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Chapter 245 Two Bluefin Tuna

Chapter 246 Two Bluefin Tuna

Zhou Miao had no intention of slowly reeling the fish in; he was going all out to catch it as quickly as possible.

Since Luo Qianqian and the others nearby also caught fish, it means there is likely more than one fish in the water.

If it is indeed a tuna, even if it is not the bluefin tuna, losing even one is a huge loss.

This big guy underwater is unlucky; if it had encountered any other anglers, it would have had a good chance of running away.

It would be very difficult for an ordinary angler to catch a fish weighing over 200 pounds by himself.

But now it was rapidly approaching the fishing boat. Originally more than a hundred meters away, it hadn't even had a chance to rest before it was only a few dozen meters away. Sensing that it was getting closer and closer to the behemoth, the big fish became increasingly panicked.

Ignoring its current exhaustion, it forced itself to take a breath and began swimming away again.

Therefore, for the next half hour or so, Zhou Miao and Da Yu went back and forth, and for a time they were deadlocked.

Seeing this, Zhou Miao followed the fish's movements.

As it runs, he raises the fishing rod higher to increase resistance.

When it rests, he quickly reels in the line.

Meanwhile, Zhou Miao would also take the time to observe Lu Xiaoxiao's situation.

The two girls weren't strong enough and could only assist the electric winch. So, with insufficient pulling force from the winch, they couldn't lift the big fish and could only watch the numbers on the screen gradually increase.

They also use ice to cool down the electric winch to prevent it from overheating.

Fortunately, as long as the fish doesn't get off the line, there's no problem; it just means the fishing will be slower.

The three men on the boat were silently battling the fish, and for a moment they didn't bother to notify the two men in the cabin that there was a big fish outside.

On Zhou Miao's side, the big fish was locked in a stalemate for nearly an hour before its stamina was completely exhausted.

Only about sixty meters away from the Flying Swallow, Zhou Miao felt no resistance and pulled the big guy out of the water in just a few minutes.

With a mix of anticipation and trepidation, the three people on the boat showed expressions of surprise when they saw the round, plump figure.

"That's great! It really is tuna! It came so suddenly!" Luo Qianqian cheered.

Zhou Miao also agreed with her; it did come very suddenly, and in broad daylight at that.

And as the fish got closer, he could see what it looked like.

It doesn't have the particularly large eyes of the bigeye tuna, nor are its fins as long as those of the yellowfin tuna, and its body appears somewhat plumper.

Upon discovering these characteristics, Zhou Miao's heart began to pound faster.

Is it true that whatever you wish for comes true?

"Brother Miao, what is this tuna? I don't think I've ever seen it before?" Lu Xiaoxiao also sensed something was wrong, her pupils contracted, and a huge surprise welled up in her heart.

But just to be on the safe side, she still asked Zhou Miao.

"It's a bluefin tuna!"

Zhou Miao's tone was calm, but his hand, gripping the fishing rod tightly, revealed his excitement.

Which angler doesn't dream of catching a bluefin tuna, especially when he's currently in a lot of debt!

If he comes to the open sea for a week and catches some other fish, even if he is extremely lucky and returns with a full catch, he can probably earn around 500,000 yuan, but the cost will most likely exceed 50,000 yuan.

It is indeed very profitable, but if you catch two bluefin tuna weighing over 200 pounds each, you could potentially sell them for 400,000 to 500,000 yuan.

This huge gap is what made Zhou Miao so excited.

"Wow, it really is a bluefin bream! Doesn't that mean one can sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions?" Luo Qianqian's eyes lit up.

Because they also caught a fish, and if it was also a bluefin bream, they would have made a fortune this time.

"It's not that expensive, it depends on the quality." Zhou Miao shook his head and beckoned her over, "Qianqian, help me get the fishing rod down, I need to get this fish up quickly."

Unsure if there were sharks nearby, and to prevent the tuna from being attacked, he quickly grabbed a hook and tied it to the fish's brain. Once the fish died, he immediately used a crane to lift it up.

At the same time, turn on the water pipe and stuff it into the fish's mouth to release water, allowing the fresh water to help cool the fish down.

Other fish are fine, but fish like tuna and swordfish, which swim at high speeds, must be cooled down and bled promptly after prolonged exercise to prevent the flesh from being scalded by the blood.

Moreover, while you can be careless with other fish, even a small loss is a huge loss for bluefin tuna.

While rinsing the fish with fresh water, Zhou Miao quickly took out a box of crushed ice that he always kept on hand from the freezer and poured it over the fish.

Fresh water washes away the frozen ice, but the cold water also quickly cools the fish.

Only then did Zhou Miao take a knife and bleed the fish.

Even though the outside has been cooled down by ice water, it is still warm inside.

Zhou Miao put the water pipe into the fish's mouth to speed up the drainage of blood.

Only then was the fish gutted and its internal organs removed.

Tuna innards can actually be used to make many delicious dishes for Chinese people.

However, because it rots very quickly, keeping it inside the fish's body would affect the most delicious part of the belly meat, so it is usually thrown away directly.

Secondly, the larger the tuna, the more heavy metals accumulate in its internal organs. So if you really want to try something new, just keep the swim bladder and heart to taste, and throw everything else away.

Zhou Miao had no intention of staying, because there was no proper chef on the ship, so there was no point in keeping him.

After finishing his work, Zhou Miao stood aside admiring the two-meter-tall behemoth.

He'd fished for tuna before, but at this moment, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Sure enough, apart from the bluefin tuna, the other tuna were inferior.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxiao's fish was still more than 150 meters away, Zhou Miao waited for the fish blood to drain completely before using a crane to lift it up again and prepare to put it into the freezer. He also checked the weight.

Luo Qianqian also came over curiously to take a look: "Two hundred and sixty-two jin, wouldn't it have weighed almost three hundred jin before the bloodletting?"

"It's not that I'm about to have it, it's exactly 307 jin."

Zhou Miao had already checked the weight when he first lifted the fish, but since the tuna was already weighed after processing, he didn't pay much attention.

If this bluefin tuna has a high fat content, it could easily sell for a thousand or even a thousand two hundred per kilogram.

Even if the fat content is slightly lower, it can still fetch a price of seven or eight hundred yuan per kilogram.

This is the price of a top-quality bluefin sashimi that has already been bled and had its internal organs removed.

Five or six years ago, this fish would have cost twice as much.

With increasing farming, the overall price of bluefin tuna is decreasing and has become much cheaper.

After storing the bluefin tuna, Zhou Miao didn't try to catch a second one, because Lu Xiaoxiao's fish were about to come up as well.

The two of them couldn't handle such a big fish; they needed his help.

"Ahhh~ It's a bluefin bream! We caught a bluefin bream too!" When the fish appeared on the surface, Luo Qianqian excitedly hugged Lu Xiaoxiao and jumped around on the deck.

They might look at other people's bluefin tuna with a sense of novelty.

But the bluefin bream they caught themselves were different; it meant a considerable financial gain would go into their pockets. How could they not be excited?

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