Chapter 182 Arriving near Dongsha
"Have you ever thought that you won't meet me?" After the boat stopped, Zhang Ze sat in the cab and chatted with Tong Yuanhang.
"There's nothing I can do if I can't meet you. I just saw you walking this way, so I came over to try my luck." Tong Yuanhang was no longer sleepy and was sitting in the cab picking his feet.
"Where are Guoqi and Junqiang? Are they asleep?" There was no other voice while they were talking, so Zhang Ze asked in confusion.
"They're sleeping like pigs. I ran so far but they didn't react at all." Tong Yuanhang complained. Thinking that Zhang Ze had been out to sea for a day, he asked, "How did you catch today?"
"Not bad. We caught a lot of red-billed sturgeons over there." Zhang Ze hesitated for a moment, but still told his brother-in-law the news that there were red-billed sturgeons there.
Although the number of red-billed sturgeons is small, it is not so small that they can be caught all by two ships, so it doesn't hurt to tell him.
"Red-billed sturgeon!" Tong Yuanhang widened his eyes. Having been in Nanfang for so long, he must be familiar with many of the more famous local seafood.
The red-billed sturgeon is very famous in Chaozhou, and because it is closer to that place, it is considered a local fish.
However, the place where they live is not too far from there, and you can occasionally see them in the market.
Like Zhang Ze, Tong Yuanhang is not very familiar with the South China Sea. Usually, his trawling depends entirely on the search of fish finders, which is somewhat dependent on luck.
Hearing that there were a lot of red-billed sturgeons, he immediately couldn't sit still: "Aze, how about we go back?"
"Why go back? I'm planning to take a walk around Dongsha. I heard that the fish resources there are very good." There are already twenty-one red-billed sturgeons in the space, and going there was also Zhang Ze's temporary decision. His ultimate goal is Dongsha. Now that he has left, why should he go back? It's not like there won't be next time.
"Is that so?" Tong Yuanhang touched his chin and thought for a while. He had the impression that he always had a good income when following his brother-in-law.
Now it was enough to know that there were red-billed sturgeons over there, so he immediately changed his mind and decided to go over and take a look.
He currently does not have a few fixed fishing spots. The good spots near the coast are all occupied by fishermen. It is difficult for him as an outsider to compete for them, and he is not familiar with the open sea, so his income fluctuates greatly every time he goes out to sea.
"Then I'll come with you. I don't know if it's a mess over there, and we can take care of each other!"
"That's fine!" Zhang Ze, who was following the boat next to him, didn't care at all, as long as there was no one on his boat.
After chatting for a while, they finally felt sleepy and went back to bed.
At noon the next day, two fishing boats approached the waters near the Dongsha Islands.
The weather on the sea is changeable. When we set out in the morning, the weather was clear and there were not even a few white clouds to be seen. But when we arrived near Dongsha, the sunlight was completely blocked by the clouds in the sky.
It didn't rain, but the white clouds were very thick, giving the sea a cool feel.
Zhang Ze likes this kind of weather the most. The sea breeze is very cool and not hot at all.
So I made myself some stewed potatoes with pork ribs, tomatoes and eggs, and garlic lobster for lunch.
With his increased appetite, he ate everything at lunch and had to cook again for dinner.
After lunch and packing up, he went to the cockpit and was about to take a rest when he heard Tong Yuanhang's voice on the radio.
"Aze, have you eaten lunch? When are we going to find a fishing spot?"
"Why are you joining me with your trawler? Just go find the fish yourself!" Zhang Ze complained after hearing this.
"A few of us plan to go fishing in the afternoon and then troll in the evening."
"You guys are really, what are you fishing for in the afternoon?"
"Well, although the fish bite is generally not very good in the afternoon, we can't waste time. If we catch more fish, won't we make more money?"
After hearing Zhang Ze's words, Tong Guoqi next to him expressed a different opinion.
"Okay, you have a point!"
Zhang Ze deeply reflected on his recent laziness. He thought about how he used to sit there for a whole day. Even if there was not a single fish fry, he would continue to wait patiently and believe that he would catch a fish in the next second.
Realizing his mistake, he immediately started the fishing boat and prepared to look for a suitable fishing spot in the nearby waters.
Moreover, he is full of energy now, so he can go fishing all night even if he doesn't take a nap in the afternoon.
After coming here, Zhang Ze and Tong Yuanhang finally understood what resources were.
In real life, there were fish everywhere he went, thick red lines could be seen frequently, and he suspected those that moved quickly were tuna.
Soon, they noticed a large area of red on the fish finder, occupying almost one-third of the screen, which was extremely exaggerated.
Zhang Ze took a breath of cold air. He had never seen such an exaggerated situation before.
Tong Yuanhang and his two brothers were so frightened that they screamed and shouted, and immediately prepared to drag the net. With such resources, there was no point in catching anything.
"Aze, you just fish over here, we'll go and do the work nearby."
"Be gentle, use a net with larger mesh, and don't catch all the small fish fry in one go."
Zhang Ze doesn't like trawling very much. He thinks the depletion of domestic marine resources is closely related to trawling. However, Tong Yuanhang and the others are his uncles after all, so he can only remind them.
"Small fish can't be sold for much money. The mesh of our fishing nets is quite large, and the mesh for catching shrimps is smaller."
Hearing them say this, Zhang Ze felt relieved.
Put on gloves, a belly hat, and a bamboo hat, and take off your short-sleeved shirts and put on long-sleeved shirts to protect yourself from the sun.
Even if there is no sun, you should still be careful, as it is still easy to get dark if you don’t protect yourself well.
After drinking the spiritual spring, Zhang Ze's skin color did not become darker, but instead became a little whiter and turned into a healthy yellow.
He doesn't like black very much, so he always pays attention to this aspect when fishing.
In the past, when fishing, people would bring face masks, sun protection clothes, and other things. They would also carry a bag to hold various small items. I also bought several colors of hook removers, but now we have none of them.
After everything was prepared, I took out a basket, exchanged out 100 ordinary fishing baits and put them in the basket and placed them next to it.
While assembling fishing gear, Zhang Ze watched Tong Yuanhang and his crew's fishing boat start up not far away and begin to drag the net across the sea. He didn't know how many fish would be harmed by them today.
Judging from the situation of the fish school, we can tell that the nets they are using today are bottom-sinking nets, which are towed forward by the powerful horsepower of the boat, just like an old ox plowing the field.
They used a fish finder to drag the net to the location of the fish, and then used a winch to pull the net up.
The net of a small trawler can be pulled up by human power, but there is no way they can pull up their net without a winch. It will take a whole day to pull it up.
Soon, their first net of fish emerged from the water, and the fish inside formed a big bulge.
Zhang Ze blinked his eyes. This must be around four or five hundred kilograms, right?
It has only been a short while since the net was dragged over. It turns out there is a reason why fishermen like to drag the nets.
The fishing net was pulled up, and then countless fish, shrimps and crabs inside were poured out, forming a small hill.
Zhang Ze was so jealous that he ignored the fishing rod, inserted it into the base, ran to the cab, and picked up the radio: "I saw you guys pull up the net, how was the catch?"
Soon, Tong Yuanhang's excited voice came over: "Boom, boom, we encountered a school of white pomfret, all of them are white pomfret. There are also some groupers, crabs and mantis shrimps, in quite a few."
"I think yours weighs at least 400 to 500 kilograms, right?"
"That's about right. If every net yields this much, we'll have to go back and sell the fish in the afternoon."
“Tsk tsk tsk!”
Zhang Ze shook his head and put down the radio.
For a moment he even wanted to modify the fishing boat and do trawling.
But just think about it, he is making money quite fast now, and the space upgrade will provide all kinds of magical abilities.
The fish caught from the trawl did not give him any experience points, so he had no choice but to go fishing.
After returning to the deck and assembling the fishing rod, Zhang Ze put on the bait and started fishing. The fish finder showed that there was a school of fish about 20 meters underwater, and there were fish all the way to the bottom of the water.
But he estimated that the fish appearing in different water layers should also be different, and it was impossible for a single school of fish to appear here.
So he decided to fish down a little bit to see what kind of fish he could catch.
Throw the hook and bait down, and under the weight of the lead sinker, the hook quickly sinks to a position of twenty meters.
Then he locked the reel and waited for the fish to bite.
After waiting for a while, it seemed that the fish nearby finally found the bait, and Zhang Ze's fishing rod immediately moved.
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The rod didn't bend much, so the fish wasn't very big.
Zhang Ze raised the fishing rod and shook the handle with his right hand turning rapidly.
Small fish like this can just fly up directly, and quick victory is the best option.
"Oh, it's actually a Bao Gong. A little over a pound is not bad."
It wasn't long before a fish was flown up, and then he saw what kind of fish it was.
Zhang Ze doesn't catch Bao Gong fish very often, so this fish is pretty good and popular in the market. It is usually steamed.
However, the fish are generally not too big. Those around half a catty should be more common, and those weighing one catty are considered big.
Zhang Ze remembered that this fish was farmed in later generations, so a wild Bao Gong could be sold for more than sixty yuan at that time.
He squatted down and hid under the side of the boat to collect the fish. He put on the bait and continued fishing.
The water layer is still about 20 meters deep. He wants to see how fast he can catch fish. If it is fast, he will go fishing for Bao Gong in the afternoon.
Then he caught one Bao Gong after another. In less than twenty minutes, Zhang Ze caught thirteen Bao Gong weighing over one pound, most of which were not too small.
When fishing in places where fish gather, ordinary bait is a magic weapon. You can achieve the effect of continuous fishing without even making a nest.
It’s a pity that he doesn’t have an electric reel, otherwise it would be faster to fish.
Of course, even if the space really rewards this thing, Zhang Ze has to use it secretly at night. Things that are too advanced cannot be discovered in this era.
It seems like there are endless fish to catch today. As soon as I put the bait in, there is an endless stream of fish.
Just when Zhang Ze got tired of fishing for Bao Gong and was preparing to fish in deeper water, black sea bream, yellowfin sea bream and pepper sea bream also came to join in the fun.
But these fish are not particularly big, the small ones are 70-80 grams, and the big ones are more than two kilograms.
But Zhang Ze didn't mind. There weren't so many big fish. And while he was fishing for the big fish, the total weight of the small fish he caught might be even greater.
He didn't know how much time had passed. When he reached out to grab the bait but found nothing, he suddenly realized that all the 100 baits had been used up without him noticing.
After taking a look at the space, I saw that there were indeed a lot of Baogong fish, black porgy and yellow fin fish in it. A hundred of them together weighed at least two hundred kilograms.
The fish alone weighed 150 kilograms, and he caught it in just two hours.
It certainly can't be compared with a trawl, but the harvest from single-reel fishing is already quite good.
Unfortunately, the longline for shallow water fishing had already been used, and the other four were for deep water fishing, so he had to change the place to place the longline.
He continued to exchange one hundred pieces of bait and put them into the basket. This time, Zhang Ze chose to fish at the bottom.
The bait sank to the bottom, and he was about to reel in some of the fishing line. However, as soon as he turned the crank, the fishing rod began to tremble and a relatively strong pulling force was felt.
Zhang Ze raised himself up with all his strength. At this moment, his brain didn't even have time to react, and his body moved instinctively.
Holding the fishing rod and feeling the unusual pulling force, he had the illusion that he was fishing the earth.
Zhang Ze was quite familiar with this feeling. He guessed that either he had really caught something, or he had caught a moray eel or something like that.
He held the fishing rod with his left hand and placed it directly against his stomach. He held the crank handle tightly with his right hand and lifted the fishing rod upward with force.
He relied on the indestructible nature of the fishing line and hooks to pull up the hooked objects.
If you get caught on something, it is best to pull it up. Cutting the fishing line should be a last resort.
If you catch a moray eel, you must not let it go into the cave.
The deeper the moray eel burrows, the harder it is to pull it out. Even if the eel is very strong and has received scientific training, it will be useless.
As he pulled hard, he could clearly feel the things under the water being pulled up little by little.
Zhang Ze slowly put the fishing rod down and turned the crank with his right hand to reel in the fishing line a little. After the tip of the fishing rod was parallel to the water surface, he grabbed the fish and when the crank did not move, he tried again.
The fishing rod was bent into an inverted U shape and looked like it would break at any time.
But such violent pulling was effective, and the things at the bottom of the water were pulled out again, until suddenly there was a "whoosh" and the fishing rod bounced violently upwards.
Zhang Ze chuckled and finally caught the fish.
Although the fishing rod was still vibrating, there was almost no pulling force.
And judging from the way the fishing rod was shaking, the hook was not caught on anything, it should be a moray eel, and a fairly large one at that.
Because he had to pull in at least one meter of fishing line to pull this thing out of the cave.
Now he just felt it was heavy, so he reeled in the line very quickly.
After a while, a thick, twisted oil cone appeared in his sight.
The appearance of the oil cone gave Zhang Ze a big surprise. He thought it was an ordinary moray eel or sea eel, but he didn't expect it to be a valuable oil cone.
But now Zhang Ze has no time to be happy, because the oil cone is trying hard to wrap up the line in order to get free. This may easily tie himself up and also entangle his fishing line and make it impossible to untie it.
After he caught the fish, he quickly put it into the space and looked at the slightly messy fishing line with a wry smile.
[Successfully caught a fish called an oil cone (the scientific name will be blocked), weighing 11.21 catties, experience +15. ]
Eleven pounds, this is not small. The oil cones are not thorny and taste good. Zhang Ze plans to take them back to give to his wife.
Make up for it, make up for it, and make sure the food in the canteen is sufficient so that the child will not go hungry after birth.
(End of this chapter)
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