They set out in the morning and arrived at their destination at nine o'clock in the evening. This time they would be at sea for several days. Zhang Ze did not plan to cast a longline at the moment, but would go fishing first to get a feel for it.
As he stepped out of the cab, a gust of cold wind blew towards him, causing him to pull at his collar.
The impact of cold air is not only on the mainland, but also on the distant seas.
Fortunately, it didn't rain here, which made it easier for him to fish.
After Jin Sanbao and Tong Yuanhang arrived at the destination, they each drove their boats and started working. There were many people on their boat, so they could take turns driving the boat while the other two rested, so they were all very energetic at this time.
The boat stopped near the reef and Zhang Ze hoisted the trolling boat to the water surface at the stern.
He hadn't found any suitable deep-sea fishing spots along the way, and it would probably take a lot of time to find one, so he might as well go fishing on the reefs, where there would be plenty of fish.
Grab the equipment and drive the trolling boat to the top of the reef.
He stopped at a location near the Duoyu where he could see a little more clearly. He didn't know the situation on the bottom of the water and it was late at night, so he just went floating fishing like last time.
Try using ordinary bait for the first cast. If you catch grouper, use grouper bait. If you catch other fish, continue to use ordinary bait.
After the bait was hung on the fish hook, Zhang Ze gently swung the fishing rod, and the bait and the Awa float were thrown seven or eight meters ahead.
There was no bait, but the Awa float still rose and fell with the waves for more than ten seconds before being dragged into the sea and disappeared.
"Swoosh~"
When the float disappeared, Zhang Ze immediately raised the rod to fish. The tip of the rod bent down into an arc shape and caught a not-so-big fish.
The pulling force was very average, so he just shook the crank quickly to reel in the line, and the hooked fish flew up directly.
It turned out to be a small rock snapper, weighing about two kilograms. No wonder it was so easy to catch.
In fact, a two-pound rock bream feels very good in the hand, but Zhang Ze is indeed a bit too strong, and coupled with the quality of the fishing rod, a fish that he feels feels good in the hand usually has to be at least five pounds with ease.
The first one was a snapper, so he didn't have to think about changing to a grouper-specific bait.
With a system, no more catching fish! Zhang Ze had long forgotten the feeling of catching fish in his previous life, so now he doesn’t feel anything when he catches fish, unless he catches a very good fish.
The fishing conditions were good at night, and after a while he caught the second one.
After having fun for about half an hour, Jin Sanbao came over in a rubber boat.
"Aze, how was the harvest?"
"Okay, why are you here?"
Zhang Ze was a little surprised that he was the only one coming, but their fishing boat did stop near the Duoyu.
"I've finished setting the gillnets. I didn't rest for the past two afternoons, so I plan to go to bed early at night. I've slept all day, so how can I sleep now? I'm here to go fishing with you!"
"Okay, then come on my boat. Your rubber boat is not very stable." Jin Sanbao was still more than ten meters away from him. Zhang Ze took the opportunity to select a few fish and put them in the plastic box next to him, and then took out the ordinary fish bait and put it aside.
Otherwise, the boat would be empty and he would have a hard time explaining it.
As for taking out ordinary bait, there is no way to solve it. Fortunately, it only wastes some experience points, but it does not take much for fishing.
Although the side of the trolling boat was not high, when he took out these things, they were still blocked from his view and Jin Sanbao could not see them.
"Okay, I also think the rubber boat is unstable." Jin Sanbao was not polite. After coming to his side, he tied the rope to the trolling boat, and then climbed over with his fishing line, fish hook and a plastic box.
After getting on the boat, the first thing he went to see Zhang Ze's catch. He was surprised to see that there were already more than ten fish.
"The fishing situation is so good? It's only been a short while and you've already caught more than a dozen fish?"
"I think it's just average, just one golden grouper, and the fish isn't that big!"
Zhang Ze shook his head, not very satisfied with the fishing situation.
Jin Sanbao thought about the good stuff he got every time he returned, and suddenly felt that what he said was right.
"But I think it's good enough. We use gill nets, and at best we can catch about 200 kilograms of fish. Among the 200 kilograms of fish, only when we are very lucky can we get a 40-50 kilogram grouper. Normally, it's good to get a few."
"You can't cast your gill nets in shallow reefs or coral reefs where there are many groupers. You can only cast your nets near these places, and the chances of catching fish are naturally much lower."
There are limits on setting nets, and it’s not a trawling net, so you can just plow these areas.
In other words, Tong Yuanhang took care of them and did not cause damage to the place where they fished.
When they are lucky, the actual harvest from plowing the coral reef will not be worse than Zhang Zeping's.
Jin Sanbao and his friends are also jealous and are now planning to buy a trawler after saving enough money.
"Well, who says it's not true? Every time we see you guys coming back with a lot of stuff, we envy you too!"
"But at least life is much better now than before, isn't it?" Zhang Ze said with a smile.
"That's right! Now everyone in the village knows that we who drive big ships make money, so everyone has joined together to buy big ships. Now, excluding the three of us, there are more than ten big ships in the village."
Jin Sanbao nodded in agreement and started tying the fish hook and hanging the float as he spoke.
He doesn't have an Awa float, but he has his own way.
Shape the foam into a fist-sized circle, then use a thin needle and fishing line to pass through the foam.
The foam float can move up and down but stays stuck to the fishing line.
Although it is not as useful as a regular float, at least it can be used a few times.
Since meeting Zhang Ze, Jin Sanbao has gradually learned how to fish and now has rich fishing experience.
After putting on the bait and throwing it into the water, it didn't take long for the foam float to slowly sink into the water.
Zhang Ze was a little surprised. Although he was using his own ordinary bait, things produced in the space had no effect on outsiders.
He was able to catch the fish so quickly, either he was lucky and a fish happened to pass by, or there were a lot of fish at the bottom of the water.
Anyway, he kept fishing and didn't stop for the time being.
"Haha, there are indeed a lot of fish here. I caught it so quickly!" Jin Sanbao pulled the fishing line happily. He didn't have a fishing rod, so he could only use his hand line.
Fortunately, I was wearing gloves, so I wasn't afraid of the fishing line cutting my hands.
Unfortunately, the fish in the sea are never so cooperative. After Jin Sanbao pulled a few times, the fish suddenly sank to the bottom, making him afraid to use too much force for a while.
"Hey, pile driving!"
The underwater conditions are unclear, and if you happen to be near a reef, the fishing line will easily break due to friction with the reef.
So he steadied himself, continued to exert force, but stopped pulling.
Sure enough, the fish froze for a while before being unable to bear the force and finally couldn't help but move.
It would be easy as long as the fish moved. Jin Sanbao seized the opportunity and quickly pulled the fish up.
A spotted grouper that looked to weigh three or four pounds made Jin Sanbao so happy that he smiled from ear to ear.
The fish they caught with gill nets were graded after they were sold, but the fish he caught belonged to him. This grouper could be sold for at least five or six dollars, so how could he not be happy!
But the next moment, as Zhang Ze picked up a super-large sea grouper weighing five or six kilograms, his smile froze on his face.
"You are lucky, such a big sea red spot."
Jin Sanbao talked in a low voice, his tone was very sour, as if he had eaten a large pound of lemons.
"We are really lucky!" Zhang Ze felt a headache as he looked at the sea red spots on the deck.
If he had known that Jin Sanbao would come to fish with him, he would have prepared two fish guards.
However, he was used to using space in his daily life, and he never thought of fish guards, so he didn't have one on his Duoyu account.
It would be fine if such a big red snapper died, so he put away his fishing rod and said, "I'll use your rubber boat to go back first. It's a pity that the red snapper died."
The plastic baskets contain some common coral fish and snappers, which cost only about 30 or 40 cents. Zhang Ze may not care about them, but he cannot care about the sea grouper.
"Then go back quickly and take this with you and put it on your boat first."
"Okay, I'll go back and see if there's anything I can use to feed the fish." Zhang Ze got on the rubber boat, untied the rope and started paddling towards the Duoyu.
He suddenly thought of the trap that had been gathering dust in the corner of the warehouse on the ship.
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The shape of the ground trap is very similar to a fish guard, but it is much longer, but it can be used as a fish guard.
It seems that if we go fishing together at night, the problem of not being able to feed the fish can be solved.
After returning to the boat, Zhang Ze walked towards the warehouse. As for the two groupers, they had been put into the space. Anyway, Jin Sanbao would not come to the Duoyu for the time being.
He went into the warehouse and rummaged around, and actually found two ground traps. That was good, as both of them had fish guards to use, so he quickly returned to the trolling boat with the ground traps.
"Here, this trap can be used as a fish trap. Hang it on the side of the boat and put it in the water. You can put the fish you catch in it and keep them alive."
"Hey, this is a good idea!" When Jin Sanbao saw Zhang Ze tie the ground trap to the side of the trolling boat with the opening facing upwards, he immediately understood how to use it and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in praise.
He also tied the trap to the other side of the boat and continued fishing.
During the time when Zhang Ze was away, he didn't catch any fish.
As a result, only a short while after the bait was in the water, the float started moving again.
"Oh my god, Aze has to be you! I can't catch any fish when you're gone, but I can catch fish when you come back. It seems like all the fish in the water are coming for you, right?"
"Why would I go fishing if I have that ability? Wouldn't it be faster to just cast a net or trawler?"
Zhang Ze shook his head and laughed. Jin Sanbao's ability to catch fish was actually related to him.
When his bait is put into the water, it will attract fish in a small area to come and grab the food, but only one fish can be grabbed, and the rest will automatically disperse.
At this time, there is a piece of bait next to it, which will naturally attract the attention of these scattered fish.
Therefore, when fishing with Zhang Ze on a big boat, the chance of catching fish will be much smaller due to the distance, but on a small boat, because the distance is short, the efficiency of the person next to him may be only slightly slower than his.
But this time, Jin Sanbao pulled the fish up first, it was a bright red general armor fish.
This fish is considered a deep-sea fish and usually only appears when fishing in the deep sea.
Most of them live in waters at a depth of 80 meters, but they often run to shallow waters to find food at night and are nocturnal fish.
The price is pretty good, the market price is about 60 cents, but unfortunately the size is generally not big.
Jin Sanbao collected the fish and put it into the trap, then looked at Zhang Ze who was still pulling with envy: "Your fish seems to be quite big!"
"It's not small, it feels like it weighs about 10 to 20 pounds."
Fish of this weight are actually very strong. It would be a bit strenuous for most people to fish for them, and they would have to take a short breath after fishing. However, Zhang Ze seemed to be able to do it with ease.
While answering, pull the fish at the bottom of the water, and let it stay in the upper water layer as much as possible and not run to the bottom of the water.
Of course, it is still difficult to pull it back by force.
And since there are other people around him, he has to be more restrained.
Although Jin Sanbao was jealous, he still continued to fish. He changed the bait and threw it into the water, but he didn't catch any fish for most of the day.
"Hey, it's a hell of a day today. Either you bait it and it comes out, or you wait for a long time and nothing comes out."
"Don't worry, fishing is just like that! If you keep catching fish, there's no point in casting nets or longlines, right?"
"Too."
While the two were talking, the fish weighing more than ten or twenty pounds finally lost its strength. When Zhang Ze noticed it, he immediately lifted the fishing rod with force and then quickly reeled in the line.
While the fish was still tired and hadn't recovered, he pulled the fish directly to the side of the boat.
"What a big cat shark!" Jin Sanbao quickly picked up the scoop net to help scoop up the fish.
"This should be a wobbegong shark, right?" Zhang Ze said uncertainly as he looked at the shark in the scoop net.
This fish looks like the edible catshark and dogshark, but is obviously larger.
The head part in particular is particularly enlarged, while the tail is very long and thin.
Normally this kind of fish doesn't swim much and basically likes to lie on the bottom of the water waiting for prey to come.
I don’t know how attractive the bait produced by the space is to fish, it actually attracted them all.
Zhang Ze was in a good mood after catching a big fish.
But then he was in trouble again. There was no space. He could put it in the ground trap, but it would be difficult to put it back if he caught other fish later.
After all, it is a kind of shark. It may be very weak when facing humans, but when facing some small fish, it is at the top of the food chain.
After thinking about it, he was too lazy to go back to the Duoyu, so he just let the fish die on the deck of the trolling boat! It was not pleasant to fish without space when someone was around, but it was not so boring to have someone to talk to.
Most of the fish caught today were quite ordinary, so Zhang Ze didn't care about the experience points.
Time passed slowly, and the two men continued fishing until two in the morning.
There was no telling how many fish were in the trap. Jin Sanbao grabbed the trap with both hands and tried to lift it up, but he was stunned as he could not lift it up for a while.
"How many fish did I catch tonight? Why are they so heavy?"
“It feels like it weighs hundreds of pounds!”
On the other side, Zhang Ze was pulling up the trap steadily little by little. It took more than four hours in total, and he basically kept fishing.
Jin Sanbao's efficiency was lower, but not by much. It is estimated that he caught three-fifths of the fish as he did.
The fish they caught were as small as one and a half to two or three kilograms, and as big as more than ten kilograms. When all the fish were added together, their weight was quite considerable.
Soon, the sound of flowing water was heard on the water surface, and Zhang Ze pulled his fish out of the water.
The tail of the trap is bulging and full of fish.
He also caught a few lobsters in the evening, which were also in it. (End of this chapter)
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