Feeling the immense pull from the fishing rod, Chen Zhiyao quickly tightened the drag.
After about 10 minutes of back and forth, she could clearly feel the pull on the fishing rod decrease.
Taking advantage of the guy's exhaustion, Chen Zhiyao immediately started to reel in the line.
It went quite smoothly at first, but after reeling in about 10 meters of fishing line, the reel stopped turning.
The fish below, having apparently rested, began to dart about, trying to escape the hooks in their mouths.
The line that had just been pulled back was pulled out several meters again in no time.
And so, the fishing line was continuously pulled back in, and then pulled out again.
The two struggled for half an hour, but in the end, the fish in the sea surrendered first.
The large fish, exhausted and disoriented, was slowly pulled back to the side of the fishing boat by Chen Zhiyao.
At this moment, a long, thin shadow appeared on the sea in front of Chen Zhiyao, looking at least seventy centimeters long.
Sensing danger, the fish began to struggle frantically, thrashing its tail, just before it was brought out of the water.
In an instant, huge waves splashed up on the sea.
Chen Zhiyao didn't hold back either, frantically spinning the fishing reel, and the guy was quickly pulled out of the sea.
A long, blue, spindle-shaped fish appeared before everyone.
"So it's a blue-spotted mackerel. This guy is really strong."
Looking at this big guy, Chen Zhiyao was very satisfied.
Spanish mackerel can now sell for at least 30 yuan per jin (500g), which is double the price of the previous barracuda.
Blue-spotted mackerel
Spanish mackerel have a smooth surface, small scales, and are generally bluish-gray or silver-gray, with dark stripes on their backs.
Spanish mackerel has tender and delicious flesh and no small bones, making it delicious whether steamed, braised, or pan-fried.
This fish is a treasure from head to toe; not only is the flesh delicious, but the swim bladder can also be used to make fish glue.
Therefore, the price is quite good.
Spanish mackerel usually appear in groups, and the people on the boat were very excited when they saw Chen Zhiyao catch a Spanish mackerel.
Every single fisherman on the boat moved their bait closer to where she had just been fishing.
However, since the owners didn't know Chen Zhiyao, they didn't treat her as badly as they had treated Lao Wang earlier; the bait simply landed on the fishing spot next to them.
After removing the fishing hook, Chen Zhiyao immediately hugged the big fish and hopped over to the electronic scale.
"22 jin 3 liang, that's quite strong, I didn't expect it to be only 22 jin."
Chen Zhiyao looked disappointed; she had thought the fish weighed twenty-six or twenty-seven pounds.
"..."
Upon hearing these words from Versailles, Chen Hu, who was helping out, looked hesitant and unsure what to say.
But before he could even say anything, his little cousin stuffed the fish into his arms.
"I'll trouble you to put this fish away for me, Second Brother."
Then, with a cheerful jog, he trotted back to his fishing spot.
At that moment, Grandpa Chen was playing with the fish, and she had just cast the bait into the sea.
The old man caught a mackerel, but it was a bit small, only about 6 pounds.
But this was enough to make Grandpa Chen happy; this one fish alone was worth 200 yuan.
Half an hour later, almost everyone on the boat had caught fish, and each person had a mackerel.
Chen Zhiyao, Chen Daqiang, and Lao Wang had the best luck, catching three or four fish in a row.
However, apart from the one that Chen Zhiyao caught at the beginning, which weighed over 20 jin, most of the fish she caught afterward weighed around 6 or 7 jin, with the largest weighing only 10 jin.
The group of people were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, happily following the rules for the mackerel, and they didn't even bother to eat the late-night snack that Shen Qingmei brought over.
Another hour passed, and the fish below, whether they were full or scared away by the fierce people, did not catch any fish for 20 minutes.
Chen Zhiyao has gotten used to going to bed early lately, and by 11 o'clock she couldn't stay awake any longer and yawned several times in a row.
She caught two large barracudas, a 22-pound giant mackerel, and two more mackerel weighing six or seven pounds each today, a remarkable achievement.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Zhiyao didn't linger and went back to her room to rest, yawning.
Grandpa Chen was also a little tired. Seeing his granddaughter leave, he packed up his things and went back to rest.
As for the ship owners who had chartered the boats, they were finally free from the air force and were excited, ready to fight until dawn.
Chen Zhiyao is a bit light sleeper and originally thought she wouldn't sleep well, but after catching a few big fish, she was so tired that she couldn't even lift her arms. She fell asleep instantly as soon as she lay down on the bed.
The sound of the waves grew clearer at night, and occasionally a burst of excited laughter or curses could be heard from the fishermen outside.
However, none of this had anything to do with Chen Zhiyao, who was already fast asleep.
Before she knew it, it was already dawn. Chen Zhiyao woke up to a slight swaying.
Stepping onto the deck, the sea breeze that blew in her face cleared her head considerably. She then noticed that the fishing boat was slowly moving forward.
Just then, Shen Qingmei passed by and pointed with a smile in the direction of the kitchen.
"Get up! There's seafood porridge in the kitchen. Eat something first. Your older brother said there aren't many fish around here, so we need to find a new fishing spot."
Chen Zhiyao had only eaten half of her breakfast when Chen Hu walked over, yawning.
Good morning, Tangtang.
"Second brother, what time did you fish until last night? Your dark circles look like you've been punched twice."
Chen Hu yawned twice more, his eyes half-closed. "I didn't go to sleep until after 4 a.m. last night."
"It's so late, it seems like the fishing was good yesterday."
"Not long after you left, a group of golden pomfret came. I caught more than 10 of them, but things weren't so good in the latter half of the night."
Hearing that a school of golden pomfret had appeared after she left, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but feel annoyed. She should have stayed later.
Last night, apart from her, Grandpa Chen, and Chen Daqiang who was about to set sail, everyone else went to bed early.
Therefore, the fishing boats are quiet in the morning, as everyone is still asleep.
Chen Zhiyao had been playing on her phone for quite a while before the others on the boat gradually got up.
Around 10 o'clock, the ship's loudspeaker came on again.
"Dear guest, we have now arrived at the second fishing spot. According to the detection, there are fish in the middle layer of the water. They are not very big, so we recommend using a small hook."
"Dear guest..."
As soon as the announcement came on, within minutes everyone on the boat came out with their fishing rods, full of enthusiasm.
Because they are small fish in the middle layer of water, everyone is using size 6 small fishing hooks.
Chen Zhiyao also saw through the X-ray glasses that these little guys in the sea were all tiny clumps, probably weighing only one or two pounds.
She had just put her fishing hook into the water when a burst of laughter came from the side. Not far away, Sister Yan had already caught a white pomfret.
At that moment, Chen Zhiyao felt a light pull on her fishing rod.
Not being very strong, she was too lazy to play the fish and quickly reeled it in.
In about two minutes, a golden pomfret weighing over a pound leaped out of the water.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Chen, who was standing nearby, happily caught a white pomfret weighing nearly two pounds from the sea.
Seeing that everyone was catching pomfret, Chen Zhiyao muttered to herself, "Looks like we've encountered a school of pomfret."
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