"Because this boat has no lifting equipment, no matter how many fish it hauls, it ultimately depends on the fishermen's strength to pull the fish out of the sea, so there is no difference between trawling by boat and throwing a net by hand," said Chen Qingsheng.
Xiang Yang looked at the sea water around the cabin and said, "We have been out for more than half an hour now. The sea water here is still clear. In addition, the amount of seaweed on the surface of our Qinglongwan Sea has increased in the past two years, and the fishery resources have also increased accordingly. Let's cast a net and try it first."
Fang Youqun nodded quickly, "Brother Yang, let me do it."
Xiang Yang looked at Chen Qingsheng.
Chen Qingsheng understood, handed the fishing net to Fang Youqun, and said, "Be careful."
Fang Youqun took the fishing net and walked towards the deck.
Fang Youqun really knows how to use a hand-cast net. He held the net rope with one hand and the fishing net with the other hand, and with a strong throw, he threw the fishing net into the sea.
The fishing net automatically spreads out in mid-air before it touches the sea water.
Fang Youqun grabbed the rope connecting the fishing net and climbed towards the top of the cabin. For this kind of fishing boat, when the net is being pulled, someone has to stand on the top of the cabin and then pull the rope hard to lift it.
"Okay, stop climbing and go to the Internet cafe directly." Xiang Yang pulled Fang Youqun and said.
Climbing to the top of the cabin to pull up the net would only make the effort a little better. Now that there were three people on the boat, Xiang Yang felt it was unnecessary.
Besides, it is not certain whether there are fish in the fishing net or not.
Upon hearing this, Fang Youqun immediately leaned back slightly, put one foot on the side of the boat, slightly bent the other foot, and then pulled the rope hard.
Chen Qingsheng lit a cigarette for himself and said, "It's probably an empty net."
Xiang Yang also nodded. If there were a lot of fish in the fishing net, it would be quite difficult to pull the net up. But looking at Fang Youqun's actions at this moment, it was really easy.
Sure enough, after the fishing net was brought up, although it was not empty, it was almost empty. There were only a few black sea fish in it. The big ones might weigh three or four pounds, and the small ones were less than one pound.
"Damn it! It's actually the grouper, the most difficult fish to catch in the near sea. Did you just catch a whole nest of grouper with this net?" Chen Qingsheng asked in surprise.
Xiang Yang was also a little surprised. "Although it is the least valuable wild grouper, it is indeed a real grouper."
"Grouper is good, I like grouper." Fang Youqun happily put these groupers into the live water tank.
Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "Keep the biggest one for us to eat at noon, and put the rest back into the sea."
"Ah? Let it go?" Fang Youqun was obviously reluctant.
Xiang Yang said helplessly: "This is a dragon gall grouper, the largest fish among groupers. These ones are too small."
Generally, when Xiang Yang catches this kind of immature fish, he will release it directly.
When Fang Youqun heard this, although he was still reluctant to do so, he reluctantly released all the groupers back into the sea. He only kept the three or four kilograms grouper, which he put directly in a bucket and prepared to eat with wine at noon.
Next, Fang Youqun cast another net.
This time, their luck was a little better than the first time. There was a sea bass weighing dozens of kilograms and dozens of mullets weighing two or three kilograms in the net. The net was so heavy that Fang Youqun and Chen Qingsheng couldn't pull it up even if they worked together. In the end, they fixed the net first, untied the net mouth, took out the mullets in the net one by one, and finally pulled up the sea bass.
Sea bass is somewhat different from ordinary freshwater bass. It is larger in size and is divided into white bass and black bass.
What Xiang Yang caught this time was a black bass with a thick and long body, very rough scales, and its entire body was basically black.
If it is a white perch, its back is bluish-gray, its belly is whiter, and there are irregular black spots on the sides of its body.
"Be careful, don't get bitten by it." Xiang Yang reminded.
Sea bass is actually quite fierce. It likes to feed on fish and shrimp and is extremely aggressive.
"Don't worry, Brother Yang." Fang Youqun grabbed the sea bass just below the head and asked, "Brother Yang, where should I put it?"
Xiang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Sea bass is rich in protein and has delicious meat. It is one of the most common economic fish in the ocean. The more famous dish is Kung Pao Sea Bass Balls, but it is not very valuable. Put it in the live water tank and cook it for lunch."
Sea bass is rich in protein, vitamin A, B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium and other nutrients; it has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, benefiting the spleen and stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It has a very good tonic effect on people with liver and kidney deficiency, and can also treat fetal movement disorder and other symptoms. Eating sea bass is a nutritious food that not only nourishes the body but also does not cause overnutrition and obesity. It is an excellent product for fitness, blood supplement, spleen and qi strengthening, and physical health.
Of course, what Xiang Yang values most is the high amount of copper in sea bass blood. Copper can maintain the normal function of the nervous system and participate in the function of key enzymes in the metabolism of several substances. Eating sea bass can supplement the human body with a large amount of copper.
"Okay." Fang Youqun agreed, and then threw the sea bass directly into the live water tank.
Just as Fang Youqun was about to cast his net again, Xiang Yang waved his hand to stop him.
"Fang Youqun, do you want to find a place with me and go underwater to feel around?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
"Diving?" Fang Youqun's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chen Qingsheng was anxious. He said quickly, "Boss, this won't work. We don't even have diving equipment this time."
"Don't worry, I won't joke about safety." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingsheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, Chen Qingsheng became confused, "Boss, what do you mean?"
Fang Youqun also looked at Xiang Yang in confusion.
Xiang Yang pointed to the distance and asked, "Look what that is?"
Fang Youqun and Chen Qingsheng immediately looked up and saw a small black dot in the shape of a fist on the sea in the distance.
"Is that an island reef?" Chen Qingsheng asked uncertainly.
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, in fact, there are a lot of islands and reefs in our Qinglong Bay. The reason why you didn't see them in the past is that our ship is too big. Every time we go out, we have to find a safe channel without any reefs. This time we are sailing out in a small boat. Do you want to go to the islands and reefs to take a look?"
Chen Qingsheng smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go up there and see the scenery, it should be a different experience."
Fang Youqun was instantly disappointed. "What's so interesting about the islands and reefs? If you want to see islands and reefs, we have them on the coast of Yanlong Village."
"That's different." Xiang Yang said, "On the islands and reefs near the coast, even the shells have been picked up by people. On these islands and reefs in the middle of the sea, the fishery resources are actually extremely rich." (To be continued)