Feng Ye gently loosened the force in his hand, letting the fishing line slack off a little, and then pulled hard, making the fish feel the resistance but unable to escape.
His bamboo fishing rod doesn't have a reel, so you can't play the fish by letting out line.
This action was repeated several times, and the fish's strength seemed to gradually diminish.
Time seemed to slow down at that moment, and every tug was a test of his willpower.
Just as Fang Yi was locked in a stalemate with the fish, Wang Teng and Zhang Qiang emerged from the water not far away, each carrying a net bag containing more than a dozen scallops.
They could only hold their breath for a limited time, and they had been underwater for almost three minutes, still managing to catch scallops. That was incredibly impressive.
"Wow, did they catch a big fish?"
Looking at the fishing rod that had reached its full moon, Zhang Qiang asked curiously.
Feng Ye's attention was entirely focused on the fishing rod in his hand, his eyes fixed on the sea, as if he were isolated from the world.
He dared not speak at this moment, for fear that if he spoke, he might let his guard down and allow the big fish to escape.
"Yes, it's a big fish. I caught it, but I have no experience in catching big fish. Ah Ye was afraid I wouldn't be able to pull it up, so she took it from me."
Fang Yi said excitedly, but his eyes never left his face.
Wang Teng also asked, "What kind of fish is it? How big must it be to have such strength?"
"We don't know yet; the fish has been underwater the whole time."
Wang Teng and Zhang Qiang exchanged a glance, then stopped diving and floated curiously on the surface of the sea, treading water and looking around.
After a considerable amount of time, the big fish that had taken the bait stopped struggling so fiercely, as if it was exhausted.
Feng Ye noticed this and quickly lifted the fishing rod upwards with force.
Stimulated by the pain, the fish struggled again, but quickly gave up and was helplessly pulled slowly to the surface.
Soon, the big fish that had taken the bait gradually revealed its true form, appearing and disappearing in the water.
"Holy crap, tuna?"
Feng Ye recognized it as tuna, but couldn't tell which kind for the moment.
There are many varieties of tuna, and some of them look very similar.
For example, yellowfin tuna and bigeye tuna are very similar in appearance and it is difficult to tell them apart at a glance, especially when they are still in the water.
However, regardless of the type of tuna, it is very valuable.
"Huh? This is a tuna?"
Fang Yi craned his neck to look at the big fish in the water, his heart filled with excitement.
"Yes, but we can't tell which kind of tuna it is yet. Ah Yi, you hold it for now, I'll go get the hook."
As Feng Ye spoke, he handed the fishing rod in his hand to Fang Yi, and then hurriedly ran into the cabin to get a hook.
You can still hear the two people talking in the sea.
"It's up, it's up..."
"What a huge fish!"
"This fish is so big, no wonder you pulled the fishing rod so hard just now."
"Tsk tsk, when I saw the fishing rod just now, I was really afraid it would suddenly break. Luckily it didn't..."
Feng Ye found a hook that hadn't been used for a while in the cabin, grabbed a knife, and quickly ran back to the side of the boat, leaning out to put the hook into the water.
Aiming at the gills of the large fish, which was almost too exhausted to struggle, he forcefully hooked the fish in and then pulled it onto the boat.
The tuna was thrown onto the deck and struggled, thrashing and thrashing, trying to get back into the water.
It was clearly unwilling to be captured like this, but there was nothing it could do; it was already trapped.
"Thankfully, it wasn't a waste of effort; it was a yellowfin tuna, not a bomb fish."
Bomb fish is skipjack tuna, which is a type of tuna.
"I heard tuna is quite expensive, is that true?" Fang Yi asked.
"It's alright. The price is a bit higher than that of ordinary fish, but it's still not as high as the grouper you just caught."
Wang Teng swam to the side of the boat, raised his head and said happily, "There are a lot of fish underwater. We saw quite a few when we were diving, but unfortunately they all swim too fast and we couldn't catch them at all."
“Yes, they come in all colors, and the colorful ones are quite pretty,” Zhang Qiang chimed in.
"You need special tools to catch fish by diving; landing nets aren't enough, you need a speargun."
Feng Ye smiled and added, "This yellowfin tuna probably weighs around 40 pounds, which is considered small. This type of tuna can grow to over 450 pounds."
With that, he aimed at the yellowfin tuna's eye, forcefully plunged the hook in, and killed it completely.
He then picked up the knife and made a cut on the fish's gills and tail.
"What are you doing?" Fang Yi asked, puzzled and curious.
"Bleeding and removing internal organs."
"Deep-sea fish die very quickly after being caught, so they all need to be bled to remove the acid. Well, although this fish wasn't caught from the deep sea, it still needs to be bled, otherwise the blood will accumulate in the fish meat and affect the taste."
"Removing internal organs is roughly the same principle. If you're too busy, you can just bleed them out..."
Feng Ye continued to explain while his actions remained constant.
After two cuts, it was gutted.
He then looked at Fang Yi and continued, "The grouper you just caught is very good; it doesn't need to be bled. It's a shallow-sea fish with tender flesh, making it perfect for steaming."
"Oh, I see." Fang Yi suddenly realized.
"You're really lucky, catching both a grouper and a yellowfin tuna. You have the potential to be a professional angler."
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