Captain Maruyama called his brother, and the two men turned a boom on the ship, then fixed the rope on the wire rope of the boom, and started to start the winch. The underwater rope was slowly rolled up by the winch.
There are more and more seaweed on the rope, and it seems that I have been soaking on the seabed for a long time.
"Bang!" As the sound of the winch became louder and louder, Hong Tao clearly felt that something heavy should be hanging under the rope. This small winch is used by fishing boats to lift large fish caught from the sea onto the deck.
, the lifting capacity should be more than 1 ton. Listening to its reluctant groaning sound, it shows that the weight of heavy objects underwater is not small.
When the two Maruyama brothers saw that the winch was struggling, they quickly stepped forward and grabbed the rope to help pull it up. Hong Tao and Muraichi also went up to help. After pulling like this for a while, they could already see a dark figure under the water from the side of the ship.
The things slowly floated up.
"Oh my God!!! Is this the legendary crab cage?" When the underwater monster completely surfaced, Hong Tao finally knew what it was.
A crab pot is a cage made of finger-thick steel wire welded over half a meter long, over a foot high, and over a foot wide. It is surrounded by fishing nets and has a large entrance on the outside and a small entrance on the inside. When using it, the fishermen
Dozens or even hundreds of these cages are connected in a large series with thick cables, and minced fish meat is placed in a small net bag in the middle of the cage, thrown into the sea, and a large float is tied to the end to determine the location.
After the cage sinks to the bottom of the sea, marine animals such as crabs and lobsters will be attracted by the minced fish meat in the cage, and get into the cage through the entrance to have a big meal, but this will probably be their last meal.
Because they haven't learned how to find the exit yet, and the exit is funnel-shaped, making it easy to get in but difficult to get out.
After waiting for half a day or a day, the fishermen will return to the place where they lowered the crab pots according to the instructions of the float, then hook the rope and fish the crab pots out of the seabed. At this time, the crabs and lobsters in the cages will become
Fishermen's trophies.
However, this method of crab fishing will also encounter some setbacks. For example, some floats may be accidentally scraped off by other passing ships, or if there happens to be a trawler operating in the sea area where you put the crab pots, then your crab pots will be damaged.
It was dragged away by the trawler, or it was harvested by the trawler, or it fell off somewhere and ended up sinking to the bottom of the sea, never to be fished out.
The crab pots that Hong Tao and the others found were probably dropped by fishermen on Okinawa, and then brought here by some ship. Then Hong Tao's fishhook accidentally hooked them up, making them see the light of day again.
"Ah, lobster, look, look, there are so many lobsters and crabs!" As the first crab pot was lifted onto the deck, there were two big crabs and several red lobsters in the cage, which aroused Zhou Xiaoli's attention.
cheer.
But as the cages were lifted onto the deck one after another, Zhou Xiaoli didn't care about cheering. She also put on gloves to help take out the seafood from the cages. She didn't dare to mess with the big crabs, but she still wanted to deal with the small Japanese lobsters.
Not afraid.
When the fifth cage was lifted onto the deck, the cage below couldn't be pulled anymore. It was probably stuck in the rock crevice. Everyone looked at the harvest on the deck and decided not to drag it up anymore.
The current harvest was enough to feed the entire ship for two meals. Captain Maruyama took out a knife from his belt and cut the cable in one go.
The commotion here woke up Yae and Ueno who were sleeping in the cabin. They thought something had happened and hurried to the deck, only to see four grown men and a woman catching crabs all over the deck.
and lobster, so they also joined the battle group.
After counting, there were 11 crabs in total, 6 ringed lobsters weighing more than 3 kilograms, a lot of Japanese lobsters as long as a bunch, and there were also 2 octopuses and some sea urchins. It was quite a harvest, don't look at those crabs.
The number was small, but each one was as big as a large soup pot. Although it was covered in spikes and looked unsightly, Hong Tao couldn't help but shed tears when he thought about the white and tender crab meat wrapped under their armor.
saliva.
In addition to these seafood, the five crab pots are also a small income. These cages are not old after cleaning. They can be used directly when returning to Okinawa. Whether they are sold to local fishermen or kept for their own use, they are considered Captain Maruyama.
A tip.
We didn’t eat any serious seafood at lunch, so in the evening Captain Maruyama showed off his skills and prepared three ways to eat crabs: grilled, raw crab dipped in Japanese soy sauce, crab meat rinsed, and then
There are also lobster sashimi, lobster noodles and so on.
Hong Tao loves to eat crabs the most, especially the big sea crabs. He thinks crabs with more meat are more delicious. River crabs are too troublesome. It takes a long time to get a mouthful of meat. However,
Among the dishes on this large table, there was something he didn't dare or didn't want to eat, and that was octopus roe.
, but it was raw, and I don’t know how Maruyama handled it. The originally gray octopus tentacles were now a bit transparent, but looking at a few soft things with the suction cups still moving, Hong Tao seemed to have seen the plate.
There were so many slugs, not to mention eating them, just looking at them would affect my appetite.
But these Japanese people all regarded that thing as a good thing. After letting Hong Tao find out several times that he really didn't want to eat, they gave one piece to each of them. Even the girl Zhou Xiaoli ate one piece and looked at the piece.
The big snot slipped in from between her red lips, and a picture immediately appeared in Hong Tao's mind: behind the two people making out at night, the big snot replaced her tongue...
After dinner, it was completely dark, and Hong Tao made everyone a pot of hot tea. Everyone sat around on the back deck of the boat, enjoying the sea breeze and drinking hot tea. Those who wanted to chat could use different words.
Communicating with language is difficult, and while I don’t want to chat, I count the stars by myself. This kind of life is hard but enjoyable.
The temper of the sea is very much like that of a woman. It can change at any time without any warning! From the second half of the night, a westerly wind blew on the sea, and the swells also increased. Hong Tao was sleeping well, but he was choked by urine.
I woke up, probably because I drank too much tea before going to bed. After getting up at night, Hong Tao couldn't sleep anymore, listening to the waves lapping against the side of the ship.
He was still a little frightened by the sound of the sound and the whine of the wind blowing through the ropes. He had gone up to the subdeck in a daze just now, and almost was thrown into the sea by the sway of the ship. After that, Hong Tao no longer dared to mess around on the ship.
After shopping, I just lay in bed in a daze until the Maruyama brothers called everyone to get up for breakfast.
The weather in the morning was a little better than that at night, and the wind and waves were not that big. However, compared with the previous day, the weather was still up and down. Now when you have to walk from the stern to the bow, you have to hold on to the railing to prevent yourself from being hit by the hull of the ship.
Shake down, Maruyama Ship has already personally
After checking whether everyone's life jackets were qualified, everyone was prohibited from staying on the deck. Instead, they were divided into two groups and took turns to go on the deck to wait. People on the deck must fix the safety hook on the back of the life jacket to the railing.
to prevent accidental falling into the water.
Captain Hong Tao and Captain Ueno were assigned to a group. The two of them would go on the deck at even-numbered times to guard the fishing rods. The first ones to go on the deck were Yae and Murichi. Zhou Xiaoli, as the only woman on the ship, received special care. She could
Choose voluntarily when to go on deck.
However, although the weather has become less lovely, Captain Maruyama tells everyone the good news, that is, this kind of weather is more suitable for trolling, because the fake bait dragged among the waves is more likely to attract the attention of sailfish, and with
Under the cover of the waves, it is also more difficult for sailfish to distinguish the difference between fake bait and real bait.
The next day's trolling started on time at 7 o'clock in the morning. The first wave of people to take up combat positions were Yae and Muraichi. The two of them plus one of the Maruyama brothers formed a standard trolling team and went up to the deck.
Old Mr. Shi Yae even patted Hong Tao on the shoulder, presumably to tell Hong Tao not to worry, but Hong Tao felt that their expressions and actions looked like they were going out to blow up a bunker.
While others were fishing and I was waiting, this hour was very difficult. Hong Tao always had auditory hallucinations. He always felt that people outside seemed to be catching fish, and he always wanted to go out and have a look. In order to relieve Hong Tao's anxious mood,
Zhou Xiaoli proposed to teach Hong Tao to speak Japanese, and then let Hong Tao teach Captain Ueno to speak Chinese. In this way, the three of them would have something to do, and they would not find the time difficult.
