Chen Hong asked Zhou Yi, "Zhou Yi, do you know how to fish?"
Zhou Yi nodded and replied, "I know how to fish, but I haven't fished in the sea much."
Most of them are accompanying their elderly relatives to fish for freshwater fish in reservoirs and rivers.
I've been quite busy these past few years and haven't had many opportunities to fish, but I still know the basics.
Chen Hong pointed to the waters in front of the boat, "I've looked at the topography and ocean currents of this area. Schools of fish often appear here; it's my secret fishing spot."
"We often catch some good fish. Here's a fishing rod; you can set up the line and hook first, and I'll go prepare some bait for you to use for groundbaiting later."
As Chen Hong spoke, she took out four fishing rods: one casting rod, two boat rods, and one sea rod.
"Please choose which fishing rod you prefer. There aren't any lure fishing rods on the boat, and I don't usually like lure fishing, so I didn't prepare any."
These are all things I usually use on the ship. They're pretty good quality and very easy to use. You should try them!
She handed all the fishing gear to Zhou Yi and let him fiddle with it himself. Chen Hong took out a bucket and went to the kitchen to mix flour and fish meal.
I secretly added some water from my spatial storage, stirred it vigorously until it was well mixed, and then squeezed it – it was just right, neither too loose nor too crumbly.
Seeing that Zhou Yi had already set up the fishing line, float, sinker, and hook, he reached into the live bait container, took out a sea silkworm, hooked it onto the hook, and with a flick of his wrist, the sinker and hook sank into the sea.
Chen Hong raised an eyebrow, noticing his skillful technique; he seemed to be an experienced fisherman, so she stopped paying attention to him.
She took a safety rope from the cockpit cabinet, called Yu Yang over, and put a life jacket on him first.
They then tied the safety rope around Yu Yang's waist; at sea, safety must always come first.
Chen Hong adjusted the safety rope for Yu Yang to about three and a half meters long, and tied the other end to the door handle of the cockpit.
This way, his freedom of movement in the cockpit and on the deck is not restricted, and the potential danger of accidentally falling into the sea is avoided.
This time, she also arranged a children's fishing rod for Yu Yang. The rod was short and could only catch fish in the middle and upper layers of the water. She didn't expect Yu Yang to catch many fish; the main point was to encourage participation.
I helped Yu Yang bait the hook, taught him how to cast the line and how to read the float, and then let him sit on the side of the boat and play by himself, since the railing was quite high anyway.
Zhou Yi and I are right beside him, so there's no danger. It's a good life skill for children by the sea to learn to fish.
Chen Hong first scattered the bait to create a feeding area; without baiting, you won't catch many fish. This method of attracting fish, though old-fashioned, is very effective.
Chen Hong slowly baited her hook and prepared to start fishing. She had already spotted a small school of fish about 20 meters to her left at the nine o'clock position.
The majority of the fish in this group are sea bream, including red sea bream, red snapper, yellow eagle, and purple-red snapper, with black eagle being the most numerous. There are also quite a few bass and golden drum fish nearby.
The lower layers of seawater also contain many groupers, large blue lobsters, blue crabs, and swimming crabs.
These types of fish, shrimp, and crabs have considerable economic value and are very suitable for hotels and families. They are inexpensive, of good quality, and highly nutritious.
Within six or seven minutes, Chen Hong saw fish swimming towards her from underwater. She already knew the water depth well, so she didn't need to probe the bottom or adjust the float.
Within two minutes of the hook being in the water, a purple snapper took the bait and was hooked. The bell on the rod tip rang only once before Chen Hong lifted the rod to set the hook.
She quickly rocked the fishing reel, and soon a 2.5-pound red snapper was pulled out of the sea.
Chen Hong deftly used a landing net to scoop the fish onto the deck. Without using a fish control device, she simply put on gloves, removed the hook, and casually tossed the fish into the live fish hold.
Chen Hong glanced at Zhou Yi and Yu Yang; Zhou Yi was also reeling in his line, so it seemed he had a fish on the hook too. She noticed he wasn't wearing gloves, slapped her forehead—she was so forgetful!
He casually baited another hook with live bait, lowered it into the sea, and placed the fishing rod on the derrick. He went back to the cabin to get two pairs of gloves, handing one pair to Zhou Yi and the other to Yu Yang.
"Please put on your gloves. I forgot to tell you, many sea fish have poisonous dorsal fins. Be careful not to get pricked by the fins. I'm sure you don't want to experience that kind of pain."
Don't be careless, some fish have very potent venom in their fins, and if you get poisoned, it may be too late to get to the hospital.
Yu Yang, especially you, once you catch a fish, never try to catch it with your hands. If you can't, quickly call your mother to help you net and prepare the fish. Got it?
Yu Yang nodded obediently, "Mom, I know, but why did you and Uncle Zhou both catch fish? My fishing rod hasn't made a single move yet. Is it because my bait isn't good?"
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