Chen Wenzhe and the others came out mainly for fun this time, and one of them must be fishing.
So Zheng Yu was well prepared here. He hired two famous local fishermen, that is, the two old fishermen who he said were very familiar with the waters here.
After they get on the boat, they will cooperate with the staff on the boat to let them experience the joy of fishing first.
Of course, Li Jinli and his wife had already disembarked. They were here for vacation, not fishing.
Besides, Li Jinli's wife is pregnant and cannot stay at sea for a long time.
As for the girl brought by Chen Xingchen, there was nothing unusual about her.
On the contrary, I heard about fishing at sea, and I was very excited.
But they cannot stay at sea for a long time. Maybe after fishing this night, they will follow the fishing boat back to port the next day.
We are all adults. Although we come out together, we can play separately without fear of getting lost.
These are all small things. After they followed the fishing boats out of the harbor, they immediately saw the magnificent ocean.
Beigang, located in the South China Sea, connects my country's largest sea area, the South China Sea, and the largest lagoon, the Xiaohai.
The so-called lagoon refers to the shallow sea water separated from the coastal zone and the open sea.
This area of water can not only isolate the wind and waves of the outer sea, but also exchange water flow with the ocean through tidal channels, making it a natural harbor for fishing boats and a preferred water body for fish and shrimp farming.
Driving out of the small sea "Hulukou" formed by the confrontation between reefs and sand bars, and entering the vast sea, you suddenly feel that the sea is vast, the sky is bright, and the wind is refreshing.
Looking far into the distance, in the vast expanse of blue waves, fishing boats of all sizes are like whales surfacing, chopping the waves and swimming around playfully.
However, these are the feelings of Chen Wenzhe and others. For those fishing boats, they have no play, only hard work.
Although this sea area is not small, there are more fishing boats here.
When passing these fishing boats, Chen Wenzhe and others also paid attention to some trawlers, but what these people salvaged was usually garbage, and there was no fish at all.
Seeing this situation, the group of people who were originally very excited were a little dumbfounded.
The boat traveled for nearly an hour and arrived at the target water area. By this time, the sky was getting dark.
After anchoring and stalling, the ship without power drifted with the current, swaying left and right, ups and downs.
Chen Wenzhe could not stand and walk without leaning on the ship or holding on to something.
Taking advantage of the time while waiting for darkness, they once again wandered around, laying out the bread, ham sausages, tea eggs and Erguotou they bought, and sat on the ground with the fishermen, eating, drinking and chatting.
Through conversation, Chen Wenzhe learned about the situation here.
This offshore area is densely covered with high-quality fish reefs, providing a good environment for the growth and habitat of fish.
Fish can be caught here all year round, and it is rich in high-quality fish species such as hairtail, mackerel, tuna, and squid.
Therefore, fishermen here rarely go fishing in the open sea.
Fishermen can catch "light fish" for three months every year after the beginning of spring - this is the local name for fish that are naturally phototactic.
In summer and autumn, fishing may be banned or typhoons are frequent, so it is rare to go to sea.
Fishing can be done for more than a month in winter, mainly mackerel.
Right now, it’s the season for the blue round trevally, which the locals call the “long-waisted fish.”
Under normal circumstances, fresh fish can be sold for 3-4 yuan per catty, and after being processed into dried fish, it can be sold for 30-40 yuan per catty.
However, fishing depends on God's will. For example, if they were unlucky about the fishing boats they saw in the afternoon, they wouldn't be able to catch much at all.
This is mainly because there are too many fishing boats and they gather together. It would be really strange if they could all catch a large number of fish.
Chinese people are like this. Whenever they see anything that makes money, they will swarm in, even if it is fishing.
Many people go out to fish just because they have a little money, and there are many people like Zheng Yu.
Therefore, it is not easy for real fishermen nowadays.
Before I knew it, dusk was falling.
The light stands above the cabin were slowly lowered from both sides of the ship.
The 100 fishing lanterns hanging on the light stands all lit up, illuminating both sides of the fishing boat as if it were daytime.
The fishing boats in the distance are also emitting light one after another, and the stars are dotted and the beads are shining brightly.
People on the boat began to enter the "waiting for the fish" mode.
Chen Wenzhe and the others came out just to have fun. Everything they saw here was full of scenery, so naturally they would not get tired of it.
The night is getting darker and darker, the wind is blowing and the waves are blowing, and the boat is rocking with the waves. This feeling is still very strange.
However, the girl brought by Chen Xingchen felt a little bad at this time.
Seeing that she was starting to get seasick, two local fishermen immediately advised them to go into the cabin and rest.
Only call them when they catch fish.
However, when I was lying on the deck covered with straw mats, I was shaking from left to right, involuntarily, and felt even more shaking.
Maybe I slept too much during the day and couldn't fall asleep anyway.
Chen Wenzhe simply got up and went to the stern of the boat to learn from Lao Zhao how to cast a long line to catch squid.
Zheng Yu hired a father and son named Zhao. Although Zhao was over sixty years old, he was still in good health.
He told Chen Wenzhe that his family's ancestors made a living by fishing.
A few years ago, my two sons pooled together more than 1 million yuan to buy a boat.
Excluding more than 100,000 yuan of shipping expenses every year, in a good year, you can earn 500,000 to 600,000 yuan.
In a bad year, I still have three to four hundred thousand yuan.
The eldest son is now the captain. Except for his two sons, the other nine people on the ship are all hired fishermen.
According to the agreement, the fishing costs are borne by the ship owner.
After the fish is caught and sold, the boat owner and fishermen share it in half.
Both parties share the benefits and risks.
Each fisherman earns approximately 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year.
Lao Zhao, who is quite satisfied with the current situation, is worried about the future.
In recent years, more and more boats have gone out to sea to fish, and their equipment has become more and more advanced, but fishing has become more and more difficult.
In the past, when fishing for "light fish", 3 or 4 lights were enough.
Now there are 20 bulbs on small boats, and hundreds of them on larger fishing boats. Each bulb is 1,000 watts.
But even so, they didn't gain much, otherwise, he wouldn't have been tempted by Zheng Yu and came to serve as a technical and safety guide.
The income from fishing boats is becoming increasingly unstable, and many fishermen have now changed careers.
As we chatted, time passed quickly. Suddenly, Lao Zhao softly called out: "Squid!"
Then he quickly took out a small wooden board wrapped with fishing line, placed the plastic prawn float tied to the fishing line in front of a cuttlefish swimming in the water.
The cuttlefish didn't know the truth and bit the shrimp's tail, and was immediately hooked by the barb on the shrimp's tail.
Old Zhao stretched the fishing line tightly, letting the cuttlefish struggle and vomit black water until all the black water was vomited, and then he began to reel in the line.
When I picked it up, I saw it was a huge cuttlefish!
"This fish weighs almost two kilograms," Lao Zhao assessed, "I have caught fish weighing 3 or 4 kilograms in the past."
Chen Wenzhe took a look and realized that as long as cuttlefish came over, it would be too easy to catch them.
He saw these fishing tools just now, and used backtracking to learn some fishing techniques, which he just happened to use now.