"Brother, I'm counting on you."
After saying that, Ye Lin gritted his teeth and handed the fishing rod in his hand to Fu Ming, who had been waiting for a long time. As soon as Fu Ming took the fishing rod, he immediately felt the pulling force from the other end.
Goodness, this is no less powerful than his previous giant spotted tarantula.
Thinking of the grouper that sold for several thousand yuan, Fu Ming suddenly felt full of energy again and began to struggle against the fish by pulling and releasing it.
Fu Wan had just caught a red snapper when she turned around and heard the commotion from the two men. She quickly reeled in her line and went over to check on the situation.
"How's it going? Haven't you pulled that fish up yet?"
Ye Lin had already picked up a long hook from the side and was waiting. When he heard Fu Wan ask this question, he shook his head.
"No, I don't know what kind of fish it is, but it's really strong!"
Fu Wan was astonished and immediately thought of the scenes of catching those big fish before.
She stood next to Fu Ming, looking out at the sea. The waves rose and fell, and the fishing rod in Fu Ming's hand was bent over.
Of course, Fu Ming also tried his best to follow the direction the fish was swimming, and only when the fish stopped moving did he pull it up with force.
Being two grown men accustomed to farm work, Fu Wan suddenly noticed something was wrong with the sea after another ten minutes or so.
That's strange, where did the lights in the sea come from?
Moreover, it looks like a light bulb, flickering on and off. In the middle of the night, in the vast sea, just looking at it is quite frightening.
If you didn't know better, you'd think it was Grandma!
However, the next second, all the guesses in Fu Wan's mind stopped instantly, because she had already seen the dark shadow behind the light bulb.
That was clearly the body of a fish.
It wasn't a grouper or a tuna; the fish looked huge, and its head even resembled a toad.
"Wow, this fish is so ugly!"
Ye Lin saw what the fish looked like at that moment and immediately started swearing.
Despite his complaints, he immediately aimed his long hook at the fish, dug it up, and then forcefully lifted it onto the deck.
"Isn't that an anglerfish!"
Boss Fu was sleeping soundly in the cockpit when he was woken up by the noise from below the ship.
Just as he reached the deck, the fish was being hauled up, and the experienced man immediately recognized the origin of this ugly fish.
"Anglerfish? That's not healthy at all."
Ye Lin couldn't help but complain that he had never seen such an ugly fish in his life.
Fu Wan was also amused by his words and laughed out loud. She had just seen the ugly fish head in the sea and hadn't realized that it was actually an anglerfish.
Anglerfish are actually a fairly common fish in their area, but few people catch them, so Ye Lin has never seen one before.
The anglerfish is also known locally as the sea toad. The light bulb-like thing that Fu Wan saw was a fleshy protrusion on its head, which looked a bit like a small lantern.
This thing isn't actually the anglerfish's eye; the reason it glows is because this fleshy protrusion contains special glandular cells.
These glandular cells can secrete luciferin, which undergoes a slow chemical change when it comes into contact with oxygen in the ocean, thus achieving a luminescent effect.
It is known that many fish in the deep sea are attracted to light, so these light bulbs are actually traps for anglerfish to catch their prey.
"My goodness, this thing is really ugly."
Even though she had seen anglerfish many times, Fu Wan couldn't help but mentally complain.
Not only is its appearance peculiar, but its body also looks like a puddle of mud.
Its head, in particular, is large and flat, with a wide mouth. A row of sharp, inward-pointing teeth lines the edge of its mouth, and its eyes are located on the back of its head. Its body is slimy and scaleless. The anglerfish is somewhat ugly, but actually even uglier. Because of its large head, the yield of meat is low, but its liver is a rare delicacy. Therefore, many fishermen will separate the liver and sell it separately, while selling the body cheaply or eating it themselves.
Because it has no scales, this fish requires skill to prepare. If not handled properly, it will not only be fishy but also very unpalatable. However, if handled well, stewing it with a piece of tofu will make it very delicious.
It's hard to say whether Ye Lin was lucky or not, as anglerfish, due to their bulky bodies, generally live close to the seabed.
Very few people catch anglerfish while sea fishing; most are caught by trawlers.
I don't know what happened today, but the anglerfish actually bit Ye Lin's hook and swallowed both hooks in one gulp.
"It's good to catch it. If it doesn't fetch a good price later, I'll just cut off the liver and eat it myself!"
Boss Fu comforted them for a couple of minutes, and Fu Ming and Ye Lin quickly threw the fish into the fish basket.
Looking at the mahi-mahi and anglerfish in the fish basket, Fu Ming couldn't help but curse.
"Damn it, all of these are worthless!"
It's not only worthless, but it's also huge; it's a real waste of his effort.
You know, those two fish almost killed him.
Ye Lin felt alright. He carefully removed the fishhook from the anglerfish's mouth, only to find that a section of the fishhook had also broken off.
Fortunately, they had plenty of fishing hooks on their boat, so replacing them wasn't difficult.
Watching these young people fish, Boss Fu also felt a little itchy to join in, especially after seeing the catch in Fu Wan's bucket, he became even more enthusiastic.
"Dad, do you want to go fishing? Why don't you come pick me up? I'm going back to sleep for a while."
Fu Wan noticed the change in Fu Laoda's expression and immediately asked.
Boss Fu nodded and stepped forward to take Fu Wan's fishing rod.
"You've had a good catch! You still have plenty of bait left. Are you really not going to fish anymore?"
Fu Wan yawned. "No, my eyelids are drooping, I'm so sleepy."
She was content to catch a few fish to satisfy her craving.
Besides, there are endless fish in the sea, but if she doesn't go to sleep now, she won't have the energy to haul in the nets later.
Seeing this, Boss Fu stopped trying to persuade her and happily baited his hook to start fishing.
He didn't even bother to change his position, so he simply stopped where Fu Wan was, leaned against the cabin door, and started waiting for the fish to bite.
However, the time was also hard to bear. He touched his pocket and actually found two White Rabbit milk candies inside.
No wonder he's so lucky! This candy was given to him by Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu this morning. He just happened to be bored and wanted a sweet treat.
Actually, this is usually the time for fishermen to smoke, but since Boss Fu quit smoking, he has set a good example for the younger generation.
Even Fu Liang, who used to smoke two cigarettes a day, has quit now.
As for Fu Ming, he never had this habit in the first place.
The White Rabbit milk candy tasted very sweet, and Boss Fu couldn't help but smack his lips, not expecting that his own son would hear him.
"Dad, what are you eating?"
Boss Fu shook his head, "It's nothing, we're just eating air."
Fu Ming refused to believe it and was about to step forward to see what was going on when, in the next second, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly sank.
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