I started."
Ye Huimei's mouth suddenly cracked, "That's good, I said let me do it, you see!"
Ye Yaodong gave her a thumbs up, then helped to remove the hook and put the line into the basket. "Go on, give me a few more."
"hey-hey… "
She was having a lot of fun working, and when she encountered larger fish that were difficult to pull in, Ye Yaodong would come forward to help her.
Because I put it out at night, I only caught the first wave now, so there are still few empty bait hooks. Even the worst ones will catch a dull fish or a toad fish. Even the number of black mullet caught today is relatively small.
After catching the first yellow croaker, Ye Huimei caught several good catches in succession. She also caught a yellow grouper, weighing about 2 kilograms. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
Ye Yaodong threw the yellow banded fish into the bucket to keep it company with the tiger banded fish.
Then, when she received the last row, she caught another hook, which was very heavy. She excitedly shouted, "Third brother, come quickly, come quickly, there is a big fish, I pulled it and it is very heavy."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yaodong quickly stepped forward to help.
"Third brother, do you think it could be another shark?"
"Who knows? There was an earthquake in the sea a few days ago. The sea surface has been rolling for two days. I don't know how many fish were caught in it. The trawlers will make a fortune today."
The fishing line was shortened little by little, and the appearance of the big fish in the sea was revealed, directly revealing the answer.
"Giant cobia!"
"Ah? Haha... I'm so awesome... This fish is so big..."
Ye Yaodong was also very happy, "Yeah, that's great!"
"This fish is quite big, quite impressive, and we caught a few good fish." Father Ye also praised her with a smile.
"Hey, third brother, pull it up quickly."
Ye Yaodong pulled for a long time. This fish was particularly ferocious, and its struggling strength was comparable to that of the mako shark. His arms and waist were sore before he finally pulled it up. He didn't even unhook it and just threw it directly onto the deck to let it bounce for a while.
This fish is also long and slender. The interlaced vertical stripes on its body are very eye-catching. Its pectoral fins are light brown, while the upper edges of the pelvic fins and caudal fins are grayish white. It is known as the "little warship" in the sea.
A few cobia not only have distinctive body colors, but also have neatly arranged luminous spots that look like metal buttons on an officer's uniform. These luminous spots are dazzling and there are as many as 300 of them.
Therefore, cobia has the ability to "glow". However, they rarely use their own light for lighting. Only in the mating season will cobia display its "cobia" power and shine brilliantly.
"This one weighs almost 30 pounds. Huimei was awesome today!"
"That's... I asked you to reel in the phone earlier, but you were not happy about it?" Ye Huimei said proudly.
Father Ye smiled and said, "It's the right decision to take you out to sea today."
"Fortunately, I didn't bring my aunt. Look how useful I am. Third brother was not happy yesterday. Now you know how good I am, right?"
"I praise you a few times, and you're so proud of it?"
Ye's mother also praised her, "She is a good candidate for going abroad."
Ye Huimei was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Her mother really didn't know how to praise people.
"Mom, you should praise me for being awesome."
"Yes, yes, then go quickly, there's not much left, collect them all."
"Yeah."
Today she really experienced what it meant to catch so many fish that her hands were tired. The series of hooks hanging on the longline fishing line were like fish queuing up to come ashore.