"It's a very good method." Xiang Yang hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Master Xu, do you think this method can also be used on distant-water fishing boats to catch eels?"
"On an ocean-going fishing vessel?"
Xu Fang did not give Xiang Yang an answer immediately. He thought carefully for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "Not very realistic. First, eels are very picky about food. They need fresh animal livers with a strong fishy smell, preferably pork livers, beef livers, etc. The purchase cost of these things is not low, and they cannot be frozen. If they are not frozen, they are difficult to store. Freezing will reduce the fishy smell, making it difficult to attract eels to take the bait."
"The most important thing is that when fishing for eels, the boat must remain still on the sea and cannot move. It seems that our ocean-going fishing vessels will not move except when they are docked and when we are diving." Xu Fang said with regret.
Xiang Yang frowned.
If you just need fresh animal offal, that's easy to solve.
Chickens, ducks and geese also have animal offal, so he could bring a batch of them on board to improve the crew's food.
But letting distant-water fishing vessels stay on the sea at night like cruise ships would be more trouble than gain.
Going out to sea on a fishing boat is different from going out to sea on a cruise ship.
Fishing boats go out to sea to catch more fish and find fishing grounds with richer fishery resources. If they cannot catch more fish than they can use up for fuel and staff wages, they will lose money. Therefore, fishing boats basically sail on the sea day and night, and generally no one cares how much fuel is burned.
When a cruise ship goes out to sea, the revenue is already fixed.
Before going out to sea, it had already earned the money it needed to make on this trip.
It does not need to perform any operations at sea, it only needs to satisfy the tourists on the ship. When sleeping at night, the cruise ship will definitely stop. Any fuel cost saved is a profit.
As for fishing eels while diving...
Eels are not the only marine creatures that eat animal viscera. If the smell of blood attracts a group of great white sharks, although Xiang Yang himself can escape, the consequences will be that not only will Xiang Yang have to pay for his entire fortune, but the insurance company will also have to pay for it with nothing.
At this time, Zhang Qicheng got up, stretched himself, yawned, and walked from the cabin to the deck.
"Wow, so many eels, what good stuff! Where did you get them?" Zhang Qicheng's eyes lit up when he saw the eels, and his sleepiness disappeared immediately.
"Why, Mr. Zhang, you think highly of such a small amount of eel?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes. "That's easy for you to say. Anyone who can catch eels in the sea is a god. If you catch wild freshwater eels worth more than 500 yuan, you will go to jail. Farmed eels are basically special supplies."
"It's a pity that the quantity is too small. Don't think about buying these eels. I'm treating everyone to eels today." Xiang Yang smiled and looked at Chen Qingsheng. "Weigh these eels later and give Master Xu the money he deserves."
Chen Qingsheng's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed, "Yes, Captain."
Xiang Yang then smiled and looked at Xu Fang, "Master Xu, do you have any objection to my arrangement?"
Xu Fang quickly said, "No, I'll listen to you, Captain."
Xiang Yang smiled. He did this for two reasons.
First, I really want to reward myself and the crew.
Although Li Chao is now rewarding on behalf of Xiang Yang, Li Chao is still Li Chao and Xiang Yang is still Xiang Yang, and this attitude should be shown.
The second is to protect Xu Fang.
After all, these eels were caught on Li Chao's boat using Li Chao's bait and tools.
Xiang Yang didn't want to do anything.
"Go, send half of these eels to the kitchen and the other half to the boat opposite." Xiang Yang ordered the crew.
The crew members present took immediate action.
Only Fang Youqun looked reluctant, and whispered, "Why? We're all here to have fun. We got some food, but not only do they have to share half with them, they also want us to deliver it to them."
"You're the only one who talks too much." Chen Qingsheng twisted Fang Youqun's neck and said, "If you don't want to, you can go to that ship."
"No, I have to stay here." Fang Youqun immediately became playful again.
Eels are very ferocious marine fish with extremely strong vitality. Even on the deck, it is dangerous to catch them with bare hands, so the crew members are very careful.
In addition, the eel's mouth is quite different from that of other marine creatures.
The way eels eat once made scientists suspect that they were an invasive alien species.
The prototype of the alien's mouth in those science fiction movies was designed based on the eel.
When the eel eats, a hook will extend from its mouth, and it will use that hook to hook the food into its mouth.
The chef on the ship is not an ordinary person, he is even better than the chefs in ordinary star-rated hotels. Although eel is not a common ingredient and this kind of ingredient is not available on cruise ships most of the time, he can still handle it well when this ingredient is handed to him.
Soon, in the dining area, waiters from the cruise ship brought bowls of eel porridge to the crew.
"This porridge smells so good. Give me a bowl, too." Li Chao, who had just gotten up and washed up, sat lazily opposite Xiang Yang. He lit a cigarette for himself, then coughed violently. After he exhaled a puff of smoke, he immediately felt much better.
"No, I cough every morning when I wake up. I have to eat some kelp. I heard that it can prevent cancer." Li Chao said to himself.
Xiang Yang was speechless when he heard this.
The first thing I do after getting up and washing up every morning is to smoke. It would be strange if I didn’t cough.
"Brother Chao, you should smoke less." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Most of the crew members on Xiang Yang's ship also smoke, but they usually don't smoke before breakfast.
However, it may not be a rumor that kelp can prevent cancer. This has been scientifically tested and has scientific basis. However, it is hard to say what its actual effect is.
"Yeah." Li Chao nodded, put out the cigarette butt he had only taken two puffs of, threw it into the ashtray, and wiped his face with both hands. After a while, he said, "If I don't smoke a few puffs in the morning, I'll feel sleepy. In fact, I only smoke about three cigarettes a day."
"Mr. Li, please enjoy your eel porridge." At this time, a waiter brought the eel porridge that Li Chao ordered.
"Thank you." Li Chao thanked him out of habit and was about to eat. Suddenly, he raised his head, turned his head, and looked at the waiter in confusion, "Wait, what kind of porridge did you say this was? Eel porridge?"
"It's eel porridge." Xiang Yang replied on behalf of the waiter with a smile: "Not only in the morning, but also at noon and in the evening, we will add a hard dish to the table, wild eels from the sea."