Chapter 149 Fish Pile Driving
Half an hour later, the fish school moved a distance to the east. Zhang Ze was afraid that if he continued to follow, the fishing net would be out of his sight and would be taken advantage of by others. Therefore, he quickly stopped the people who were still following the fishing net and asked them to go back and collect the fishing net first.
The fishing net rope was entangled on the winch. As soon as it was pulled up a little, the speed of the winch suddenly slowed down.
Zhang Ze stretched his head to look at the water surface in surprise, and found that the fishing net that was slightly exposed above the water was full of fish and was almost full.
Tong Yuanhang and others also had a good harvest. Although the catches in each fishing net varied in size, at least they all caught a large number of sardines.
The winch couldn't pull fast enough because there were too many fish in the net and they were too heavy.
"Haha, today is so exciting. This net should hold more than 1,000 kilograms. Our two nets should hold 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms?" Tong Guoqi laughed happily. He originally thought that he would lose money on this trip and would only bring back some worthless turtle eggs. However, he did not expect that he would catch so many sardines by some unexpected turns.
The three of them just cast their nets and caught nearly a thousand kilograms of sardines. With these two nets included, there may be more than three thousand kilograms or even four thousand kilograms of sardines.
Scout Qiang mentally calculated, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Don't look at the large number of sardines, but the fishery station only charges 6 cents per pound, so even if there are 4,000 pounds, it will only be 240 yuan."
"If I'm lucky enough to get another 4,000 kilograms, that would be great."
Normally, the harvest from each trip to sea is basically over five hundred, and this is after deducting the costs. Each person gets at least fifteen hundred, and at most two or three hundred.
So the catch here seems to be a lot, about two tons, but in fact, after they calculated the price, their hearts were like poured with cold water and the joy of the harvest was completely gone.
"At least we can make our money back!" Tong Yuanhang enlightened the two. They were going to lose money this time, but being able to make their money back and have some profit was already pretty good.
The people on the other two boats also had the same idea. The fish might not be worth much, but at least they didn’t have to pay for it out of their own pockets.
Zhang Zeke didn't know what his relatives and friends thought, he was in some trouble now.
There were too many fish in the net and the winch's pulling force was just a little short.
There were many people on the other boats, and several of them could pull the rope and use the winch to pull the fishing net up, but he was alone, and even if he was strong, he couldn't pull the fishing net up completely for a while, and it got stuck on the side of the boat.
In desperation, Zhang Ze could only come to the side of the boat, reach out to the fishing net, and collect the sardines in the net into the fishing space through the mesh.
Some sardines in the fishing net had died due to lack of oxygen, but fortunately the fishing net had only been left there for more than half an hour, so many of them were still alive.
Zhang Ze collected all those who were still alive into the space to reduce the weight of the fishing net.
As he collected the fish and pulled, when the weight of the sardines in the space reached over 500 kilograms, the net of fish was finally pulled onto the deck.
Zhang Ze untied the rope at the tail of the fishing net, and the sardines inside immediately poured out like a flood.
After a rough search, he collected all the live fish that could be seen on the surface into the space, adding another 200 kilograms to the 500 kilograms, and now there were a total of 716 kilograms.
Zhang Ze plans to use these as nesting materials in the future. It seems that the nesting materials will be useless now, but they will definitely be useful one day.
Anyway, the space is big enough. More than 700 kilograms of sardines may seem like a lot, but they only occupy some space on the upper level of the space.
After collecting the fishing net and throwing it aside, Zhang Ze washed his hands and hurried to the cab to start the boat to chase the school of sardines.
It doesn’t matter if the others haven’t finished their work yet, he can catch up first, determine the location and tell them.
We have only been busy for about forty minutes and the diesel reserves are sufficient. If we go back now, we will not be able to maximize the benefits.
Ten minutes after Zhang Ze drove out, Tong Yuanhang's voice came over the radio asking about the location.
They act the fastest and are the first to get things done.
Zhang Ze was still chasing schools of fish through the seabirds flying in the sky, so he told them which direction to go first.
After chasing for half an hour, he came to the school of fish again.
At this time, a melodious and special sound was heard. Zhang Ze looked and saw three water columns appearing in the air at the other end of the fish school.
The whale appeared, but it was a little far away and he couldn't see what kind of whale it was.
On the left side of the school of fish, a small group of dolphins came to feed happily, and huskies also appeared in the sea. It was truly a feast!
Continue to sail to the direction where the fish left, then quickly tidy up the fishing net and put it down again.
Sardines are cheap, but one or two hundred dollars for one net is actually a lot. There is no reason for Zhang Ze to miss this opportunity.
After the fishing net was lowered, Tong Yuanhang also came here. When they saw the location of his fishing boat, they did not hesitate and quickly drove to the location near Zhang Ze to lower the fishing net.
Later, the two fishing boats of Zhang Zhenghong and Zhang Qinghe arrived here one after another.
The place where they cast the net was quite far away from the whale, mainly because they were afraid of being affected by the whale.
After Zhang Ze put down the fishing net, he drove the boat to the edge. Predators usually hunt at the edge of the fish school, rushing in and out of the school, over and over again, so it was easier for him to catch big fish near the edge.
We just caught 133 kilograms of mackerel, which is not much worth fifty or sixty yuan.
Hang the bait and throw it into the water, let the bait sink to 20 meters underwater, then close the spool.
The deeper the water, the bigger the sardines are, and the big fish attracted here will be located below the sardine school.
What surprised him was that after waiting for a while, the fishing rod did not move.
After using ordinary bait, the chance of catching fish is very high under normal circumstances.
But it is true that not 100% of the time he would take the bait. Sometimes when he fished where there were fish, there were times when the fish would not take the bait.
So he lifted the fishing rod and dragged it back and forth again.
When the fishing rod is motionless, you can shake or drag the fishing rod appropriately to tease the fish and increase the chance of the fish biting the hook.
Fish do not hunt entirely based on smell, they also use their eyes to see, and they are very likely to notice any movement.
When Zhang Ze tried this, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly sank. He was hooked! He immediately raised the rod to stab the fish, and then he found that he seemed to have caught an incredible fish this time. It felt so heavy when he stabbed the fish.
However, after the fishing rod moved a few times, there was suddenly no movement, and there was no sign of the fish pulling the fishing line and running away.
"???"
Zhang Ze was confused. What was going on? He grabbed the fishing rod and gradually lifted it up. The fishing rod was severely bent, but the bottom of the water remained motionless. This feeling was the same as when he had fished on the earth before! "No, this can't be stuck on the bottom. How can the bottom of the water here be only twenty meters?"
Zhang Ze felt incredible, but the feeling transmitted by the fishing rod in his hand was indeed like it was stuck on the bottom.
He continued to pull the fishing line, but it would not move no matter what he did. Could it be that the fish was stuck on the bottom? This possibility could not be ruled out, but there was another extremely rare situation, that is, the fish was stuck on the bottom.
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Most of the time when a fish is hooked and feels pain, its first reaction is to run away.
But in rare cases, the fish will remain motionless, or even bury itself in the mud and sand like an ostrich. This situation is called fish piling.
Zhang Ze has been fishing for decades, and even though this situation is extremely rare, he has encountered it before.
The first time, I didn’t know how to pull the fishing line hard, and as a result, not only did the line get cut, but the fish also ran away.
Later, I asked an experienced fisherman, and he knew how to solve this situation.
Zhang Ze stretched out his hand and started to play with the fishing line, commonly known as playing with cotton.
The vibration of the fishing line is used to stimulate the hooked fish to move. If the fishing line moves, it means that the fish is indeed hooked. If there is no movement, then you are out of luck.
However, the sudden huge force at the next moment almost caused the fishing rod to slip out of his hand. Fortunately, he was prepared and held the fishing rod tightly.
It is indeed powerful, but it cannot be compared with the tiger sharks I caught before.
However, he immediately put the fishing rod into the base on the front side of the boat, which made fishing much easier, but he did not adjust the tone of the fishing rod.
Medium-sized fishing reels are best matched with medium-hard fishing rods. On the contrary, the fishing rod will not be damaged. Fishing big fish with medium-hard fishing rods will feel worse and more difficult, but this is the only way for now.
The fish didn't seem to swim fast. The only feeling he had was that it was heavy and had great power.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak"
A fishing rod is good as long as it is not afraid of breaking. Even if it bends to an outrageous degree, Zhang Ze does not need to worry. He just needs to concentrate on fishing.
Zhang Ze was not as strong as the fish in the water, so he grabbed the fishing rod and pulled it back, using all his strength to consume the energy of the big fish under the water.
The fishing line is released very slowly, which also means that there is a great chance of catching bottom fish.
It’s a pity that medium-sized fishing reels cannot unload as much force as large drum reels.
Half an hour later, the fishing line had increased from about 20 meters to more than 70 meters.
Zhang Ze seemed to be very lucky, there were no sharks in the waters where he was.
Otherwise, the fish would probably have been eaten by a shark before he even caught it.
Because of the cooperation between the fishery administration and the aquatic station and the factory, there seem to be fewer and fewer sharks recently. Not to mention the nearshore area, there are fewer ferocious sharks near Nanping Island alone.
After more than half an hour of stalemate, the fish at the bottom of the water have shown signs of fatigue. Sometimes they stop to rest, and Zhang Ze will shake the fishing reel vigorously and quickly reel in a few turns of line.
The fish only ran about 70 meters. Then the two sides would either wrestle or he would try to reel in the line while the fish was resting. In terms of endurance, he was much stronger.
Sweat flowed down his forehead, and a large amount of sweat was secreted from his chest, soaking his clothes.
Zhang Ze himself didn't notice how much time had passed. Anyway, the big fish at the bottom of the water finally appeared on the surface. It was a silver-white fish with white dots all over its body. Its eyes looked very intelligent.
Its fins are red and very conspicuous.
The fish lay horizontally on the water, looking like a basin.
"It turned out to be a moonfish. Wow, what luck!" Zhang Ze caught a moonfish.
This fish is very similar to the sunfish, but the value is completely different.
No one eats sunfish because it has too many parasites, but moonfish tastes very good and because it is rare, it is very expensive.
I just don’t know how much a moonfish can be sold for in this day and age, and whether anyone knows the value of it.
(End of this chapter)
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