Chen Hong had already seen clearly that it was a large school of fish, consisting of several species of small fish, including sea bream, mullet, sea bass, and mackerel, with pomfret and yellow croaker mixed in.
The fish are all fairly uniform in size, ranging from 1 to 6 pounds. There aren't any that are too big. Fish of this size are perfect for making dried fish.
Just then, the bell at the tip of the pole rang out crisply, and Chen Hong put on her gloves and began to get busy.
Today, Chen Hong mainly used casting rod. The fish were not very big, but casting rod is still the fastest way to catch fish and makes fishing more enjoyable.
The first fish I caught was a red snapper, light red in color, and quite plump, weighing about 4 pounds. Great! This one can sell for almost 300 yuan. It's one of the more expensive species in this group of fish, so this is a good start.
Chen Hong removed the fish and threw it into the live water tank. She changed the fishing rod to a multi-hook rig. The fish below were very dense, making it easy to catch them. Moreover, the fish were not very big, and she could easily handle them with her strength.
Simply bait the hooks and cast them into the middle of the school of fish. Some fish will try to dodge, but many more, seeing the food falling from the sky, will instinctively swarm forward to grab the bait before being hooked. It's that simple.
As soon as Chen Hong lifted the fishing rod to set the hook, she began vigorously spinning the reel. The fishing line was taut and quickly reeled in, and within two minutes, a string of fish appeared on the surface of the sea.
Chen Hong locked the hook and pulled hard, then suddenly jerked the fishing rod. The fish on the hook flew towards her. She quickly inserted the rod into the hook hole, grabbed the fishing line, covered the fish with a towel, and began to remove the fish one by one.
It felt as satisfying as picking cucumbers in a vegetable garden. I caught four fish with this one cast: a eagle, two perch, and an anchovy, all weighing two or three pounds. They were plump and chubby, each one a little fatso.
Chen Hong kept catching fish, and today she was even more efficient at it. She focused her energy on casting, casting the bait accurately and catching fish as soon as the hook hit the ground. She was very fast, catching two fish with each cast before the electric reel caught just one.
However, Chen Hong was still quite satisfied that the electric winch could retrieve the fish on its own without human intervention.
After fishing for half an hour, the rate of catching fish slowed down. Chen Hong casually scooped out two spoonfuls of bait and sprinkled them into the school of fish. The fish, which were about to scatter, immediately gathered again.
Chen Hong fished like this, casting bait and fishing for more than two hours, until the casting rod and electric reel got hot and burning to the touch.
Chen Hong looked at the fish in the cabin; there were already quite a few. She couldn't let the fish die out completely, so she packed up her line, weighed anchor, and left.
As she leisurely steered the boat across the sea, observing the underwater terrain, she finally discovered a long and wide trench beneath the surface, where many large fish roamed.
Chen Hong spotted many groupers, stopped the boat, dropped anchor, and decided to fish for some groupers here.
After adjusting the floats and baiting all three fishing rods, Chen Hong cast them into the sea. She scooped up two spoonfuls of bait and scattered them into the trench. Soon, she saw grouper peeking out of the water, eager to eat the bait.
The live bait in the space had a significant impact on them. Finding no danger, the large grouper swallowed the live bait on the hook in one gulp. A few minutes later, Chen Hong pulled the large grouper, which weighed more than ten kilograms, out of the sea and into the cabin.
Chen Hong fished at this spot until noon, when the fish stopped biting, so she packed up, ate lunch, and then discreetly went to the toilet.
Seeing three fishing boats approaching in the distance, Chen Hong didn't rush to cast her line again, but instead stuck a hand-casting rod into the fishing hole.
Let's observe the situation on those three fishing boats first, then decide whether to stay and fish a little longer or leave. Chen Hong brewed a cup of tea and leisurely sipped it while watching her fishing rod.
Soon after, three fishing boats arrived nearby and stopped. They didn't rush to approach Chen Hong's boat, but instead slowly circled around looking for fishing spots.
Suddenly, a boat slowly adjusted its course and approached. A burly fisherman stood on the deck, waving and shouting at Chen Hong, "Girl, girl, you're from Yujia Village, right? I'm your uncle, your Uncle Lu, the Uncle Lu you helped during the Maritime Bureau exam."
Oh! Chen Hong slapped her forehead and remembered. No wonder he looked familiar. Wasn't he Uncle Lu, the first person she helped during the Maritime Bureau exam?
"Uncle Lu, how was the harvest this morning? Were all three boats together?"
"Girl, they're from our village. They teamed up when they met. Why are you the only one on this boat?"
"Oh, it's just me. I'm a woman, and I'd be too embarrassed to team up with other men. Besides, it's not my time to go out to sea. Uncle, I'm not hungry at this hour. Come on aboard and have a cup of tea. I brought some tea with me."
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