Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1327: Fish Caught

It was finally time to set off, and Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief. After checking the nautical chart with them, he told the workers to prepare to set off, and he also went to the wheelhouse.

In the vast ocean, old fishermen rely on nautical charts and compasses to determine where the ship is going. They are not so used to using some technological tools, so they use them together.

Ye Yaodong located the position again using the system he carried on his fishing boat.

If he hadn't thought about having a few more boats to provide support, he would have sailed away alone, which would have been much easier.

It's a good thing that we had tried to get in touch before, and the two of us can get along well. When I was drinking with his father, I was polite at first, but later I became a brother to his father.

Ye Yaodong did not sail ahead, but lagged behind the two boats for a short distance and followed silently.

There were only a few brief conversations on the channel when we just started driving, and there was no further chatting afterwards. After all, we were not talking on the phone, and the signal was not particularly strong, and it was received with a crackling sound.

That is, his group of friends would chatter excitedly and were also talkative, they did not mind and could talk non-stop.

He had no desire to speak when listening to the crackling sound. He usually listened silently, and most of the time he turned off or tuned to the public channel to listen to the broadcast information.

On a winter day, the warm sun shone on the sea. He looked outside through the cab and felt a hint of warmth in the cold wind.

The workers have all returned to the cabin to rest. This time there are 14 people on the boat, plus him, making a total of 15 people.

His rest room is located in the rear half of the cockpit, so he doesn't have to rest together with the workers.

Their three boats are now rushing to the fishing site. He has estimated that the fishing area is less than 100 nautical miles away from the port, and the fishing boats need to sail for more than 5 hours.

This is because their ship is large and has sufficient horsepower. If it were the Dongsheng, it might take seven or eight hours.

They were heading southeast, and the fishing boats they encountered became larger and fewer and fewer, until after two hours, they no longer encountered any boats.

Only the seabirds that had been following the fishing boats were still flying behind them, and occasionally swooping down to prey on the fish and shrimps that were lifted up by the oars of the fishing boats.

As they drove further away, they could occasionally see a dark shadow passing by in the sky.

Ye Yaodong has good eyesight and can see in all directions and hear in all directions.

He also saw clearly that the black shadow that flashed by was a huge manta ray. This fish liked to fly a kite from time to time, jumping out of the sea and then gliding down. It was black and big, and very easy to identify from a distance.

In the past, when we were lucky, we could catch some fish by gliding over their fishing boats.

Now we can only see it rushing out of the water and sliding down in the distance with our naked eyes. No one knows where it lands, and there is no way to chase it.

For them now, it is more important to rush to the fishing area first. If they can encounter a school of fish or other valuable big fish that can be caught along the way, they must not miss it.

Ye Yaodong has been following the two fishing boats. This has an advantage. He doesn't have to identify the direction or worry about what's ahead. He just has to follow them. The people on the two boats in front are experienced sailors.

However, they did not wait until they reached their destination to set the nets, which was very similar to his previous fishing method.

Halfway through the journey, he heard a crackling sound coming from the channel. Zhao Chengzhou was informing them that they could slow down and prepare to set down the net nearby, and then they continued to move forward while dragging the net.

Ye Yaodong glanced at the display screen and saw that they had probably sailed about fifty or sixty nautical miles.

As a junior, he also humbly listened to the instructions. When he was told not to sail at full speed and to set up nets nearby, he slowed down, responded, and used a horn to notify the boatman.

But he did not cast the net immediately. He moved the fishing boat around a little, keeping a certain distance from the other two boats, and used sonar to detect and search for schools of fish in the surrounding area first.

During the voyage, in order to ensure safety, the sonar on his fishing boat was always turned on to avoid obstacles and prevent running aground or hitting reefs.

After all, this is the first time we go out to sea with these two boats, so it won’t go wrong if we pay more attention.

So this is also the reason why he has been following behind without having to use his brain much, after all, there is technology.

There is no sonar detector on the Dongsheng. After all, it is only a 24-meter ship. In the first two years, not to mention the limited technology, the funds were also limited. Everything was based on experience, blindly casting nets and dragging to catch fish, completely relying on luck.

The other two boats also separated and searched slowly nearby, but did not cast their nets immediately. It seemed that the fishing boats had also been upgraded.

According to what he learned at the shipyard in Zhou City, sonar equipment only became more affordable in the second half of last year, making it affordable for small and medium-sized fishing boats.

Otherwise, in the past few years, not to mention small and medium-sized fishing boats, even medium and large fishing boats had to spend a lot of money to install the most basic one.

He had seen it. That sonar was only equipped with a simple display screen that showed the image of sound wave reflections. It was not as advanced as the one he had now, but it could provide enough information for people to use now.

While looking at the display screen, he began to move slowly around, paying attention to the distance between him and the other two boats to avoid getting lost.

While he was watching the display screen and searching slowly, the two boats had already found their spots and cast their nets one after another, and their conversation could be heard over the crackling sound of the channel.

"I found a good spot to cast the net..."

"It's almost the same here. Don't deviate, just keep moving forward..."

Ye Yaodong also responded, "I'll look for a better place to go online, you guys go ahead and do your work."

"That's enough... It's not too bad anyway. I just came out and dragged it while walking..."

"Hey...Okay..."

He could see many small green dots on the display screen, and he could see them intermittently as he drove along.

The graphics of different colors represent the density of the fish school. He looked around and saw only some small green dots.

Generally, the darker the green, yellow and red color, the greater the density of the fish school, and the intensity of the echo.

He walked around and simply stopped looking. He notified the workers to lower the net, and then adjusted the direction and speed of sailing according to the location of the fish.

At most, we can wait and see while sailing to see if there are more densely populated areas, and then go to where the density is higher.

Anyway, the density of fish that can be detected now is much higher than in the previous life, and the resources are still very abundant.

Just take a look at the display screen, and you will see that it is basically filled with densely packed green dots. In my previous life, when I went fishing at sea, the dots I detected were all very scattered, and I had to patiently look for the fish schools slowly.

Nowadays, as long as there are fishing boats that dare to go fishing in distant waters, they can encounter schools of fish with their eyes closed, the only difference is whether the density is strong or weak.

The fishing net of the Oceangoing Ship No. 1 is not much longer than that of the Dongsheng, still more than meters, but the accompanying steel wire rope is several hundred meters longer because the depth under the deep sea is naturally deeper.

The workers lifted the fishing net, slowly lowered it into the water through the slide at the stern, and fully unfolded the net through the winch and pulley system, ensuring that the net mouth was open.

Net plates will also be installed on both sides of the net to use the effect of water flow to open the net opening and increase capture efficiency.

Ye Yaodong also paid attention to their netting situation and controlled the boat speed between 2 and 4 knots. Then he kept an eye on the display screen while paying attention to the direction of the other two boats on the sea to avoid straying too far from them.

"Now that we've got the internet down, just follow the situation and go wherever you feel there's stock. Just don't stray too far..."

As soon as he heard this, he knew it was directed at him, and Ye Yaodong also responded.

"know."

"Ah Dong, you said before that you only planned to be out for about half a month and then return?"

"Yes, I have things to do at home, so I have to come back often. Even if I follow you out in the future, I may only be out for half a month to 20 days, and then I will come back once, and sell the goods by the way. I don't need to sell them to the fresh goods collection ship, which saves money."

Uncle Ding said, "Your ship is so big, it consumes a lot of fuel. Are you sure you want to return so frequently? It will be difficult to find a buyer for such a large amount of goods, and it will only delay things. I'd rather make less money and give it to the shipping ship."

Ye Yaodong was able to piece together what was being said by listening to the crackling sounds.

"I have a partner to work with. After I return to the port, I can just hand the goods over to my partner to handle."

Zhao Chengzhou said, "That's fine, but I'm afraid it will consume too much fuel for the round trip. Your ship consumes a lot of fuel, and it costs thousands of dollars to refuel once. It will take too long to sell the goods, so it's not worth it. It's better to save time and get more at sea."

"Well, I also have a large freezer and refrigerator on my ship that can hold hundreds of tons of food. I'll keep the valuables frozen, and keep the other cheap ones in cold storage for the time being. If you call a fresh food ship during this period, I'll sell them too."

"That's fine. Just make your own plan. Your boat is indeed much bigger than ours. You can collect it for 20 days and then sell it as a whole when you return."

Ye Yaodong himself thought so too.

This boat was built according to the standards of an ocean-going fishing vessel, and he later modified it to make it more practical.

It would probably be difficult to store enough goods in the freezer for 20 days. Resources are abundant these days and the harvest must be huge.

But he still has a cold storage room to store the goods, and whenever they are sold out occasionally, he will continue to put in fresh goods in rotation until the time comes to return home fully loaded.

He has already thought about it well. This way he can maximize the profits. Of course it will be more valuable to sell so many goods at the shore. Doubling the amount is not a small amount.

It is not unacceptable to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on fuel for a round trip.

The reason why they sell to fresh-collecting ships is mainly to avoid the trouble of selling the goods ashore, after all, the large quantity is difficult to consume.

Uncle Ding said, "At our current speed of 2 to 4 knots, we will probably have to drag two nets to reach the fishing spot."

"Okay, this method of operation is similar to the fishing method I used to use on my fishing boat."

……

As they worked, Ye Yaodong would occasionally chat with them to increase their familiarity with each other and relieve the boring work at sea.

Along the way, during the fishing process, he kept an eye on the display screen. As long as the sonar detected a red dot, he would immediately move in the direction of the red dot and adjust the fishing direction and strategy.

The darker the color, the greater the density of the fish school, and naturally more fish can be collected.

The crew will also continue to monitor the location and status of the nets to ensure smooth trawling.

At the same time, he also paid attention to the density. Now with sonar detectors, the time they draw in the nets has to be adjusted according to the density of the fish school.

The lower the density of the fish school, the longer the trawling operation will take, so as to ensure that there are enough fish when the fishing net is pulled up.

He estimated that this net took more than three hours, and it probably didn't reach the real deep sea yet, so the time spent was about the same as the previous Dongsheng.

However, the Dongsheng always collects the nets at about the same time, so how much you catch depends on luck.

But for this net, he kept looking at the display screen, estimating that there were enough fish so he could catch one net first, instead of opening a blind box and catching a random number.

When he was preparing to raise the net, he also notified the boatmen.

Everyone immediately came out on deck and started moving around.

"Let's get online~"

"One net of gold, one net of silver, may Mazu bless the boat with gold and silver~"

The workers shouted happily as they went to collect the nets.

There is always more expectation for the first catch, especially when it is such a big fishing boat.

Ye Yaodong also wanted to see how much his boat could catch in one go, and whether it could bring him any surprises.

The workers used the net-lifting machine and roller-skating system to slowly collect the fishing nets.

Only after the fishing net floated to the surface did the workers connect the mast with a wire rope to act as a lever when catching fish.

The net is connected to the machine with the help of a pole and pulled upwards to hang the fishing net. The net mouth of the fish collecting bag is all made of iron rings, and a pole is passed through the iron rings to seal it.

Ye Yaodong was in the cockpit, watching the workers loading fish. The principle of loading cargo on their fishing boats was similar, it was just a matter of load-bearing capacity.

His eyes widened as he watched a large bag of fish being hung up.

It wasn’t the quantity that surprised him. The fishing nets equipped on this fishing boat weighed about 5000 kilograms each, so he had an idea of ​​that. But it was as if he saw a rare fish?
The golden oversized fish can attract people's attention even if it shows the tip of the iceberg.

"Moonfish?"

He was a little surprised. If it was a moonfish, it would be rare.

It is said that the moon fish is not only beautiful, but also brings good luck.

You don’t see it once in a lifetime, so it carries a lot of weight.

Therefore, when Ye Yaodong took a look, he was surprised when he saw only the exposed part.

If this is really the Moon Fish, then it would be really good.

He looked forward to watching the workers pull out the pole from the suspended fishing net, and a large number of white and black fish fell down.

The huge golden fish also landed on the fish tank cover with a splash.

Among the black and white fish, this big golden fish is particularly eye-catching and colorful.

"Moonfish!"

This time he was really sure.

Although it was his first time catching one, he knew the reputation of the moonfish and what it looked like.

The moonfish has a thin and particularly tall body, a slender tail base, a forked tail fin, slender sickle-shaped pectoral fins, and a silvery or golden body color.

It is said to be a lucky fish.

I have to use my brain again! When writing daily stories, I don’t need to use my brain at all. But when writing about going out to sea, it is very stressful. I need to arrange some interesting plots or magical and rare fish. I need to design the plot and think about it specifically, which is very uncomfortable.

Moreover, this book has more than 500 million words, and many strange marine creatures, marine landscapes, and other interesting things have been written about. Now we need innovation and new species, which is very difficult...

I slowly pondered and wrote.

According to the preview, it should be around a million words, and that will probably be the end of it.