They thought that the weather was cold and the catch in the trawl was very small, and Yan Shen Diao estimated that the catch should be about the same.
As Ye Yaodong was sailing all the way to the fishing spot where Yanshen was going to fish, he was also thinking about whether he should make a few sticky nets like he did last year to catch bottom-dwelling fish. At least he could catch more turbot, sole fish, toad fish and other bottom-dwelling fish.
But I have to borrow the rolling wheel from his father's friend, which makes me feel a little embarrassed.
It wouldn't have been a big deal if it happened once or twice, but the first time he borrowed it he took a little too long, and he had wanted to return it a long time ago, but Uncle Lin kept saying there was no rush.
As a result, due to his lack of urgency and his procrastination, the return of the money was delayed for several months.
He originally wanted to spend some money to buy it, but Uncle Lin refused to sell it, saying that he didn't need the money urgently and it might be useful occasionally, so he had to give up.
There was no need to buy a new one, and he didn't plan to keep using the sticky net, so he thought about it and decided to put it aside for now.
At worst, they can just drag a few more nets in the next two days to see the situation. If there are still few catches, they will just rely on manpower. Anyway, it's not like they haven't used manpower to collect the nets before. In the early days, they relied on manpower, and most of the people in the village also rely on manpower to collect the nets now.
They drove the boat to the sea area where Yan Shen was fishing. This was also their old place. They had not come here to set the net for more than two months, and there was still no one occupying this area.
Most people are familiar with fishing locations and will not go to other people’s “responsibility fields”. It is also safer to fish in areas they are familiar with.
During the period after the Mid-Autumn Festival, they did not release the Yanshen fishing, but just tried trawling for a few days. Today was the first time they released the fish after such a long interval.
The two drove for about ten minutes to reach the destination and were about to start reeling in the rope when they discovered a shark hunting nearby. It was eating small fish one by one and was enjoying the meal very much. From time to time, the fish heads would rush to the surface of the water in pursuit.
The father and son saw the fish head rising to the surface of the water with half of its body exposed. They realized it was a shark and then looked away.
It was estimated to be more than 2 meters in size. It was very difficult to catch it up. Apart from the fins, the meat was not valuable, so the father and son did not want to make any effort.
"It would be nice if it was some other valuable fish."
"Don't think about it, just collect the hooks and go back as soon as possible."
"Um."
Ye Yaodong stretched, looked at the time, rolled up his sleeves and was about to get ready to work, but he noticed that there were rolling waves on the water not far away, as if a school of fish was rushing towards him from under the water.
Um
He supported his hands on the edge of the boat, leaned forward and looked forward, feeling the waves getting closer and bigger.
Seeing that he was motionless and just looking forward, Ye's father followed his gaze and suddenly widened his eyes in surprise.
"Hey? That splash? Is there a big fish swimming over here?"
"Maybe a school of sharks?"
"Well… "
"Oh, no, that mouth is a dolphin."
When they swam closer, they also saw the dorsal fin and fish head exposed above the water, and recognized it as a dolphin.
A group of dolphins can keep sharks at bay.
Ye Yaodong looked at the shark that was happily hunting there, and guessed that the target of this group of dolphins should be the big shark, intending to use their numbers to bully the smaller one, and then have a good meal after besieging it.
The shark was completely unaware that behind it, a group of hungry dolphins were swimming slowly on the sea surface and gradually approaching.
"Are these dolphins preparing to bite the shark together?"
"Maybe."
This shark is quite large and looks extremely ferocious. Its rows of teeth look very sharp, and it seems that it can tear a dolphin into pieces with one bite. I don’t know if these dolphins can take it down.
In humans' impression, dolphins have always been very docile marine creatures, especially those living in aquariums, which can not only perform, but are also friendly to humans and can happily kiss and play with humans. However, these wild ones are different.
At this time, they seemed to slow down again, as if they were planning to attack by surprise.
After swimming a little closer, the father and son heard a loud dolphin sound. At the same time, the group of dolphins instantly accelerated and rushed over, hitting the shark's belly hard with their extremely stiff long beaks.
The shark was attacked and seemed to want to fight back, but its body was not as flexible as the dolphin, so it could not touch the dolphin at all and was avoided first.
The battle was about to break out. The dolphins surrounded the sharks and attacked them in turns, especially targeting the sharks' abdomen.
Dolphins are much faster than sharks and are extremely flexible. It is very difficult for sharks to bite dolphins, but it is very easy for dolphins to attack sharks.
Dolphins can also attack with sonic waves. Their dolphin sounds can cause all the fish around them to become confused, causing them to lose their judgment and lose their original fighting power. Small fish can withstand this attack even less.
As the rapid dolphin sounds were heard from the sea from time to time, the battle quickly became intense. Occasionally, a little blood would appear on the water surface, but it would be diluted by the sea water in just a few seconds.
Ye Yaodong and his father also watched with their eyes wide open, because as the dolphins made more and more frequent dolphin sounds, in addition to the blood that occasionally spread on the sea surface, a lot of small fish also floated up, including small yellow croakers, yellow croakers, and the most numerous were mackerel.
It seems that the sharks just caught mackerel. These fish that were accidentally injured by the sonic attack should be a pleasant surprise for them, right
"Hand-painted web, hand-painted web..."
Ye Yaodong couldn't wait for his father to bring the scoop net, so he first picked up the stick at his feet, which had a sharp curved hook tied to it. He reached directly towards the fish in front of him with their bellies turned upside down, hooked one and lifted it into the boat.
"About 150-200 grams of mackerel."
The back of the body is blue-black, the belly is white with a slight yellowish tint, and it likes to swim in groups.
Father Ye came over with two hand nets and saw the fish he had hooked. "It's a good size. It's a good opportunity to catch some small fish to make up for the poor catch today."
"It's just too scattered. There are only four or five of them when you scoop them up."
"The waves will surge and concentrate..."
The father and son were attracted by the fish that were stunned by the sonic attack on the sea, and did not pay much attention to the fierce battle over there. They did not notice that the shark could not hold on soon and died.
It was not until the dolphins joyfully emerged from the water, carrying the sharks, and sang dolphin sounds as if telling the fishing boats about their victory that they noticed that the battle was over.
The dolphin's most powerful weapon is its beak. If it strikes a shark at high speed, it can cause the shark's internal organs to rupture and die.
To Ye Yaodong, their current behavior seemed like a kitten that had caught a mouse and was bringing it to its owner to seek credit.
"Okay, great, that's it, scream louder!" He also raised his hand with his palm facing up, signaling them to continue...
Father Ye was so upset...
"Stop messing around, hurry up and catch the fish that are being washed together by the current. You can catch one or two baskets."
"I see. I heard that dolphins can help fishermen drive away schools of fish."
"Are you dreaming? Hurry up and get close to those fish with their bellies turned upside down. Don't think too much. Once you've caught the fish, take back the hooks and go back. It's a pity that we didn't end up hurting both sides, otherwise we could have caught a few dolphins."
Regarding this, Ye Yaodong just wanted to say that he was not as cruel as the Japanese. Dolphins were still quite soft and cute. In this era, marine resources were abundant and dolphins were quite common on the sea. He had seen them many times and they seemed very spiritual every time he looked at them.
After showing off their trophy, the dolphins dragged the shark back into the sea and sank down to share the meal.
"That's what I heard. Maybe it's possible? I heard that they often chase and intercept schools of fish. If you follow them, you can catch fish."
"Go ahead and get your boat, catch these fish, and collect the longlines, and then you can think about it."
"If you don't believe it, forget it."
In fact, he had only heard it from others and had never tried it.
Because the battle between dolphins and sharks was short, the sharks fought alone and were no match for the group of dolphins. The battle ended hastily, the dolphins stopped their sound waves, and there were limited fish floating on the sea.
He drove the boat close to the school of fish, and together with Ye's father, he finished the catch with a few nets. Two baskets were full of all kinds of fish, mostly small fish weighing no more than 1 jin. The big ones were not big enough to be stunned by the sound waves.
"There are only a few small yellow croakers, most of them are bluefin croakers. These fish are cheap, and I guess these two baskets can only be sold for a few dollars."
"Well, that's about right. At least it can help with the gas money."
"You can pick and choose, I will collect the Yanshen fishing rod."
Ye Yaodong pulled up the buoy as he spoke, and kept an eye on the sea surface from time to time, wanting to see if the dolphins would float to the surface again.
But he only saw ripples in the water from time to time, and did not see their figures emerging, so he had to focus on his hands, and after pulling the buoy down, he collected the float.
But when he pulled the main line, several nearby branch lines were also pulled up along the main line with the fish. The first four or five branch lines were hung with mackerel and small yellow croaker.
"There are so many mackerels here today? Even the hooks are hooked."
"There should be a school of fish passing by here, right? There should be a lot of bluefin bream hanging on the hooks down there."
"There's nothing in the trawling nets, but there is in the longline fishing nets. This is what God means when he closes one door for you, but leaves another window for you. I'll keep an eye on it. If there are a lot, it should be considerable."
But when Ye Yaodong collected more than ten hooks, he felt that he didn’t see any empty hooks today
Confused, he pulled the entire main line upwards with force, only to see bluefin bream hanging on the hooks of every branch line, as densely packed as a curtain.
"What the hell? The longline fishing line we put here encountered a school of mackerel? That's rare!"
Father Ye also looked at the entire main line that was pulled up in surprise. Although only a dozen meters could be seen and the rest was still in the water, there were no empty hooks in the entire row of hooks that were pulled up.
“It’s my first time catching a school of fish.”