Chen Zhiyao looked around at the water beneath her feet. Besides the large dark shadow she had just spotted, there were also some smaller dark shadows swimming around her.
Having spotted the large, dark figure, she hooked a live shrimp onto her fishing hook.
However, the bait did not obediently land next to the dark figure as Chen Zhiyao had expected.
Rather, due to numerous uncertainties such as the waves and the buoyancy of the seawater, it landed in front of the dark figure, and was a short distance away from the large fish.
With no other option, she could only move the bait little by little with her fishing rod, trying to get the delicious shrimp closer to the dark shadow by the rock.
The idea was wonderful, but the lively, jumping shrimp weren't cooperating at all.
The little guy seemed to sense the danger and refused to go near the big fish by the rocks.
As it swam desperately outwards, the fishing hook gradually drifted away from its position, moving further and further away from the dark shadow.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was wondering whether to reel in the fishhook, suddenly, another dark shadow darted out from the bottom of the water and bit the struggling shrimp.
Soon, the dark shadow swallowed the prawn whole.
Immediately afterwards, a strong pull came from the fishing rod in Chen Zhiyao's hand; a fish had taken the bait.
Feeling the fishing rod in his hand bending more and more severely, Chen Zhiyang quickly turned off the rod's resistance.
While reeling in the fish, Chen Zhiyao didn't forget to keep an eye on the fish that had taken the bait.
The creature that took the bait was a tall, slender black figure, quite large, weighing at least six or seven pounds.
However, judging from its strength and shape, Chen Zhiyao felt that it was most likely a sea wolf or a silver carp.
The dark figure she had initially set her sights on was still lingering by the rocks.
Chen Zhiyao felt a strong tug on her fishing rod and looked into the water.
The large creature in the sea violently thrashed its tail before quickly darting away.
Chen Zhiyao felt the pulling force increase significantly, and the reel was also being pulled so hard it was squeaking.
"Goodness, this fish looks like it weighs only six or seven pounds, how come it's so heavy?"
Feeling the intense force in her hand and judging from the fish's movements, Chen Zhiyao concluded that it must be a sea wolf.
The fishing rod in her hand was specially chosen for her by her father; it's said that you can catch any fish weighing up to 30 pounds.
Therefore, she was not afraid of breaking the rod and was quite interested in battling the lively fish in the sea.
No matter how strong the fish was, it was only a medium-sized fish weighing less than 10 pounds, and Chen Zhiyao quickly exhausted it.
Sensing that the fish's strength had decreased, she immediately began reeling in the line, and the fish in the sea was suddenly pulled back.
This big guy was extremely unwilling to go back, but the fishhook in its mouth wouldn't let it go.
Moreover, he was not as strong as Chen Zhiyao, and after struggling for a while, he was finally helplessly pulled out of the water.
Just as I expected, it was indeed a sea wolf weighing over 6 pounds.
Sea wolves are greedy, and you can catch them nine times out of ten when you're sea fishing.
After removing the fishhook, Chen Zhiyao casually tossed it into the live fish bucket.
Thinking back to how lively the shrimp was earlier, it wasn't cooperating at all.
This time, she deliberately chose a shrimp that looked rather lifeless and then hooked it onto the fishing line.
The guy was on his last legs and had no strength to struggle. Chen Zhiyao slowly carried him to the side of the huge black shadow on the rock.
After the hook was cast, the fish remained motionless, seemingly without any appetite.
Seeing that the fish was unmoved, Chen Zhiyao gently shook the fishing rod, trying to pique the interest of the big shrimp in front of her.
But even after shaking her hands until they ached, the figure in front of her didn't move an inch. Chen Zhiyao even began to doubt whether the dark figure was still alive.
Or perhaps it's not a fish, but a marine creature like a sea turtle?
Just as she stopped, suddenly, the dark shadow swam over quickly and swallowed the small dark shadow representing the shrimp on the fishing hook.
Soon, the fishing rod in Chen Zhiyao's hand sank again, and the huge drag made the blood in Chen Zhiyao's body boil.
This fish is very strong, even stronger than the sea wolf from before.
Based on the size of the shadowy figure, she was certain that the fish weighed at least 10 pounds.
The creature in the sea seemed a bit clumsy when it swam, and its struggles were jerky, somewhat like a grouper.
Thinking that it might be a giant grouper, Chen Zhiyao jumped up and down excitedly.
This grouper is much more expensive than the barracuda.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for almost 20 minutes before Chen Zhiyao finally felt that the creature in the sea was getting weaker.
Taking advantage of this moment, she quickly and frantically spun the reel to start reeling in the line.
However, the big guys below were not willing to sit and wait for their doom, and struggled desperately to swim forward.
The two, one human and one fish, pulled back and forth, but in the end, Chen Zhiyao was more skilled and pulled the fish out of the water.
Amidst a splash of water, a large, dark brown creature covered in spots leaped out of the water.
Then Chen Zhiyao's excited voice rang out: "It's a sesame grouper, this big guy must weigh at least 10 pounds."
Sesame spots
The sesame grouper, also known as the sesame grouper here, has a dark brown body covered with reddish spots that resemble sesame seeds.
The flesh of the sesame grouper is snow-white, tender, smooth, and delicious. It is quite expensive, selling for forty or fifty yuan per kilogram at the purchasing station.
Chen Zhiyao removed the fishhook, then stretched out her foot and took a picture comparing it to the fish.
Then he picked up the giant grouper and ran over to Grandpa Chen with a smug look on his face to take a picture.
The old man was even happier than Chen Zhiyao when he saw the big fish, and immediately snatched it away.
Then he happily cuddled his granddaughter and had her take pictures of him.
Although he didn't catch the fish, it didn't stop the old man from showing it off on his WeChat Moments.
"..."
Looking at her empty hands, Chen Zhiyao was speechless.
This old man has no sportsmanship at all. He should at least let me take the picture before he tries to steal it.
After the childish grandfather and grandson took photos and videos, the sesame-spotted area had long been numb from all the fuss.
It was only then that Chen Zhiyao noticed that there were three bass in the old man's bucket, but they were not very big, each weighing about two or three pounds.
Thinking that she had caught two big fish in less than an hour, she felt that the X-ray glasses were quite useful, almost like having a cheat code.
After baiting her hook, Chen Zhiyao wandered around and soon found a few more slightly larger dark figures.
Then he cheerfully waved to Grandpa Chen, who was not far away:
"Grandpa, come over here quickly! I just saw two big bass jump out of the water."
"Okay, I'm coming right now."
Grandpa Chen believed Chen Zhiyao's words wholeheartedly: his granddaughter was incredibly lucky, and she could almost always catch a valuable fish every time she went out.
She herself cast her fishing bait into the sea not far away.
There was a huge dark shadow in the water where she was.
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