The Top Fishing
Chapter 305 - 172: Sea Bream Family_5

Chapter 305: Chapter 172: Sea Bream Family_5

If it’s caught by a small coastal fishing boat, it would probably be worth sixty to seventy yuan per jin.

But if it’s from sea fishing, that means it’s the freshest, so it can sell for over a hundred yuan per jin, and even about 150 yuan per jin during the New Year.

Lin Yang’s catch now weighs about a jin and a half, so it’s worth around 150 yuan, and it can’t be considered cheap.

Such a fish worth 150, if an average angler can catch 10 a day, that would be an income of over 1000 yuan, which is quite a high earning.

Of course, an angler who can consistently catch ten fish a day in these waters is considered one of the top anglers here, and such experts are rare in these waters.

Lin Yang didn’t care much about this first catch, continuing to change hooks and bait with shrimp to keep fishing.

However, in less than five minutes, he caught another fish, and upon seeing this, the live stream viewers began to get restless.

"Wow, does the host have such great fishing spots? When I go out to sea, I can’t catch a single one in half a day."

"The fish that the host caught should be an authentic Black Seabream."

"What are you talking about upstairs? Is there such a thing as inauthentic Black Seabream?"

Lin Yang, seeing the discussion in the barrage, smiled and said, "Indeed, these days many people call various types of sea bream ’Black Seabream’, but the true Black Seabream, scientifically known as Black Sea Bream, has many different names like Green Scale Sea Bream, Wuge, Black Copper Bowl, Qinglang, Black Sea Bream, and Black Seabream, all referring to the same fish."

Some other sea breams, such as Blue-tailed Black Sea Bream, are also called Black Seabream, and Tai Province Black Sea Bream and Big Pacific Black Sea Bream are also referred to as Black Seabream. However, though they are all called Black Seabream, their prices vary greatly.

The real Black Seabream, which is the Black Sea Bream I am holding right now, based on my knowledge, is priced around 70 to 90 yuan per jin. If it’s farmed, it can only fetch about 20 yuan, and for sea-caught ones it’s roughly 40 to 50 yuan. So in the world of sea fishing, the ones caught by fishing are always the most valuable because it’s the freshest method of capture."

For the other Black Seabreams, the price for sea-caught Blue-tailed Black Sea Bream per jin is about 50 to 60 yuan, and below that are the Tai Province Black Sea Bream and Big Pacific Black Sea Bream, with sea fishing prices only around 30 to 40 yuan.

So the difference in prices of these fish is not small, and of course, their tastes also vary greatly, the more expensive the tastier. Everyone should pay attention when buying these fish in the future, so you don’t spend more money on a fish with a worse taste."

After hearing his explanation, the barrages were filled with messages claiming they learned something new.

"Learned something new, thanks host, teach us how to distinguish these types of Black Seabream now."

"I feel like I might have been duped last time. During the New Year, I paid over a hundred yuan for a Black Seabream about the same size as the one the host caught, but it wasn’t as tasty as the legends say..."

Seeing the barrage of requests for detailed distinctions between various Black Seabreams, Lin Yang was generous in continuing to teach them how to differentiate.

However, as he was explaining, he didn’t stop his activities; after tossing the Black Seabream into the live well, he continued to bait his hook and interact with the live chat.

Black Seabreams are different from Yellow Sea Breams; despite looking similar except for the color, Black Seabreams generally move in schools, whereas Yellow Sea Breams are lone. After catching a Black Seabream, there might still be many more below, so there’s a high chance of catching more Black Seabreams if you drop your line then.

This is also why locals prefer fishing for Black Seabreams—although their prices are somewhat lower than Yellow Sea Breams, their numbers are greater.

With Yellow Sea Bream, it’s all up to luck how much you catch in a day, but with a school of Black Seabreams, you have at least thirty to fifty fish. Catching twenty, even if they average one jin each, would be worth nearly 1500 yuan. Earning a net thousand in one day is indeed delightful.

Thus, local anglers prefer to encounter Black Seabream schools, but for Lin Yang, it didn’t matter; whatever fish were available, he’d catch.

If he kept catching Black Seabreams, he might be a bit frustrated, as, although their price isn’t cheap, they are on the smaller side and don’t unlock more rewards, which felt like a waste of time for him.

He specifically rented a yacht to go out to sea to fish in hopes of unlocking more types of fish and trying his luck to catch some valuable, prestigious fish.

Just as Lin Yang was worried he might keep catching Black Seabream, he soon smiled.

Because among this school of Black Seabreams there weren’t only Black Sea Bream; after catching three Black Sea Breams, a Blue-tailed Black Sea Bream, which he had just mentioned as the second type, took the bait. When he checked his handbook, indeed, there were rewards for Blue-tailed Black Sea Bream as well—500 yuan and 5 points.

After catching a Blue-tailed Black Sea Bream, it wasn’t long before Lin Yang caught another fish—Bull Shrimp, also known as Tai Province Black Sea Bream. Peng City really did have a great location.

Strictly speaking, Peng City should be considered part of the Southern Sea, but in reality, it is very close to the strait, so this area also has fish from the East Sea.