It's another wonderful day! In the first three days, almost every day someone on the boat caught a giant fish weighing over 100 pounds or a top-quality, expensive catch. Everyone was in high spirits and got up earlier and earlier each day.
When Chen Zhiyao came out of the cabin with her fishing rod, she saw that there were already quite a few people standing on the deck not far away.
Moreover, two middle-aged men were already walking the fish.
"Wow, looks like the fishing is pretty good today!"
She couldn't speak too definitively; the moment the X-ray glasses were turned on, Chen Zhiyao's smile vanished.
I don’t know if it was too early, but the big fish in the sea hadn’t woken up yet, and all I could see underwater were tiny black shadows.
Seeing that all the fish were small fry weighing two or three pounds, she had to change to a smaller hook and then put half a shrimp on it.
Just as Chen Zhiyao cast her line, a loud, energetic laugh came from her left.
She had just turned around when she saw a mackerel weighing over two pounds being flown onto the deck.
Before I could even look away, I saw another mackerel weighing three or four pounds being pulled up at the fishing spot next to me.
Suddenly, the fish in mid-air frantically washed its gills, and then, in full view of everyone, spat out the fishhook from its mouth.
After breaking free from the hook, the mackerel disappeared into the sea with a "plop," like a dragon in the water.
Immediately afterwards, a loud slapping sound rang out, and just hearing the sound, she could feel the pain.
"No-- my fish!!!"
"Oh ho!"
"Oh ho!"
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Chen Zhiyao was watching the excitement with great interest when suddenly, she felt a subtle but not negligible pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
Feeling slightly disappointed that it was just a small fry, she decisively started turning the fishing reel.
As the fishing reel spins rapidly, the fishing line is gradually reeled in.
Not long after, with a soft "whoosh," a silver-gray mackerel broke out of the water.
The mackerel wasn't very big, probably only about 2 pounds, and she easily tossed it onto the deck.
After removing the fishing hook, Chen Zhiyao looked down at the water below, but the big fish she had been hoping for did not appear.
The shadowy figures underwater were generally small, but their numbers were quite considerable.
She turned off her X-ray glasses and cast her fishing line again with great force, which landed accurately on the sea surface.
Less than two minutes later, the previously quiet fishing rod suddenly began to shake violently.
This time, the drag from the fishing rod wasn't very strong, but it was noticeably stronger than the mackerel I caught earlier.
Despite the fish's desperate struggle, they were ultimately no match for Chen Zhiyao's skillful techniques and extraordinary patience.
In just a few minutes, the stubbornly resisting fish was obediently pulled out of the sea.
Looking down, I saw it was another mackerel.
Chen Zhiyao held it in her hand and gently weighed it; it was probably more than three pounds.
Besides Chen Zhiyao catching two mackerel, most of the people on the boat also caught the fish, indicating that there was a school of fish below.
After catching a few more mackerel weighing about two pounds each, suddenly no fish took the bait.
After waiting for 10 minutes without any movement, Chen Zhiyao turned the X-ray glasses back on.
No wonder no fish took the bait; the school of fish had already dispersed.
The water below was completely empty; there wasn't a trace of mackerel, or even small fish or shrimp.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was wondering what was going on, a huge dark shadow entered her field of vision.
At that moment, a particularly large dark shadow was slowly moving around to the right.
Goodness, this fish must weigh at least several tens of kilograms.
Upon seeing this large fish, Chen Zhiyao perked up and immediately hooked it into a large hook.
After looking at the squid in the bucket, I finally put a mackerel weighing about two pounds on the hook as bait.
To ensure a high catch rate, she even poured a bottle of bait additive into the mackerel's mouth.
As soon as the spiked mackerel was put into the water, a large black shadow that had been lingering not far away immediately rushed towards them.
Soon, Chen Zhiyao felt an extremely strong pull on the fishing rod in her hand.
The fishing line, which had been drooping, was instantly brought to life and suddenly straightened up.
The fishing rod she was holding was bent into an exaggerated arc with an astonishing degree.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao released the resistance, the fish in the water launched a fierce struggle, desperately swimming towards the deep sea.
In an instant, a huge pulling force came from the fishing rod, and Chen Zhiyao was pulled so hard that she was swaying from side to side.
The thrill and tension of this intense battle with the big fish instantly ignited a fierce fighting spirit within Chen Zhiyao.
At this moment, her competitive spirit had been fully ignited.
This enormous creature lurking underwater is exceptionally ferocious; it is rampaging recklessly across the seabed.
Chen Zhiyao gritted her teeth, gripped the fishing rod tightly with all her might, and carefully maneuvered around it.
After a long hour, Chen Zhiyao keenly sensed that the fish's movements had become sluggish.
It must have been exhausted from a long and intense struggle.
She seized this fleeting opportunity, and the fishing line that had been pulled out earlier was finally slowly pulled back in.
8 meters, 6 meters, 4 meters, 2 meters... With victory in sight, Chen Zhiyao became increasingly excited.
Suddenly, a large head surfaced from the water. The great white shark stared at the row of sharp teeth, and Chen Zhiyao froze in shock.
"W-Isn't that a shark? How did I catch something like this?"
Whether it was luck or bad luck, the hook was positioned perfectly in the mouth; otherwise, the fishing line would have been snapped by those sharp teeth long ago.
At this moment, the people on the ship also noticed the great white shark and gathered around curiously.
There were quite a few fish at first, but then I wondered why none of them were biting. Turns out they were scared away by this guy.
This shark, weighing several tens of kilograms, looks quite frightening.
Chen Zhiyao wondered if she should just cut the fishing line off, since she couldn't sell the fish for money anyway.
But before she could make a move, the fish suddenly leaped out of the water and then turned its head to bite off the fishing line in its mouth.
The great shark fell into the embrace of the sea, and the surrounding waters churned a few times before quickly calming down.
Although the great shark has escaped, the fish nearby have also been frightened away.
Everyone figured that staying there wouldn't yield any fish, so the captain decisively steered the fishing boat to the next spot.
Perhaps our good luck had already run out, because even though we changed our fishing spot to a small coral reef, our catch wasn't great.
Even Chen Zhiyao, who was on a winning streak, only managed to catch a few colorful damselfish and a large red octopus weighing over ten kilograms.
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