417: Yellow croaker

On this side, Bai Xue began to chase the fleeing school of fish under the guidance of the fish finder, while Yang Qi used a small cart to send all the fish baskets on the deck into the Freezer Hold.

Yang Qi pulled up the Net Bag and found only a few scraps left inside; he shook it a few times over the sea surface to clean it out.

By the time Bai Xue stopped the boat again, the Net Bag was already refilled with fish chunks and antarctic shrimp brick.

Next was continuing to bait the area and continuing to fish. As the bait cage sank, a large school of fish immediately gathered around.

However, most of the fish gave up because they couldn't squeeze in and followed the main group into the distance.

There was no help for it; with a school of fish this size, unless one had Trawling, relying solely on manual fishing meant one might not even catch 1/100th of them.

Sure enough, two hours later, the fish bites became sparse again. Yang Qi looked underwater; there weren't many fish left in the baited area.

"Hubby, what should we do? Should we keep chasing?"

Bai Xue asked, shaking her already somewhat stiff arms.

"Forget it, let's not chase anymore; we don't have much bait left anyway. Sigh! It's a pity we don't have Trawling! Let's just find a place to anchor and make some food!"

Yang Qi thought for a moment and said.

The two rested for a while and together moved all the yellow-tail fusiliers on the deck into the Freezer Hold. Then Yang Qi steered the boat, while Bai Xue picked up the high-pressure water gun to start cleaning the deck.

Half an hour later, Yang Qi looked at the map. The current location of "setting sail" was in a remote area, right at the boundary between the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

It was also located right between Taiwan Island and Pratas Island, and was over 200 nautical miles away, meaning the nearby waters and reefs were indisputably in neutral territory.

Thus, Yang Qi found a random reef, dropped anchor, and stopped the boat.

Seeing that Bai Xue was still cooking, Yang Qi, feeling bored, attached a Mackerel weighing about three catties to his boat rock fishing rod, threw it into the sea, and left it alone.

He also helped Bai Xue with her boat rock fishing rod, attached a slightly smaller Mackerel, threw it into the sea, and then inserted the fishing rod into the Rod Holder.

Then he pulled out a cigarette, sat on a chair, and smoked leisurely.

Unexpectedly, just as he finished his cigarette, the tip of Bai Xue's rod trembled a few times.

"Looks like there's a fish getting ready to bite! It's rubbing against the line!"

Yang Qi immediately focused his attention on that fishing rod. As the rod tip trembled more and more violently, he hurriedly stood up and walked over.

As the rod tip bent sharply, he knew the fish was hooked.

So he jerked the rod, lifted it, and set the hook—a clean and swift set of movements—feeling the pull transmitted through his hand.

Yang Qi could clearly tell that this fish wouldn't be too big, no more than 8 catties. He casually cranked the fishing reel and soon pulled the fish up.

"Damn, what a waste!"

Yang Qi sighed. The fish really wasn't big, only about six catties. However, it was a Red Grouper, and it was a Red Grouper with its internal organs protruding from its mouth and its eyes bulging.

You have to know that as the end of the year approaches, the market price for this thing has jumped from the original 800 yuan per catty and has risen significantly to 1,200 yuan per catty.

It is estimated that in another month, by the time the New Year arrives, you might not even be able to buy it for 1,800 yuan per catty.

If it could be kept alive and brought back, the price would be even higher! It's a pity I was too careless just now!

Yang Qi re-baited the hook and cast it into the sea, when suddenly he heard a "creak-creak" sound coming from the other fishing rod.

He turned his head to look, and sure enough, there was a fish on that line too, and the fish underwater looked quite large—the rod was bent into the shape of a bow.

The locked drag switch was slowly releasing line under the pull of the big fish, and the fishing reel made a "cluck-cluck" sound as it spun backward.

Yang Qi hurriedly stepped forward, pulled out the fishing rod, and set the hook hard; after being stung by the hook, the big fish ran frantically.

Fortunately, he was experienced in catching big fish and immediately loosened the drag switch, causing the reel to "whoosh" as it let out line.

A few minutes passed, and it looked like half the fishing line had already run out, and the big fish's pull had significantly decreased.

Yang Qi hurriedly tightened the drag brake and began to crank the reel to retrieve the line. He wasn't planning to give the big fish below any reaction time.

Driven by curiosity and the lesson from the Red Grouper just now, Yang Qi changed the state of his Supernatural Ability, preparing to see exactly what kind of fish was hooked below.

In the vision of his Supernatural Ability, he saw a big, round, golden fish weighing over a hundred catties, frantically thrashing its body in an attempt to break free from the restraint of the fishing line.

"Damn, this is crazy. Is there really such a huge Large Yellow Croaker?"

Yang Qi felt his heartbeat speed up considerably, so fast it felt like it was about to jump out of his body.

"No, that doesn't seem like a Large Yellow Croaker!"

"Holy crap, it's a Yellow Croaker!!"

He looked carefully and couldn't help but be shocked.

The ceiling of seafood?

No, no, no, it's not just on the ceiling; using the ceiling to measure the preciousness of the Yellow Croaker is an insult to it.

It should be said that it is the Mount Everest of the seafood world!!

Things like Alaska King Crab, French Blue Lobster, Canada Geoduck... these top-tier seafoods are a joke in front of it.

Even the Large Yellow Croaker and the Bluefin Tuna have to call themselves little brothers in front of the Yellow Croaker.

The Yellow Croaker has a grayish-brown to orange-yellow dorsal side and a grayish-white ventral side; it is named for its yellow lips and is a species endemic to China.

It is a precious and rare fish species and the largest species in the Sciaenidae family.

Due to overfishing, its numbers have been continuously declining, its body size has gradually shrunk, and it is currently extremely rare and on the verge of extinction.

It is now included in China's "List of Wild Animals Under State Priority Conservation," recognized as a Class I state-protected animal, and known as the "Giant Panda" of the ocean.

Every part of the Yellow Croaker is a treasure. From the swim bladder, fish meat, fish liver, and fish heart to the fish scales, all have extremely high medicinal value.

Although its body resembles a Yellow Croaker, its swim bladder has a unique cylindrical shape with a wide, flat front end. The fish gelatin made from it has special effects in nourishing the liver and kidneys, rivaling ginseng, and is excellent for stopping bleeding, especially with miraculous effects for postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women.

The Yellow Croaker swim bladder is a precious traditional Chinese medicine tonic with special medicinal value; on the market, a 500-gram dried swim bladder (Baihua gelatin) sells for over 180,000 yuan.

In addition, the meat of the Yellow Croaker can also strengthen the body and nourish vitality, making it an ideal choice for physical fitness. Consuming the Yellow Croaker in moderation can effectively improve human health and reduce the occurrence of common diseases such as heart disease, neurasthenia, and kidney deficiency with lower back pain.

The liver of the Yellow Croaker can also be used as medicine; it not only contains a large amount of natural cod liver oil but also various trace elements beneficial to the human body. Consuming the liver oil of the Yellow Croaker can nourish the liver, reduce viral damage to the liver, and also nourish and invigorate the blood.

The scales and bones of the Yellow Croaker have the ability to supplement nutrition, promote bone development, and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.