Although everyone was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as they lay down, blown by the sea breeze all night, there were still some gains.
However, most of the boats that made a catch only caught one fish, and they accounted for only one third of the total number of boats, meaning two-thirds had come up empty.
Among the players who boasted on the radio in the morning, there were only seven or eight, which is to say, seven or eight boats.
The sea is so vast, there are always a few who will get to enjoy a dumpling meal.
People like Wang Lao Liu were particularly lucky. This morning, another group of anglers on his boat caught another Bluefin Tuna.
This one was just over one hundred and fifty pounds. If it had been another four hundred pounds, he could have shown off again on the radio.
But he was very confident, feeling that his current score, to be conservative, could rank him in the top three.