464: Chapter 464 Yellowfin Tuna Holy Land

Originally, Yang Qi had four sets of Electric Reels. Later, he participated in two more auctions and only managed to buy two more sets, bringing the current total to six sets of Electric Reels.

Everyone let the two women, Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan, use them first. The others used boat rock fishing rods for fishing.

Since this trip out to sea would be long, Yang Qi didn't bring live bait like Shrimps; instead, he brought about ten boxes of frozen bait.

So, he planned to catch some live bait first and called for someone to bring out two boxes of frozen Mackerel to chop up for bait.

Yang Qi hooked the fish chunks and cast them into the sea. By this time, the lights on the ship were all fully turned on, and everyone else began hooking their bait to start fishing.

Immediately, many phototactic fish species gathered around.

At first, they caught Mackerel, Scad, Skipjack Tuna, Barracuda, Mahi-Mahi, and so on; as long as they could be kept alive, they were placed in the live bait tanks.

When Yang Qi subconsciously used his Supernatural Ability to check the deeper water levels, the fish situation in the nearby underwater area gave him a huge shock.

Good heavens, the number of Yellowfin Tuna near this Lufeng Oil Rig was terrifyingly high.

It could no longer be described with quantifiers like 'a few' or 'a dozen.' If a number had to be given, it was simply 'a vast amount'!

He saw over a hundred Yellowfin Tuna that met the harvesting standards underwater, while those below the standard were simply countless.

It seemed the waters near the Lufeng Oil Rig were a holy land for catching Tuna. Actually, as a specialty of the South China Sea, Yellowfin Tuna was considered quite cheap among all Tuna species.

Aside from being a bit larger in size, they lost out to many other fish species in terms of price.

The explorer had such a large Freezer Hold that even if they encountered cheap goods like Mackerel or Sardines—let alone Yellowfin Tuna—as long as the quantity was sufficient, they could still make a fortune.

“A Xi, use the lifeboat to set the Longline Fishing line. Go a bit further out.”

Yang Qi turned and said to Wang Jinxi.

“Alright! Ding Kuan, come with me!”

Wang Jinxi called to Ding Kuan to untie a lifeboat, and they used the Crane to lower it to the sea surface. The two of them attached the thruster, picked up a bucket of fish chunks, and headed further east.

The two veteran fishermen hooked bait and released the line simultaneously, handling it with ease and familiarity.

By the time Wang Jinxi and the other returned to the explorer, they saw Yang Qi and the others were all pulling in fish.

So, after securing the lifeboat to the aft deck, they quickly ran toward their fishing spots.

Along the way, they heard the 'whooshing' sound of many fishing lines cutting through the water, making their hearts itch with anticipation.

How could they miss out on such a good thing? Returning to their spots, they hurriedly hooked bait and cast them into the sea.

In less than a minute, a pull came from their rods, and both men grinned almost simultaneously.

“Hooked!”

“Got one, looks like a big one!”

Just as the two finished shouting, they saw Yang Qi thrust a Gaff fiercely into the water. Then, he hauled up a Yellowfin Tuna weighing about a hundred pounds.

Yang Qi's fishing spot was right near a feeding frenzy; he didn't even call for help, pulling that Yellowfin Tuna onto the aft deck by himself.

With a swift motion of his knife, he quickly bled the Tuna. He didn't have time to gut it for now, so he left it aside.

There were still so many fish waiting for him underwater; he couldn't afford to waste a single second.

Soon, Zheng Tie, Chen Sheng, and the others also began pulling Yellowfin Tuna onto the deck one after another. Before long, six or seven Yellowfin Tuna weighing around a hundred pounds each were lying on the deck.

Among them, Chen Lin had already taken a knife to bleed the Tuna and was gutting them.

This rate of catching fish left the people on the two other nearby fishing boats dumbfounded.

“Damn it, are the people on that boat really that badass?”

“Those Yellowfin Tuna all seem quite large!”

“Yeah, why are the Yellowfin Tuna they're catching bigger than ours?”

“We have to blame our skipper; he's not as good at finding fish as the skipper over there!”

“That's exactly it. Dammit, we even got here earlier than them. I'm not taking this boat anymore!”

It was no wonder these Anglers were envious; they were catching small Tuna only fifty or sixty centimeters long.

Yang Qi's side was catching Tuna over 1.2 or 1.3 meters long; by weight, one of theirs could equal two or three of the others'.

Comparison is the thief of joy; it was truly a frustrating sight for them.

However, in such a large body of water, there were all kinds of fish. It was impossible for Yang Qi and his group to catch only Tuna.

Occasionally, they would pull up species like Barracuda, GT, and Mahi-Mahi.

Yang Qi fared a bit better as he could see clearly underwater and avoid them as much as possible. He only caught a few Mahi-Mahi when there was truly no other choice.

But on Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan's side, the Electric Reels pulled up even more junk fish.

But that was fine; as long as they could be kept alive, they could be kept in the live fish tanks to be used as live bait.

Four hours passed by unknowingly. Ding Kuan had stopped fishing and was on the deck gutting the Tuna and removing their internal organs.

His clean and efficient technique was both fast and steady, leaving everyone sighing in admiration at their own inferiority.

“Yang Qi, the Longline Fishing line should be about ready, right?”

Wang Jinxi said.

“Alright, it's dark now, don't use the lifeboat. Wait for me to maneuver closer.”

Yang Qi turned and entered the Cockpit, while the others helped process the Tuna together.

Once the ship neared the longline, Wang Jinxi hooked the buoy back, tied the rope to the Hydraulic Winch, and began retrieving the line.

This was much more convenient and faster than when Yang Qi used to pull by hand or even use a Crane to pull a cable.

“Hahaha, it is Tuna!”

Standing at the front, Wang Jinxi saw that the first hook held a Yellowfin Tuna. Chen Sheng, standing opposite him, hurriedly used a Speargun to pierce the fish's head, and Wang Jinxi followed up with a Landing Net to scoop the fish up.

Just like that, the group worked like an assembly line, taking turns netting the fish and sending them to Ding Kuan for bleeding and gutting.

During this time, some other fish species were also caught, such as Red Snapper, Skipjack Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, and so on.

One basket of the five-hundred-meter longline had two hundred hooks, and they caught over a hundred and forty fish. There were one hundred and two Yellowfin Tuna alone.

However, forty-six of those were Yellowfin Tuna weighing only about twenty pounds; since they were too small, they were thrown back into the sea.

Thus, the harvest from the longline was fifty-six Yellowfin Tuna, ranging from fifty to a hundred pounds.

When these Tuna were hauled up and thrown on the deck waiting for Ding Kuan to bleed them, they were spotted again by the people on those two nearby fishing boats.

“Holy crap, they're animals! It was already outrageous when they were using hand rods, but they're even using String Hook to pull them up in bunches!”

“I'm dying of envy! Those bastards, catching Tuna is actually so easy for them!”

“Is there no justice left? Let me see what boat that is. Next time I go to sea, I'm finding that boat!”

The Anglers on the other two boats had completely broken down, one after another demanding an explanation from their own captains.