Another day full of energy! The night was calm and peaceful, and the fishing boat unknowingly arrived at a new fishing spot.
This was also the last fishing spot on this trip.
We're heading back tomorrow morning, and the fishermen on the boat got up early to fish.
Chen Zhiyao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the room.
He groggily opened his eyes and found that everyone else in the room, except him, was already up and getting ready to go fishing.
Seeing that her mother and grandmother had already finished getting ready, Chen Zhiyao immediately sat up in bed:
"Wait for me, I'll be right there."
Fortunately, she has a good natural look and is usually too lazy to put on makeup, so she got herself ready in just a few minutes.
Actually, the three of them got up quite early, before dawn, but the other anglers on the boat had arrived even earlier, and many of them had already caught fish.
Seeing that someone had caught a fish, Chen Zhiyao felt a surge of fighting spirit and quickly took out the bait she had prepared yesterday.
By using X-ray vision glasses and looking through the azure sea, you can see many large and small dark shadows in the water ahead.
Chen Zhiyao was in a very good mood. The fishing was good today, and there were quite a few big fish underwater.
Although it's not quite at the level of a tuna weighing over 100 pounds, it still looks quite large.
The two largest ones are estimated to weigh around 70 or 80 pounds, while the smaller ones weigh around 20 or 30 pounds.
Soon, Chen Zhiyao chose a spot with a relatively dense number of dark shadows and cast her bait there.
The water here is over 80 meters deep, making it difficult to land the bait precisely on the edge of the shadowy creature.
It's better to just throw it where there are more fish and catch whichever one you find.
The main idea is to go with the flow.
The heavy lead weight, carrying an injured squid, slowly sank to the seabed.
At this moment, the large creatures around it were eyeing it menacingly, which frightened the already injured little squid so much that it almost curled up into a ball.
Once it was certain that the little creature posed no threat, the largest dark shape closest to it immediately opened its mouth.
The next second, Chen Zhiyao felt an extremely strong and continuous pull on the fishing rod in her hand!
The force was so great that she almost lost her grip on the fishing rod, but her smile was practically overflowing.
"Not bad, not bad, looks like we caught a big one today!"
Judging from the enormous pulling force, this creature hidden underwater is quite large.
Chen Zhiyao was secretly delighted; it seemed like a good sign that so many people had taken the bait so early in the morning.
She then turned off her fishing glasses with a broad smile and doubled her strength.
At this moment, she was full of energy and looking radiant as she prepared to play with the fish.
But less than two minutes later, she sensed that the fish below were behaving strangely.
He is strong, but doesn't like to move.
"Could it be an ocean sunfish?"
Chen Zhiyao immediately turned her X-ray glasses back on and saw that the fish was flat and definitely not a sunfish.
"Judging from its size, it is probably a manta ray or a ray."
The fish wasn't running away, so Chen Zhiyao felt there was no need to keep playing it and frantically turned the handle of the fishing reel.
This fish just likes to slack off, but doesn't actually want to die.
Its powerful will to survive unleashed tremendous energy, pulling desperately in the opposite direction.
For a moment, the man and the fish seemed to be in a tug-of-war, pulling back and forth.
However, Chen Zhiyao was stronger. The fishing line seemed to be pulled back and forth, but it was pulled back without her noticing.
Twenty minutes later, she finally pulled a stingray weighing about 30 pounds onto the boat.
Turn the fish over, and you'll see a face with a wry smile on its belly. It looks dejected and cowardly, but also strangely funny.
Chen Zhiyao squatted down on the side, happily making a little heart shape with her hands while her mother was taking pictures.
A short while later, the bait returned to its previous position.
The giant squid, struggling desperately in the seawater, was swallowed whole by a huge black shadow that suddenly rushed towards it before it even reached the seabed.
A force more than twice as strong as before suddenly came from the fishing rod in my hand.
Feeling the immense pull, Chen Zhiyao felt as if her blood was on fire, and her heart raced.
"Wow, this guy is heavy! He must weigh at least 80 pounds!"
After only a few strokes, she felt that the fish's movements were somewhat similar to those of the manta ray she had just seen.
"Looks like it's another giant manta ray."
She quite enjoys fishing for manta rays; it's convenient and the price is decent.
This fish is a bit clumsy and doesn't know how to escape, so Chen Zhiyao just needs to focus on reeling in the line.
Compared to other sea fish of similar size, catching manta rays is easier.
With her practice session, she was now even more adept at reeling in the line, and the fishing reel was practically sparking from her swing.
However, this big guy also put up a lot of resistance. The reel kept turning forward and then back, repeating itself over and over.
After a period of forceful output, the fishing line slowly but steadily retracted.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao dared not relax at all, her eyes fixed on the water, afraid that the fish would break free and escape if she was not careful.
Half an hour later, the contest between man and fish gradually came to an end.
10 meters, 8 meters, 6 meters, 4 meters...
As the fishing line gets shorter, the big fish in the water gradually reveals its true form.
Looking at the slightly blurry dark figure beside the boat, she suddenly felt that something was not right.
"This shape doesn't quite look like a manta ray," he said, turning the fishing reel in his hand even harder.
A minute later, she pulled up a plump fish with bright red fins and silver spots.
Chen Zhiyao took a closer look and was immediately overjoyed, unable to resist swearing:
"Holy crap, it's a moonfish! What a huge moonfish!#####" Moonfish can grow to two or three hundred pounds, but this big guy weighing over 80 pounds is actually still a baby.
However, Chen Zhiyao had no intention of releasing it, after all, it was the dream fish that many anglers called the "lottery fish".
Last year, that 30-plus-pound moonfish sold for over 6,000 yuan.
It's currently the fishing ban season, so this big guy will definitely fetch two or three times the price today.
We're rich! We're rich!
Under the lemon tree, everyone on this ship, except for Chen Zhiyao who was still ecstatic, had become lemon spirits.
However, everyone quickly realized what was happening and immediately switched to larger hooks to fish for moonfish.
Moonfish usually appear in groups of three to five, and you might get lucky and catch one yourself.
Chen Weiqiang and Yan Shuting, who reacted the fastest, had already extended their fishing rods toward their daughter's fishing spot.
After catching two big fish in a row, Chen Zhi's arms felt as limp as noodles.
But the thought that there might be moonfish in the water fills me with energy.
She shook her aching arms, changed the bait, and cast the hook back into the sea.
Time passed slowly, and the sea remained calm. In half an hour, not a single person caught a fish.
Just when everyone thought there was no hope, Grandpa Chen's fishing rod suddenly began to shake violently.
Immediately afterwards, the old man excitedly shouted, "A fish has taken the bait! It's quite strong, and it looks like a moonfish!"
Twenty minutes later, Grandpa Chen pulled a moonfish weighing over thirty pounds out of the water.
Looking at the huge machine, Grandpa Chen smiled triumphantly, while the other fishermen on the boat cast envious glances at him.
The atmosphere on the boat became lively again, with everyone gripping their fishing rods tightly, waiting for a surprise to happen.
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