Sunset at sea
These sunfish balls are plump and heavy, weighing a full 62 jin (31 catties).
At 10 yuan per kilogram, she made another 620 yuan, and Chen Zhiyao felt that this trip to sea was worthwhile.
The open sea is sparsely populated and has much richer marine resources than the domestic area; you can easily find a huge fish weighing dozens of kilograms.
The few big fish caught on the first day alone were enough for her to buy several boat tickets.
Chen Zhiyao returned from the weighing area with cheerful steps, and looked up to see the sunset in the distance.
The sun, as red as a salted egg yolk, dyed the clouds red, and the sea reflected an orange-red light, making it almost unreal.
Fishing amidst such beautiful scenery seems to become a true pleasure.
(I really like this kind of natural scenery. I don't know if everyone else likes it too. Do you think there's too much description of the scenery?)
The setting sun was a bit too bright, so Chen Zhiyao squinted and casually tossed the bait into the water.
Just as she was half-reclining in the chair, waiting for the fish to take the bait, a rich aroma of meat wafted from the kitchen.
Chen Zhiyao twitched her little nose and smelled the aroma of lamb skewers. Then, the smell of grilled pork belly wafted over.
The chef on the ship used to sell barbecue, and his skewers were quite good.
She had been fishing all afternoon, and her lunch had long since been digested. But the aroma of barbecue made her hungry again.
Chen Zhiyao was about to buy some barbecue skewers for afternoon tea when she felt an unprecedentedly strong pull on her fishing rod.
Feeling the excessive tension in her hands, she quickly tightened the unloading mechanism.
However, it still couldn't stop the giant creature in the water from swimming desperately outwards, and the reel was being pulled so hard it made a whooshing sound.
Seeing the fishing line being pulled out more than ten meters in an instant, Chen Zhiyao adjusted the drag of the fishing rod to the maximum.
"This guy is stronger than the sailfish from before. Could it be a tuna?"
She was so curious about what kind of fish it was, given its incredible strength, that she turned on both of her X-ray glasses.
With her strength doubled, Chen Zhiyao, who had almost lost her balance from being pulled, suddenly felt much more relaxed.
They also had the leisure to examine this powerful creature in the sea.
The shadowy figure in the sea was enormous; judging from its size and strength, it must have weighed at least 100 kilograms.
It's chubby, somewhat like a tuna, but its head is much bigger than a tuna's.
She couldn't decide for a moment what kind of fish it was.
After turning off her fishing glasses, Chen Zhiyao focused on reeling in the fish.
The fish in the sea were in excruciating pain from the fishhook, and they thrashed about recklessly.
Suddenly, a strong pulling force struck, and Chen Zhiyao was almost dragged into the sea.
Feeling the increasing pull of the fishing rod in her hand, Chen Zhiyao became more and more excited, even to the point that her palms were sweating and her heart was pounding wildly.
The fish below swam outwards recklessly, and the reel was frantically releasing line.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
It weighs over 100 kilograms, and even Chen Zhiyao, who is overpowered, cannot fight it head-on; she can only barely keep it steady.
What she needs to do now is to use minimal force to deflect maximum force and exhaust the power of this behemoth as much as possible.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Zhiyao's hands were starting to feel weak, so she quickly called her cousin over to help her reel in the fish.
The four members of the Chen family took turns walking the enormous creature, and it took about 40 minutes before the sea monster finally started to feel tired.
The fishing rod was back in Chen Zhiyao's hands, and this time she could clearly feel that the fish was weaker.
After resting, she rolled up her sleeves and frantically turned the reel handle, desperately trying to reel in the fishing line that had almost run dry.
However, the giant sea fish below, which is even heavier than Chen Zhiyao, is no pushover either.
The fishing line had just been reeled in a little when it was immediately pulled out halfway again.
The two remained locked in this stalemate for nearly 10 minutes, both of them exhausted.
The fishing rod in Chen Zhiyao's hand was quickly passed to Chen Weiqiang, who looked excited.
Faced with Chen Weiqiang, who had already rested, the fish in the sea quickly gave up and were helplessly dragged back by the fishing line.
More than ten minutes later, a huge dark shadow appeared next to the fishing boat.
This fish is about the same size as a tuna weighing over 100 pounds, but judging from its shape, it looks more like a grouper.
4 meters, 3 meters, 2 meters, 1 meter...
The dark shadow in the sea gradually approached, and Chen Zhiyao could vaguely see that it was a dark blue fish with what appeared to be patterns on its body.
Look, the big guy in the sea is about to be pulled out of the water. The sea fish, which had been very quiet, suddenly leaped out of the water with great effort.
Now everyone can see clearly that this is a saddle-shaped grouper weighing over 100 pounds.
The saddle-tailed grouper, also known as the flower-tailed giant grouper, is the world's largest grouper, which can grow up to 2 meters long and weigh over 400 kilograms.
Saddleback grouper
The large vessel in the water has been pulled to the side of the boat, and now it's time to put it on the crane.
Suddenly, Chen Zhiyao felt that the setting sun in front of her was blocked.
Looking up, she saw a huge object, almost as tall as her, suspended in mid-air by a crane.
It completely blocked out the sunlight, which shows how big the fish was.
Amid cheers, a saddleback grouper over a meter long was pulled onto the deck.
After the fishhook was removed, the crew on the boat immediately carried the fish to the weighing area.
Immediately afterwards, a very loud announcement blared from the ship's loudspeaker:
"Congratulations to the angler at fishing spot number 8 for catching a grouper with a saddle strap, weighing 132 jin!"
The announcement was broadcast three times in a row, and Chen Zhiyao happily garnered envious glances from a crowd.
Although it was her first time catching this fish, it was still a grouper weighing over 100 pounds, so it would definitely fetch at least 200 yuan per pound.
Thinking about it this way, she made tens of thousands of yuan on the first day. Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but smile wildly, and she walked with a swagger.
The three men of the Chen family escorted her to the restaurant, where Chen Zhiyao no longer cared about the free boxed meals offered on the ship.
They ordered a huge amount of barbecue and happily ate the skewers.
This 100-pound grouper seemed to have used up all of Chen Zhiyao's luck.
After dinner, she just sat there for over an hour, and didn't catch even a small sea wolf.
With no fish around, she decided not to linger and simply put away her fishing rod, then leisurely started fishing for squid.
When the small light on the squid fishing rod comes on, the squid in the sea seem to line up, one after another being caught.
In just one hour, she caught a whole bucket of squid, enough for four people to fish every day.
Chen Zhiyao encountered large fish today, and while fishing, she only felt excited and thrilled, and did not feel tired at all.
After taking a shower and lying in bed, I realized that my whole body was sore, especially my arms, which were incredibly sore.
Sister Yan was experienced and had brought massage oil for her muscles, so she thoughtfully massaged her arms.
Chen Zhiyao was so tired today that her eyelids started to droop before 10 o'clock, and she fell asleep early.
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