Chapter 360: Baiting?

It was already mid-May, but the wind blowing from the sea at night was still a bit cool. Ye Yaodong was still wearing a jacket, and he was fully armed today.

When Ye Fu was putting bait on the fish hooks, he couldn't help but look at him several times.

He didn't know when he made the hat, but it could actually cover his face, and it covered it down to his neck. The key was that there was even cloth behind the hat, which could block the back of his neck.

Wrapped up tightly like this, he didn't know what he was doing. Could he see the road?

Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. He tried to bring the equipment as soon as he got on the boat. The brim of this hat was very wide, and a piece of cloth under the hat could block most of his face, leaving only his eyes, and the sun protection was absolutely in place.

He just mentioned it casually the day before yesterday, fearing that he would be tanned too old and embarrass his daughter. He didn't expect Aqing to make him a hat with such good sun protection the next day.

His heart was a bit beautiful.

The sea breeze would also tan him!

Anyway, it didn't affect his vision, and it didn't affect his driving the boat, so he just brought it like this.

"Messing around, tinkering with some strange things all day. Others are all honest, but you have so many tricks..."

"Oh, you are an old man, a lot of age, don't talk if you don't understand. This is a young man's thing, what do you know?"

"I don't know, but you know. Don't drive the boat to hit the reef, otherwise, I'll peel your skin."

"Know, know, rest assured, I am very familiar with this section of the road, I can drive it with my eyes closed. You are busy with yours."

Ye Fu looked at him tinkering and hated it. Others go to sea to fish honestly, step by step, properly. Which fisherman has as many things as him?

Tinkering with some unseen things all day.

Ye Yaodong increased the horsepower, and the sound of the diesel engine da-da-da became louder, directly covering up his father's nagging. The old man was getting older and more nagging.

As the fishing boat drove further and further, the boats around became fewer and fewer.

Ye Yaodong hadn't been to sea for two days, and he planned to collect the ground cages at the reef today. Maybe he wouldn't go to put them tomorrow.

But before collecting the ground cages, he had to put the row hooks down first. It was not dawn yet, and it was pitch black around. In case the ground cages were stuck in the reef again, it would not be convenient for him to go into the water.

As usual, he chose the familiar sea area around, slowed down the speed of the fishing boat, and went to help. Ye Fu hung the bait, and he threw the hooks.

After putting the row hooks that had been hung into the water, he also stopped the boat to help hang the bait, letting the boat sway with the wind and water.

Grabbed a handful of shrimp, hung the bait with one hand and the fish hook with the other, hanging while throwing into the water, getting more and more smooth, and the speed getting faster and faster.

But don't know if it was too smooth, or the brain was stuck, just grabbed a handful of shrimp, after hanging one, the brain was thinking about throwing the hook into the water, but in behavior, he threw the handful of shrimp in his hand out.

"Ah?"

At the moment of throwing it out, he reacted. He looked down at his two hands. His left hand was already empty, and his right hand was still grabbing the fish hook, and there was still shrimp hanging on the fish hook.

At this time, there were a few splashes under the water surface. He turned his head and lay on the edge of the boat to look, only in time to see the figures of a few fish.

"Baiting?"

"What are you thinking in your brain? Don't know how to throw the fish hook, but threw the fish bait out?"

"Too smooth, didn't react for a while."

This is like some people sometimes peeling an orange, and then the orange peel is not thrown out, but the orange is thrown out.

Ye Yaodong shook the hand throwing net on the side, took advantage of the fact that the fish bait just thrown attracted a few fish over, and the boat didn't drift too far, walked to the stern of the boat, and cast a net to see if he could catch it, not wasting his fish bait.

He tried his best to spread the fishing net completely and throw it further.

Ye Fu didn't care about him, continued to hang his fish bait, just finished hanging a basket, he moved the bamboo basket away, changed a basket, and connected the fish lines of the two baskets. Now there was only the last basket left, and it would be finished after hanging.

Just at this moment, Ye Yaodong shouted excitedly, "Fuck, wahahaha, big oil spot."

Ye Fu heard him shouting excitedly about the big oil spot, and was surprised to throw away the work in his hand and run over.

"Ah! So big?"

I saw fish jumping and bouncing in the fishing net on the deck. There was a fish that was particularly eye-catching, mainly because of the pattern on its body, which looked particularly different.

It was about forty centimeters long, with 6 dark brown spotted bands on the side of the body, and the body was light brown. It was also called brown-banded grouper. One look and you knew the value was not ordinary.

Ye Yaodong happily untied the fishing net. "Accidentally hit it. Didn't expect to throw a handful of fish bait, thinking about not wasting it, casually throwing a net and actually catching a big oil spot. This is the fish that Japanese sumo wrestlers like most."

Ye Fu was a bit confused after listening. "What Japanese sumo wrestler? How do you know people like to eat this fish?"

"I can read newspapers."

"Newspapers say this?"

"Of course."

He said yes, of course.

Ye Fu didn't understand, so he simply threw it behind his head, only looking at the fish in front of him, and said with a smile: "Looking at it, it's four or five jin, luck is not bad."

Ye Yaodong poured all the fish in the fishing net onto the deck. "These lunch fish are also good, our Minnan's first fish, this net was cast well."

"Huh? Lunch fish is what?"

"It's lunch fish."

"Ah! Lunch fish oh, say what lunch fish, let me think for half a day."

(Translation: Say what lunch fish, let me think for half a day.)

Lunch fish, alias lunch bamboo, horse friend fish, alias four-finger horse, production concentrated in May, died immediately after leaving the water.

In the Minnan area, there is also a saying: "One lunch, two red snapper, three pomfret, four horse mackerel, five meow, six plus wax." Lunch in the Minnan area refers to lunch fish.

This is also the fish that Minnan grandmothers rank first in their hearts. Minnan people who rely on the sea to eat the sea are no strangers.

In Wanwan and Minnan, everyone is used to calling it "lunch fish" or "lunch bamboo fish".

People in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, call it "lunch fish", and Cantonese is "horse friend fish". India baby, bamboo lunch, big lunch... are all it. And the official scientific name "four-finger horse" has never been heard.

With this big oil spot as a pearl in front, Ye Fu didn't care about the lunch fish.

He took the lead to press the head of the big oil spot whose tail was still shaking, grabbed it, and took out a small phoenix tail fish that was half-contained in its mouth.

Then he looked at it from side to side, and said happily: "Why don't you try casting another net?"

"Okay."

Since this piece caught big cargo, then try casting another net. Anyway, it won't take much time.

He followed the same pattern, took a small bowl and filled it with shrimp, and cut fish pieces, "You put the big oil spot down first, try baiting, I'll net."

"Baiting?" Ye Fu was confused again. Why did he have so many terms he couldn't understand?

Could it be that after knowing a few words, the cultural level really improved, and even the words he spoke were not understood by him?

"Uh... baiting is throwing bait, you just throw it into the sea, don't throw the bowl together, you still need to use the bowl to eat later."

"Do you think I am you?"

After Ye Fu understood the meaning, he put the big oil spot on the deck, took the bowl, and watched him prepare, then threw the fish bait into the sea.

After a while, the figures of some fish appeared under the sea surface, waves splashed, and after Ye Yaodong aimed, he threw the fishing net to the sea surface.

After staying for a while, he pulled up the net. No weight, he pulled it easily, no need for help.

Ye Fu also leaned on the side of the boat and watched the fishing net being pulled up gradually. "Seems to be all lunch fish."

Ye Yaodong didn't speak until the net was all pulled up and thrown onto the deck.

"A few lunch fish, three black sea bream, can be considered not in vain."

"Forget it, put these fish in the basket, continue to put the row hooks, only the last basket is left."

"Mm."

Catching only a few fish in one net is indeed a bit of a waste of time and energy. Longline fishing is more convenient.

The father and son picked all the fish into the big plastic basket, and put ice cubes on them for freshness, especially the big oil spot, and covered them with an old cotton quilt.

Now the weather is getting hot. If there are no ice cubes for the fish caught in the morning, they won't be fresh when they go back in the evening.

After finishing these, Ye Yaodong went to hang the bait and put the remaining row hooks into the sea.

When the time comes to finish catching the squid and prepare to return, come back to harvest. ===== CHAPTER 361 =====

The father and son picked up all the fish and put them into large plastic baskets, adding ice cubes for freshness, especially for that large oil-spotted grouper, and covered them with an old cotton quilt.

Now that the weather is getting hot, if the fish caught in the morning aren't iced, they won't be very fresh by the time they return in the evening.

After finishing this, Ye Yaodong went to hang bait on the remaining longlines and put them into the sea.

When the time comes to finish catching squid, he will come back to harvest them before preparing for the return trip.