The boatmen on the side were itching to hear it, and those who had their turn could not wait to put their equipment on themselves.

"It's our turn... We just go into the water to see what's under the water..."

"Take it off faster, take your time, I'm still waiting to get into the water..."

"Why are you so anxious? There are many more to come, and they all need to be collected, right?"

Ye Yaodong affirmed: "They all have to be collected. Let's collect them all together. We don't have to wait until evening."

Just now, I was thinking that half a day has passed, and there are schools of fish below. I will try to collect one to see the situation. The next step is to be determined.

Now it seems that 90% of the hooks are full. If there is anything unsatisfactory, I will definitely collect it quickly without waiting for it to get dark in the evening.

The hook-biting rate is so high, so picking it up early can avoid leaving it too long and causing the hook to run away.

"Be careful when you collect them. Wear gloves. Others also have two pairs of pliers on their hands to avoid being bitten."

"No, this fish will die as soon as it comes out of the water."

"It's not that absolute."

If you pick it up quickly, the activity will be very strong, and some may not have time to expose themselves. If you rush to get started at this time, you may make a temporary counterattack and be bitten by its sharp teeth.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are so many. There are five or six hanging on one fishing line. How could one line catch so many in the past? It's good if one can be caught on one fishing line. There are also a lot of empty hooks."

"This basket is almost full again..."

"Place them neatly and don't damage the appearance..." Ye Yaodong warned.

"I know, we are all arranged neatly, and the quilts are not folded so neatly..."

"Sailu, are you still folding a quilt? I've probably never folded a quilt in my life..."

"Then I'll sort it out neatly. Whether to eat meat or soup tomorrow depends on these hairtail fish."

Ye Yaodong smiled and cooperated with them, "We will continue to eat meat tomorrow. We have a good harvest today. We will buy another 10 kilograms of meat tomorrow."

"Okay, haha... I can have meat to eat again..."

"Everyone, do your best. Adong said that he will buy another 10 kilograms of meat tomorrow and continue to eat meat..."

Everyone is very enthusiastic, not just because they can eat better with extra meals, but mainly because after so many years of being a fisherman, I have never seen longline fishing be so fun, and the delivery rate is so high. This is also a good harvest.

joy.

When one main line is finished collecting, others are there carrying the baskets and estimating the weight.

There are 500 hooks in one main line, 90% of them are loaded, some can even load two, and some even have three hooks connected end to end.

Everyone held the baskets in their hands and estimated that seven or eight baskets together weighed six to seven hundred kilograms. The main reason was that these hairtails were all very big, and there were no small ones. Each one was nearly one meter.

The meat is so thick that it weighs more than a kilogram in your hand.

A whole basket was brought out, all about the same size and sparkling.

In addition, there is a small half basket that is not in that good condition, mainly because the tails are bitten, and there are some 30 or 40 pieces. Although the price is a little discounted, they can still be sold for a lot of money.

Ye Yaodong thought that when the time came, he would carry this basket back and give it to others, and there would be no need to sell it. The people who came out were all from the village and they all knew each other. They had to keep some for themselves, and the daily meal consumption of No. 30 was also

Huge.

"There wasn't enough ice to bring out kelp today. I didn't know we could catch so much. Let's save some time when we carry it to the fish warehouse and lay it out."

"I know, I went back in a few hours anyway, so it must be fresh enough."

"Um."

"Bring the basket over here and put it away again..."

They also hooked the second line and pulled it up. Everyone immediately divided the work and cooperated. Some moved the things on the deck to the fish warehouse, and some rolled up their sleeves and followed to collect the fish.

Ye Yaodong turned around and walked to the other side of the ship, watching Aguang and the others receiving the goods on the other side.

Everyone on the boat opposite was also filled with joyful smiles. Who cared about the scattered jellyfish floating on the sea at this time? All attention was on the hairtail fish. Various discussions and discussions came over and everyone knew that everyone was very excited.

"Dongzi, do you want to collect them all?"

"Yes, collect them all. There are so many hairtails hanging on one line. If you don't collect them now, why keep them? Some of them have escaped the hook. If you collect them earlier, you will save them from being escaped."

"We also need to catch them all. There are too many. I didn't expect them to be so easy to catch."

"What we do is called precise casting. We throw them into the fish pile, but we can't catch them casually? Are you also collecting the second line? How many pounds did the front line collect?"

"About six to seven hundred pounds. Some of them have surface bites. What about you?"

"Absolutely."

Aguang shouted again with regret on his face: "It's a pity. We bought less materials yesterday and made less fishing lines, only half of yours. When I finish collecting these, I will go back in advance to buy more materials in the evening."

Keep doing more and come back tomorrow.”

"Okay, the number of jellyfish floating up today is obviously too much, so I probably won't be able to do it for two days before I have to stop."

"Let's see."

Ye Yaodong looked at their fishing process and saw that the hook rate was the same. A whole main line was pulled up, and the hooks on the bottom fishing line were all shiny hairtails. There were very few empty hooks. Everyone was smiling.

He watched for a while and then returned to his place to see everyone receiving the goods. People on his ship also gathered around to watch and chat.

He didn't know when his father would come back from trawling. If he came back, he would have to ask his father to buy more materials. It would be worthwhile to spend more money while he could catch some fish in these two days.

The income is much higher than the expenditure.

Nowadays, one longline fishing costs six to seven hundred kilograms, and 10 longlines cost six to seven thousand kilograms. If you pay 30 to 40 cents per kilogram, it will cost you more than two thousand yuan, plus sea urchin!

Sea urchins can also be sold for about 5,000 kilograms, and can also be sold for thousands of pieces.

Make a lot of money!

It’s better not to come during the jellyfish flood season, right?

Ye Yaodong did some calculations, and his heart was filled with excitement. It was so profitable. Before he came here, he had imagined that he could earn so much in a day, but he only imagined that he could earn it from jellyfish. Unexpectedly, the jellyfish had already made money before he saw it.

So much.

"Ah Dong, did you ask how much hairtail fish costs yesterday?"

"It just depends on the size. It should be bigger, thicker, and more than three hairs. But it didn't specifically say whether it's a mesh belt or a fishing belt, and my dad didn't ask clearly. When I go to the shore to sell goods later, don't sell everything first.

Get the goods out, move a basket and ask for a price first."

The boatman next to him interjected, "It must be more than three cents. In the past, larger fishing tapes could be sold for so much. Today, our fishing tape is in complete condition and big, so it will definitely sell for more money."

"Yes, you can definitely get them for 40 or 50 cents. Big fishing belts are very expensive. Don't let the locals cheat you."

"Ask more..."

"Can this line be finished?"

"Not yet. There are a lot of fish on the hook. I need to collect them slower, not that fast. It will take more than two or three hours to collect them all. Moreover, some buoys float a little further, so I have to wait for them under the water.

When we come up, drive the boat over to collect it."

Ye Yaodong nodded, he knew this, "Wait until the next wave of them comes down and move to another position, and also change the position to salvage sea urchins."

"By the way, I picked up the jellyfish from the sea. After a while, I saw dozens of them floating up. Our boat couldn't move in front of us. They were all picked up by Lao Pei. We will have to pick them up later."

"Yes, we can't give them all the advantage..."

"Let's go cook something to eat first. We won't go back at noon. Fortunately, we have a little supply of everything on board. We'll continue working when we're full."

He didn't bring out all the boatmen today, he only brought half of them and left half to look after the house. His father also brought two with him when he went out to sea to trawl at night. He really didn't need so many people to do the work.

Maybe you can bring two small boats out tomorrow to pick up jellyfish here, which will save the people on their boats from distracting themselves from fishing. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. If you sweep up all these bits and pieces, you can sell dozens of them.

Everyone on the boat was collecting hairtail fish in an orderly manner, but the surprise at the beginning was no longer there, and it became calm. Occasionally, they would ooh and ahhhh when they saw two or three fish connected head to tail.

The people fishing for sea urchins below were also taking turns, and after all the turns, their longline had only collected half.

When it was his and Aguang's turn, they also went into the water and took a look at the special sight of the longline being hooked in the water.

He was obviously floating in the trench, using his iron claws to collect the sea urchins and letting them fall into the net bag, but suddenly the white ribbon not far below started to tumble and float.

A series of sparkling hairtails rose into the sky directly near them, one long strip, one large piece, neat and orderly.

Although they were not beside them, they could still see the tail of the hairtail waving in the water until it became farther and farther away and could no longer be seen.

They kept watching until it disappeared, then resumed hunting for sea urchins.

During this period, there were also a few small fish swimming by them. Sometimes the two of them were very handy and would reach out and rub each other when they saw it, causing the fish to dodge immediately in panic.

There was a jellyfish that rose up from under Ye Yaodong. When he saw it, he moved to the side to avoid it, and then he used his iron claw to poke its big umbrella, but it reacted immediately and took one step first.

It jumped to the side, then retracted its umbrella and sank under the trench.

Ye Yaodong was surprised to see the jellyfish that was about to float up, but actually sank to the bottom of the water because of his actions.

Although jellyfish have no eyes and ears, they cannot hear the sounds of enemies or see their bodies, but they can quickly avoid powerful enemies.

This is because there is a kind of small fish and shrimp that act as its "eyes and ears". They are called "jellyfish shrimp" and "jade pomfret".

They are very small and usually live around the mouth and wrists of jellyfish, using the jellyfish as a protective umbrella.

When enemies are approaching, these small fish and shrimps will immediately hide in the jellyfish's mouth and wrist like a clever ghost. When the jellyfish receives the "message", it immediately shrinks its umbrella and sinks into the sea water to avoid the danger.
To be continued...