Having learned from her previous experience, Chen Zhiyao quickly selected a half-dead shrimp and hooked it onto the fishing hook.
She estimated the location of the dark figure and then cast the bait onto the water to her left.
However, accidents are always unpredictable. As the bait slowly sank to the seabed, a long, dark shadow suddenly darted out.
The dark shape swam quickly toward the shrimp that was still slowly sinking.
Immediately afterwards, she felt a moderate pull on her fishing rod.
The pull wasn't strong, and the shadowy creature was small, so Chen Zhiyao stopped playing the fish and quickly spun the reel to reel in the line.
In no time, a sea bass weighing over three pounds was pulled out of the water.
There seem to be a lot of sea bass today. Grandpa Chen next to me is catching sea bass one after another, and then he caught two more big sea bass weighing four or five pounds.
"Tangtang, there are more fish here, why don't you come and fish here?" Grandpa Chen called to his granddaughter with a smile.
However, Chen Zhiyao was still thinking about the big dark figure below and declined her grandfather's invitation.
Then he quickly hooked a large shrimp onto the fishing hook and carefully threw it into the spot where the shadowy figure was.
This time it went much more smoothly; the bait landed right near the shadowy figure.
Chen Zhiyao manipulated the bait, slowly approaching the dark shape that resembled a large fish.
The prawn swayed gently in the water, quickly attracting the attention of the larger creatures nearby.
Then the small black shadow representing the shrimp disappeared in the next second, and the fishing rod in Chen Zhiyao's hand was pulled by an unprecedentedly strong force.
Judging from the size of the shadowy figure, she knew the fish was quite large, but she didn't expect it to be so strong.
The fishing rod in my hand was pulled so hard it was deformed, and the pulling force kept increasing until it was almost pulled off my hand.
Fortunately, she turned on her X-ray glasses for beachcombing in time, and with double the strength, she was able to barely keep the big guy steady.
Chen Zhiyao felt that this guy was even stronger than the 20-pound croaker she had caught before.
The thought that this was probably a big guy weighing over 20 kilograms made Chen Zhiyao incredibly excited.
Feeling another sharp tug on the fishing rod, she quickly adjusted the drag to its maximum.
However, after playing with the fish for a while, Chen Zhiyao noticed that something was not quite right.
This fish wasn't like the ones I'd caught before, which lunged wildly; instead, it moved very slowly.
Moreover, it is very strong, and its pulling force feels somewhat like that of a grouper, but its movements are not quite like that.
Chen Zhiyao carefully examined the dark shape below, and the more she looked at it, the stranger it seemed. It was round and bulging, and didn't look like a fish at all.
But at least it wasn't trash; this thing was alive, and she could even feel it slowly swimming in the water.
Although the shadow could reflect the shape of aquatic creatures, it was only a blurry shadow, and the waters where the fish was located were quite deep, so Chen Zhiyao could only make out a general shape.
Suddenly, the dark figure below turned around, and it seemed to have a head and four legs.
"This shape, and those four short legs, could it be a sea turtle?"
The thought that she might have caught a sea turtle made Chen Zhiyao unhappy.
Sea turtles are not as good as sea wolves; at least sea wolves can be sold for money.
Sea turtles are a Class II protected animal in China. If you sell one, you'll be forced to work as a sewing machine operator.
Chen Zhiyao and the large creature underwater pulled back and forth for 20 minutes, and finally, with double the strength, she managed to pull it up.
A short while later, a large sea turtle weighing over 20 kilograms lay at her feet.
This poor thing has many strangely shaped barnacles growing on its back and abdomen.
These barnacles ranged in size from almost the size of her fist to the size of her finger, densely covering her back and abdomen.
It looks like it weighs at least several pounds; no wonder the sea turtle was moving so slowly earlier.
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These barnacles are a heavy burden on the turtle; if they continue to grow, its movements will likely become even slower.
Daily hunting and evading predators will be affected.
"You're lucky to have met me."
As she spoke, Chen Zhiyao found a sand shovel and carefully helped the big guy remove the barnacles from his body.
There are several varieties of these barnacles, but most of them are inedible.
Chen Zhiyao looked at these barnacles and felt a little regretful. It would be so much better if they were all goose barnacles.
It took her nearly 20 minutes to clean all the barnacles off the guy's head and back.
When she turned it over, Chen Zhiyao was pleasantly surprised to find a small tuft of goose barnacles growing on the turtle's abdomen.
Although there weren't many of these goose barnacles, each one was very plump and juicy.
Chen Zhiyao happily shoveled them all down; there weren't many, only about 10.
It's definitely not enough to sell, but it's good to keep it for lunch.
Thinking of the delicious taste of the goose barnacles, Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but swallow.
After scraping off the large pieces of barnacles, she carefully cleaned away the smaller barnacles hidden in the crevices.
The sea turtle sensed the kindness emanating from Chen Zhiyao and cooperated perfectly throughout the process, without struggling, obediently lying on the ground.
After removing all the barnacles, the big guy looked much more relaxed and moved much faster.
Chen Zhiyao was just about to carry it back to the sea when she looked down and saw the creature running quickly into the sea on its own.
However, before entering the sea, the sea turtle quite intelligently looked back at Chen Zhiyao before jumping into the sea.
Just as Chen Zhiyao finished doing a good deed, she heard a burst of laughter coming from Grandpa Chen not far away.
She stood on tiptoe and looked ahead, and saw that the old man had a large bass weighing nearly 7 pounds hanging on his fishing rod, and the bucket next to him was also full of bass.
Although she didn't catch these fish, Chen Zhiyao was just as happy and proud, after all, she was the one who chose the spot.
At this moment, there were still a few dark shadows in the sea in front of her, but they were not large, probably only about three or four pounds.
However, since she couldn't see what kind of fish they were, Chen Zhiyao didn't dare to underestimate these little guys.
What if it's a valuable grouper?
These four or five-pound groupers are worth much more than ten-pound barracudas.
Before long, Chen Zhiyao controlled a large shrimp and slowly moved it toward a dark figure.
No fish can resist a delicious meal delivered right to its mouth, and soon the little black shadow where the hook was attached was swallowed up.
Although the fish wasn't very strong, Chen Zhiyao was very excited because it was finally a normal fish.
Feeling the lively fish darting about in the seawater, Chen Zhiyao happily played with the fish.
However, the little guy didn't have much stamina; he was already exhausted after only 10 minutes of walking.
During the fishing, Chen Zhiyao had already guessed what kind of fish it was, and her smile grew even brighter.
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