It was finally time to set off, and Ye Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief. After checking the chart with them, he told the workers to prepare for departure, and he also walked to the helm.
In the vast sea, no matter where the boat travels or where it wants to go, the old fishermen rely on charts and compasses. Some technological things they are not used to using, and they all use them together.
Ye Yaodong positioned the system on his fishing boat again.
If he hadn't thought about having more boats to take care of him, he would have sailed away alone, which would have been easier.
Fortunately, they had tried to get in touch before, and the two of them could get along. When drinking with his father, they were polite at first, but later they became brothers.
Ye Yaodong did not rush to sail ahead, but fell behind the two boats a short distance and followed silently.
There was only a brief chat on the channel when we were driving out, and there was no more chatting after that. After all, we were not talking on the phone. The signal was not particularly strong, and the reception was all buzzing.
That is to say, his group of friends will chatter when they are excited, talk a lot, don't dislike them, and can talk non-stop.
He had no desire to speak when he heard the sizzling sound, and usually listened silently. Most of the time, he turned off or tuned to the public channel to listen to the broadcast information.
In winter, the warm sun shone on the sea. He looked outside through the cab and felt that there was a little warmth in the cold wind.
The workers had all returned to the cabin to rest. This time, there were 14 people on the boat, including him, 15 people.
And his rest room is in the back half of the cockpit, so he is no longer crowded with the workers to rest.
Their three boats are now rushing to the fishing site with all their strength. He estimated that the fishing area is less than 100 nautical miles from the harbor, and the fishing boats will need to sail for more than 5 hours.
This is because their ship is large and powerful. If we change to the Dongsheng, it may take seven or eight hours.
They were driving southeast, and as they drove there, the fishing boats they encountered became larger and larger, and became fewer and fewer, until after two hours of driving, they could no longer encounter any boats.
Only the seabirds that have been following the fishing boats are still flying behind them, and they swoop down from time to time to feed on the fish and shrimps picked up by the fishing boats' oars.
After driving far away, they could see black shadows flashing across the horizon from time to time.
Ye Yaodong has good eyesight, he can see in all directions and listen in all directions.
He also saw clearly that the flashing black shadow was a super-large manta ray. This fish likes to fly kites from time to time, jump out of the sea and then glide down. It is dark and large, and it is easy to identify from a distance.
In the past, when I was lucky, I could catch fish for them while gliding over their fishing boats.
Now I can only see it with the naked eye rushing out of the water and sliding down in the distance. No one knows where it landed and there is no way to chase it.
For them now, it is more important to rush to the fishing area first. If they encounter a school of fish or other valuable fish that can be caught along the way, they must not miss it.
Ye Yaodong always followed the two fishing boats. This also had the advantage that he didn't have to identify the direction and worry about what was ahead. He could just follow them. The two boats in front were all veteran sailors.
However, they did not release the net until they arrived at the destination, which was very similar to his previous fishing method.
Halfway through the drive, he heard a sizzling sound coming from the channel. Zhao Chengzhou informed him that he could slow down and prepare to drop the net nearby, and then continued to move forward while trawling the net.
Ye Yaodong looked at the display and found that he had probably sailed fifty or sixty nautical miles.
As a junior, he humbly obeyed the command, which informed him that he did not need to sail at full speed and could set the net nearby. He also slowed down, responded, and took a horn to notify the boatman.
But he didn't set the net immediately. He deviated the fishing boat around a bit, kept a certain distance from the other two boats, and used sonar detection to first look for fish nearby.
During the voyage, in order to ensure safety, the sonar on his fishing boat was always turned on to avoid obstacles and avoid running aground or running aground on rocks.
After all, this is the first time we go out to sea with these two ships, so we can’t go wrong with more snacks.
So this is why he keeps following behind him and doesn't need to use his brain. After all, there is technology.
There is no sonar detector on the Dongsheng. After all, it is only a 24-meter boat. In the past two years, not to mention limited technology and limited funds, we all relied on experience and blindly lowered the net to drag the fish. It was completely luck.
The other two boats also separated and searched slowly nearby, but did not set down the nets immediately. It seemed that the fishing boats had also been upgraded.
According to what he learned at the shipyard in Zhou City, sonar equipment only became more affordable in the second half of last year, making it affordable for small and medium-sized fishing boats.
Otherwise, in the past few years, not to mention small and medium-sized fishing boats, medium and large fishing boats had to spend a lot of money to install the most basic one.
He had seen that the sonar was only equipped with a simple display screen to display the sound wave reflection image. It was not as advanced as his current one, but it could still provide enough information for people to use today.
While looking at the display screen, he began to move slowly around, paying attention to the distance between the other two boats to avoid getting lost.
While he was paying attention to the display screen and searching slowly, the two boats had already found a good position to launch the net one after another, and their conversation could be heard through the chatter of the channel.
"I found a good location to get off the net..."
"It's similar here, don't deviate, keep moving forward..."
Ye Yaodong also responded, "I'll look around and find a better distribution point. You guys do your thing first."
"It's almost done...it's not too bad anyway. I just came out and dragged it as I walked..."
"Hey... good..."
He could see many small green dots on the display screen, and he could see them intermittently as he drove over.
Graphics of different colors represented the density of fish schools. He turned around and saw some small green dots.
Generally green, yellow, and red. The darker the color, the greater the density of the fish school and the intensity of the echo.
He walked around in a circle, stopped looking for it at all, and went to notify the workers to lower the net, and then adjusted the direction and speed of sailing according to the position of the fish school.
At most, we can wait and see while sailing to see if there are any denser areas and where to go.
Anyway, the density of fish schools that can be detected now is much stronger than in the previous life, and the resources are still very abundant now.
If you just look at the display screen, you will see that they are basically densely packed with green dots. In my previous life, when I went fishing in the sea, I found very scattered distribution, so I had to be patient and slowly look for fish schools.
These days, as long as there are fishing boats that dare to fish in distant waters, they can encounter fish schools with their eyes closed. The only difference is whether the density is strong or weak.
The fishing net provided by the Ocean No. 1 ship is not much longer than that of the Dongsheng, still more than three hundred meters long, but the supporting wire rope is several hundred meters longer, because the depth under the deep sea is naturally deeper.
The workers lifted the fishing net, slowly lowered it into the water through the slide at the stern of the ship, and fully deployed the fishing net through the winch and pulley system to ensure that the net mouth was open.
Mesh panels will also be installed on both sides of the net to use the action of water flow to open the net mouth and increase the capture efficiency.
Ye Yaodong also paid attention to the situation of them launching the net, and controlled the boat speed between 2 and 4 knots. Then, while paying attention to the display screen, he also paid attention to the driving direction of the other two boats on the sea to avoid deviating too far from them.
"Everyone is offline, so just follow the situation and go wherever you feel the goods are available. Just don't deviate too far..."
As soon as he heard these words, he knew that they were told to him, and Ye Yaodong also responded.
"Know."
"Ah Dong, you said before that you only planned to go out for about half a month and then return?"
"Yes, I have something to do at home, so I have to come and go often. Even if I follow you out in the future, I may only be out for half a month to 20 days, and then I will return and sell the goods by the way. No need
Sell ​​it to the fresh-carrying ship and save a fortune."
Uncle Ding said: "Your ship is so big and consumes a lot of fuel. Are you sure you want to return so frequently? It's hard to find a buyer for such a large quantity of goods. It's a waste of time. I'd rather make less money and collect fresh goods."
The boat is ready."
Listening to the crackling sound, Ye Yaodong could piece together what was being said.
"I have a partner to work with. After returning to the shore, I can just hand over the goods to the partner for processing."
Zhao Chengzhou said: "That's okay, but I'm afraid that it will consume too much fuel to go back and forth. Your ship consumes a lot of fuel. Just refueling costs thousands of dollars. Selling goods will take too long, and the gain outweighs the loss, so it is better to
If you save time, you can catch more fish at sea.”
"Well, I also have a large several-hundred-ton freezer and cold storage room on my ship. I keep the valuable ones for freezing, and the other cheap ones are temporarily refrigerated. If you call for a fresh-carrying ship during the period, I will sell them as well."
"Okay, then just have your own plan. Your boat is indeed bigger than ours. Let it last for 20 days and then go back and sell it together."
Ye Yaodong himself thought so too.
This boat was built according to the standards of offshore fishing boats. He later modified it to make it more practical.
The freezer is probably barely able to store goods for 20 days. Resources are abundant these days, and the harvest is definitely not small.
But he still has a cold room to store it. As long as he sells it occasionally, he will continue to put fresh ones in rotation until the time comes when he is full.
He has already thought about it well, so that he can maximize his profits. Selling so many goods on the shore will of course be more valuable. Doubling the goods is not a small amount.
It is not unacceptable to consume hundreds or even thousands of yuan in fuel for a round trip.
The main reason why they sell to fresh goods collection ships is to avoid the trouble of going ashore to sell goods. After all, the quantity is large and difficult to consume.
Uncle Ding said: "At our current speed of 2 to 4 knots, we probably have to drag two nets to reach the fishing point."
"Okay, this operation method is similar to the fishing method of my previous fishing boat."
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They moved forward while working, and Ye Yaodong occasionally chatted intermittently to increase their familiarity with each other and relieve the boring work at sea.
Along the way, during the fishing process, he kept paying attention to the display screen. As long as the sonar detected a red dot, he would immediately move in the direction of the red dot and adjust his fishing direction and strategy.
The darker the color, the greater the fish density, and the more fish will be harvested.
The crew will also continuously monitor the position and status of the net gear to ensure the smooth progress of the trawl.
At the same time, he also paid attention to the density. Now that there are sonar detectors, the time when they close the net must be adjusted according to the density of the fish school.
The lower the density of fish schools, the longer the natural trawling operation will take to ensure that there are enough fish after the fishing net is collected.
He estimated that this trip took more than three hours. He probably hadn't reached the real deep sea yet, and the time it took was about the same as that of the Dongsheng before.
However, the Dongsheng always closes the net at the same time, and it depends on luck as to how many can be caught.
But in this net, he kept looking at the display screen, estimating that there were enough fish, so he could start a net first, instead of opening a blind box with random numbers.
When he was preparing to raise the net, he also informed the boatmen.
Everyone immediately came out on the deck and started moving.
"Let's set up the net~"
"One net of gold, one net of silver, Mazu will bless the ship full of gold and silver~"
The workers shouted happily and went to close the net.
Everyone always has more expectations for the first net, not to mention it is such a big fishing boat.
Ye Yaodong also wanted to see how much his boat could catch in one net, and whether it could bring him any surprises.
Workers use net hoisting machines and roller skating systems to slowly collect the fishing nets.
After the fishing net floated to the surface, the workers connected the mast to the wire rope to provide leverage when fishing.
The net is pulled up with the help of a pole-connected machine to hoist the fishing net. The net mouth of the fish collection bag is all an iron ring, and a rod is passed through the iron ring to seal it.
Ye Yaodong was in the cockpit, watching the workers loading fish. The principle of loading fish on their fishing boats was the same, it was just a matter of load-bearing.
His eyes widened as he watched a large bag of fish being hoisted up.
It wasn't the quantity that surprised him. The fishing nets equipped on this fishing boat weighed about 5,000 kilograms per bag, but he still counted. But he seemed to have seen a rare fish?
The golden yellow fish is very large, and the exposed tip of the iceberg can attract people's attention.
"Moon fish?"
He was a little surprised. If it was a moon fish, it would be rare.
It is said that the moon fish is not only beautiful, but also can bring good luck.
You only see it once in a lifetime, so it has a lot of weight.
Therefore, Ye Yaodong took a look and was surprised when he saw only the exposed part.
If this is really a moon fish, then it's really good.
He watched expectantly as the workers removed the pole from the hanging fishing net, and a large piece of white and black fish fell down.
The oversized golden fish also landed on the lid of the fish bin with a splash.
Among all the black and white fish, this big golden fish is particularly eye-catching and colorful.
"Moonfish!"
This time he was really sure.
Although it was his first time to catch it, he knew the reputation of the moon fish and knew what it looked like.
The moon fish has a thin and extremely tall body, a slender tail base, a bifurcated tail fin, a slender sickle-shaped pectoral fin, and a silvery white or golden body color.
It is said that this is a lucky fish.
It’s time to start using my brain again! I don’t need my brain at all when writing daily life. Writing the plot of going to sea is particularly nerve-wracking. I need to arrange some interesting plots or magical and rare fish, and I need to design the plot and think about it accordingly.
It’s very uncomfortable.
Moreover, this book has more than 5 million words. It contains many strange marine creatures, ocean landscapes, and other interesting things. Many of them have been written. Now we need innovation and new species. It is so difficult...
I slowly thought about writing.
Chapter completed!