"Young man, that's great! You caught such a big red snapper so early in the morning. How did you do it?"
Yu Shengnan was removing the fishhook from the fish's mouth when an old man came over and looked at her with envy.
"It's just luck," Yu Shengnan said, not wanting to draw attention to herself.
Who knew that the old man would not leave, but just keep watching him fishing.
If it were a normal fisherman, people passing by would probably be happy to see him, because he has nothing to do anyway and it's a good opportunity to brag.
But Yu Shengnan is not a normal fisherman. He feels a little embarrassed at the moment and wants to drive the old man away, but he has no reason. He can't just say, "Go away. I'm not used to you being here!"
But luck may sometimes be inconsistent with people's wishes. When he wanted to catch fish to ease the atmosphere, he kept catching no fish.
"Young man, have you made a nest?"
"Making a nest?"
The old man saw at first glance that Yu Shengnan was a novice who didn’t even know how to make a nest.
"As the old saying goes, if you don't bait your fish, you won't catch much. When it comes to fishing, baiting your fish is the most important thing."
The old man said this with certainty after seeing what Yu Shengnan brought with him. He was now certain that Yu Shengnan did not make a nest because he did not bring any bait at all.
Baiting is a very important professional term in the field of fishing!
Before fishing, you can skillfully use various baits, grains or special bait mixtures and concentrate them in a specific area to attract fish to gather. This will increase the chances of catching fish. Of course, it will be better if you can understand the types of fish underwater and make targeted nests!
While the old man was explaining this to Yu Shengnan, Yu Shengnan also took out her mobile phone to check online.
"But, uncle, everyone online says that baiting is for freshwater fishing. Does it also work for sea fishing?"
"What's wrong with baiting for sea fishing? This is a limitation of many people. They think it's a bit wasteful and unnecessary. But you have to look at the facts. Try it yourself. Hey, take this thing you have and break off half of it and try it!"
Yu Shengnan still brought the Antarctic shrimps he had bought before. This one was a whole box. He had just used a little bit. The old man said and then directly started to break off nearly half of it and threw it into the sea.
The old man moved so suddenly that Yu Shengnan didn't have time to react. By the time he did, it had already become a fait accompli and he didn't know what to say.
But this nesting method is indeed useful. Others may not know it, but Yu Shengnan knows it.
The reason why he chose this place to fish was that there were many fish as reflected by the projection of the fishing rod. As soon as the bait was thrown, he clearly saw the projection image of the green fishing rod growing rapidly. Within ten minutes, there was a dense patch of fish below.
"Hurry up and cast your fishing rod," the old man saw there were fish in the water.
Yu Shengnan grabbed the ear hook and plunged into the water. Not long after, a stonefish came up.
"Hehe, am I right?" The old man was also very pleased when he saw Yu Shengnan catching a fish.
"Look at the weather today. The wind isn't strong. Fishing at the seashore isn't much different from freshwater fishing. Just bait the line when necessary. Actually, don't even mention fishing here. My son told me that baiting works even in deep-sea fishing. But deep-sea fish are bigger, so the bait is bigger!"
"No, old man, so what you've been saying to me for so long is just empty talk. Did you just hear it from others?"
"What's wrong with what others say? As long as it's useful," Yu Shengnan wanted to give the old man a good scolding after hearing what he said, but he was caught again and couldn't say a word of rebuttal.
The old man had nothing to do, so he just chatted with him.
It turned out that the old man's name was Gao Hongbo, from Beihai, Guangxi. His son opened a company here and often went fishing at sea. He knew a lot of theories after listening to them so many times.
In Shenzhen, it is normal to hear people from other places on the other side. It can be said that although Shenzhen is such a big city with a large population, 80 to 90 percent of the population are from other places.
"Then your son is quite impressive. He opened a company and bought a house here, and took you in to take care of you in your old age. He's quite filial!"
"Filial piety? Filial piety, if you're really filial you should give me a grandson. You're running around all day, I don't know what you're doing!"
Now Yu Shengnan didn't know what to say and the conversation was over.
"Young man, where are you from? How old are you? Why are you not working and fishing here? Are you married?"
"I'm from Baoding Prefecture, Hebei Province. I'm 30 years old. Didn't I lose my job? I came out to fish," Yu Shengnan answered Gao Hongbo's question while looking at the water. When he thought of the word "marriage", the image of He Xinran in a wedding dress flashed in his mind, and then he shook his head without saying anything.
"Hey, I caught another fish. Hurry up and don't be distracted." Old man Gao Hongbo is quite interesting. He pays more attention to the movements on the water surface than Yu Shengnan, the fisherman.
I don’t know if it was because of good luck or the effect of baiting, but the fish catching was really good. I caught fifteen or sixteen stonefish, two big red snappers, and seven or eight flathead sea bream.
Yu Shengnan didn't know this flathead carp until old man Gao Hongbo told him about it.
Flathead sea bream is not expensive, generally ranging from more than ten to thirty yuan. The price varies depending on the size of the fish, region and season.
Comparison between the two
"Flat snapper is often confused with yellow-legged fish. Many vendors will mistake flat snapper for yellow-legged fish to fool ignorant customers. But once you get familiar with it, you will find that the difference is quite obvious. Yellow-legged fish has yellow above its mouth, while flat snapper does not, and the mouth of flat snapper is rounder," Master Gao Hongbo introduced it passionately.
Among these fish, the three stone nine-fish weighing more than half a catty are the most expensive in terms of unit price, followed by red snapper and finally flathead sea bream.
"You can steam, braise, or cook flat snapper in soup, but it's known as the 'worst snapper'. You might not like it, but I didn't want to eat it after just one try."
"Forget it, I'll go back and sell all these. The most important thing is to get money." After chatting for a long time and becoming familiar with each other, Yu Shengnan did not hide the fact that she wanted more money.
"Are you going to sell them all? How about selling me one of those zhanghong? My wife and I haven't had zhanghong in a long time."
"That's fine. I won't bargain with you, old man. Just give me fifty-one kilograms. Both of my fish weigh twenty or thirty kilograms. Are you sure you want them?"
A fish costs thousands of dollars, which is really not something an ordinary family can afford. Although she knew that the old man's son was very wealthy, Yu Shengnan still asked.
"Who are you looking down on? My pension is 15,000 yuan a month, right? There's no need to weigh it. If you really count it as 51 kilograms, I'll count it as 30 kilograms. Just 1500 yuan and I'll take it. I'll add you on WeChat and transfer it to you."
"Oh, old man, you are such a straightforward person, okay!"
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