It is already mid-May, but the wind blowing from the sea at night is still a bit cold. Ye Yaodong is still wearing a coat, and he is fully armed today.
When Ye's father was putting bait on the fishhook, he couldn't help but look at him several more times.
I don't know when this hat was made, but it can actually cover the face and even the neck. The key point is that there is cloth on the back of the hat that can cover the back of the neck.
This is packed tightly, I don't know what it's for, how can you see the road
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. As soon as he got on the boat, he tried to put on the equipment. The brim of the hat was very wide, and a piece of cloth under the hat could cover most of the face, leaving only the eyes exposed, and it was absolutely effective in protecting against the sun.
He just mentioned it casually the day before yesterday, saying that he was worried that he would get too tanned and embarrass his daughter. Unexpectedly, the next day, A Qing immediately made him a hat that provided such effective sun protection.
I feel very happy.
The more Father Ye looked at it, the more strange it seemed to him. He also became more and more worried, so he asked, "Dongzi, what kind of hat is this? Can you see it?"
The whole head is wrapped up. It’s not the confinement period, so the wind cannot blow. It makes me look like a pirate.
"You can see it, aren't your eyes exposed?"
He originally wanted to try it out and then take it off. After all, the sun had not yet come out and there were still stars. But after thinking about it, he continued to wear it.
The sea breeze will also make your skin dark!
Anyway, it doesn’t affect his sight and doesn’t affect his driving of the boat, so just carry it with him.
"What are you doing? You do weird things all the time. Others are behaving well, but you have so many tricks..."
"Oh, you are an old man, you don't understand if you don't want to talk about it. What do you know about this young people's stuff?"
"I don't know, but you know, don't drive the boat onto the reef, or I'll skin you alive."
"I know, I know. Don't worry. I know this stretch of road very well. I can drive with my eyes closed. Just go about your business."
Father Ye was annoyed when he saw him messing around. Others went out to sea to fish honestly, following the rules and doing things seriously. Which fisherman was as troublesome as he was
He is always unique and does things that have never been seen before.
Ye Yaodong increased the horsepower, and the sound of the diesel engine became louder, directly covering up his father's muttering. The old man became more and more nagging as he got older.
As the fishing boat sailed farther and farther away, there were fewer and fewer boats around.
Ye Yaodong hasn't been out to sea for two days. He plans to collect the traps on the reef today, and maybe not release them tomorrow.
But before collecting the trap, he had to lower the hook first. It was still dark now and it was pitch black all around. If the trap got stuck on the reef again, it would not be convenient for him to go into the water.
As usual, he chose the sea area that he was familiar with. After slowing down the speed of the fishing boat, he went to help. Father Ye put up the bait and he cast the hook.
After putting all the hooks into the water, he stopped the boat to help hang the bait and let the boat sway with the wind and water.
I grabbed a handful of shrimps, held the fish hook in one hand and the bait in the other, and threw it into the water while hanging it. The more I did it, the more I got more comfortable with it, and the faster I did it.
But I don't know if it was because I threw it too smoothly or if my brain was stuck. I just caught a handful of shrimps and hung one on it. In my mind, I was thinking about throwing the hook into the water, but in my action I threw the shrimps in my hand away.
"ah?"
The moment he was thrown out, he reacted and looked down at his hands. His left hand was empty, but his right hand was still holding the fishhook with a shrimp hanging on it.
At this time, there were a few flapping sounds under the water. He turned his head and leaned over the edge of the boat to look, but only had time to see the silhouettes of a few fish.
"Did you make a nest?"
"What was going on in your head? You didn't know how to throw the hook and threw the bait out?"
"It was so smooth that I didn't react for a moment."
This is just like when some people peel an orange, but instead of throwing away the peel, they throw away the orange itself.
As Ye Yaodong spoke, he picked up the hand-cast net beside him and shook it. He had just thrown the bait to attract a few fish and the boat had not drifted too far, so he walked to the stern and cast a net to see if he could catch any fish. He didn't want to waste his bait.
He stretched the net as wide as possible and cast it as far as possible.
Father Ye ignored him and continued to hang his baits. When he finished one basket, he moved the bamboo basket away, replaced it with another one, and connected the fishing lines of the two baskets. Now there was only the last basket left, so he just had to finish hanging them.
At this moment, Ye Yaodong shouted excitedly, "Fuck, wow hahaha, big oil stain."
When Ye's father heard him excitedly shouting about the big oil stain, he dropped the work in his hands and ran over in surprise.
"Ah! So big?"
In the fishing net on the deck, there were fish of all sizes jumping and bouncing. One fish among them was particularly eye-catching, mainly because of the pattern on its body, which looked particularly different.
It is about 40 centimeters long, with 6 dark brown bands on its sides and a light brown body. It is also called brown-banded grouper. You can tell at a glance that it is of extraordinary value.
Ye Yaodong happily untied the fishing net there, "I hit it by accident, and I didn't expect to throw a handful of bait. I thought it shouldn't be wasted, so I casually cast the net and caught a big oil spot. This is the favorite fish of Japanese sumo wrestlers."
Father Ye was a little confused. "What Japanese sumo wrestler? How do you know that he likes to eat this fish?"
“I can read the newspaper.”
"The newspapers also said this?"
"Of course."
He said of course there is.
Father Ye didn't understand why, so he just forgot about it and just looked at the fish in front of him. He smiled and said, "It looks like it's about four or five kilograms. We're lucky."
Ye Yaodong dumped all the fish in the fishing net onto the deck. "These mullets are not bad, they are the best fish in southern Fujian. This net is well cast."
"Huh? It's lunchtime?"
"It's the fish."
"Ah! Fish, shrimp and fish. I've been craving for it for half a day."
(Translation: What lunch fish? It took me a long time to think about it.)
Noon fish, also known as noon shoots, Mayo fish, and four-finger mackerel, has concentrated production in May and dies immediately after leaving the water.
In the southern Fujian region, there is also a saying: "One is shad, two is red shad, three is pomfret, four is mackerel, five is croaker, and six is galah." Shad in the southern Fujian region refers to the noon fish.
This is also the number one fish in the hearts of the Minnan grandmas, and the Minnan people who live by the sea are no strangers to it.
In Taiwan and southern Fujian, people are accustomed to calling it "Wuzai Fish" or "Wusun Fish".
People in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province call it "Wuyu", and in Cantonese it is called "Mayouyu". Indiawa, Zhuwu, Dawu... all of them refer to it. But I have never heard of its official scientific name "four-finger mackerel".
With the example of the big oil spot, Mr. Ye didn't care about the fish anymore.
He first grabbed the big oily fish, whose tail was still quivering, by the head, and took out a half-filled small anchovy from its mouth.
Then he looked at it carefully while swinging it left and right, and said happily: "Why don't you try casting another net?"
"also."
Now that we have caught a big catch in this area, let’s try casting another net. It won’t take much time anyway.
He followed suit, taking a small bowl and putting a handful of shrimp and chopped fish in it. "Put the big oil spot down first and try to make a nest. I'll get the net."
"Make a nest?" Father Ye was confused again. Where did he get so many incomprehensible terms
Could it be that after learning a few words, his cultural level has really improved, and he can't even understand what is being said
"Uh... baiting is throwing bait, just throw it into the sea, don't throw the bowl out with it, you will need it to eat later."
"You think I'm you?"
After Ye's father understood what he meant, he put the big oil spot back on the deck, took the bowl, and seeing that he was ready, he sprinkled all the baits onto the sea.
After a while, some fish appeared under the sea, and waves splashed. After Ye Yaodong took aim, he threw a fishing net into the sea.
After a short pause, he pulled up the net. It was not very heavy, so he pulled it up easily without any help.
Father Ye also leaned against the side of the boat and watched the fishing net being gradually pulled up. "It seems to be all fish."
Ye Yaodong didn't say anything until all the nets were pulled up and thrown onto the deck.
"A few mullets and three black mullets. It's not a wasted effort."
"Forget it, put all these fish into the basket and continue to set the hooks. There is only one basket left."
"Um."
It is indeed a waste of time and energy to catch only a few fish with one net. It is more convenient to use longline fishing.
The father and son picked up all the fish and put them into a large plastic basket. To keep them fresh, they put ice cubes in it, especially the big oily spot, and covered them with a torn quilt.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, if you don’t put ice on the fish you catch in the morning, they won’t be very fresh when you get home in the evening.
After finishing all this, Ye Yaodong put the remaining hooks, baited them, and put them into the sea.
When you have finished catching the squids and are ready to return, come back to harvest them.