A boatload of people were on the dock waiting for someone from the fishing company to come and receive the catch. When someone heard that someone here had caught a big fish of more than 300 pounds, six or seven times out of ten they stood near the dock where the Wren was moored, waiting to see the big fish out of the cabin. Even though it was past eleven o'clock, it still seemed that some fishermen were having some fun with the big fish.

"The Asian who caught the big fish? It doesn't look like a fisherman at all! I found out today that Asians can actually fish! Soon, some people looked at Bei Hai, who was standing on the side of the boat, and needless to say, these people knew that the big fish was caught by an Asian American.

But the tone of the words was very bad. There are some people who think that it is racist for black people, and it does not apply to Asians, because Asians in general are more honest and so-called model citizens! However, during this time, Asians also reacted to this thing quite fiercely.

"Be careful, don't get yourself in trouble!" A person next to him immediately reminded the people around him that racial discrimination or something is very troublesome here in Los Angeles, this is not a rural town in the West-Midwest, almost all of them are conservative white people.

"He's so lucky," said a white man in his fifties standing next to him, "I heard that this was his first time at sea and he had a big catch, and I heard that the fish was almost three hundred pounds, great yellowfin tuna!" ”。

"It's a pity, it would be better if the bluefin was great, or the price of bigeye tuna would go up a little," one of the people who was talking to him and said, but as soon as he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "But it's enough, two or three thousand dollars!" ”

The white man, who said that he was lucky, glanced at the person who spoke, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and the disdain in his eyes was not concealed.

It was clear that the man who was not Bluefin was very unpopular in this group, and within two minutes there was only air left around him.

Bei Hai was watched for more than ten minutes, and finally saw a large box truck driving over, and the body was painted with several English letters of Poseidon Fishery in a very conspicuous place.

Needless to say, this is the truck sent by the fishing company to collect the fish. The quick movement of the car confirmed Bei Hai's little guess, and the rear of the car turned around towards the Wren, and slowly leaned towards the edge of the dock.

The car stopped three or four meters away from the dock, and as soon as the car stopped, the door of the box opened wide, and two middle-aged men wearing the same blue uniform jumped out of it.

An old man in his fifties who jumped out of the cab of the car stretched out his hand to Wren as soon as he got out of the car and said hello: "Wren! ”。

Wren waved his hand at the old man, turned his head to Bei Hai and the others next to him and said, "His name is Jack, and he is the owner of the fishing company!" ”。

Old Jack walked to the dock and jumped on the boat, then shook hands with Wren warmly, and then greeted several customers one by one with Wren's introduction.

"Let's lift the fish out of the pod first!" After just chatting for a few words, Jack immediately went straight to the point and asked everyone to hang all the catches they wanted to sell this time to the shore and weigh them first.

Naturally, there was no opinion on the two groups of people on the boat and the truck, working together to lift the fish out of the refrigerated compartment and then lift it to the scale behind the rear of the car.

The first to come out were Rytek and Tonna's fish, but only one of Tona's tuna was sold, and Rykert was ready to take it home and enjoy it with relatives and friends.

Tonna was even happier after the weighing, which showed that the fish weighed sixty-eight pounds. The weight is very good, and the next thing is to wait for the preliminary inspection of the fish, and when it comes to testing, this thing is quite tall, but in fact, the process is very simple, that is, it takes three or five minutes.

Next to come ashore was Benjamin's swordfish, which was weighed at eighty-nine pounds, which was about the same as estimated on the boat. Finally, of course, the highlight of this time, Bei Hai caught a yellowfin tuna.

"It's a big guy!" Seeing the fish's head emerge from the refrigerated cabin, Old Jack nodded and then gave Bei Hai a thumbs up, and said directly after watching the fish completely come out of the cabin: "It's about three hundred and thirty pounds, it should be bigger than the one caught last month, such a fish is like words!" ”。

There are many people who think the same as Jack, and the dozen or so people around the pier are looking at the big tuna hanging up, waiting for it to stop in the middle of the air, and some people on the pier come up to a meter in front of the fish and take a picture with the fish.

Sure enough, it's the old fish! As soon as the fish passed, Bei Hai couldn't help but praise it in his heart. Old Gerke's eyesight is much better than Wren's, Wren's is about three hundred pounds, and Old Jack's weight is only three pounds worse, and the final weight is three hundred and twenty-seven pounds. This is also the largest yellowfin tuna in this port in the past two or three months until now.

As soon as the weight came out, there was an exclamation among the people around them, many of whom were professional fishermen, although they were not necessarily tuna fishermen, but as long as they were fishermen, they had a heartfelt desire for big fish. After weighing, the fish is hung headfirst down, and some people start taking pictures with the fish.

"Hey! Can you give me a small piece of fishtail? Just a small piece is enough! A white woman in her forties on the dock looked at Bei Hai and directly signaled the staff who cut the fish to put the cut tail aside, and immediately asked Bei Hai.

Bei Hai was very generous: "If you like it, take it all!" ”。

When the woman heard Bei Hai say this, she immediately thanked her happily, and then held the big fishtail in her arms, as if she was very afraid that others would snatch it away.

Looking at the woman as a baby, Bei Hai was a little skeptical of his decision, could it be that the fishtail was very valuable? Didn't everyone on the ship say it wasn't worth much? In order to determine the value of the fishtail, Bei Hai asked Wren next to him softly: "What else is this fishtail used for?" ”。

"It's not useful, but some people believe that a big fishtail brings good luck!" Wren glanced at the woman holding the big fish tail cut off and said, "Generally speaking, people here will not catch the biggest fish tail and give it away, isn't that equivalent to transporting people!" Many fishermen here believe in this, and she is very happy to hear that you have given them all to her! ”。

At this time, old Jack said: "Almost all fishermen have some taboo things, just like Wren also has a little habit, if he meets a seal on the way to sea, then he thinks that this time he will have a good harvest at sea!" ”。

Hearing this, Bei Hai understood: Isn't it superstition!

"What's the price now?" Bei Hai is not interested in listening to any superstitious things, if the fishtail can take away his good luck, then why is the pendant around his neck still there?

Asked Jack a question he was most concerned about, how to say that a fish that is longer than a person should have a good price.

Jack didn't even think about it and said to Bei Hai: "The price in the Tokyo market is now an average of six dollars per pound, but the minimum price of such a big fish is about eight dollars per pound, if the meat quality is very good, then the price is not easy to say, and it will be auctioned directly." The final transaction price is determined by many circumstances, and it is not accurate to say now, but it can only be said to be approximate."

As for the quality of the fish, Bei Hai received good training on the way back, and everyone hoped that Bei Hai's fish meat could have a good quality.

A few people chatted here for a few minutes, and the meat quality of the three fish came out, the quality of Bei Hai's fish meat is not very good, mainly because the fat content is not high enough, what will affect the naked body, the pattern of the meat is not obvious enough, etc., anyway, Bei Hai doesn't understand this, but he just knows that the meat is not very good.

The best quality came from Tonna, whose tuna meat was of top quality, and Jack estimated a pound to be at least fourteen to sixteen dollars. The second is Benjamin's swordfish, but because the price of swordfish and tuna is different, although Benjamin's fish is of good quality, the market price is only three or four dollars a pound, which is not as good as the fish in Beihai.

"So be it! When will I get my check? Bei Hai calculated that he would have to pay more than 2,000 US dollars, so he didn't have to worry about how much, anyway, he would make a profit and not lose money.

Jack's answer was also very satisfying to Bei Hai: "If you take it yourself, you can write a check the morning after tomorrow at the latest!" If it's a bank transfer, it's the afternoon after tomorrow! ”。

Bei Hai thought for a while and said, "Then I'll take it myself, anyway, I'm fishing nearby!" ”。

"Or I'll charter your boat to go to sea when I'm free in two days, I feel like there will be such a big fish near that place, I'm going to catch it," Bei Hai thought for a while and added.

"You don't want to be a fisherman," Wren laughed and quipped Bei Hai: "It's true that there is a good chance of fish near such a big fish, but it's not easy to get them to take the bait."

It's not that Wren doesn't want to sue Bei Hai for something experiential, but even if he says it, Bei Hai won't understand. Sea fishing is not just about throwing some bait with a fishing rod, and some people can't learn it in their lifetime, and if it were so easy, everyone wouldn't be going to be a captain.

"I've thought so!" Bei Hai watched his big fish being put into a cardboard box filled with ice, and after the fish was sprinkled with another layer of ice, the people in the carton closed the carton lid and began to seal the box.

Old Jack looked at Bei Hai's smiling face and thought it was a joke, and decided to make fun: "If the fishing level is high, what are you doing here, go directly to Gloucester!" Go out to sea to fish for bluefin tuna there, and you don't have to do much more every fishing season! Pointing to the box that had been sealed, he said, "There are four or five of these 300-pound fish, which are of slightly better quality, and I don't have to work for a year!" ”。

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart!

"Oh!" Hearing this, Bei Hai couldn't help but use his brain, and pondered.