Chapter 234: Fishing, and here comes the "Chainsaw Maniac"?
The moonlight tonight is quite beautiful. Half a month after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is a new moon and is almost invisible. Now, after a few days, it has become somewhat visible.
The crescent moon rose high in the sky, adding a touch of brightness to the dark sea.
Of course, the rising moon also means that the sky has become completely dark.
Zhang Ze had already lowered the longline and was sitting with Jin Sanbao and the others, staring at the Bobbit worm that looked like a centipede in front of them.
A group of big men stared at this delicacy from hell, holding chopsticks in their hands but none of them dared to eat it.
Even Zhang Ze, who was ready to try it, hesitated after seeing the appearance of the Bobbit worm.
A whole Bobbit worm was coiled like a snake by the golden sail, clearly visible under the light brown soup.
Zhang Ze wanted to pick up his chopsticks several times, but finally chose to give up.
"Afan, although I know this is your first time making this bug, you at least learned this skill from the chef, so can you also make it look a little better like the chef?"
Tong Yuanhang had already put down his chopsticks and spoke earnestly.
"Make it look better? That's easy!" Jin Fan walked over, picked up a kitchen knife, picked up a scallion that had just been washed, and after a few "chop, chop, chop" sounds, sprinkled some chopped green onions on the bowl of insect soup.
Everyone: “.”
In the end, Zhang Ze sighed, picked up the spoon and took a sip of soup.
"Hey, it's so fresh! Even though it doesn't look good, this soup is really delicious!"
"real?"
Seeing that he did not look fake, the others also picked up their spoons to drink the soup. Even Jin Fan, who was cooking the soup, had a skeptical expression and picked up the spoon to take a sip.
He didn't dare to taste it just now, so he didn't know what it tasted like.
"Hey, it's really good!"
"The soup made from this thing is quite delicious, no wonder Aze said it's edible."
"Could it be that something that looks ugly actually tastes good?"
Once you get used to the taste of the soup, you won’t be so averse to insects anymore.
Zhang Ze picked up the chopsticks and picked up the Bobbit worm.
When they saw that the insects were intact and looked exactly as they did when they were alive and dead, the group of people who had just drunk the soup were stunned.
"Afan, didn't you deal with the bugs before putting them in the pot?"
To eat Bobbit worms, you have to open their stomachs and clean out the internal organs, but Jin Fan just put the whole thing into the pot.
"It's just so ugly that I can't bring myself to do it!" Jin Fan scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed by being stared at by everyone.
“Ugh~”
“Ugh~”
Jin Sanbao's sudden retching immediately set off a chain reaction.
They were already resistant to insects, and when they saw the complete insects, they suddenly felt physically uncomfortable.
Zhang Ze also felt a little nauseous, but more of a dilemma: "Why didn't you call me if you couldn't do it?"
"You are busy!" Jin Fan spread his hands innocently.
In the end, the Bobbitt worm was poured out and the dinner ended in drama.
The longline is collected at nine o'clock. It is only seven o'clock now, so we can fish for two hours.
Zhang Ze took a look at the fish finder and saw that the group of jade pomfret at the bottom of the water had already escaped. In that case, there was no reason for him to stay here.
Drive back to the island and lower the trolling boat.
It’s not that we do trolling late at night, but it’s difficult to sail a large boat over the reefs, so if you want to go fishing on the reefs, you can only sail a small boat.
In addition, the wind and waves are strong in the distant sea areas. Today the sea breeze is not strong and the waves are relatively small, so you can go fishing in a small boat.
If the weather is windy, it will be impossible to fish here on the reef.
While diving today, Zhang Ze has already gotten a general idea of the underwater situation. He didn't see any particularly large fish, but there were quite a few fish weighing ten or twenty kilograms.
So he adjusted the fishing rod to the hardest setting and put on the big fishing reel.
The fishing reel has a large unloading force, making fishing easier. Choose a medium-sized fish hook, which can be used to catch fish weighing between three and ten kilograms.
Of course, larger fish can also be caught, but the fish hook is small and may come unglued.
After all, his fish hooks will not be damaged, so he is not afraid that the fish will use brute force to straighten the hooks.
After the line was ready, Zhang Ze took out some of the baits purchased before going out to sea and put them in a bamboo basket. He then boarded the trolling boat with the fishing rod and the bamboo basket and headed for the reefs not far away.
It wasn't far away, and he could see it because of the lights of the big ship and the moonlight.
Arriving at the reefs, Zhang Ze picked up the anchor of the trolling boat and threw it down. He then took out an ordinary bait, hung it up and started fishing.
I didn’t choose grouper today, mainly because I didn’t see many groupers while diving, but there were a lot of other fish.
There are also many valuable fish such as coral fish, snappers and snappers.
Zhang Ze first threw some of the baits he brought in the bamboo basket into the water in front of him, then hung the bait and flicked it gently, and the hook and bait fell on the position where he had made the nest.
The terrain of the reefs is complex, so today I added an Awa float and float fishing to avoid accidentally fishing the earth.
It takes some time for the thrown bait to attract nearby baits, but Zhang Ze is not worried about not being able to catch fish.
Because there are fish at every location on the bottom of the water, and with the appeal of ordinary baits, it is still possible to fish.
After you catch one or two, the fish will probably start to form nests, and then you can catch fish continuously.
Just as he expected, just one or two minutes after the hook and bait were put into the water, Apo's float sank suddenly, and then he felt a pulling force on the fishing rod.
Zhang Ze habitually lifted the rod to stab the fish, then lifted the rod with force, grabbed the handle and turned it quickly.
The fish is quite strong, probably weighing over five kilograms.
Although Zhang Ze often catches big fish weighing hundreds of kilograms, fish weighing more than five kilograms are really big. Many anglers have to repeatedly look for their home downstairs in the community if they have a five-kilogram fish.
The trolling boat swayed gently as he exerted force, and soon the hooked fish was pulled to the side of the boat by Zhang Ze.
The side of the boat was not high, so Zhang Ze reached out and touched the fish and put it into the space.
Jin Sanbao and Tong Yuanhang were each in another area of water, at least a few hundred meters away from him. Their movements could not be seen clearly at night, so he could use the space without worry.
[Successfully caught a blue snapper, weighing 6.8 catties, experience +10. ]
Zhang Ze didn't look at the fish carefully when he collected them, he just saw the general shape.
Now I took a look at the hint given in the space, and I didn't expect it to be a blue snapper. This fish is not very common and the price is quite reasonable.
The market price is about one yuan and eighty yuan per pound, and this one costs more than ten yuan.
The first fish was pretty good, and Zhang Ze was in a good mood, so he continued fishing.
This time the fish were hooked a little faster. I guess it was because the bait I threw down just now had some effect, and the fish that were closer came over first.
The same operation was performed, and within a few minutes, the second fish appeared beside the boat.
After Zhang Ze put it into the space and took a look, he found that the name of the fish was actually blue shortfin snapper.
This fish is even rarer, but its appearance and price are very ordinary, probably costing only around 50 cents.
Fortunately, the fish weighed more than ten kilograms, a little over thirteen kilograms, and could be sold for half the price of the blue snapper just now.
The third one was a cheap snapper weighing eight kilograms.
Zhang Ze, who collected the fish, was a little puzzled. What happened at night? Did it fight with the sea bream?
Fortunately, the fourth fish was finally replaced by another fish, and the scientific name displayed in the space was Peacock Fin Fish.
This was the first time Zhang Ze heard of this name. After looking at the appearance of the fish, he thought it should be a species of the wrasseniidae family. Its characteristic is that it has a long fin on its forehead, which is quite unique.
You can tell at first glance that this fish is an ornamental fish, but there are many ornamental fish that are delicious, I’m not sure if this one is one of them.
The fish is not big, only a little over three pounds, so I keep it in the space first.
The types of fish caught today were quite diverse, and none of them were repeated. Zhang Ze felt like he was opening a blind box, so he was very interested.
Anyway, the real money comes from longlining, and his gains from normal fishing are far less than that.
Hang the bait and throw it into the water again.
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This time the fish didn't take the bait so quickly. Zhang Ze waited for two minutes, just like the first time, before there was any movement.
He was still wondering what was going on. After all, the nest he had dug started to take effect. Even if it was only for a short time, it should at least have attracted some fish.
But the next moment, a huge force hit Zhang Ze, and he immediately understood what was going on.
Apparently a big fish had come and scared away all the small fish that had just gathered.
The fish bit so fiercely that it almost pulled the fishing rod out of Zhang Ze's hand. Fortunately, he reacted in time.
At this moment, he felt that he was about to be pulled up while sitting, and even the trolling boat under him was dragged away.
But the next moment, the trolling boat suddenly jolted, and Zhang Ze realized that the anchor on the bottom of the water was stuck in the crevice of the reef.
He had a headache. The boat was not moving now, but when he wanted to leave later, he didn't know if it would be affected by the anchor. It would be troublesome if it got stuck.
Moreover, it is easier for him to fish when the trolling boat is moving. He just lets the fish pull the boat, and when the fish get tired, that's when he can harvest the fish.
But now, he could only fight the fish at the bottom of the water.
The fishing rod was bent so wildly that it looked as if it was about to burst.
But in fact, the strength of this fish is not as great as imagined, and it is well within the range that Zhang Ze can deal with it.
Because of floating fishing, the fish is now on the upper layer of the water. It wants to run to the bottom of the water, but the water here is only about ten meters deep, so it makes no difference whether it runs down or not.
Zhang Ze pulled the fishing rod back with all his strength, not only preventing it from sinking to the bottom of the water, but also depriving it of the right to run away.
The two sides were stuck in a stalemate, the fish couldn't escape and he couldn't pull it back.
Zhang Ze can now catch a fish weighing at least 200 kilograms, which also indirectly shows how exaggerated his strength is now.
Time passed by minute by minute. The sea breeze was actually very cool at night, and it would be even colder if you wore short sleeves, but at this moment Zhang Ze was sweating profusely.
After a stalemate of more than ten minutes, the big fish's strength began to weaken.
After Zhang Ze felt it, he took the opportunity to start reeling in the line. The distance was not far, only more than 20 meters.
But because the fish's energy was not completely exhausted, it still took him several minutes to travel more than 20 meters.
The fish was finally pulled to the side of the boat. Zhang Ze stuck his head out and was about to reach out to put it into the space, but the next moment he said "Shit" and quickly retracted his hand.
This is not a fish, it's clearly a chainsaw! I was just fishing, how could I attract a "chainsaw maniac"? It was hard to see clearly in the dark, it was probably the body of a shark, but with a very long saw.
The ocean really embraces everything, even such strange creatures.
“Clatter, clatter~”
Because of his daze, the fish regained some strength and immediately shook its head and struggled.
The saw kept cutting at the fishing line, but it couldn't cut it.
If it had been an ordinary fishing line, it would have been cut by now. Unfortunately, this fish was unlucky and encountered a cheater. Unfortunately, Zhang Ze didn't dare to reach out and put it into the space.
"trouble!"
With a sigh, he could only continue to pull the fish, draining its energy.
Now I can only wait for it to settle down and then find an opportunity to touch other parts of the fish's body.
So after another ten minutes of stalemate, this ferocious and strange-looking big fish finally calmed down.
At this moment, Zhang Ze deliberately stretched the fishing rod towards the bow of the boat, so the body of the fish was also parallel to the boat.
He quickly squatted down and put the big fish that was resting into the space, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
[Successfully caught a sharptooth sawfish, weighing 216.5 catties, experience +70. ]
"Manta ray?" Zhang Ze was stunned. This was the first time he encountered this creature. Judging from its appearance, he thought it was a weird-looking shark, but he didn't expect it to be a manta ray.
After all, among ancient sharks, he knew of a shark with a spiral mouth full of sharp teeth, so it would not be surprising to see a shark with a saw.
But he had never seen a stingray like this before, so now he has opened his eyes.
The experience points are quite a lot, but it's a pity that it's not the king of fish. That also shows that this kind of ray can grow bigger.
This sharp-toothed sawfish weighing only 200 kilograms is indeed small, because this type of sawfish can grow to 5 to 7.6 meters long and weigh 700 kilograms.
There have even been ones that are nine meters tall, but if Zhang Ze wants to be at the fishing king level, a fish over seven meters and six should be enough.
"This fish is quite suitable for making specimens, especially this saw. I just don't know what the meat tastes like." Zhang Ze looked carefully at the sawfish in the space and was particularly interested in its saw.
He didn't even want to sell the fish, so he took down the saw and kept it.
However, if he simply sold the fish meat, it would probably not be worth much. If he sold it together with the saw, relying on the fish's peculiar appearance to attract people, he would have a chance to make some money from Zhao Xianghua. So he was a little hesitant for a while whether to sell it or not.
After resting for a while, Zhang Ze didn't need to make a decision now since he hadn't gone back yet.
He returned to his seat, started the trolling boat, and slowly moved it in the direction away from the anchor.
Because of the fish, the anchor was stuck in the crevice of the reef. It would be best if he could get it out with the power of the boat. If not, he would have to swim back at night.
As for diving, he didn't have a waterproof flashlight. Even if he had one, he wouldn't have brought it. He couldn't see anything when he went diving, and there was no way he could get the anchor out.
The trolling boat sailed some distance in the opposite direction, and just like before, the hull suddenly shook and then stopped.
The anchor was stuck so tightly that it couldn't be pulled out.
Zhang Ze had no choice but to slowly increase the power to increase the pulling force of the boat.
The anchor chain was taut and looked like it would break at any time. The anchor chain of this kind of small boat was not thick, but it was not so easy to break either, so Zhang Ze had a headache.
It's easy to break, so if he breaks it he can go back easily.
Suddenly, the trolling boat swooped out when he was not prepared.
Zhang Ze's body leaned back due to inertia, but he reacted very quickly. He immediately turned off the engine and then quickly pulled the chain to bring up the anchor.
This is to prevent the trolling boat from moving forward due to inertia and getting the anchor that was pulled out with great difficulty stuck in another gap again.
(End of this chapter)
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