Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

There is one more thing that Lao Mao didn’t mention, that is, the boat’s horsepower may not be able to keep up.

In fact, the depth of trawl operations varies depending on the size of the boat.

It ranges from 50 meters to 1000 meters. Often the deeper the water, the greater the water pressure, the greater the resistance, and the higher the horsepower requirements for the boat. When the net is lowered into the sea, it will be a disaster if the boat cannot pull it.

Usually reaching a depth of more than 300 meters requires a ship displacement of at least about 2000 tons.

The displacement of a ship is related to the length, width, design speed, horsepower and draft of the ship. Their 25-meter fishing boat will have a displacement of more than tons and cannot operate in too deep waters.

Then there is the length of the drag line, which is the length of the trawl rope.

Generally, the length of the trawl rope is about three times the water depth in the operating area. If the water depth is 100 meters, the length of the released trawl rope will be about 300 meters. This is the most reasonable.

But now the water depth is 300 meters, and the required drag line length is only about one thousand meters, and the drag line they equipped is not that long.

This is also the reason why Lao Mao objects.

"Brother Cat, let's give it a try. It doesn't have to be to explore the bottom, just pull a net. If there is a good harvest, this is a trench, it must be a natural fish nest."

Old Mao was still convinced. On the one hand, Zhao Qin was the ship owner. If he insisted, Old Mao would have no choice but to listen.

Secondly, he also agreed with Zhao Qin’s statement that trenches are natural fish nests.

"Okay, then you go and set the net."

Zhao Qin agreed and jumped onto the deck. Zhao Ping and the others did not know what the two discussed, so when they heard that the net was about to be lowered, there was no more questioning.

After putting it down, the work on the deck was coming to an end.

Xia Shouzhu sent the last basket of miscellaneous fish into the cold storage, while Ajie and Ace were already washing the deck.

After everything was done, everyone started having dinner.

Although Zhao Qin tried hard to have three regular meals, it was really difficult to control the time. Fortunately, he brought a lot of snacks this time, and Axue gave him more than ten boxes of fruits.

I'm really hungry and there's always something to fill my stomach.

He couldn't bear it any longer. He had planned everything since setting off yesterday morning and had only four hours of rest. The old cat was just like him, but he was still driving the boat in high spirits.

Others fare better, with maybe six or seven hours of rest.

Zhao Ping took the initiative to replace the old cat, and everyone did not enter the cabin. They all rested on the deck.

"Aqin, you can actually consider booking another ship. Let's go to sea with two ships at the same time in the future. It will be safer." Old Mao seemed to be still frightened by the previous incident of being chased away by the big ship.

If two ships are nearby, although they are still not as big as the other's ship, they are still capable of fighting.

And if there is another ship next to it, the other party will not dare to be so unscrupulous.

"Brother Cat, I also have this consideration, but it's hard to find serious and responsible boatmen."

Zhao Qin sighed, and when Lao Mao didn't reply, he asked again: "Brother Mao, do you still know any good boatmen? That Lao Cai wants to do something with us this time, how about we poach all his boatmen?"

After saying that, he turned around and heard the old cat snoring evenly.

Zhao Qin shook his head and smiled, then said nothing and closed his eyes to rest.

On this condition, he also had a dream. In the dream, he drove a speedboat and flew Lao Cai in the air like a kite.

I was so happy that I heard the siren of the policeman. I woke up suddenly and realized that it was the voice of the elder brother calling for the net coming from the loudspeaker.

He stood up, rubbed his face, and came to the stern of the boat. The sound of the winch had already sounded, indicating that the net was being closed.

He didn't go over to it again, but found his own water glass and took two sips of tea. The slightly bitter taste brought him back to his senses.

He glanced at the time and saw that it was 12:88, just after midnight. He couldn't wait to open the system panel. When he saw that today's lucky value was points, he smiled. It seemed that today would be another good harvest day.

The winches on both sides stopped and the winch on top started working, indicating that the net head had come up.

After a while, he saw that the crane had started working. Zhao Qin stood at the side of the sorting area. Listening to everyone's excited shouts, he understood that there must be a lot of goods in this net.

"I heard you are right. This net must be four tons." The old cat couldn't hide his excitement when he saw the net bag being hoisted over.

"Brother Cat, it took a long time to pull this net." Zhao Qin didn't want to take the credit, so he found a random reason.

"I don't know what kind of seafood it is. It is said that the net this time sank to a depth of at least nearly 200 meters, so it will definitely be able to catch some deep-sea fish."

The so-called deep sea and shallow sea are clearly divided in the mouths of fishermen or anglers. With 100 meters as the boundary, the upper part is the shallow sea and the lower part is the deep sea.

Therefore, the deep sea that everyone hears is not just a few hundred meters to a thousand meters deep. As long as it exceeds a hundred meters, it is considered the scope of the deep sea.

To say that the fish in the deep sea are not necessarily better than those in the shallow sea, on the contrary, most of the taste is not as good as those in the shallow sea.

This type of fish also has a rare character on it, so the price is relatively high.

"Whose turn is this net?" Zhao Qin asked with a smile as he looked at several people.

"I'll do it." Ah Chen stepped forward without hesitation and immediately untied the net bag.

To everyone's surprise, the fish in the net bag did not fall like before, and only a few fell on the deck. Even the shaking of the crane did not shake the fish.

"Are there too many fish?" Chen Yuce scratched his head, puzzled.

"It shouldn't be. The fish is all slippery. How could it be blocked?" Xia Shouzhu denied this possibility.

Lao Mao and Zhao Qin looked at each other. They had never encountered such a thing before.

But both of them thought of a possibility, that is, a big thing, not necessarily a fish, entered the bottom of the net bag. At this moment, the hole was untied and the big thing got stuck.

"Brother Cat, how about I stab him with something?" Zhao Qin suggested a way.

"No, Ah Qin, go and tell Ah Ping to shake the crane arm a few more times."

Zhao Qin agreed and ran to the wheelhouse to talk to his elder brother, then returned to the deck. As the boom shook violently, another part of the fish fell down.

But the stuck thing never moved, resulting in still very few fish being caught.

"This shouldn't be the case." The old cat scratched his head.

At this moment, an extremely long, reddish tentacle suddenly stretched out of the sac, bent and clung tightly to the outer wall of the sac.

The tentacles were very long and thick. Under the illumination of the ship's light, they just stretched out from the net bag. It looked not only novel but also quite scary.

Zhao Qin scratched his head. He dragged You Ming too deep into the net?

Turning to look at the old cat, he saw that the other person also had a look of fear. He was secretly amused. It turned out that the old cat was not very courageous.

Just as he was about to make a joke, Xia Yingjie heard the old cat shouting fiercely to stop Xia Yingjie from stepping forward boldly, "Stand back, who asked you to come up? Stay away."

Then he yelled at everyone, telling them not to get close.

Seeing this, Zhao Qin also understood that the old cat should already know what was inside.

"Brother Cat, what is it?"

"Listen to me, don't come close, just hang like this until it becomes dehydrated and loses its vitality."

The old cat yelled again, and no one was allowed to pick up the fallen catch on the deck. He even asked everyone to sit on the gangway leading to the wheelhouse, not even allowed to stay on the deck.