It is said that a pound of fish has the strength of ten pounds, and this four-pound black sea bream can exert a pulling force of forty or fifty pounds.
The two elderly people were not young after all. After a back-and-forth struggle with the fish in the sea for more than ten minutes, they were covered in sweat and exhausted.
After waiting for a long time, Xiao Xue and Chen Hong took turns handling the two elderly people and pulled the fish out of the sea in no time.
Xiao Xue returned the fishing rod to the leader. Uncle Zhou was covered in sweat, but he was all smiles, the joy of the catch filling his ruddy old face.
Chen Hong understood immediately; she had learned something!
He quickly locked the lever, handed the fishing rod back to Zhou Yi's father, and picked up the landing net next to him to help the old man scoop the fish onto the deck.
He handed him a towel, saying, "Uncle Zhou, this is a red snapper. The spines on its dorsal fin are very sharp, so please be careful not to get pricked."
Zhou Yi's father was very confident: "Don't worry, I've accumulated a lot of experience fishing for sea fish, I can do this job."
"This fish may not weigh twenty pounds, but its color is so beautiful; it must be a good fish. This fish must be very valuable, right?"
"Yes, dead ones are worth eighty or ninety yuan a pound, but if they come ashore alive, they can be worth two or three hundred yuan a pound."
This fish is worth at least 400 yuan, which is more valuable than a 10-pound bass!
If I can hold out until I survive and reach the shore, I can sell it for at least a thousand yuan!
"That's good, that's good. We'll have it for dinner tonight. It's so expensive, it must be delicious, right?"
"Of course, this fish looks good and tastes even better. It's also called Red Grouper, and it's a premium grouper."
The live fish is even tastier than the famous grouper! It has few bones, tender meat, and is full of garlic-clove-like flesh.
Its flesh is snow-white and delicious whether steamed or braised. It not only has brain-boosting and body-strengthening effects, but also helps prevent blood clots and lower blood viscosity and blood pressure.
It can prevent various diseases such as myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, vasculitis, and cerebral arteriosclerosis.
It's good for the elderly to prevent illness and maintain health, and for women to have beauty and skincare benefits.
"There are so many benefits! Let's eat them tonight. I'll catch a few more and keep them in the live water tank. We'll eat one a day!"
Chen Hong found it amusing. This ocean isn't a farm for red grouper; how could it be such a coincidence that you could catch too many of these fish?
She hadn't seen any red snapper around here yet; the old man was already incredibly lucky to catch one.
Chen Hong helped the old man untangle the red snapper and throw it into the live water tank, while Xiao Xue helped Uncle Zhou's black sea bream be scooped onto the deck.
Seeing that Xiao Xue's fish-catching technique was also very skillful, Chen Hong stopped paying attention, as her fishing rod had already caught a fish.
With a few quick strokes, Chen Hong pulled the fishing line up and a five-pound grouper out of the water. Holding the rod in her left hand and the landing net in her right, she scooped the grouper onto the deck.
Chen Hong didn't even need a fish catcher; she simply pinched the hook tightly with her slender hand, gave it a slight push and twist, and removed it.
With a flick of her wrist, she tossed the grouper into the live water tank from a distance.
Zhou Yi's father watched in stunned silence, muttering to himself, "With this skill, why bother fishing? He could win at basketball!"
But Chen Hong paid no heed, baited the hook, and with a flick of her wrist, the hook was back in the sea. For a fisherman, fishing is his job!
Xiao Xue and Uncle Zhou are still struggling with the black sea bream, having just removed the fishing rod from its mouth.
The two men carefully lifted the black eagle and threw it into the live water tank. Seeing the black sea bream swimming lively, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Yi's father pointed to the bright red grouper in the live water tank, "Brother, look, this is the red grouper I caught, also called red nine-spined perch."
Chen Hong said it's very nutritious and suitable for the elderly and women. This kind of fish costs two to three hundred yuan per kilogram!
The fish I caught weighs four or five pounds and can sell for over a thousand yuan. I've decided to have Chen Hong cook it tonight so we can all have a taste!
Uncle Zhou felt a little jealous upon hearing this; his black sea bream suddenly didn't look so appealing anymore!
"The black sea bream I caught are also delicious, and they can sell for thirty or forty yuan per pound. This fish is worth more than a hundred yuan!"
Let's keep trying and see who catches the most fish and the best fish in the end!
"Okay, let's have a competition. But I feel like I can definitely win; I'm already one step ahead."
Besides, I caught a bright red melon seed right at the start, which is a great start and a very auspicious sign!
The two brothers immediately stirred up a competitive atmosphere. Afraid of falling behind, they stopped squatting and watching the fish and hurried off to fish.
As soon as they left, the space at the entrance to the live water tank became empty. The old lady took a small stool, placed it next to the live water tank, and examined with great interest the red snapper her husband had caught.
"Let's put aside whether this fish tastes good or not, it looks really beautiful! It's bright red with some speckled spots, the color is so festive!"
Chen Hong, I heard there's a type of red grouper that's quite expensive, and I think it's also red!
"Yes, the main production area of grouper is Dongsha. The market price of genuine wild grouper is two to three hundred yuan."
There are also grouper and star grouper, both of which are red fish with spots.
Actually, live red snapper tastes even better than grouper, and can sell for two or three hundred yuan.
However, the flesh of dead red melon seeds deteriorates, so they can only be sold for a hundred yuan or less.
"Now that you mention it, does that mean all grouper tastes better?"
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