Judging from the force with which the fish pulled the fishing rod, it was probably a small fish weighing about seven or eight pounds.
It's not that Chen Zhiyao is too arrogant; it's just that a fish of this size is indeed considered a small fish in the deep sea.
The fish wasn't very strong, so Chen Zhiyao didn't turn on her beachcombing glasses to double her strength.
After all, I'll be fishing for several days in a row, and I don't know if the time I've accumulated so far will be enough.
Chen Zhiyao held the fishing rod unhurriedly, leisurely playing the fish with her own strength and skill.
Despite the fish struggling to break free of the hook, she remained calm and composed, methodically manipulating the fishing rod in her hand.
Time slowly slipped away as the fishing line tightened and loosened.
After a fierce struggle of five or six minutes, the poor fish finally exhausted all its strength.
At this point, it could only obediently let Chen Zhiyao slowly pull it toward the fishing boat.
As the reeling continued, a golden figure gradually emerged from the sea.
When she saw the golden reflection on the water, her heart skipped a beat, followed by an overwhelming surge of joy.
Chen Zhiyao stared wide-eyed at the yellow figure on the water, afraid that she was seeing things.
She blinked, making sure she wasn't seeing things, and her lips trembled with excitement as she muttered to herself:
"It really is a giant yellow croaker! This fish must weigh at least seven or eight pounds. With a yellow croaker this big, we're going to be rich! Hahahaha..."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Chen Zhiyao's voice rose eight octaves involuntarily as she shouted at her mother, who was intently fishing nearby:
"Mom, hurry, hurry, come help me net the fish! I caught a super big yellow croaker!"
Hearing her daughter's excited voice, Yan Shuting quickly turned her head and looked over. Seeing this huge, golden thing, her eyes almost glared at it.
"My goodness, this big yellow croaker is worth a lot of money!"
Without hesitation, she threw down her fishing rod, grabbed a large landing net, and rushed to Chen Zhiyao's side like a gust of wind.
Yan Shuting gripped the net tightly in her hand and carefully reached out towards the large yellow croaker that was still struggling desperately in the water.
At this moment, the large yellow croaker seemed to realize that danger was approaching, and its strong will to survive made it struggle desperately.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard it tried to break free from the hook, it was all in vain.
Yan Shuting moved very quickly and efficiently, catching the large yellow croaker firmly in the net.
When she saw the precious fish successfully caught in the net, she was even more excited than Chen Zhiyao and couldn't help but cheer.
As the net was slowly lifted, the large yellow croaker finally arrived safely on the deck.
After a long and intense struggle, the fish was already exhausted.
The body that was just a moment ago lively and energetic has now become weak and powerless, only occasionally twitching to indicate that it is still alive.
When Chen Zhiyao lifted it up, it was barely breathing and on the verge of death. She didn't even have time to admire her prize; she quickly removed the hook.
The moment the hook left the fish's mouth, the large yellow croaker stopped breathing, ending its short but remarkable life.
However, this did not affect the mother and daughter's happy mood at all.
Chen Zhiyao deftly grabbed a black plastic bag from the side, carefully wrapped the heavy yellow croaker in it, and then ran to weigh it.
"Wow! It weighs a full 7.8 jin (3.4 catties), I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Chen Yaozhi looked at the numbers displayed on the scale and was so surprised she almost cried out. Yan Shuting, standing beside her, couldn't stop smiling.
Just then, Grandpa Chen's exclamation came from not far away. The mother and daughter turned around and saw that Grandma Chen had also caught a big yellow croaker.
However, it was noticeably smaller than the one Chen Zhiyao had just worn, and it looked to weigh only about four or five pounds.
After weighing it, a staff member enthusiastically stepped forward to help, tying Chen Zhiyao's ribbon around the large yellow croaker before placing it in the freezer for preservation.
When she returned to the deck, the loudspeaker overhead was already cheerfully announcing the large yellow croaker she had just caught.
Next came Grandma Chen's good news: a 5.2-pound yellow croaker, which was quite large.
Two large yellow croakers were caught in a row, and the fishermen on the boat were all excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Chen Zhiyao had just baited a live shrimp onto her fishing hook and cast the bait into the sea when a cacophony of exclamations suddenly erupted around her.
She turned her head and saw that her father had caught a red-spotted fish, which was a size larger than her big yellow croaker and looked to weigh at least 10 pounds.
After just one glance, Chen Zhiyao looked away, muttering to herself with a smug look:
"It's not small, but it's still not as valuable as my big yellow croaker."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the fishing rod in her hand suddenly sink.
The pulling force from the fishing rod was very small, only about half the force of the big yellow croaker from before. It seemed to be just a small guy weighing three or four pounds.
Chen Zhiyao stopped fishing and quickly turned the reel. In just a few minutes, she pulled a scrawny sesame grouper out of the water.
The price of the sesame grouper is good, but it's a pity that the fish is a bit small, only a little over three pounds. A grouper of this size is still a juvenile.
Having just caught a large yellow croaker, she no longer cared for the small fish and casually tossed it back into the vast ocean before her.
"Get out of here!"
A short while later, Chen Zhiyao skillfully baited the hook again and cast the line into the water.
The fishing was really good today; in less than two minutes, I felt a slight pull on the fishing rod.
With that little strength, it's not even as strong as the sesame grouper from before; it's probably just a small fry weighing a pound or two.
Chen Zhiyao deftly and skillfully reeled in the line, and soon caught a particularly beautiful damselfish.
Yan Shuting, who was fishing at the next spot, was not to be outdone and caught a four- or five-pound pepper snapper.
This fishing spot was indeed excellent. Although we didn't encounter any more large yellow croakers afterward, we caught one rock bream after another.
In less than half an hour, Chen Zhiyao caught more than a dozen rock bream of various colors and patterns.
The others on the boat also had a good haul, and excited shouts and laughter echoed around them; everyone was beaming with joy.
As soon as the bait hit the water, Chen Zhiyao's fishing rod was pulled and began to vibrate violently.
Meanwhile, the reel rotates at a uniform and slow speed, and the fishing line keeps flowing out.
Judging from the force transmitted through the fishing rod, Chen Zhiyao keenly deduced that the fish weighed about four or five pounds.
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