Li Yuan put the pork liver bait prepared in advance into the trap at the bow, and then carefully poured the clear water from another bucket into the bottle in the trap.
This is not ordinary clear water, Li Yuan had already dissolved a golden bead in it beforehand. In order to successfully trap Dao eel seedlings, he also paid a high price.
Wang Qiaoyang in the cockpit looked at the busy Li Yuan, with an indifferent smile on his face. In his opinion, this young man's whimsical plan is impossible to succeed, and will eventually be defeated by cruel facts.
Under Wang Qiaoyang's gaze, Li Yuan prepared several traps, then came to the side of the cockpit and said to him, "Boss Wang, where was the most eel seedlings last year? Let's go there and try our luck!" "
"Last year I caught a lot of young eels in the north of the island." Wang Qiaoyang said to Li Yuan while recalling, "The water there is shallow and the current is relatively slow, so it is easier for young eels to swim upstream."
"Then let's go there and have a look!" Li Yuan immediately made a decision and asked Wang Qiaoyang to turn around and drive north.
But even on the way, Li Yuan didn't intend to waste time. Anyway, the trap is ready, it's better to put it in the water and try your luck.
So Li Yuan quickly put several traps into the water, and then tied the rope to the side of the boat to see if he could catch a few young eels along the way.
After the trap was launched into the water, the rotten pig liver mixed with the clear water in which the gold beads were dissolved slowly spread in the river. Although this process cannot be seen with the naked eye, it has attracted many creatures in the water just as Li Yuan hoped.
However, although the speed of the small fishing boat is not fast. But it is not easy for the creatures in the water to catch up. When the fishing boat arrived at the place Wang Qiaoyang mentioned an hour later, Li Yuan checked the traps. It was found that apart from a few small shrimps, there were no other living things.
"I just said that's not okay!" Wang Qiaoyang is also a real person. Seeing this, he directly said to Li Yuan: "Eel seedlings still have to be caught, you are wasting money."
"I'm sure I won't be reconciled if I don't try it." Li Yuan smiled at the upright boat owner, added some pig liver and water with gold beads dissolved into the traps, and put all the traps into the water again.
"Hey, young people just don't turn back if they hit the south wall!" Wang Qiaoyang shook his head, and lowered the anchor to stabilize the fishing boat. He took a handful of dip nets and came to the side of the boat, staring closely at the nearby water.
Although Wang Qiaoyang had made an agreement with Li Yuan, no matter how many eel seedlings were caught today, they would belong to the other party. But honestly, he still hopes to catch as many eel seedlings as possible, at least to reduce Li Yuan's losses. After all, they paid a lot of money to rent a boat, and even Wang Qiaoyang would feel embarrassed if they got nothing.
But Li Yuan's luck seems to be good today. Less than half an hour after the boat stopped, Wang Qiaoyang had caught four eel seedlings. If this trend continues, today will be the best day for Wang Qiaoyang in this newsletter.
"Boss Li, you're lucky." Wang Qiaoyang put the newly caught eels into the bucket, and said to Li Yuan with a smile, "This is already the fourth one, so keep going like this. It won't be a problem to catch a hundred eels today." !"
Li Yuan smiled at the kind boat boss, then shook his head lightly and said, "To tell you the truth, I have about eight mu of water surface to raise eels, and a hundred eel seedlings here... are not enough at all."
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Wang Qiaoyang smiled wryly and shook his head. Generally speaking, the stocking density of eel fry is related to its size. If Li Yuan has eight mu of water surface, at least 20,000 to 30,000 eel fry are needed. Even if he can get a hundred pieces today, it won't help him.
But Wang Qiaoyang has nothing to do about it. All he can do is try his best to catch as many eel seedlings as possible, which can be regarded as helping Li Yuan recover some losses.
Wang Qiaoyang's luck was really good today. After ten minutes or so, he caught several eels again. After putting the eel that he had just picked up into the bucket, Wang Qiaoyang suddenly thought of a possibility: his luck today might have something to do with Li Yuan's trap, otherwise why would there be so many eel nearby of
Thinking of this, Wang Qiaoyang could no longer remain calm, and quickly said to Li Yuan: "Boss Li, quickly pull up your trap and take a look, maybe it will be rewarding!"
Li Yuan originally planned to do the same, but upon hearing this, he smiled at Wang Qiaoyang, and quickly raised a trap to the surface of the water. The plastic bucket filled with water is not light, but it seems to be weightless in Li Yuan's hands. With a flick of his wrist, he quickly put the trap into the prepared plastic sink.
This is done because after the trap leaves the river, the water inside will flow out from the small holes on the surface. Small eel seedlings may also flow out. If you don't prepare in advance, the previous efforts will be in vain.
Li Yuan opened the cover of the trap, nervously watching the river water flowing out of it, hoping to see traces of eel seedlings.
In fact, the experienced Wang Qiaoyang discovered it earlier than Li Yuan. Before he even opened the lid, the boss of the boat exclaimed excitedly, "Look, eel seedlings!"
Li Yuan took a quick look, and sure enough, in the plastic sink, there were a few eel seedlings that were about the length of a little finger, not much thicker than a hemp rope, and whose whole body was almost transparent. This made him overjoyed, knowing that his method had worked.
"Open the lid and have a look!" Wang Qiaoyang was more anxious than Li Yuan, urging him to open the lid of the trap.
And when Li Yuan opened the lid, the situation inside the trap still surprised him who was prepared. In the trap, apart from a dozen or so small shrimps, there was a thick layer of translucent eel seedlings on the bottom!
Wang Qiaoyang also saw this scene, and couldn't help but browbeat and said: "Oh! Boss Li, you posted it this time!"
At this time, Li Yuan didn't care about talking to the boat boss, and quickly poured all the eel seedlings from the trap into the bucket. Although I can't count exactly how many eels there are, the experienced Wang Qiaoyang estimates that there are as many as 400 to 500 eels in one trap!
Excited, the pair pulled the other traps out of the water and found that each trap had caught hundreds of young eels. In other words, in just half a day, Li Yuan had caught more than 3,000 eel seedlings! This also proves that Li Yuan's method is very effective, and the efficiency of the trap is much higher than manual fishing.
However, Li Yuan didn't have time to be happy right now. Instead, with Wang Qiaoyang's help, he refilled the trap with bait, added water in which the gold beads had been dissolved, and threw everything back into the water. He wanted to continue trapping eel seedlings in this place while it was still early.
Facts have proved that Li Yuan's decision is correct. By the evening of that day, he had trapped more than 6,000 young eels. Although this number is not enough to meet the needs of the fish pond, it is already a miracle to catch so many eel fry in one day. (To be continued.)
ps: Chapter 3.