Seeing a school of fish approaching, Chen Zhiyao quickly took out the fishing rod she had just prepared, baited it, and cast it out.
Seeing her daughter's actions, Yan Shuting asked, puzzled:
"Tangtang, didn't you just say you were so sleepy? Why did you keep fishing?"
Chen Zhiyao, holding the fishing rod, casually said:
"The sea breeze makes me feel awake again, and after coming all this way, I feel like I'm missing out if I don't catch a lot of fish to take back. After all, the gas cost for the trip was quite high."
That made sense to everyone. Since they were already there, it would be a waste not to catch a few fish.
So everyone stopped tidying up and took out their fishing rods to continue fishing.
They had only exchanged a few words when Chen Zhiyao brought out the fish.
She gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, and the originally straight rod bent rapidly as if by magic.
Moreover, it kept shaking up and down, as if telling everyone about the struggle and resistance of something underwater.
Chen Zhiyao felt a strong pulling force coming from the fishing rod.
The powerful pull was like a surging tide, continuous and seemingly about to drag the entire fishing rod into the water.
"Fish caught! Fish caught! This fish must weigh over 20 pounds!"
Feeling the pull on her hand, Chen Zhiyao shouted excitedly, her voice filled with surprise and anticipation.
She dared not slack off in the slightest, and quickly reached out to turn on the load-bearing device, then began to play the fish with great enthusiasm.
Her gaze was fixed on the rippling water, and she adjusted her posture and strength in response to the fish's movements, afraid that the large fish might escape.
It's a big guy weighing over 20 kilograms. If it gets away, he'll probably regret it to the core.
While Chen Zhiyao was playing with the fish, the other three people on the boat also caught their own fish one after another.
Grandpa Chen and Yan Shuting both caught black sea bream, and they were all of decent size, mostly around one pound each.
Just as the two were catching fish again, Chen Weiqiang caught a pepper snapper weighing over three pounds.
Upon seeing the peppered sea bream, the three exchanged glances, concluding that there was a school of rock sea bream below.
While the three of them were catching fish one after another, Chen Zhiyao was still focused on playing with the fish.
The fishing line was pulled back and forth for 20 minutes, and finally she slowly pulled it to the side of the boat.
5 meters, 4 meters, 3 meters, 2 meters...
Looking at the dark figure not far from the fishing boat, Chen Zhiyao's heart raced with excitement, and sweat beaded on her forehead and palms.
Just then, waves began to rise from the water's surface, and just as the big fish was about to emerge from the water, an accident occurred.
The large creature in the water suddenly struggled violently and frantically washed its gills.
The next second, the fish spat out the hook from its mouth and then quickly swam away into the depths of the sea.
Chen Zhiyao felt the fishing rod suddenly become lighter and was stunned.
When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and shout excitedly:
"My fish, a huge one weighing over 30 pounds!!"
"Oh ho!"
"Oh ho!"
"Oh ho!"
"..."
Looking at these gloating people, Chen Zhiyao was speechless. What kind of unscrupulous elders were these?
Chen Weiqiang, standing to the side, even teased her in a cheeky manner:
"Hey, didn't you just say it was 20-something pounds? How come it's suddenly over 30 pounds?"
"Haha, I bet he'll weigh over 40 pounds by the time he gets home," Yan Shuting added with a schadenfreude.
"It's a big fish weighing over thirty pounds." Chen Zhiyao was both embarrassed and angry, her face turning red with excitement.
"Okay, okay, quiet down, you've scared the fish away."
Grandpa Chen felt sorry for his granddaughter, glared at his son, and gestured for him to shut up.
Chen Zhiyao quickly reeled in the fishing line, determined to catch this big fish.
However, by the time she had baited the hook and looked down at the sea, the creature had already vanished without a trace.
The big fish got away, and all that was left in the sea were tiny black shadows.
Chen Zhiyao, who was originally eager to avenge her previous defeat, suddenly seemed to have all her strength drained away, and became listless.
She sighed heavily, then absentmindedly tossed the bait into the water.
After the bait traced an arc in the air, it fell into the water with a "plop," splashing up a small spray.
However, to her surprise, fish started biting the bait less than a minute after it hit the water.
Chen Zhiyao felt the fishing rod in her hand suddenly sink, and a light but not heavy pulling force came through.
That force was probably from a small fish weighing one or two pounds.
Chen Zhiyao had just finished playing with a big fish weighing over 20 pounds, so when she encountered a small fish weighing just over a pound, she felt completely unmoved.
The fish had very little strength, so she didn't bother playing it and quickly reeled it in.
Immediately afterwards, there was a splash, and a lively fish flew out of the water and landed straight on the deck.
"It's a stone clam fish!"
Chen Zhiyao stared wide-eyed at the stone clam fish that was jumping around on the deck, her voice trembling with excitement.
The rockfish, scientifically known as *Spotted snapper*, is generally brown, gradually turning yellowish-brown or light orange towards its belly. A delicacy, the rockfish is prized for its incredibly delicious flesh, especially suitable for sashimi, and its price has always remained high.
Even at the purchase price, it can easily sell for more than 200 yuan per kilogram on ordinary days.
Now that it's the fishing ban season, the price of these stone clam fish has skyrocketed, estimated to reach 350 yuan per kilogram.
If you eat at a restaurant, the price will be at least double or triple.
Unfortunately, unlike the bass mentioned earlier, the rock clam fish doesn't like to huddle together; they usually prefer to be alone.
Catching a stonefish is extremely difficult. If you happen to catch one, you're definitely on a roll.
Chen Zhiyao has been a fisherman for several months now, and this is the first time she's caught this guy.
She was not satisfied with the status quo, and thought to herself:
Since we've been so lucky today, maybe we can keep up the good work and catch another one!
So she quickly prepared the bait again, full of anticipation, ready to cast her line once more.
As she stood up with the bait, she was instantly enraged by the familiar scene before her.
Three fishing rods suddenly appeared at their fishing spot, and Chen Weiqiang and his two companions stood shamelessly to the side.
Chen Zhiyao's face turned bright red with anger, and she shouted fiercely at the unscrupulous elders who had taken her fishing spot:
"Hey, hey, you guys have gone too far!"
Chen Weiqiang smiled confidently and said, "These stone clam fish are perfect for sashimi. I'll catch one later and everyone can have a taste."
Just then, Grandpa Chen's fishing rod stirred, and ripples appeared on the water's surface.
"Haha, a fish has taken the bait! Maybe it's a rock clam!" the old man said excitedly.
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