The timing was perfect. When they hauled up the second net, there was no question that most of the entire net was leatherjacket fish, over two hundred jin of them. Only a small portion consisted of mixed fish, shrimp, and crabs, along with some Spanish mackerel.
It was a heavy load. Good thing they had the net hauler.
"Good grief, this net is much heavier than that last net of Spanish mackerel. Look how tightly packed they are."
"That's the advantage of running into a school. One cast gets you a huge haul of fish. Better than netting a mixed catch."
As they spoke, the two of them emptied out the catch and then gathered up the net.
"Leave this to me. Go haul in the fishing pots. Who knows if they've gotten stuck again."
"It's fine. If they're stuck, I'll just go down again. You won't finish sorting all this anytime soon anyway. Do whatever you think best. Or cook something to eat first."
He was a little hungry too. It was already noon, and eating before going down would give him more strength.
Otherwise, he was afraid that once he got busy, he really would have no time to eat.
"What time is it?"
"Eleven thirty."
Hearing that, Father Ye set aside his work and went to cook noodles first.
Ye Yaodong also slowed the boat and headed toward the buoy near the submerged reef. Previously, they had always set the pots before dawn and hauled them up in the afternoon. This time, a day had passed, so the catch should be a little larger.
Full of anticipation, he pulled up a fishing pot. Seeing the pleasing sight of four or five sea cucumbers, a few small green lobsters, and plenty of squid, small fish, and shrimp inside,