Chapter 148 Seagulls Point the Way
The most difficult part was at the beginning. As time went by, the fishing boat slowly moved and the larger the area it touched, the easier it was for Zhang Ze and Tong Yuanhang to pull the boat up.
It took a full hour to drag half of the fishing boat into the waterway, but it only took more than half an hour for Zhang Zhenghong's fishing boat to successfully enter the sea.
After successfully reaching the sea surface, Zhang Ze and others untied the ropes and returned to the shore.
While they were pulling the fishing boat back to the sea, Zhang Qinghe and his companions were not idle either. They were digging a waterway in the upper middle part of their fishing boat.
However, the tide receded at around five in the morning, and it was too difficult to dig a waterway in the area submerged by sea water. So after digging the easy areas, they stopped temporarily, packed up, and went back to the boat to sleep. They would continue after they had rested.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Zhang Qinghe's fishing boat finally returned to the sea.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally solving the problem.
"Ah Hu, Ah Hong, it would be unreasonable for you not to set up two tables this time!"
Because they wanted to dig turtle eggs, they returned to the beach. Tong Yuanhang patted Zhang Qinghu on the shoulder and teased him.
"Okay, we'll set it up when we get back!" Zhang Zhenghong agreed immediately. Zhang Ze and the others had helped so much, so it was only right that he should treat them to a meal.
"Let's go to Weiyou Restaurant. Ah Hong treated me, and then I'll treat him." Zhang Qinghu also nodded in agreement.
"When you go back, drive the boat to the shipyard and let the master check it. It will be troublesome if there are any problems that are not discovered." Zhang Ze reminded.
At present, both fishing boats seem to be fine, but if there are cracks on the bottom of the ship that are not discovered, it will be troublesome in the future.
As for treating them, he didn't hesitate, even though he knew they didn't have much money. But that's how human relationships work, and being able to repay a favor with a meal was already extremely cheap.
Zhang Qinghu and Zhang Zhenghong both listened to it. They were also afraid that the ship would have an accident, or even sink directly next time, which would be a huge loss.
"Let's go, let's dig some turtle eggs and bring them back. We must get something from this trip to the sea." Tong Yuanhang took the lead with a shovel and found a place where he thought there were turtle eggs and dug a hole.
"By the way, are these turtle eggs valuable?" Zhang Qinghe came to his side and started digging.
"They are not valuable. Basically, if you go to an isolated island with a beach in the distant sea, you may find turtle eggs. There are dozens or even hundreds of eggs in a nest. Not many people like to eat them. How much do you think they can be sold for?" Tong Yuanhang explained while digging.
"Then why are we still digging? We've been digging for the whole night, haven't we dug enough?" When Zhang Zhengqiang heard that it was not worth money, he immediately lost interest.
"This thing is aphrodisiac and nourishing!" Zhang Ze reminded them and joined the digging team.
Zhang Qinghe was stunned: "I'm the only one here without a wife, so it's useless for me to dig this thing, right?"
Zhang Ze: "Make up for it in advance, so that you don't have to wait until you get married and it's all over!"
Zhang Qinghe: "Damn, it will take me at least three hours, how can it be finished in one, two, three!"
Zhang Ze: "Three hours? You are just earthworms loosening the soil!"
"Hahahaha." Tong Yuanhang and the others were all married, so they understood what he said immediately. But when had they ever heard such an interesting metaphor before? They all burst out laughing.
Although the beach is not big, turtle eggs are not easy to dig. It is difficult to find turtle eggs buried under the sand from the surface of the beach. Turtles will dig a very deep pit when laying eggs.
When the sand is just filled in, you can still distinguish them, but once the waves hit or it rains, they are basically invisible.
But some young turtle mothers are inexperienced, which leads to one or two turtle eggs being discovered by them if they are not hidden properly. Then they can get a large number of turtle eggs by digging up the place.
There were dozens or even hundreds of eggs in one pit, a large number, so some people shared some with those who didn’t have any.
It was almost nine o'clock, and they decided to go back and rest.
The four fishing boats had been sailing on the sea for about half an hour when a small group of oncoming seagulls caught Zhang Ze's attention.
Normally a group of seagulls is nothing to be concerned about, but this was the third group.
Any fisherman who often goes out to sea knows that where there are large numbers of seabirds, there are definitely schools of fish.
These three groups of seagulls were all heading in the same direction, making Zhang Ze feel that he might not return empty-handed this time.
"Hang, Hu, Hong, let's turn around and follow the seagulls. They might be able to lead us to a school of fish. If we can find a school of fish, we can make back our investment."
"It's okay if I can't find it. I've already lost so much time and effort. It doesn't matter if I find a little more."
After listening to this, Zhang Qinghe immediately picked up the radio and complained: "It doesn't matter to you, the rich man. We who owe money would be heartbroken even if we lose a dime!"
Zhang Ze doesn't tolerate this guy: "Then don't come!"
Zhang Qinghe said confidently: "Why not come? Everyone knows that following you will give you good food!"
Zhang Ze: “.”
The others all laughed. What Zhang Qinghe said was indeed correct. Every time Zhang Ze took them with him, they gained a lot.
When we let them fish on their own without them, the catch is indeed much worse.
Only Tong Yuanhang and his friends are better, after all, they are experienced fishermen.
The four ships turned their bows and followed the seagulls. The seagulls flying around found that the ships below were flying in the same direction as themselves. When they got tired of flying, they landed and stood on the ship's railings to rest.
After sailing for more than twenty minutes, they saw seabirds flying in the distance.
"Haha, Aze is so awesome! He judged the presence of a school of fish from the flying direction and number of the seagulls. We made a lot of money this time. There really is a school of fish ahead." Tong Yuanhang laughed happily when he saw the scene in front of him.
Zhang Qinghe agreed: "That's why I said that if I follow Aze, I can eat meat. Now I have money to treat you."
The fishing boat continued to approach, and when it was almost at the destination, Zhang Ze began to direct: "Everyone, take out the fishing nets and cast the nets along the periphery of the fish school. If the fish school is on the water surface, you can cast the nets. If it is underwater, you can only fish."
I don’t mention longlines because it takes some time for longlines to be hooked on the ears, and during this time the fish are probably going somewhere else.
They need to follow the movement of the fish school at all times, and the fishing nets can be put away at any time without too much delay.
When they arrived at the school of fish, the people on several boats were all shocked by the densely packed small fish on the water. It was too exaggerated. From the water surface it looked like a huge sea of fish. No wonder it attracted so many seagulls and other seabirds.
There was no need for Zhang Ze to continue giving commands. The remaining boats spread out in a line and lowered their fishing nets first.
Observing from the water surface, this is a very large group of sardines.
Although the price is similar to that of mackerel, we can win by relying on quantity, and at worst we can make up for the cost of this voyage.
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
Moreover, the sardine schools attract not only seabirds, but also countless predatory fish under the water.
Therefore, Zhang Ze did not choose to cast a net like Zhang Qing, He and Tong Yuanhang. The price of sardines is still relatively low. If they could catch a few big fish, their value might be higher than the sardines they caught with the cast net.
There was no longline, so the small space was filled with regular bait, which worked just fine at this point.
Secondly, there were baits for swordfish and tiger sharks, but Zhang Ze thought about it and felt that it would be difficult to operate in broad daylight, so he simply took out some ordinary baits.
Adjust the fishing rod to a medium-hard tone and install a medium-sized fishing reel.
I put a regular bait on the hook and cast it out into the water ahead, which was full of sardines.
This time the ordinary bait turned into sardines. Although the bait was just as attractive to the sardines, they couldn't eat it.
The 30% chance of hooking can also attract big fish at the bottom of the water, so that you won’t lose sight of the bait in the dense school of fish.
Zhang Qinghe and others were right to choose to cast the net. In this case, except for Zhang Ze's use of special bait, everything else was useless.
It is better to cast the net honestly, what if you get a lucky one? When ordinary bait sinks into the water, it looks like a beautiful female ghost suddenly appears in the dark night in the eyes of other fish. People can't help but draw their holy swords and shout Demacia, rush over and successfully change their job to Undead Knight.
As soon as Zhang Ze yawned, the fishing rod moved, and he immediately lifted it up with force.
"Swoosh~"
Tong Yuanhang, who was waiting for the net to be cast into the water not far away, looked very excited when he saw the curved arc of the fishing rod.
Unbelievable and a little envious, they could catch a seemingly large fish under such circumstances. They felt so bored with the sardine nets! But even though they were envious, they still wouldn't follow them fishing. This time, except for Zhang Ze, everyone planned to fill the fishing boat as much as possible before going back.
Zhang Ze had already clamped the fishing rod under his armpit and lifted it up, while his right hand quickly reeled in the line.
This fish is not small, probably about ten to twenty pounds. I didn’t expect to catch such a big fish right away.
It is said that it is difficult to catch a sea fish weighing more than ten pounds and it does require some strength, but it is also said that it is easy to catch as long as you hold on when the fish explodes. If you do not make any mistakes in the operation, the fish will not be able to escape and can be caught in a few minutes.
Zhang Zeke had no intention of walking the fish around, so he quickly reeled in the line before the fish made any effort. When the line was about ten meters away from the fishing boat, the fish appeared on the water surface.
The fish had its mouth wide open, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. There was a dorsal fin behind its head that was nearly one meter long.
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be a Spanish mackerel.
Compared with the big-eared Spanish mackerel, the Spanish mackerel has an additional dorsal fin on its back, which is very conspicuous.
After appearing on the water surface, the Spanish mackerel seemed even more panicked and suddenly burst out with tremendous force.
Zhang Ze's body was pulled forward and tilted a bit. After he reacted, he quickly grabbed the fishing rod with both hands and pulled it upwards to offset the force exerted by the fish.
It only lasted a short while before the Spanish mackerel got tired. For a fish weighing 10 to 20 kilograms, the burst period is so short that it needs to rest before the next round.
But Zhang Ze didn't give it any chance. He quickly reeled in the last ten meters of line. Seeing that the fishhook had pierced the fish's lips, he grabbed the fishing line and pulled the fish up and threw it on the floor.
[Successfully caught a Spanish mackerel, weighing 21.06 catties, experience +5. ]
After Zhang Ze put the fish into the space, he looked at the prompt and found that the experience values of Kang's Spanish mackerel and Big-eared Spanish mackerel were the same, but the Blue-spotted Spanish mackerel had the least experience value, only four points.
Without looking at it any further, he immediately put up a new bait and continued fishing. The area around him might have been occupied by a group of Spanish mackerel, so the next few fish he caught were all Spanish mackerel.
If Zhang Ze found more valuable fish somewhere else, he would definitely run there immediately, but he hasn't found any yet.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com