As the air pressure in the water changed, the large fish in the sea sensed a strong sense of crisis and began to become agitated.
Despite being exhausted, its strong will to survive still caused it to unleash tremendous power.
Its powerful tail slapped the water's surface repeatedly, creating waves over a meter high.
"Splash splash splash..."
Suddenly, the fish in the water leaped out with great effort and appeared in mid-air amidst the splashing waves.
With its sharp, slender upper lip and towering, unique dorsal fin, Chen Zhiyao quickly recognized it as a sailfish.
swordfish
Although this doesn't look like a fish, it is actually a genuine high-end seafood.
Sailfish aren't cheap, and Chen Zhiyao's eyes lit up with excitement as she looked at this big fish.
She wanted to catch the big guy as soon as possible, but the sailfish below was not cooperating at all, struggling desperately to escape.
Moreover, it was clear that it had rested well and regained some of its strength by this time.
The sailfish fell rapidly from mid-air onto the sea surface, creating huge waves.
Chen Zhiyao was the closest and got splashed with seawater.
"Pah, pah, pah! This seawater is both salty and bitter."
The sailfish that fell into the water then frantically swam towards the deep sea, and a new round of tug-of-war began between the man and the fish.
During the previous fish-running, Chen Zhiyao had already exhausted too much energy, and now she was finding it difficult to keep up with the sailfish's stamina.
At that moment, her good cousin Chen Hu appeared out of nowhere and eagerly took the fishing rod from her hand.
"Tangtang, I'm strong, let me handle this fish."
Chen Hu had just caught two small groupers weighing three or four pounds each, and he had been eyeing his cousin's big one for a long time.
Chen Zhiyao was busy playing with the fish and didn't notice that he had been waiting for a long time. Finally, he got his chance to play with the fish.
It was his cousin's fish, and he even played with it himself, so it's practically the fish he caught.
Although Chen Hu didn't use any cheat codes, he was still a young and strong man. Chen Zhiyao had just used up a lot of his energy, so reeling the fish in was still quite easy for him.
Twenty minutes later, the brother and sister finally managed to pull the giant sailfish ashore together.
This sailfish is really big. Including its long snout, it's even taller than Chen Zhiyao. It must weigh at least 70 or 80 pounds.
The sailfish, also known as the swordfish, has a sharp, long sword-like mouth and a high dorsal fin that resembles a fluttering flag.
That's why it got the name "sailfish".
Sailfish are enormous, typically growing to two or three meters long, with the largest reaching over 200 kilograms.
The sailfish's streamlined body is perfectly suited for swimming, making it one of the fastest swimming fish.
swordfish
The fish was caught, and Chen Hu was even happier than Chen Zhiyao, as if the fish were his own:
"Tangtang, these sailfish aren't cheap. Someone caught one on our fishing boat before the Lunar New Year. It was a 60-pound sailfish and sold for 9,000 yuan."
Chen Zhiyao's round almond-shaped eyes widened even more. "That works out to 150 yuan per jin?"
“Yours is bigger, and since it’s Chinese New Year, it should cost at least 180 yuan per jin.”
If it's 180 yuan per catty, then this sailfish could sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
Thinking that she had already earned back the money for the boat ticket, Chen Zhiyao's upturned lips didn't come down all day.
Even after arriving on the boat, the sailfish remained restless, frantically thrashing about, ready to jump into the sea at any moment.
The brother and sister could barely hold it down.
Chen Hu didn't dare move his hand as he prepared to take the fishhook, fearing that the long upper lip would hit him.
Thinking that the sailfish would also need to be slaughtered and bled later, Chen Hu took the small hammer given to him by a staff member and gave it a whack on the head.
The fish immediately became motionless and stunned, and the hook was quickly removed.
Then the brother and sister squatted on either side of the big fish and happily took a few photos together.
Chen Zhiyao wanted to carry the fish over to be weighed, but she didn't expect that she couldn't lift it at all.
Chen Hu chuckled and pushed her aside, saying, "With your small frame, let me handle this."
Then Chen Hu gave the fish a princess carry and excitedly carried it to the weighing area.
Chen Zhiyao followed with light, cheerful steps.
"Tangtang, this sailfish weighs a full 76 jin (33 catties)."
"The deep sea is indeed different; every single one of them is a huge creature."
"......\"
Chen Hu, who had only caught two small groupers, dared not speak at this moment.
But inside, I was screaming: No, I didn't (*?????).
As soon as they were weighed, a staff member came over with tools to help with the bloodletting.
Afterwards, they thoughtfully dyed the fish tails to distinguish each person's catch.
Watching the giant sailfish being sent into the freezer, Chen Zhiyao turned back, preparing to catch another tuna.
Suddenly, she remembered that her dad and grandpa were unusually quiet today and hadn't come over to take a group photo. Usually, those two were the most enthusiastic.
Turning around, I saw the two of them walking a fish.
The angle of the fishing rods held by the father and son was even more exaggerated than when she was fishing for sailfish.
"That force, could it be from a tuna?"
Thinking that yellowfin tuna might be spotted nearby, Chen Zhiyao quickly ran back to her fishing spot.
Unfortunately, when she opened the X-ray glasses, not only the tuna, but also the several large fish that were originally on the seabed had disappeared.
The only two remaining sailfish are being walked around by my dad and grandpa.
However, on the first morning, he caught a blue-spotted grouper weighing over 20 pounds and a sailfish weighing 76 pounds.
Chen Zhiyao had already earned back the money she spent on the boat ticket, and she was very relaxed at this moment.
After catching all the big fish, I switched to smaller hooks and started fishing for smaller fish.
Not all big fish are valuable; some groupers are even more valuable than smaller tuna.
Chen Zhiyao took out the shrimp raised by her grandfather and secretly added bait additive when no one was looking.
Then some was distributed to the other three people.
There were quite a few small fish underwater, so Chen Zhiyao simply turned off her X-ray glasses.
As soon as the fresh shrimp fell into the water, they were spotted by the surrounding fish.
In an instant, a fish darted toward it.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhiyao felt a moderate pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
The fish wasn't very strong, and after playing it for two minutes, she started reeling it in.
Soon, she pulled a pale red octopus out of the water.
The red octopus weighed only about three or four pounds, and Chen Zhiyao easily flew it onto the deck.
She earned nearly 200 yuan in just a few minutes, and suddenly realized that catching small fish was quite nice.
It's easy and not tiring at all, just like playing.
Then Chen Zhiyao entered a frenzy of catching fish.
Golden Pomfret +3
White pomfret +4
Red sea bream +2
Octopus Red Fish +3
Giant Octopus +1
Cuttlefish +1
...
They were mostly small fish weighing less than 5 pounds, but there were so many of them.
By the time the bucket of live fish at Chen Zhiyao's feet was full, she was almost exhausted.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
Hearing her stomach rumbling, she realized she hadn't eaten breakfast yet.
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