280: Fish Tornado

Yang Qi used a net to help Yao Shanshan scoop it up, only to find out it wasn't a blue-spotted Spanish Mackerel.

Instead, it was a Pomfret, which is tastier, more nutritious, and more valuable than a Spanish Mackerel.

Pomfret, also known as 'Wu Yu' or 'Ma You Yu', is scientifically called Fourfinger Threadfin and belongs to the category of valuable economic fish.

It has four free filamentous fin rays on its pectoral fin (Fourfinger Threadfin), with some individuals having five (Fivefinger Threadfin).

In the Minnan region, there's a nursery rhyme ranking seafood quality:

"First Pomfret, second golden threadfish, third Pomfret, fourth Spanish Mackerel, fifth Mackerel, sixth red seabream."

(Referring to Pomfret, golden threadfish, silver Pomfret, blue-spotted Spanish Mackerel, Mackerel, and red seabream, respectively.)

This is enough to prove the deliciousness of Pomfret.

In fact, it is indeed delicious, with few bones, and its flesh is layered, like a thousand-layer cake.

The meat is tender, delicate, and refreshing. Whether grilled with salt, steamed, or braised, it's an extremely rare delicacy!

It is said that its fat content is 10%, much higher than that of general fish.

Its protein content is also very rich, with effects such as nourishing deficiency, strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is also a good medicine for relieving indigestion.

However, for Yang Qi, these were not the main points; the main point was that its price was quite expensive.

Depending on the size of the fish and the time of transaction, the price of Pomfret can range from 100 to 400 yuan per jin.

In short, the bigger, the more expensive!

The Pomfret Yao Shanshan just caught weighed about fifteen jin, which is not small, and its unit price should be around 270 to 280 yuan.

This means this Pomfret is worth about four thousand yuan.

"Yang Qi, how much is this fish worth?"

Yao Shanshan asked.

"Hmm, this is a Pomfret, and its price is quite high. For this size, it's about two hundred and sixty yuan."

Yang Qi saw that Yao Shanshan really hadn't taken the morning's events to heart.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and explained to her.

"Oh, two hundred and sixty! That's not bad! If I catch two, that's over five hundred."

Yao Shanshan heard this and thought this fish was similar to a Mahi-Mahi, also around ten to twenty yuan per jin, making the total for one fish two hundred and sixty yuan.

But it seemed acceptable.

"You're mistaken, it's two hundred and sixty yuan per jin. This fish is about 15 jin, which means it's worth about four thousand yuan."

Yang Qi corrected her.

"Ah! It's two hundred and sixty yuan per jin! Hahaha, that's great, four thousand yuan, hahaha."

Yao Shanshan was stunned for a moment, then burst into happy laughter.

"Yang Qi, what's the most expensive fish you've ever caught?"

Yao Shanshan asked, a little curious.

"Uh... over a million, I guess!"

"You..."

Yao Shanshan immediately felt defeated.

"Hahaha, you silly girl, it's your first time at sea, and you're trying to show off in front of us old Anglers."

Bai Xue also burst out laughing after hearing their conversation,

"Look, mine is also a big Pomfret, several thousand yuan in hand."

As Bai Xue spoke, she also netted a Pomfret weighing over ten jin.

At this moment, Yang Qi noticed his fishing rod also had a fish; the rod tip trembled slightly, and the fish wasn't large.

He didn't bother to push the electric reel switch; he just went up, picked up the fishing rod from the rod holder, locked the drag, and started reeling in violently.

In less than a minute, he pulled up a Pomfret weighing about ten jin.

Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan, on either side of his fishing spot, cheered again, having caught fish.

So he activated his Golden Finger and saw that the scattered fish nearby were now gathering more and more, already forming a school.

Judging by this, a school of fish should be approaching, and these were just the vanguard.

For the rest of the time, the three of them were basically catching fish non-stop, with continuous bites, almost without a break.

These Pomfret were all of very average size, almost all concentrated around seven to eight jin, with not many below three jin or above ten jin. The electric reel handled them without any pressure.

"Change to a sabiki rig, a school of fish is here."

Yang Qi shouted loudly while changing his own sabiki rig.

"Okay, changing to sabiki rigs."

The two women replied in unison.

So from the next cast, all three of them could simultaneously catch more than three Pomfret.

Such large fish were no match for the high-powered electric reels.

As long as they saw the fishing rod trembling continuously, they would wait for four or five seconds, then reach out and push the electric reel switch, and just wait.

Basically, each cast would bring in three to four Pomfret.

After pulling up the fish, they just needed to use a net to scoop them up. It was easy and simple to do.

This kind of fishing method clearly lacks soul and would be disdained, even scorned, by all Anglers.

However, the three people on the setting sail clearly didn't care and were enjoying it immensely.

Because for every additional fish caught, there was at least one or two thousand yuan in income.

It's no exaggeration to say that they weren't catching fish, but rather soft currency!

Earning money was like picking up money; who wouldn't love that?

When Yao Shanshan was interning, her monthly salary wasn't even worth one rod's catch. How could she not be excited?

Didn't you see her on the side, excitedly yelling and with a flushed face?

Even Bai Xue and Yang Qi, who were accustomed to seeing big fish, were infected by her excitement.

Atmosphere is always contagious; when you are often with positive and optimistic people, you will be subtly influenced. The reverse is also true.

As the ancients said: 'Close to vermilion, one becomes red; close to ink, one becomes black.'

This is the principle!

At first, there were only dozens of Pomfret below, then hundreds, then thousands. By now, Yang Qi had lost count of how many were down there.

It was only now that Yang Qi realized the scale of this Pomfret school was so massive that it exceeded his imagination.

This was not thousands or tens of thousands, but tens of thousands of fish.

In Yang Qi's ability vision.

The massive school of fish grew denser and denser, like a flowing colorful cloud, shimmering with silver light.

They clustered tightly together underwater, at times forming a ball, at times stretching into a line, and at other times transforming into a vortex.

Every Pomfret in the school moved gracefully, their tails swaying with agility and elegance, their fins gently fanning, as if jointly performing a symphony of the ocean.

As this incredibly massive school of fish slowly rose to the surface, some had already reached the water's surface.

The sea around the setting sail instantly boiled.

The scene presented was incredibly spectacular and awe-inspiring.

This had clearly formed the legendary "fish storm."

This was remarkably similar to the "Sardine storm" that Yang Qi and Bai Xue had encountered before.

Nature is always wondrous and all-encompassing, and the beautiful sights it bestows upon humans are countless!

A "fish storm," also called a fish tornado, is not a true tornado, but rather due to the immense number of fish and the grandeur of the scene, it resembles a terrestrial tornado, hence it is called a fish tornado.