Perhaps the fish was truly exhausted, because when the two pulled on the main line and tried to pull it back, its struggles were not strong. They only felt a slight exertion, and they couldn't even move the boat.
This is easy to understand.
Once, twice, then it weakens; a third time, it is exhausted.
After the big fish took the bait, it struggled many times, dragging the longline for who knows how far. It's normal for it to be exhausted at this point.
Even after the big fish stopped struggling violently, the two of them still had a hard time pulling it, as if they were pulling a huge, heavy rock.
After pulling back several dozen meters, both of them were sore from exhaustion, their arms aching and covered in sweat, when finally a bluish-gray fish back appeared on the surface of the water.
"Is this Zhang Hong?"
Feng Ye looked somewhat uncertain.
After all, the ocean is so vast that he doesn't recognize every fish, and many fish look very similar.
He just felt that this was very similar to Zhang Hong, whom he had met before.
"It should be Zhang Hong. Don't you see a yellow stripe on its side?"
The big fish struggled again, which revealed its side.
Feng Ye looked over and indeed saw a yellow longitudinal stripe on the side of the big fish.
It's definitely Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong is its common name; its scientific name is Amberjack, and it is also commonly known as Red Amberjack, Du's Amberjack, Red Amberjack, and Red Amberjack.
The fish has a bluish-gray or olive-colored back, sometimes with a pinkish sheen, a silvery-white belly, and a golden-yellow longitudinal stripe running from the snout to the tail fin on its side.
The red snapper is not a rare or precious fish species; it is found in subtropical regions all over the world.
But this fish was huge, almost 1.5 meters long, and definitely weighed over 100 pounds.
Just this one fish alone makes today's trip worthwhile.
"Ah Ye, hurry up and get it onto the boat, but how do we do that?"
Feng Xuan looked at the large fish, at a loss for what to do.
Feng Ye realized what was happening and quickly said, "Yes, we need to hurry up and get it onto the ship."
The fish may not be yours until it's on the boat.
If it struggles again and manages to break free and escape, then we'll truly be left with nothing but tears.
Feng Ye had plenty of experience with getting big fish on board in his previous life.
"Brother, hold on for a second, I'm getting something ready."
How do I do it?
"Use a rope lasso, it's a pity we didn't bring a big iron hook, otherwise we wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble."
As Feng Ye spoke, he found the end of the longline fishing line, cut the branch line with scissors, leaving only the main line, and then tied a slipknot: "Brother, pull it closer, I'll put it around its tail first."
Feng Xuan carefully pulled the main line slowly toward the side of the boat.
This large red octopus was almost at its last gasp, struggling very weakly, its gills opening and closing occasionally.
Feng Ye threaded the prepared rope loop through the tail and then pulled hard, tightening the loop.
With the rope as a safety measure, the red pheasant has virtually no chance of escaping.
Feng Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he made a noose, put it over the fish's head and tightened it.
"One, two, rise."
The two of them tried, but they couldn't pull it up on their first try.
"Wow, this is so heavy."
Feng Xuan shook his hand, which was a little sore from being squeezed.
"One more time, one, two, go!"
Feng Ye took a deep breath, wrapped the rope around his hand, squeezed it tightly, and pulled himself up.
This time, they finally managed to get Da Zhanghong onto the boat, albeit with great difficulty.
Feng Xuan plopped down on the boat and said enviously, "This fish must weigh about 120 or 130 pounds."
"almost."
"No wonder it was so strong, it pulled us so far."
"Brother, help me reel in the cable, I need to get back quickly."
Feng Ye didn't care about being tired; he had to quickly collect the remaining longline fish and then sell them while they were still fresh.
"Okay, you pull, I'll unhook."
With Feng Xuan's cooperation, the remaining longline fishing was retrieved much faster.
To Feng Ye's surprise, the catch rate on the hooks was quite good, and he was able to pull up a fish every now and then.
Once all the longline fishing was done, Feng Ye immediately rowed his small boat to find Feng Xuan's boat.
Fortunately, Da Zhanghong ran almost in a straight line without making any random turns; otherwise, finding a small wooden boat in the vast ocean would have been really difficult.
After rowing for several minutes, the small wooden boat finally came into view, and Feng Ye quickly went over to it.
After Feng Xuan returned to his boat, Feng Ye said, "Brother, I won't share this fish with you."
This large red octopus is different from the giant manta ray from a few days ago.
Feng Ye alone has no chance against the giant manta ray, and it's almost certain that it will return to the sea.
But even without Feng Xuan's help, he had a way to deal with Da Zhanghong. It would just take more time. Even if he couldn't pull the boat by himself, he could make several more ropes to lasso Da Zhanghong and tie the other end to the boat to drag it back.
"You caught the fish in the first place, so you don't need to share it with me."
Feng Xuan shook his head.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious, but he could also distinguish between good and bad.
Feng Ye thought for a moment and said, "Brother, you also contributed. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you some of the catch that you couldn't catch with the net to take back and eat."
"That would be acceptable."
Feng Xuan readily accepted.
Feng Ye filled his elder brother's bucket with a pound or two of prawns, a red eel, squid, blue crab, and some cheap stone crabs and small fish and shrimp.
Seeing her younger brother keep filling the bucket, Feng Xuan quickly stopped him, saying, "That's enough, stop giving him anything."
"That's not much."
"We can't finish it in several days, isn't that too much?"
"Okay, that's all."
Feng Ye thought for a moment, then put in a small green dragon weighing half a pound before handing the bucket over.
Feng Xuan's eyes widened: "You even caught the little green dragon?"
"Caught in a fish trap," Feng Ye laughed. "There weren't many, but I'll give you one to try."
"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."
Feng Xuan did not refuse.
Small green dragons are not rare; you can occasionally find them while fishing, but most families are too reluctant to eat them.
People living by the sea are mostly like this; they generally sell the valuable goods and keep the worthless ones for themselves.
Feng Ye asked, "Brother, are you coming back with me, or are you going to continue casting the net?"
Feng Xuan looked at the catch in the bucket and hesitated for a moment: "I think I'll cast a few more nets."
"Okay, be careful." Feng Ye nodded and kicked the big red clover at his feet. "I'm going back now. I need to hurry back and sell it."
"You should go back now. The sun is so strong. Don't leave it out in the sun for too long, or the fish won't be fresh."
After waving his hand, Feng Xuan picked up the hand-throwing net and began to tidy it up.
Feng Ye didn't say anything more, and started rowing the oars, and the small wooden boat slowly began to move.
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