Composing herself, Chen Zhiyao quickly switched to a larger hook and then hooked up a huge squid.
However, when she looked up, she found four people standing straight in front of her.
These people shamelessly extended their fishing rods all towards the spot where she had just lost her fish.
Upon seeing these familiar figures, Chen Zhiyao's smile froze instantly, and she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"..."
This is outrageous! These shameless elders are better off without.
If it were any other fishermen on the boat, the nearby staff would definitely have stepped in to stop them.
However, they were a family, and the ship's crew didn't care about them.
Chen Zhiyao angrily opened her X-ray glasses.
Forget about that big guy from earlier, we didn't see a single fish weighing over 20 pounds.
Seeing that the sea was full of small, dark clouds, Chen Zhiyao switched back to the small hook.
Although these elders were unreliable, she considered herself quite reliable and even gave a special reminder to a few of them:
"That fish barely managed to break free of the hook and has already swum far away. How could it possibly stay here waiting for you to catch it?"
"There are quite a few small fish in the upper and middle layers of the water. Instead of wasting time here, it's better to catch a few small fish. Catching a few longtail snapper is no worse than catching a big fish."
"I don't believe it. There must be bigger fish down there."
Grandpa Chen caught several barracuda and sea bass in one morning, and he was almost obsessed with catching a big one.
Seeing that these people were determined to catch big fish and wouldn't listen to any advice, Chen Zhiyao had no choice but to take her fishing rod and go to her father's fishing spot.
The group that stayed behind waited and waited, but no big fish took the bait, while she had already caught three rock bream in a row.
One black sea bream and two pepper sea breams, both of which are good-priced rock bream.
After waiting for half an hour, Grandma Chen and Yan Shuting also felt that the big fish from before had probably escaped.
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to their fishing spots, quickly switched to smaller hooks, and joined Chen Zhiyao in fishing for small fish.
Although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't eat two groupers weighing dozens of kilograms right away like Chen Zhiyao, their catch was still quite good.
I caught several groupers weighing ten or twenty pounds each, and also quite a few expensive rock bream such as longtail snapper and pepper snapper.
They've at least made back most of the boat fare, if not all of it.
The morning's catch was great, and the three of them were in a very peaceful state of mind, sitting on the benches and enjoying fishing.
After Chen Zhiyao caught another black sea bream weighing over three pounds, Yan Rui and a deliveryman brought lunch boxes to everyone.
With the upgrade in boat fare, the food has visibly improved as well.
Braised small mixed fish, steamed pumpkin with pork ribs, braised chicken wings, stir-fried romaine lettuce, and pork rib, carrot, and corn soup.
Chen Zhiyao looked at the deluxe boxed lunch and was very satisfied. Fishing is physically demanding, and if she didn't eat well, she wouldn't have the energy to reel in the fish in the afternoon.
Unfortunately, the fishing was significantly worse in the afternoon compared to the morning.
The big fish in the vicinity had long been caught by the fishermen on the boat, leaving only some small fish in the middle and upper layers.
Although the fish were a bit small, Chen Zhiyao didn't mind. Little by little, the price would go up if she caught more.
Black sea bream, red sea bream, pepper sea bream, striped pepper sea bream, white pomfret, golden pomfret, turbot, sea bass, and barracuda.
In one afternoon, Chen Zhiyao caught almost every kind of fish that could be caught in the sea, but she still couldn't catch the longtail snapper that she had been longing for.
Not a single high-end sea fish such as pomfret, grouper, or red-spotted fish was seen.
After fishing all afternoon and catching only these worthless little fish, Chen Zhiyao lost interest.
I simply switched back to the big hook, ready to catch a big one.
Although there are no big fish in the sea, the lucky fishing rod and the rod itself can attract fish from the vicinity. If you wait a little longer, you might catch a big fish.
However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.
After waiting for half an hour without any movement from her fishing rod, Chen Zhiyao simply started playing on her phone.
The sun had unknowingly sunk below the horizon, turning the sea in front of me a golden hue. Just then, a handsome young man pushed dinner towards us.
Chen Zhengyao took a steaming hot boxed lunch and was about to start eating when he suddenly felt the fishing rod in his hand sink.
The pulling force transmitted through the fishing rod was so great that it instantly turned into a crescent moon.
"Haha, finally a big fish has taken the bait!"
Unable to contain her excitement and joy, Chen Zhiyao jumped up from the small stool like a spring.
His previously listless eyes now shone brightly as he stared intently at the bent and deformed fishing rod in his hand.
The fish in the water, hooked and thrashing about, pulled on the reel with a squeaking sound.
She quickly reached out her right hand and skillfully turned the knob on the fishing reel, tightening the drag a bit.
Chen Zhiyao gripped the fishing rod tightly in her hand. Time seemed to stand still, and only she and the fish in the water were engaged in a thrilling battle.
Every tremor of the fishing line, every tiny ripple in the water, could trigger her heightened alertness.
Her breathing became steady and deep, and her heartbeat quickened with the pull of the fishing line.
Sweat dripped from her forehead, but she had no time to wipe it away, completely absorbed in the game.
At this moment, the big fish in the water became a little agitated by the fishhook and swam forward with all its might, trying to shake off the restraint of the fishhook in its mouth.
However, Chen Zhiyao, who had already caught several large fish weighing over 100 pounds, was not someone to be trifled with.
She remained calm throughout, skillfully using the fishing techniques and experience she had accumulated over this period to outmaneuver and counterattack.
At this moment, the enormous creature in the water struggled to swim outwards, pulling the reel so hard it made a whooshing sound, as if playing a breathtaking symphony.
Seeing the fishing line shot out like an arrow and pulled more than ten meters away in an instant, Chen Zhiyao hurriedly adjusted the drag of the fishing rod to the maximum.
"Wow, this guy is incredibly strong! He must weigh at least a hundred pounds. Could he have run into a tuna?"
Despite the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, she didn't care at all; instead, her eyes shone even brighter and were full of fighting spirit.
The fishing line was being pulled tighter and tighter; the big creature in the sea was incredibly strong, as if it had inexhaustible energy.
Chen Zhiyao knew that this couldn't go on; she had to exhaust the fish's energy as soon as possible.
She took a deep breath and began to slowly reel in the line. With each bit of line she reeled in, she felt a tremendous force fighting against her.
Just then, the fish suddenly changed direction and swam towards the deep sea. Chen Zhiyao quickly adjusted her posture, moving with the fish.
Time ticked by, and the stalemate between her and the fish continued.
Half an hour later, her arms started to ache, but she gritted her teeth and persevered, muttering to herself:
"This big guy must weigh at least 100 pounds, it must be a tuna."
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