Although Xu Fang had explained the techniques of eel fishing in the morning, it was just a rough outline. Xiang Yang still needed to think carefully about the specifics.
Soon, a group of people boarded the boat.
Behind them, He Mingde and Wu Shiwen's large drift net fishing boat was also following behind the two cruise ships.
Wu Shiwen had reached an agreement with Zhang Qicheng, so since he no longer needed to look for a market for his catch, he naturally stayed and did not return to Qinglongwan Wharf alone.
Soon, Xiang Yang and his companions arrived at an area with extremely deep waters.
"Master Xu, is this sea area okay?" Xiang Yang asked.
Xu Fang nodded. "The depth is good, but we have to fish to know if there are any eels in this sea area."
"What tools do you need?" Li Chao asked.
Xu Fang said, "I need some fishing lines, some champagne bottles, and bait."
"Champagne bottle?" Murong Zhenfei asked in confusion, "I understand the fishing line and bait, but what do you want the champagne bottle for?"
Xiang Yang was also a little curious. You know, last night, Xu Fang didn't use a champagne bottle when he was fishing for eels.
Xiang Yang murmured in his heart, could it be that Xu Fang was unwilling to teach us the real way to fish for eels, so he deliberately demonstrated a wrong way
But Xiang Yang said nothing, because even if that was the case, Xiang Yang had nothing to say.
It is extremely difficult to breed eels artificially. Wild eels are almost all in the deep sea. Freshwater eels are highly protected animals in every country, so no matter what kind of eel it is, the price is very expensive.
Xiang Yang asked himself, if he didn't have the mysterious jade shell and mastered such a golden skill, he would never show it to others easily.
"I didn't know there were so many champagne bottles on the ship yesterday, so I used buckets. Now that I know there are champagne bottles today, I naturally have to use champagne bottles." Xu Fang said with a smile.
"In fact, the best tool for fishing eels is a tool similar to a beer bottle," said Xu Fang.
Except for the legendary giant deep-sea eel, other eels cannot be caught with a fishhook.
Because the way eels eat is very strange.
Everyone knows about the abnormally shaped mouth.
In fact, the mouth of the alien in the movie was designed based on the mouth of an eel.
When the eel sees food, it opens its mouth but does not bite the food.
The way they swallow food is by extending a hook from their mouth and using the hook to pull the food into their stomach.
In some large fishing tackle stores, you can buy beer bottle tubes specifically for fishing eels.
The so-called beer bottle tube is the same as the beer bottle, with a small top and a large bottom.
Once the eel is in the tube, it can't get out.
This is because the eel cannot bend like a snake, insert its entire body into the tube and then turn around to get out.
The size of a champagne bottle is just about the same as that of a beer bottle, and the pouring mouth is also larger than that of a beer bottle, which is enough for the eel to enter.
A waiter on the cruise ship brought more than a dozen empty champagne bottles for Xu Fang.
Xu Fang tied the fishing line to the body of the champagne bottle, then slowly sank the bottle to the bottom of the sea, and finally tied the end of the fishing line to the body of the boat.
"Captain, Mr. Li, look, a set of eel fishing equipment has been prepared. All the champagne bottles that follow can be tied up in this way. When not in use, just let them float on the seabed. When they are needed, pull them up with fishing lines and then put some animal livers into the champagne bottles." Xu Fang said.
"Is it that simple?" Xiang Yang asked in surprise.
Li Chao shouted directly: "Bring me two pieces of beef liver."
A group of people worked together, and in just over ten minutes, they threw dozens of champagne bottles filled with beef liver to both sides of the cruise ship.
"Okay, now the bait is below. All we have to do next is wait. Wait until tomorrow morning. As long as there are eels near this sea area, one will definitely take the bait." Xu Fang said.
Xiang Yang nodded, this is similar to fishing.
The only difference is that fishing uses a fishhook, while fishing for eels uses a champagne bottle. As long as Xiang Yang can really catch an eel in the bottle tomorrow morning, then he will have learned the technique of fishing eels.
"Animal liver is one of the best baits for fishing. We have put so much beef liver under the water, which means the nest has been set. It would be a pity not to fish, so let's fish to kill time." Li Chao said.
Xiang Yang nodded. He had slept on the beach all afternoon and now he really couldn't sleep.
So Xiang Yang found a fishing rod, chose a spot close to the searchlight on the left side of the cruise ship, let out the fishing line and waited for the fish to take the bait.
The rest of the crew, those who wanted to fish followed suit, while those who didn't want to fish ran into the cabin.
As for what they were going to do, Xiang Yang knew without even thinking about it that they must have gone there secretly to play cards.
Because of the smell of beef liver and the searchlight acting as a fish-attracting light, there are a lot of fish under this sea.
In just a few minutes, Xiang Yang caught a bream. Although the fish was not valuable, it was a good start.
Not long after, a fish took the bait of one of the crew members.
Unfortunately, the fish struggled violently on the seabed, finally broke free from the hook and escaped, and could not be caught.
Gradually, everyone had some catches, and the number of fish caught by the crew increased.
At this moment, the fishing rod in Xiang Yang's hand suddenly sank, and a huge pressure almost pulled Xiang Yang off the boat and under the boat.
Xiang Yang quickly began to release the fishing line.
The reel was spinning so fast that even Li Chao, who was standing next to him, was stunned by the speed.
Zhang Qicheng also put down his fishing rod and said excitedly: "A big fish has taken the bait."
Chen Qingsheng also hurried to Xiang Yang and asked, "Captain, do you need help?"
Xiang Yang quickly shook his head.
When you catch a big fish, you can only waste your energy on it. It is useless to pull it hard.
Only by constantly letting out and reeling in the line and making the fish exhausted at the bottom of the water, will it be possible to pull the fish up from the bottom of the sea.
"The fishing line moves very fast. It must be a deep-water fish. When you pull the hook later, you have to pull it slowly." Zhang Qicheng said.
Xiang Yang shouted, "Hurry up and get me a fish rake."
Someone immediately ran towards the cabin.
Xiang Yang himself held the fishhook tightly, and the fishing line kept loosening.
Occasionally, Xiang Yang felt that the reel was rotating slowly and he could try to tighten the line. However, when he pulled the fishing line, his fingers were cut painfully.
The big fish under the sea might be even bigger than Xiang Yang imagined. When Xiang Yang was pulling the fishing line, he felt like he was pulling an engine.
"What kind of fish is this that has such great strength?" Xiang Yang muttered in his heart. He continued to let out the line while looking intently at the bottom of the sea.