When Chen Zhiyao turned on her X-ray glasses again, she found the sea to be quiet. There were no big fish, and even the small fish were scattered here and there.
Since there were no big fish, she simply stuck the fishing rod into the holder and started scrolling through her phone.
When she opened WeChat, she noticed that there were many unread messages in the large family group chat.
With so much news, Chen Zhiyao thought something had happened to her uncle, and her heart skipped a beat.
Upon opening it, I discovered that my second brother had finally found a suitable fishing boat.
For the past few days, besides fishing at the seaside, Chen Hu has been inquiring about fishing boats in several nearby villages.
This morning, I finally found a suitable second-hand fishing boat in the neighboring Yanjiacun village.
This is a second-hand fiberglass fishing boat, 6.5 meters long, similar to the old boat that Chen Zhiyao and the others looked at that day.
The ship had no cabins for resting or other equipment, but it was cheap and had not undergone major repairs.
The fishing boat is 70% new. It costs 3,000 yuan to rent per month, but 28,000 yuan to buy.
Chen Hu rented the boat for a month, thinking he would give it a try and see if he could make a living with it, and also see if the boat was reliable.
If everything goes well, we should buy the small boat later.
This boat is a bit old and small, but it's enough for him. Once he makes some money, he can get a bigger boat.
Upon seeing the message, Chen Zhiyao immediately sent a message to her second brother:
"Congratulations, Second Brother! There's no fish finder on the boat, is there? Why don't you buy one yourself? They're not expensive anyway. Having a fish finder makes fishing and netting much more convenient."
Chen Hu was looking at his phone at that moment, and he replied to the message very quickly:
“I’m looking online right now and I’ve found a small fish finder that costs a little over 2,000 yuan. I’m thinking of whether I should wait until I buy the boat before buying the fish finder.”
“I have a general idea of where the fish are in the vicinity, and I can also follow behind my brother’s fishing boat.”
His brother bought a fish finder that cost a lot of money; it's very useful for finding fish, so following behind him is definitely the right thing to do.
The brother and sister were chatting happily when suddenly Chen Zhiyao heard the sound of the reel spinning rapidly.
Looking up, I saw that the fishing rod was stretched out of shape, and the fishing line was flying wildly outwards.
Seeing a big fish take the bait, she stopped chatting with Chen Hu, picked up the fishing rod and turned on the drag.
The spinning reel, which had been spinning wildly, suddenly slowed down.
The fish was incredibly strong; after only two minutes of playing with it, Chen Zhiyao couldn't take it anymore and quickly doubled her strength.
After gaining a surge in strength, reeling in fish became much easier.
She leisurely manipulated the fishing rod in her hand, teasing the fish below with the reeling in and letting out of the line.
At first, this guy was recklessly rampaging across the seabed, twice pulling Chen Zhiyao so hard she was knocked off balance.
As time passed, she could clearly feel the pulling force decreasing.
Chen Zhiyao quickly took the opportunity to turn the reel and slowly reel in the fishing line.
The first half of the reeling in went quite smoothly, but unexpectedly, the fish regained some strength when only half of the line was reeled in.
The reel immediately started spinning in the opposite direction, and the fishing line that had just been reeled in was pulled out again.
After pulling and tugging for nearly an hour, the fish below finally became exhausted and were helplessly dragged along by the fishing line.
10 meters, 8 meters, 6 meters, 4 meters, 2 meters... a chubby figure slowly approached the fishing boat.
"Thump!"
Huge splashes of water rose beside the fishing boat, and then a large fish, half a meter long and bright red all over, was pulled out.
"It's a ruby fish!"
Upon seeing this large, fiery red creature, Chen Zhiyao was overjoyed; such a large ruby fish was a rare sight.
At this point, Chen Zhiyao was also quite exhausted.
Fortunately, Yan Shuting came to help, and the mother and daughter worked together to pull the rare ruby fish onto the deck. The ruby fish, also known as the red-spotted bass or gemfish, belongs to the bass family.
The fish is named Ruby Fish because its body resembles a large red gemstone, and it is also one of the most famous ornamental fish.
In addition, there is another very interesting phenomenon with the ruby fish.
When faced with danger, the mother fish will open her mouth and let her babies swim inside to escape the danger.
Because of this special method of protection, the ruby fish is also known as the "mouthbrooding fish".
The fishing hasn't been good all day, and the anglers on the boat are quite frustrated.
Upon seeing such a large ruby fish, the boat erupted in excitement.
"Such a big ruby fish must be expensive, right?"
“This fish looks to be at least 40 pounds. Even if you sell it to a fishmonger, it would cost at least two or three hundred yuan per pound.”
"Wow, this ruby fish must be worth over 10,000 yuan!"
The surrounding anglers discussed it in small groups, casting envious and jealous glances at each other.
As soon as Chen Zhiyao removed the fishhook, she couldn't wait to give the beautiful ruby fish a princess carry.
"Mom, take some pictures of me, and make sure they make me look good!"
"Okay, okay, my photography skills are top-notch. Move the fish out a little, it'll look bigger that way."
The photographer, Yan Shuting, was quite responsible, directing her daughter on how to change poses while taking the photos.
Chen Zhiyao put the fish down and looked up to find a group of anglers surrounding her, all trying to take pictures of the fish.
At the very front of the line were Chen Weiqiang and Yan Shuting, a married couple.
She smiled and gave up her spot, generously allowing everyone to come and take photos.
Chen Zhiyao was a little surprised not to see her grandparents coming over. She looked up and saw that the elderly couple were walking their fish.
Both fishing rods were bowing low, indicating they were both large fish.
After everyone had taken their photos, the fish, which had been on the verge of death, had finally met its end.
The staff members nearby quickly stepped forward to help with the bloodletting.
A few minutes later, a piece of good news came over the loudspeaker overhead:
"Congratulations to the angler at fishing spot number 4 for successfully catching a 48-pound ruby fish!"
"Congratulations……"
Along with the broadcast, a cheer erupted from not far away.
Chen Zhiyao turned her head and saw that her grandfather had also caught a ruby fish, but it was a bit smaller, weighing about 40 pounds.
These two ruby fish really excited the fishermen on the boat; they were all incredibly excited, like they'd been injected with adrenaline.
If you can't catch any fish, then you'll go crazy with groundbaiting, throwing boxes and boxes of all kinds of bait into the water as if they were free.
Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but laugh heartily as she watched everyone frantically trying to build the nest.
With so much bait, I wonder if it will be enough to attract the tuna?
Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.
These baits used for groundbaiting serve no purpose other than feeding the fish below.
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