Chapter 628
As the crane rattled, the tuna that had been hanging in the water to cool down was truly revealed.
“Oh my god, this is the biggest fish I have ever seen.” Xiao Zeng exclaimed.
“It’s very beautiful. I think it can be sold for a good price.” Gene’s eyes were also shining. In his eyes, this is money.
Yu Fake was also surprised. This was the first time he actually saw the process of catching tuna.
“Measure it quickly, then put it in the library and keep it on ice.”
There are clear regulations on local tuna fishing, because the United States has national regulations and state regulations, which vary.
One type is large-scale longline fishing by large-scale operating vessels. The requirements for this kind of fishing are that the distance between the jaws and the fins of the fish is less than 75 centimeters and must be released;
For open season fishing in the local state, the requirement is that the head and fork distance is not less than 73 inches, which is equivalent to 185 centimeters.
There is no problem that the fish in front of him meets the standard. Gene needs to measure it, firstly because of the standardization of the work, and secondly, he also wants to know how long this big fish is.
Zhao Qin helped, and soon the size of the fish came out. It was 115 inches, which is equivalent to more than 290 centimeters.
Moreover, this fish is very fat and has a round belly. Although I don’t know the quality of the meat, the oil content should be quite good. After measuring it, it will naturally be bled and stored in the warehouse.
When they heard that it was nearly 3 meters long, everyone exclaimed again.
“Zhao, shall we go back?” Jean asked.
When many ships harvest such a fish, they will choose to return to port and sell it. If the fish becomes stale again, the loss will be huge.
Zhao Qin looked at Yu Fake, who quickly shook his head, “I haven’t opened the store yet.”
“Okay, let’s continue fishing. Akko, take off the bait on your hook and hang a live mackerel. This will be more effective.”
Zhao Qin took advantage of the bait and opened the system and took a look. The merit value increased by 2060 points, while the real-time luck value dropped from 77 to 49 points.
It seems that the system evaluates fish in different sea areas separately. Tuna has 2,000 points more, and 60 points should be obtained from mackerel fishing before.
While he was thinking about it, Jean walked up to him quietly, then reached out and touched his arm lightly. Zhao Qin waved his hand reflexively.
“Don’t be nervous, Zhao, I’m not bent, I just want to make sure, is your arm really okay?”
“certainly.”
Gene’s eyes lit up, “I understand, kung fu, kung fu, right? You know Chinese kung fu. I heard that it is very magical and can make very thin people explode with huge power.
I also heard that he can be invulnerable and even more powerful than Iron Man. ”
Xiao Zeng smiled while translating for Zhao Qin. Zhao Qin also looked confused. That was kung fu, not magic.
“Can you teach me? Don’t worry, I can pay for the tuition. It’s so cool. When I learn it, I will beat everyone in Dennis…”
Tim became excited when he heard this and pointed back at himself, “Zhao, there’s me too, I want to learn too.”
“Damn it, I asked first.” Gene said unhappily.
Zhao Qin could teach him how to use a hammer, but flatly refused, disappointing the two of them.
It took almost an hour to catch the fish just now. If Zhao Qin had been fishing for the whole process, 40 minutes would have been enough. I just had to experience it at different times, so some time was wasted.
“Zhao, do you want to change positions?”
After waiting for almost half an hour with no movement, Gene glanced at the fish finder and asked.
Zhao Qin shook his head, “Forget it, that’s all we’ll spend today.”
Jean didn’t try to persuade him any more. Anyway, he already had one tail, so he wouldn’t lose anything today.
The radio station was particularly lively at this moment. It seemed like two groups were quarreling. Other fishing boats also participated in helping the two parties quarrel. Gene looked excited, and then he ran into the wheelhouse and picked up the pager.
Immediately, a string of greetings came out of his mouth crazily.
“It seems that a man named Robert got angry. As soon as his boat came out, it was surrounded by several boats.
Then two of the several boats surrounding him caught fish, which made him very unhappy. He thought that these people were blocking his way of making money, so he cursed on the radio. “Xiao Zeng listened to the general idea and explained it to Zhao Qin.
“What’s Gene talking about?”
“Jean is also scolding Robert, saying that he is domineering and the sea does not belong to him.”
Zhao Qin smiled and shook his head. It’s the same everywhere.
He had heard from Tim before that Robert was the best fisherman in Dennis. They probably saw how unhappy he was fishing last year, so they started to fight against him at the beginning of this year.
After a while, Gene walked out of the wheelhouse. After a while and greeting Robert’s family, he felt comfortable all over.
“Aren’t you afraid that Robert will cause trouble for you?”
“He can’t beat me. We had sex once two years ago., my boat and his boat met at sea, and my boat happened to catch a fish, but this guy took out a gun and shot at the sky, causing me to lose the fish. ” “Got a gun?” Zhao Qin didn’t care about the feud between Gene and Robert, and decisively grasped the key point of this sentence. “Sorry, Zhao, there are no guns on the boat, and you don’t have a gun license, so you’d better not touch such toys.” Yu Fa Ke saw that Zhao Qin was a little disappointed, so he smiled and said, “There should be a shooting range in Philadelphia, and we can go there to shoot.” “Okay, then it’s settled. ”
As a man, there is no man who doesn’t like guns. Although he was a soldier in his previous life, their unit had nothing to do with combat readiness. It was good enough to have a target practice once a year.
So after retiring for a few years, he even forgot about military boxing.
Everyone was chatting, and the next moment the fish finder in the steering room made a beeping sound. Just as Gene was about to check the location of the big fish, Zhao Qin’s fishing rod made a buzzing sound.
“I caught a fish, I caught another fish.” Xiao Zeng was overjoyed.
“Oh my god, Aqin, you are so lucky. “Yu Fa Ke said depressedly while collecting his fishing rod.
On the other side, Gene was also very excited. Although the fish caught had little to do with him, he led people to fish anyway.
If his reputation spreads, his speedboat will soon become a star boat. Will he still need contractors in the future?
The reason why Gene didn’t fish himself was that he had lost a lot in the past two years. Earlier, he and his brother-in-law went fishing together, but they caught one fish the year before last and nothing last year.
Not only did he not make any money in the past two years, but he also owed the bank A debt, if he doesn’t see money this year, he won’t be able to keep his boat.
The brother-in-law also left Dennis to find another way out because he saw no hope. As a last resort, in order to be safe, Gene gave up fishing this year and planned to rent out the fishing boat.
The advantage of doing this is that there is a guaranteed harvest regardless of drought or flood. There is never a shortage of self-proclaimed fishing experts from other places who rent boats to go out to sea.
It has been a long time since he felt the joy of catching two tunas in one day. Even if they are not his own, he still feels the joy of the harvest.
“Zhao, if you can’t hold on, let me know.” Gene finally took the initiative to ask for help.
Zhao Qin thanked him and continued to retrieve the line. It is difficult to judge whether this fish is bigger or smaller than the previous one, because this fish is too smart.
It just took the hook and exerted force once. After feeling Zhao Qin’s pulling force, it seemed to succumb and never exerted force again.