70 Chapter 70: Fishing more tuna
After a short 10 minutes, her fishing line make a movement again. This time, seeing that this girl have a good fishing luck, the people didn't doubt it anymore and came close to her to see her reel in the fish. They need to see this again carefully, just now, they were too amazed and shocked that they didn't observe her fishing skills properly.
Bai Yi Yang again pretend to battle with the fish before pulling it onboard. The tuna this time is bigger, maybe around 400 pounds. So everyone get busy to pull in the tuna instead, helping the crew.
"It weight 397 pounds." The captain repeat the same process as before. They never gotten two tuna at once in such a short time what more both at this size. This little girl really is lucky. Once more, Bai Yi Yang take her time to chat with the people.
The captain think that his team hit a jackpot today. Even though they weren't the one who catch it, it's still their boat who catch it. So, he also start treating Bai Yi Yang like n ancestor, asking if she need coat or something, the bring her warm drinks.
"Can you give me some tips how to catch tuna?" An uncle ask.
"Uncle, I also do the same like others." Bai Yi Yang said that but she gladly told him the tips that she had read before in the internet. Some, they also had read before, but of course none of it really works for everyone.
"Old friends, you just follow your pace bah. This yatou, she is the one who caught that rare river fish last time. We can't compete with her." Boss Sun finally said. Their eyes widened as they look at Bai Yi Yang.
So, another round of asking and prodding come to Bai Yi Yang. But since she also doesn't want to be too obvious, she chat with them and only after 1 hour passed from her last tuna bite did she set her line again.
And just like a spell, after 10 minutes, she caught another one on her hook. The people on the boat isn't even shocked anymore, they just follow the steps like a routine. So by the time it passed midnight , Bai Yi Yang already caught 4 bluefin tuna.
The captain sigh and look at the small tuna that his team has caught. Initially, catching something is already glorious, but compared to what the girl caught, their catch look quite small.
"Yatou, how about this. You just give us this smallest one you have caught as a fee, as for the rest, you can have the full price yourself. I feel like you will catch more and we already feel bad to take 30% of each fish you caught." The captain said. This is nothing to do with their equipment or boat, this is all the little girl talent and luck. They don't dare to take more from her. If they proceed with the old rules, then they are really bullying her.
"Actually I don't mind.." Bai Yi Yang said.
"No, no, no. How can we do that, that is taking advantage of you. You see, it already boost our reputation that you caught this with our boat." The captain said. Bai Yi Yang smile and nod.
"Alright, then I thank the captain in advance." Bai Yi Yang said.
They will return to the pier at 4.00 am, she still have 4 hours left to catch tuna. Since the captain had made an agreement with her, then she will gladly accept it. The smallest one she caught wasn't bad, it is 315 pounds. The captain actually already earned a lot by this fish alone.
Some of the people in Boss Sun team already went in to take a short nap, now only Bai Yi Yang, Old man Cui and another uncle stayed, of course all the captain and his crew also stays. After seeing 4 rows of catching tuna by Bai Yi Yang, their purpose is halfway fulfilled so they become much more relaxed. They already accept the reality that the tuna will only bite Bai Yi Yang's bait. They are just the extra.
"When will it be my turn to catch one? I had been coming for sea fishing for years now but never catch one, don't know how many years can I still go to the sea." Old man Cui said with a sigh, he sounds a bit melancholic.
"Fishing is a difficult hobby. If I were you, I would have stopped long time ago. There are many more interesting things to do other than fishing. Fishing is fun when you catch a fish, but if not then it is too tiring." Bai Yi Yang said. She is young, the old man won't get angry even if she said something about fishing.
"I know..my old wife said the same thing. Where is the fun if you can't even catch one? But it is more like a regret to me that something that I wanted for years are unable to be fulfilled. It's just that I am getting old, I don't know how many years can I still go fishing." Old man Cui said feeling nostalgic as he look at the darkness of the ocean.
'Host, no time to dilly dally. The tuna is coming for your bait.' TongTong said.
'Is it big?' She asked.
'Very big. I think it is about 600 pound.' The system said.
'That big?' She said. Since this is big, then she need to be careful not to break the fishing line. Seems like this will take longer than before.
Bai Yi Yang think that she should transfer some of the luck to Old man Cui, he should fulfil his wish so that he can rest at home. She is actually worried that an old man like him still go around fishing at the sea in this harsh environment.
"Grandpa, why don't I transfer some of my fishing luck to you? When you caught one, you should really listen to your wife and stop sea fishing." She said in a serious tone. Old man Cui and the other uncle laugh when they heard this.
"Alright, alright. How do we do it?" Old man Cui go along.
"We just bump our fishing pole and that's all." Bai Yi Yang said.
"Good, good." Old man Cui laugh loudly. Bai Yi Yang smile but still bump her fishing pole to Old man Cui lightly, and it was done.
"That's all?" Old man Cui said wide eyed. This girl may be good in fishing, but she is still a child after all. These kind of things is considered transferring luck?
Just when old man Cui is still talking, Bai Yi Yang fishing line is pulled strongly. Old man Cui immediately call the crew over, forgetting about their little childish exchange. He set down his fishing line and come to help.
"I think this is big. The pulling force is very strong." Bai Yi Yang said, reminding the crew.
"Yatou, you calm down, don't break the line." Old man Cui said. Bai Yi Yang nod. Because of the commotion, the people napping inside was aroused. After 15 minutes of battle, Bai Yi Yang pull the fish out of the water.
"It's big, it's big! The crane, the crane." The captain said. Because it is very big and they cannot use their strength to pull it up, a small crane was used, they use this to pull in the bigger tuna. Just when the big tuna landed on the boat and people was admiring the big tuna, Old man Cui fishing line is tugged too.
"Old man, old man! Your fishing line caught something." One of the crew said.
Old man Cui face beamed and he went to take his fishing line. People also crowd near and encouraged him to reel in the fish carefully. His face is grimacing, the pull is very strong. He thought that it will be easy, just like how Bai Yi Yang calmly pull her reel, but this is too strong for him.
After a long battle, Old man Cui finally able to bring in the tuna fish. Two tuna fish lied side by side, one big next to a medium one. Bai Yi Yang big tuna came out as 670 pound and Old man Cui tuna is 324 pound.
Old Man Cui pulled Bai Yi Yang to take a picture next to the tuna. After one picture, he ask for another one, one hand over Bai Yi Yang shoulder as he grinned happily. He will look at the pictures then take more.
"Yatou, you just bear with him bah. This is his first tuna.." The other uncles said as they noticed that Bai Yi Yang smile has been dimming after a few minutes of being forced to take picture. Old man Cui is really too excited.
"Hahaha. You don't know this, but this Yatou joke with me, saying that she will transfer her fishing luck to me, and who knows that the next moment, I finally caught one." Old man Cui said proudly.
After catching that one tuna, he didn't cast his line anymore, instead, he walk around and talk with the people. He retell his story over and over again, how he feel the strong tug, how he reel in the tuna. Bai Yi Yang let him be and set her line once again.
Just like that, their fishing session ended sharp at 4.00 am. Bai Yi Yang caught 7 bluefin tuna, 1 will be given to the captain and his crew. The crew themselves caught 1, Old man Cui also caught 1. This is an astronomical number for one night trip.
The captain made a call to the city fish market in advance, he told the auctioneer there that their boat caught 9 tuna. The auctioneer laughing voice can be heard as if he didn't believe what the captain was saying.
Bai Yi Yang didn't want her name to be known, she wanted to stay anonymous. Her other 6 tuna may be something that is not worth mentioning, but the one at 670 pounds will cause a hype.
Bai Yi Yang caught a total of 7 fish, the biggest is 670 pound, followed by 562 pound, 477 pound, 421 pound, 405 pound, 397 pound and the smallest is 315 pound that goes to the captain and his crew.
The tuna fish can give her a lot of points too, 5 points for every 100 pounds rounded up to the nearest number, so 34 points for the biggest one, followed by 28, 24, 21, 20, 20 and 16 points.
[163 points earned. Total points: 171]
Bai Yi Yang think that this trip is really worth it.
The crew caught a 250 pound tuna and Old man Cui caught 324 pound tuna. The crew cannot even complain, if it was the usual, they will be happy to catch a 250 pound tuna, but now they even have a 315 pound tuna as a fee. What is there to complain, the crew is very happy. What more, they also earn a name because Bai Yi Yang doesn't want her name to be known, the fish will be sold under their crew name. Boss Sun and the group of uncles is full of praise towards Bai Yi Yang, not only them, the crew is praising her in foreign language too.
"We are heading to Country M next week. Yatou, you join us bah." An uncle said.
"Right, right. We may be able to see you catch a rare fish there." Another one said.
Now, they are currently eating instant noodle cook on the boat, they are still waiting for the captain making calls here and there. Since they caught a lot, there was calls from various places, asking them to send it over to their fish market instead. Freshly caught tuna is different, the quality and freshness is usually the best of the best.
"You all are a bunch of insensible old men, this yatou told me that she will start school next week. Do you think she have time to entertain all of you. Tsk, tsk, tsk." Old man Cui said, scolding the other men who is younger than him. Old man Cui is the oldest here.
"That's right. Now is school holiday so I can go out to play." Bai Yi Yang said.
The group of uncles feels regrettable. Boss Sun is being very active in answering for Bai Yi Yang. Not only about Bai Yi Yang fishing skills, he also told them about Bai Yi Yang mushrooms foraging skills. All those money making methods that she is an expert.
Not long after, the captain return and told them about the news. When they arrived at the piers later, there will be people from various fish market coming to see, the biggest one will be auctioned in this city biggest fish market as a finale together with the rest.
That fish market will be visited not only by people of this country but also foreigners. This is all just to buy their tuna. The captain was spreading the words to people so that they can come to the auction.
"Captain do we leave now?" A crew member said.
"Yeah..we leave now." The captain said. After that, they all took another journey to the pier and there are quite a number of people waiting, either fisherman or townspeople.
"Is it normal that this many people is coming this early?" Bai Yi Yang was amazed. For god sake, this is not even 5 am in the morning.
"People catching a lot is an unusual event, even catching 3 tuna in one trip is already amazing, what more 9 tuna. That's why they are curious." The captain said with a bright smile. Bai Yi Yang nod.
"Little miss, if you let people know that you are the one that caught them, then you will be interviewed by the local newspaper, you really wanted us to take the credit?" The captain said. If this were known, their crew will forever be a legend.
"En. I just like catching fish and of course I love earning money, I don't need people to know about me." She smiled.
"Good, good. Then we will thank you in advance." The captain said.
When they arrived at the pier, the people was crowding to see the fish. While their group leave first to return to the inn and follow the captain to the fish market later. The captain and his crew is very good at entertaining people. They lifted up the boxes and arranged them in order before opening them.
Camera click was everywhere when all the 9 tuna fish was presented in a row. Only after everyone is satisfied looking then they load them onto their truck to go to the biggest fish market.
