"Brother Yu, come help me quickly, I can't hold on much longer!"
"Huh? It really is Ah Hai's voice. What's going on?"
"I don't know. Why don't you put your fishing rod away and take a look? Xiao Hai sounds pretty anxious."
Upon hearing Wang Hai's voice, Bai Yu looked at Liu Tianyu with a puzzled expression, who also looked bewildered.
Bai Yu then placed his fishing rod on the deck and quickly walked towards the stern. Liu Tianyu, equally curious, also gathered up his fishing rod and quickly walked towards the stern.
"Ahai, what's wrong? Why are you about to collapse? What happened?"
"Brother Fisherman, hurry, here's the fishing rod, help me with it, I'm exhausted!"
Huh? What do you mean?
While Bai Yu looked completely bewildered, Wang Hai handed over the fishing rod. Now that Wang Hai was no longer resisting, the fishing rod was rapidly drifting out of the line, and Bai Yu was forced to take over the rod.
"Brother Fisherman, grab the reel and take it down! I refuse to believe that the two of us working together can't beat it!"
It was only from the moment he took the fishing rod that Bai Yu understood what had happened.
However, there was no time to speak to Bai Yu now. In just a short while, dozens of meters of fishing line had been pulled from the reel.
At Wang Hai's prompting, Bai Yu quickly grabbed the crank handle on the reel. Just as he was about to exert force, he was caught off guard by the tremendous force coming from above.
"Holy crap, Ah Hai, what kind of fish did you catch? How come it's so strong? It's even stronger than the one I just got away from!"
Feeling the pull from the reel, Bai Yu gritted his teeth and resisted the drag. In that instant, the veins on Bai Yu's arms bulged, showing just how much effort he had put in.
Fortunately, when Bai Yu took over the fishing rod, the creature in the sea was no longer at its peak; otherwise, it would have been uncertain whether Bai Yu could have withstood the force.
It's important to know that Bai Yu is far inferior to Wang Hai in terms of explosive power; otherwise, he wouldn't have only chosen middle- and long-distance running.
"Brother Fisherman, this guy is big enough, right? If we can catch it, we'll have made back all the money we spent on this trip. Aren't I awesome?"
At this moment, Wang Hai finally relaxed and stood aside watching Bai Yu and this guy wrestle.
“Ah Hai, we’ve already earned back our boat fare. My one grouper is enough.”
Besides, you're absolutely right. This fish is so strong; it must weigh at least 100 or 200 pounds. If we can catch it, we can definitely make a fortune.
"But Ah Hai, your dad's fishing rod is pretty good. It can withstand the pull of such a big fish, unlike my fishing line, which just broke and the fish got away."
Having withstood the creature's first wave of attack, Bai Yu felt a little more relaxed. His main strategy now was to stall it, to drag it out until the creature ran out of strength.
So Bai Yu still has the energy to chat with Wang Hai. If it were Wang Hai's hard-hitting fishing style, Bai Yu wouldn't have the energy to chat.
Before long, Liu Tianyu and Li Shuang, who were fishing at the bow of the boat, also came over. They were very curious about the big fish that Wang Hai had caught.
Two or three minutes later, Bai Yu felt the pulling force in his hand gradually decreasing. He realized that this guy didn't have much strength left, and it was time for them to reel in the line.
"Phew, finally we've worn this guy down a bit. Ah Hai, are you going to reel him in now, or do you want me to play for a bit?"
Feeling the sensation from the fishing rod, Bai Yu asked Wang Hai about their next plans.
After all, Wang Hai caught the fish; he was just there to help. For a fisherman, catching a big fish is the goal of every fisherman.
Well, Bai Yu now considers himself a fishing enthusiast, even though he hasn't been fishing for very long, his fishing skills aren't great, and there are many things he doesn't understand.
But that doesn't stop him from now enjoying fishing, and calling himself a fishing enthusiast is perfectly acceptable.
However, Wang Hai didn't particularly care about catching big fish or who caught it. He only cared about the final result and whether the fish belonged to him and Bai Yu. Nothing else mattered.
"Brother Yu, if you want to play, then play. My arm is still quite sore. I'll rest for a while. If you can't take it, I'll switch with you."
"Okay, then I'll play for a while."
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, he prepared to reel in the line, determined to vent his anger over the broken line on this guy.
After all, they are all fish, so there shouldn't be any problem in classifying them as the same kind, right?
"No, Brother Yu, Ah Hai, you two shouldn't just play by yourselves. Can you let us experience it too? We've never tried fishing for a real giant fish before. By the way, this fish should be considered a giant, right?"
Just as Bai Yu was about to reel in his line, Li Shuang couldn't help but speak up, saying he also wanted to try his luck at catching this fish.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai naturally wouldn't object to this. With Li Shuang joining them, they could relax a bit more, so why not?
"Shuangzi, you're behind me in line. I'll play for a bit and then give it to you. Ah Sheng, do you want to try the big fish too?"
"Okay, okay, I'll line up after Li Shuang."
Before the fish was even caught, Bai Yu had already arranged its opponents; the five of them were already lined up.
Immediately afterward, Bai Yu began to pull the rod and reel in the line. As Bai Yu suddenly lifted the fishing rod upward, his hand holding the crank handle also quickly pulled the line back in.
Thanks to Bai Yu exhausting the guy's stamina, the reeling process went exceptionally smoothly, with each cast bringing back three or four turns of line.
Listening to the sound of the fishing rod cutting through the wind and the line slicing through the water, Bai Yu felt his adrenaline surging, and he reeled in the line even faster.
In just under a minute, Bai Yu managed to reel in more than ten meters of fishing line.
Don't think that a fishing line of more than ten meters is not long. In fact, the white fish has already used up too much energy. Even if the fish is exhausted, it still has its own weight, so it is not easy to reel it in.
Besides, this guy is just exhausted, not dead. He can easily move around a bit and struggle a bit, which is enough to give Bai Yu a hard time.
Bai Yu then handed the fishing rod to Li Shuang, who, after taking the rod, imitated Bai Yu's actions and began to cast and reel in the line.
Li Shuang was followed by Lu Sheng, but just as the fishing rod came into Lu Sheng's hands, before he could reel in much of the fishing line, the guy from the bottom of the sea started causing trouble.
It's not so much a strange thing as it was; it's more like this guy regained some strength and thought he was ready again, able to escape Bai Yu and the others' control, so he started to rebel.
Faced with the sudden resistance, Lu Sheng was caught off guard and stumbled, almost crashing into the railing at the stern of the ship. Fortunately, he lost his balance at the last moment.
But for Lu Sheng, this scene was a blatant disgrace. Who was Lu Sheng? He was a man from the grasslands who had grown up eating meat since childhood.
Although he may not be as muscular as Bai Yu or Wang Hai in terms of body fat percentage, he is still very strong.
Now he's been ambushed by a fish and almost crashed into the railing. Lu Sheng says he can't stand it, he absolutely can't stand it.
Since this guy wanted to run away, Lu Sheng was determined not to let him have his way. He grabbed the crank handle and started to fight it head-on.
A minute later, the creature, which had just regained some strength, became weak again; it was no match for Lu Sheng at all.
The rest was much simpler. Lu Sheng reeled in the fishing line a few more times and then handed the fishing rod to Liu Tianyu, who was a seasoned angler. He took the rod and immediately began fishing.
Five minutes later, the fishing rod was back in Wang Hai's hands, and only twenty meters of fishing line remained outside.
Even though Wang Hai didn't care who caught the fish, Bai Yu and the others still handed over the last bit of fishing line to Wang Hai so that he could finish the job.
Wang Hai was even more headstrong than Lu Sheng. He took the fishing rod and started reeling in the line one stroke after another, his speed leaving the others in awe.
As the sound of splashing came from the sea, the fish that had taken the bait finally came to the surface. Liu Tianyu immediately grabbed a flashlight and shone it in the direction of the sound.
Then Bai Yu and the others saw a huge fish on the sea surface, glowing green under the lights, bobbing up and down.
"Green? And it can grow to over a meter long, what kind of fish is that?"
Bai Yu looked at the huge thing on the sea and immediately asked a question.
Bai Yu doesn't really know much about sea fish, but if you ask him what kinds of seafood are available by the sea, he thinks he can answer immediately.
After all, everyone has their own expertise. Bai Yu used to be a beachcomber, not a professional fisherman.
"Green? A bluefin wrasse? No, that's not right. Bluefin wrasses don't grow this big. This fish must weigh at least a hundred pounds. It can't be a bluefin wrasse. So what could it be?"
Let alone Bai Yu, even Liu Tianyu, a veteran sailor, was a bit stunned when he saw the color of this thing. He had never seen this thing before.
“Cousin, you don’t recognize this fish either? That’s interesting. Ah Hai, give it your all and drag this guy to the side of the boat. Let’s study what kind of fish it is.”
"Alright, Brother Yu."
After hearing what Bai Yu said, Wang Hai sped up the reeling speed again, and soon he arrived at the side of the fishing boat.
Bai Yu and the others popped their heads out of the boat, looking down at the huge creature that even Liu Tianyu didn't recognize.
"Brother Yu, this guy is so ugly! It's not just that it's all green, but it also has a big bump on its head. Do you think it was born with that bump, or did it get it from being beaten up by another fish?"
Looking at the huge thing on the sea, Li Shuang immediately gave his first impression of it.
Just as Li Shuang described, this big fish not only had a green coat, but also a big bump on its head, giving the first impression that it had been beaten up.
Upon hearing Li Shuang's description, Liu Tianyu immediately moved closer from the side, squeezing forward while muttering to himself.
"Wearing a green coat and having a big bump on its head, is this thing some kind of fish?"
Holy crap, it really is a Napoleon wrasse! Oh no, all that time I spent dealing with it was for nothing!!!
"What? Cousin, what did you say? What kind of fish is a Napoleon wrasse? How come it's over?"
Bai Yu, who was standing nearby, heard Liu Tianyu muttering to himself. He couldn't understand why they had wasted so much time.
"Xiao Yu, you don't understand. You can't fish for Napoleon wrasse right now. It's a protected species. If you catch one, you get a free meal."
"What do you mean by protecting a fish species? Why is this thing protected? Is it because it's ugly?"
Is the Napoleon wrasse a protected species? I've never heard of that before.
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