Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 591 Blue-bodied Giant Spot
"Everyone will get a piece of meat when we disembark," Qin Dahe said generously.

"Mr. Qin is so generous!"

"It's so sunny!"

None of us are petty people, and our friendship has become very strong after spending these past few days together.

He was kind enough to say that since this tuna was quite rare, and they couldn't eat it now, everyone could take some back with them.

"The boatmen too, each of them should take one home and try it."

"Haha, you're really generous, three or four hundred per pound." Boss Li gave a thumbs up in his heart; two pounds per person would be six hundred yuan.

This is still the meat that was scorched; normally it would cost five or six hundred yuan per kilogram, and Japanese and Western restaurants would be scrambling to get it.

"It's just money, anyway, I'm out of the water now." He waved his hand, preparing to rest for a while.

I'm really exhausted right now. It's even more tiring than fishing for grass carp. Back then, it took three people to fish for it.

Based on experience, my body will be sore again tomorrow.

I quickly went fishing again in the afternoon, and finally found a regular spot.

Everyone had a pretty good catch today, with a decent amount of other fish caught. Some people even came to him to buy fishing line, planning to try bottom fishing.

In the end, we simply sold the last 800 meters to others. If we happen to catch a big grouper, we can get a piece of the fish skin, which would be great.

The grouper skin I had in Shanghai last time was really delicious.

I lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, while the crew started cooking at the stern.

The more we eat, the more expensive and rare foods there are; today we have grouper.

That 12,000 yuan fare is a real bargain! The total income on board should be over 300,000 yuan, and even with a 30% cut, it'll still be over 200,000 yuan.

Each angler should be able to earn around ten thousand yuan, no wonder Uncle Qing said the Li family's fishing boats are awesome.

With ultra-low temperatures, even ordinary goods can be frozen and then placed in a cold storage facility, making them valuable when brought back to port.

Their processing channels are amazing; they can set prices directly on the ship, and they say the seafood restaurants they're partnering with are already waiting for the goods.

They were taken away directly after landing.

This kind of spectacle is probably a once-in-a-lifetime event. The fishing moratorium and the ban on fishing have resulted in a large accumulation of fish on the continental shelf.

A normal fishing trip at sea wouldn't involve this much cargo, especially with fourteen people on one boat. Otherwise, given the scale of this trip, people would be scrambling to come for 20,000 yuan.

The only problem with the fishing boat was that the sleeping area was a bit small.

Taking a deep drag on his cigarette, Qin Dahe casually tossed it into the sea, feeling very happy as he thought of the tuna.

He plans to store the tuna in a warehouse at the Zhuhai dock, where there is also ultra-low temperature, so he can bring it back to his older sister and the others to try when he goes back to his hometown.

My second aunt, my son, and their family each received a portion, as well as other seafood.

Anyway, renting a small space is enough to store it.

"Dinner's ready!" the waiter called out over the walkie-talkie, and everyone started packing up their lines one after another, still talking about which fish they would take home.

Almost none of the people present were thinking about making money.

"Xiao Qin, don't cut up that big red chrysanthemum. It'll be more expensive to sell it whole." Boss Li reminded him when he saw someone eyeing the red chrysanthemum.

It wasn't about making more money, but rather the fear that after Qin Dahe divided the profits, they wouldn't receive the expected income.

"It's alright, just give Ah Long and the others some if they want to eat," Qin Dahe said with a smile.

A few people who like to eat sashimi came over to exchange their fish at this time. Today is the last day, and that's basically it.

Zhang Hong has been changing partners several times, so it wouldn't be bad to bring back some different kinds of meat to try.

"Shall we go ashore and have a drink?" someone suggested.

"Nonsense, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, how can you possibly go out tonight?" "Oh yeah, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Suddenly, everyone remembered this incident.

The timing was all planned out; it's a holiday tomorrow, and a speedboat will come to pick people up and take them ashore in the morning.

The second wave of anglers will arrive the day after tomorrow, but they won't be able to fish at the level 2 fishing spots. With the fishing season about to open, the fishing port is already sharpening its knives and preparing to set off.

"It's perfect timing to bring some good stuff back for the holiday."

"Haha, Dahe, you live in Shenzhen, right? I'll have someone send you some pastries from your hometown later."

"Okay." Qin Dahe nodded. "This is my QQ number. Let's create a group chat. We can chat and brag tonight."

Lunch was, as usual, a seafood feast. The freshest catch was always on the boat, and even the most common deep-sea rockfish made a more delicious soup than the ones on land.

After dinner, we smoked and chatted for a while before going back to fishing.

He had to re-attach the fishing line to the electric reel; he was exhausted and his legs were trembling.

Especially your abs, they look like they've exploded, so don't push yourself too hard.

Uncle Qing and Ah Long were in a similar situation. Although they didn't catch any 200-pound fish in the morning, they weren't having a good time either.

When sea fishing, if you don't handle an 80-pound fish properly, you'll never catch it. During the fish-playing phase, drag isn't a big problem; just use more line. But reeling in the line can be a nightmare.

The fishing was much slower in the afternoon, and as Mr. Li also mentioned, the density of fish underwater had already fallen below the level of a first-class standard.

However, everyone was still enthusiastic about fishing. At four o'clock, a school of manta rays came, and Qin Dahe even asked his friends for a crossbow to try his hand at fishing.

Shoot it directly, hit the fish, pull it back, and then shoot it again after reeling it in.

It's a bit troublesome because of the corrosive nature of seawater; you have to wipe it clean after each time you collect the arrows.

"Mr. Qin, please be careful, this is highly poisonous. Let me handle it," the waiter said, taking the stingray and giving him a heads-up.

There are too many poisonous things in the sea, and with their staff present, they have to ensure the safety of the guests.

"I know." Qin Dahe continued playing with a look of novelty on his face.

He himself also uses crossbows, so he's quite accurate; he caught three fish in no time.

Stingray meat is cheap and doesn't taste good. The valuable parts are the liver and gills. The gills are the famous stingray gills, and a medium-sized stingray can sell for 450 each.

Unfortunately, the fish came quickly and left quickly, disappearing before he could shoot his fourth arrow.

"It would be great if I could cast a net here," he said with a hint of regret.

If we calculate it at 450 each, a single net would yield tens of thousands of yuan. Even if the fish meat is cheap, it can still sell for a few yuan per kilogram, not to mention the fish liver.

"We can't fish for commercial purposes now; there will be customs inspections when we come ashore," the worker explained with a smile as he helped chop off the sharp bones from the fish's tail.

There are also hand-thrown nets on the boat, but it's not worth the money for a fishing boat to break the law.

Even a single third-level punctuation mark can cost tens of millions of yuan; finding punctuation marks is the main way for fishing companies to make money.

"Dahe, how about this?" Uncle Qing hooked up a big fish and showed it off with a happy expression.

The black and white pattern looks a bit like a mandarin fish, and it even looks a bit like a grouper in the water.

Which kind of grouper?

"Congratulations, Mr. Qing, on catching a large blue-bodied spotted fish weighing around 50 pounds!" the waiter announced over the walkie-talkie.

"Damn, what kind of grouper is this?" Hua Zai looked at it curiously. How could such an ordinary fish sell for more than three hundred?

"Haha, it's a type of deep-sea grouper, which is more common in the Great Barrier Reef area." Boss Li glanced at it and nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)