"It's time to haul in the net, Uncle. You two boats, move back a bit. I'm going to haul in the net." With that, he directed the two cousins, Lao Lu and his brother, to move their boats back to a safe distance.

In front of the people on both boats, Chen Hong performed another amazing skill. After fixing the steering wheel and letting the boat move automatically along the set trajectory at a low speed, Chen Hong quickly went to the stern, took out a hook, hooked the float on the head of the fishing net, and wound the rope onto the crane.

Slowly, one fishing net after another was pulled onto the boat, Chen Hong's hands moving so fast they were almost blurry. Large fish were quickly plucked from the net and tossed into the large water tank beside her without even looking at them.

When the water tank was full, the fish were simply tossed onto the deck between the water tank and the live water tank. From a distance, it looked as if the fish on Chen Hong's boat were flying as he tossed them into the hold. After working for more than an hour, Chen Hong finally finished hauling in the nets and stopped the boat.

The two boats approached each other quickly, allowing their companions to set up footholds and board Chen Hong's fishing boat.

Upon boarding, the two were astonished to find the boat teeming with large fish. Chen Hong had no time to greet them, as she was busy collecting the live fish into the freshwater tank, where an oxygenator was running and the seawater was bubbling and steaming.

Seeing Chen Hong so busy, the two brothers bent down to help pick them up. Live fish were thrown into the live water tank, and dead fish were thrown into the refrigerated tank. As they were picking them up, Chen Hong said, "Uncle, could you please help me lift this big tank? Take out another one, these can't hold any more."

Upon closer inspection, the two realized that there was a stack of five water tanks piled together underneath. This must have caused quite a few overflows in the past; they've prepared so many large water tanks—each one could probably fill a large live water tank!

They lifted it up and took out the four water tanks underneath. All the fish were loaded, filling the tanks to about half full. These were all experienced fishermen; they could estimate the weight at a glance. This time, the catch would be at least 1500 jin (750 catties).

Uncle Li picked up Chen Hong's fishing net, spread it out, and examined it closely. It was a single-layer net with thickened lines; even a 200-pound fish couldn't escape it. Looking at the mesh, it was several sizes larger than the nationally mandated specifications—clearly a specially made net designed to catch only large fish, not small ones.

Compared to their own family's net, Chen Hong caught her grandfather and father, while theirs caught their son and grandson. Leaving aside the price, their sizes were worlds apart.

There's no comparison. I never thought that my family, generations of fishermen, could be no match for a young woman. Where can I even begin to reason with this?

After finishing her work, Chen Hong cleaned and rinsed the deck, then took out a stool and brewed a pot of tea. The three of them sat on the stool and drank tea. Uncle Li said, "Chen Hong, where did you buy this fishing net? I've never seen this kind of net in the fishing tackle shops around here!"

"Uncle, we don't sell these here. I ordered mine from a small online fishing tackle shop on Taobao. I'm different from you guys. If I used the same nets as you, I'd be too busy just dissecting the fish."

"I'm better suited to using a large net when I'm alone. Even if I catch fewer fish, it's easier to work with them. Larger fish are easier to handle, and I can work faster. That way, I can keep up with the speed of hauling in the net."

Old Lu had already gotten out of the driver's seat with a teacup in his hand; they were both experienced drivers. Just by looking at him, you could tell how Chen Hong operated the vehicle.

He was truly impressed: "Chen Hong, someone like you really doesn't need to ask anyone for help. There's no problem you can't solve, no difficulty you can't overcome."

"Uncle, I'm truly impressed. I'm over fifty, and I've been making a living at sea since I was a teenager. I've never seen anyone drive a boat like you, like you're performing acrobatics. You're incredibly brave, meticulous, and skilled." Old Lu gave a big thumbs-up.

“Cousin, look at Chen Hong’s fishing nets. She had them custom-made herself. Do you think we can use Chen Hong’s method? Chen Hong, you have experience, can you tell your uncle about it?” Uncle Li looked at Chen Hong eagerly, hoping that she could teach them her experience.

Chen Hong said with a smile, "Uncle, you can't just copy my methods entirely. I used a custom-made net because I had no other choice. I couldn't possibly manage to operate the boat and cast and retrieve the net all by myself, so I tried to use the simplest and most convenient tool."

"You don't need that. You have a large crew; the boatman, the net caster, and the net hauler can all perform their duties perfectly. Besides, custom-made fishing nets aren't cheap. Each net costs 1500 yuan, and my set has six, so that set alone costs 9000 yuan. And if they get snagged, repairing them will also cost a lot."

"However, I think you can try scattering some bait to attract fish before and after casting the net. I think it works well and is very effective."