The Serenity is a tourist commercial fishing vessel licensed for fishing operations.
In some waters within 12 nautical miles of Hawaii Island, you can also fish with a rod, but you can only use a manual spinner, that is, a non-fixed fishing rod...
If you want to use a fixed runner fishing rod, you have to go 12 nautical miles and specifically catch big fish.
Local fisherman Mania explained to the group what they need to pay attention to when fishing. The staff on the boat also began to throw down the fishing rods and fished 15 lines, leaving a stern area for the tourists...
On a large ship like this, more than a dozen lines can be thrown at the stern, but the length and depth of each line must be adjusted to avoid interference with each other.
The threads are all braided Dacron or nylon material.
The Tranquility has not yet been refitted and has only 15 fixed fishing rods controlled by hydraulic machines. The baits have metal heads with feathers or plastic edges, and the hooks used are all barbless hooks...
The boat speed is about five knots per hour, and the tourist fishing area occupies the stern of the yacht. The crew's fishing areas are on both sides of the yacht...
Chen Mo took out a fishhook that was four fingers wide, hung it on the fishing line, attached a metal head, and hung a piece of fish meat on the hook, and was ready to go to the stern deck.
"How big will the fish be caught with such a big fishhook?" Father Chen also took the big fishhook and looked at Chen Mo and asked.
"At least a big fish of more than ten kilograms is needed. A fish of five or six kilograms can also bite the hook." The group registered the fishhook, took the stairs at the stern to go to the stern deck, and threw the hook into the sea.
Commercial fishing in Hawaii has long banned the fishing of bluefin tuna. In fact, the probability of catching bluefin tuna in Hawaii is about the same as catching bluefin tuna outside the San Francisco Bay Area.
Commercial fishing mainly catches albacore tuna. Albacore tuna is not as expensive as bluefin tuna, and the price is also very high. This season, the albacore tuna fish stocks have gone to the waters of North America. They go to sea to try their luck whether they can encounter yellow fin.
Schools of tuna…
Ellie also picked up a heavy pole and threw the bait into the sea. The hook she used was relatively small and she didn't want to catch a big fish. If she caught a big fish, she couldn't pull it in, just like she was dragged by a blue flag tuna a few years ago.
nautical miles.
"Sister-in-law, turn around and smile." Chen Xiao took the camera and looked at Ai Li.
Ellie turned her head and smiled.
"Brother, you should also smile."
"Are you stupid..." If Chen Mo's arms were long enough, he would reach out and hit her on the head.
There was no fish caught until noon.
Zhang Feng and his team caught a few "red carp" and "yellow carp", which looked like carp and grass carp, with smooth and reflective scales. The locals called these fish red fish and yellow croaker...
There are many beautiful fish like this in the Hawaii Fresh Seafood Market, and the price is also cheap, about US$34 per pound. These fish are not big in size, the larger ones are more than three pounds, and the smaller ones are about one pound.
Will and the others also had a harvest. They caught a real snapper, which was reddish with a hint of pink. There were also some unnamed miscellaneous fish...
Chen Mo and the others had four fishing rods, but only Ellie caught the red snapper, which was not big in size and weighed only a few kilograms.
That's how fishing is, only by being lonely can you catch big fish.
We traveled less than fifty nautical miles in the morning. At noon, everyone sent the fish they caught to the chef for processing and making it into grilled fish...
After the fish is slaughtered, it is thrown directly on the iron plate and grilled without any seasoning. The fish skin is grilled until it is black and crispy. It is natural and original, with a fishy smell. Chen Mo would not eat it without the sauce.
It has to go down. With lemon, mustard and soy sauce, it tastes pretty good, mainly fresh.
"Chen, how was the harvest?" Ron came over to sit with Chen's father and eat.
"I didn't catch a single fish. But Ellie caught two fish." Dad Chen smiled and said.
"I heard from Mania that the big fishhook you used was slow in the morning and it was difficult to catch big fish. We mainly caught small fish. In the afternoon we will go to the southern waters and we will drive the boat speed to 20 knots and prepare to catch big fish.
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"Captain, what kind of fish can we catch this afternoon?"
"You should be able to catch ulua, a very powerful fish." That is ulua, which is a powerful predatory fish that can grow up to 80 kilograms and is extremely powerful. It is known as the wild boar in the sea.
Niugang is the easiest to catch in the South Island. People often catch this fish in the Oasis South Point Park. It is said that fishing for this fish is very exciting.
After dinner, the Serenity launched a speedboat about 9 meters long. This was the auxiliary boat of the Serenity. There were more than a dozen fixed manual-shaft fishing rods on it. Four crew members and the senior Hawaiian fisherman boarded the small boat.
The small boat was not far from the yacht, and the fishing rod was quickly thrown out...
Chen Mo and the others were still fishing on the big yacht. The speed of the boat was fast, and the fishing line was stretched out very long. When a wave hit, it felt like a fish was biting the hook...
"The goods are in stock." Dad Chen lifted the fishing rod hard, fixed the fishing rod with one hand, and held the hand drum with the other.
I don’t know what kind of fish it is yet, but it looks like Dad Chen can’t control it. The big fish below is pulling hard on the fishing line...
Next to them, Chen Mo and Uncle Zhang quickly put away their fishing lines, and Zhang Feng and Will also put away their fishing lines to prevent the big fish from struggling and causing the lines to get mixed up.
"Let out the line, you can't pull the big fish hard," Chen Mo said.
"Oh..." Father Chen blushed and let go of the hand-cranked drum. The big fish pulled the hand-cranked drum and made a whirring sound.
"No, let it go slowly."
Father Chen has fished in rural areas and reservoirs, but this is the first time he has caught a big fish in the deep sea. Father Chen’s operation shocked everyone, but fortunately he did not get off the hook...
"Could it be bluefin tuna?" Dad Chen began to slowly return the line and said with a smile.
"What are you thinking about? It should be a sea boar."
For those who have never fished, it is difficult to understand the excitement at the moment when the fish bites the hook. Father Chen’s face turned red and his heart was beating loudly...
Niugang, sea fishing enthusiasts call it the GT in sea fishing. This is one of the dream lure fish species that many sea fishing friends love.
But if you want to catch the big Niugang, you still have to go to the deep sea.
A 2.4-meter hard fishing rod with a 500-meter 8000 model drum.
The crew member responsible for safety brought a leather chest protector and hung it on the body to make it easier to pull fish.
"This fish... is too strong." Father Chen retracted the fishing line very slowly. Anyone who has caught this kind of fish knows that the fight between Father Chen and the big fish has just begun.
The strength of the big fish in the sea is much greater than imagined. This is a sport that tests physical strength and patience, yes, it is sport...
Because there was a big fish, the yacht stopped.
After fighting for more than ten minutes, a big fish over one meter long jumped out of the water, which was definitely Niu Gang...
Several old Americans cheered: "That's great, keep reeling in the line, don't let the fish get off the hook."
Father Chen's face was red. People get tired easily when they are nervous. Chen Mo panted and struggled with the fish for more than ten minutes. It took more than half an hour in total to pull the fish up.
There was a burst of cheers on the boat, and everyone came over to take photos with the fish, and then began to measure and weigh it.
This fish is 1.31 meters long and weighs 49 kilograms. Fortunately, a short pole and a large drum are used, and the fishing line is specially prepared for catching extremely large fish...otherwise, it would really be impossible to pull it in.
The caught fish is processed on site and then sent to the ice house for storage. This fish can be sent to the Hawaii tuna auction market for auction, or to the seafood market in Hilo for sale. The value should be around $500, which is not bad.
Dad Chen was very happy and checked the fishhook. This fish was almost pulled up by his father. The fishhook was a little deformed, so he changed it and continued to throw the hook...