Chapter 18 There are big fish in strong winds and waves
Its daybreak.
Chen Yuan stretched himself out of bed and opened the curtains.
The sea and sky are the same color outside, and there are seabirds circling in the distant sky. However, the wind is stronger today and the waves are bigger...
Chen Yuan took out his mobile phone, zoomed the lens to the farthest point, and took two photos.
The photo is a bit blurry and cannot be seen clearly.
Chen Yuan took out his cell phone and called his master: "Master, what is the windiest level today?"
"At noon, the wind can reach level 6, and there may also be level 7 gusts." Lin Xinhai said: "What, do you want to go out to sea today?"
"I saw a large group of seabirds on the sea." Chen Yuandao.
"What a seabird."
"many."
Lin Xinhai perked up and said, "Want to go out and give it a try?"
"Let's go."
"Call Shengzi together."
"Um."
Chen Yuan put on long-sleeved sun protection clothing with a hood: "Hey, get up quickly, we're going to sea."
"Why are you going to sea this early in the morning?"
"There are schools of fish." Chen Yuan said.
"Come down."
After Chen Yuan washed up, he went over and knocked on Chen Xin's door and said, "I'm going out and will be back at noon."
"Oh." Chen Xin looked like she hadn't woken up yet: "What are you doing out there?"
"Go fishing."
"I also need to go……"
"There are big waves today."
"I want to go too." Chen Xin said.
"Not today, let's wait another day." Chen Yuan said and ignored Chen Xin, went to the window to take a look, and hurried downstairs.
There are large groups of seabirds circling on the sea surface, indicating that there are fish there, and there are a lot of fish.
Chen Yuan went to the fishing gear store first, and Lin Xinhai was also here. He bought fishing rods... three boat rods, matched with a 1200J model electric wheel, equipped with No. 16 nylon line as the main line, and a dozen iron plate baits.
The price of a set of equipment is about 10,000 yuan.
Lin Xinhai also informed Wang Peng to prepare ice cubes, big ice cubes.
There is a refrigerator next to the shipyard. One piece of ice weighs 50 kilograms. I brought 4 pieces in total.
"Hey, Brother Fei, are you here? We're about to leave." Wang Peng hired two porters to help transport the ice to the ship while he made a phone call.
"Here we go, we'll be there soon."
"hurry up."
"Come on, come on...I've seen you."
Wang Peng also saw He Fei's black pickup truck. The car drove over and parked on the side of the road. He Fei and his friend Yang Xun jumped out of the car. When they saw the ice cubes being transported, they said, "What big move are we going to make?"
, so much ice.”
"My father-in-law asked me to do it." Wang Peng said: "Didn't I tell you last night that I have two very powerful senior brothers? They are going to go to sea soon. I asked you to come over and go out with me to see what happens next.
There is no possibility of cooperation.”
"Don't mess with me, there is a level 6 wind today..." Yang Xun said.
"I came back before noon, it's okay." Wang Peng added: "The 13.7-meter fishing boat is equipped with a 420-horsepower imported diesel engine, which is very powerful."
He Fei nodded: "Why do you go out with so many ice cubes?"
"I heard from my father-in-law that the boat owner, who is also my senior brother, found a school of fish... let's go out and see if there are any tuna," Wang Peng said.
There are tuna here in the South China Sea all year round, and generally speaking there are relatively few in summer.
Tuna fishing is just one of them.
If there are schools of fish, that means there are other large predatory fish.
Chen Yuan and Lin Xinhai organized their equipment in the fishing tackle shop: "Master, how much do these things cost?" Chen Yuan said.
"It's not much money." Lin Xinhai said: "I will give you a fishing rod, and I will give Zhou Sheng another fishing rod. There is also a fishing rod of my own... From now on, I will also use your boat to go fishing in the sea, so don't accept me.
Just the boat fare is enough.”
"Okay." Chen Yuan smiled and took the things to the car.
When we arrived at the shipyard, Zhou Sheng also came over. After checking the equipment, he brought a box of mineral water and set off.
The current wind force is about Level 3, coming in waves, but it happens to be the time of high tide...the wind is blowing from the southwest.
If the wind force is maintained at this level, today will be an excellent time to catch big fish. But the weather forecast says that the wind force today may reach level 7.
As soon as the fishing boat left the bay, its power was fully turned on.
Chen Yuan looked at the speed and found that it could only reach 27 knots. The ship's speed is greatly affected by ocean currents, wind direction and strength, etc.
There is a swell on the sea.
Chen Yuan put on life jackets for everyone.
The speed of 27 knots is not slow, it can even be said to be very fast. The undulating waves, the bow of the boat riding the wind and waves, hit the waves and splashed the waves more than two meters high.
"This is my senior brother Chen Yuan, who is also the owner of the ship. This is senior brother Zhou Sheng... my father-in-law, Master Lin." Wang Peng introduced: "He Fei, Yang Xun... can be said to be fishing masters, they
We also have boats and often fish offshore.”
"We are not masters, we are just fishermen." He Fei said: "I heard that you have a plan to go fishing in the open sea. We also want to go, but we don't know the price."
"Let's wait until we get ashore to discuss this matter." Chen Yuandao said: "We have just arrived here, and we don't know much about the local sea conditions. In this area, how many meters away from the shore are tuna usually?"
"We rarely catch tuna. If we occasionally catch tuna, it's just luck... We usually stay near Hailing, and if we go farther, we can go to Wok Island and Nanpeng Island. There are bonito over there, and you can occasionally catch them if you go farther.
I even caught a dogtooth tuna in Qinggan."
Bonito and dogtooth tuna are not considered tuna…
He Fei continued: "In the sea area, you can sometimes catch yellowfin tuna by lowering your net, but that is an exception. The active area of tuna is estimated to be more than a hundred kilometers away. I heard that there are quite a lot of them in Yitong and Shenhu waters, and then
It’s Dongsha, these are the tuna activity areas closest to Jiangyang.”
Then there is Nansha.
Generally speaking, there are not many tuna here. If you have rich experience, it is not difficult to catch tuna. But if you are not familiar with the cruising habits of tuna, it mainly depends on luck.
The cruising habits of tuna vary from place to place. However, in general, you can catch them all year round in the South China Sea.
The South China Sea is too big. Anyway, if you want to catch tuna, you have to go to the outer sea and the edge of the continental shelf.
Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng had been working as offshore fishermen here for about half a year before, but it had been too long and they were not clear about the sea conditions here.
However, fishing is actually the same as fishing. You need to be able to find fish. Finding fish depends on the ocean currents, the topography of the seabed, the weather, etc., and then it comes down to luck.
After running out to sea for half an hour, the waves on the sea surface became bigger and bigger, but I didn't see any birds.
Half an hour, about 20 kilometers offshore.
Chen Yuan took over the wheelhouse and continued sailing to the southwest based on his feeling.
When he was at home, Chen Yuan did see a flock of birds. At that time, he judged that it should be more than ten kilometers away. But when Chen Yuan took pictures with his mobile phone and adjusted the focus to the farthest, he could only see blurry black spots...
The wind was not strong in the morning, the weather was clear, and the visibility on the sea was extremely high.
And when you go downstairs, you will definitely not see the group of seabirds...
Seabirds are not immobile either.
After running for more than half an hour, Chen Yuan saw the group of seabirds.
A large group of seabirds, estimated to number from a few hundred to a thousand. It is probably rare to see such a large group of seabirds in China.
Several hundred meters away from the seabird activity area, Chen Yuan turned on the fish detector and found that there were a small number of swimming fish on the seabed. This small amount was compared with the large school of fish. If you look at it normally, this number of fish is already a lot.
On the monitor, the fish are small schooling fish such as sardines, which are most likely sardines. There are many larger fish around...
Chen Yuan slowed down the boat, used the rear driving position, and let his master drive the boat. He and Zhou Sheng went out to prepare the fishing rods and threw the iron plate out.
A large iron plate weighing 335 grams was thrown out after hanging the fishhook.
The boat speed was about 11 knots. Chen Yuan's fishing line was first released for 50 meters, followed by Zhou Sheng...
Chen Yuan lowered the fishing line to about 120 meters, and when he hit the fish, he bent the fishing rod hard, raised it hard, and pressed the line to take up.
Zhou Sheng also began to close the line...
Lin Xinhai turned on the gyroscope and stopped the ship. The engine also used some power to stabilize the ship.
Zhou Sheng reeled in the line and caught a fish, and his fish was bigger. The wheel made a mechanical sound, and the speed of returning the line was also very slow. He shouted excitedly: "Good guy, I've caught a big fish."
.”
Chen Yuan's fishing line was quickly retracted, and the waves were shaking. Even if the stabilizer was turned on, the boat's hull was still swinging violently.
Wang Peng lay on the side of the boat and looked at it. After the fish came out of the water, he picked up the iron hook and accurately hooked the fish. He lifted it up and said, "I'll go for... such a big mackerel."
This Spanish mackerel is more than 1.5 meters long, very fat, and weighs probably more than 30 kilograms.
However, Zhou Sheng's fish began to exert force. Zhou Sheng gave up the electric winch and used human power to return the line. The heavy fishing rod for sea fishing actually bent in his hand...
"Be careful of disconnection." Chen Yuan said.
"I think it's a swordfish, and it definitely weighs more than a hundred kilograms..." Zhou Sheng said, "Don't loosen the line. Master, control the boat and help me reel in the line."
"Okay... pay attention to your safety." Lin Xinhai said.
"Slow down a little."
Lin Xinhai pushed the throttle gently and turned the direction of the ship. The waves hit from the side, and the ship shook even more violently. However, this shaking was just a small scene for Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng. Zhou Sheng hugged
The fishing rod is still very stable. When the fishing boat starts to move, I turn on the electric winch...