120: Different ways of fishing

Yang Qi looked at the nautical chart for a while, determined a direction, and then steered the setting sail towards that place.

Midway, Yang Qi discovered a sizable school of Skipjack Tuna, and there was already a fishing boat there catching Skipjack Tuna.

He operated the setting sail to slow down, stopping slowly about two nautical miles nearby, watching the people on that boat catch Skipjack Tuna.

That should be a professional Skipjack Tuna fishing boat, different from a fishing yacht like the setting sail or typical fishing boats.

This fishing boat was about 25 meters long, with approximately 12 people standing on both sides of the gunwale.

Two people were dedicated to throwing bait into the sea, chumming for the Skipjack Tuna school, attracting countless Skipjack Tuna to rush to the surface to snatch food, making the entire sea surface look like it was boiling.

The others, holding fishing rods, faced the school of fish, not even baiting their hooks, directly throwing the hooks into the school, raising their hands over their heads, and then forcefully flicking backward.

Instantly, a Skipjack Tuna was hooked, flew over their heads, and was flung onto the deck.

The entire process took only three to five seconds. There were also people specifically pushing the Skipjack Tuna into the ice hold.

With so many people working together, it wasn't long before the deck was piled high with Skipjack Tuna flopping around.

The few people responsible for pushing the fish were a bit overwhelmed. While pushing fish into the ice hold, they also had to be careful of Skipjack Tuna flung up by their companions hitting their heads, and many Skipjack Tuna jumping and flopping around on the deck would leap up and slap them.

This method of fishing was indeed very exciting; he had seen it on TV before. Watching it up close was far more thrilling and spectacular than when it was broadcast on television.

Professionally catching Skipjack Tuna is much faster and more stable in terms of income than professionally catching Tuna.

Skipjack Tuna are pelagic fish, preferring to feed in the upper layers of the ocean, and they always appear in schools, making them relatively easy to find.

Coupled with chumming, it's easy to catch them, and the catch volume is huge; a small school is enough for half a day's fishing.

However, the disadvantages are also very obvious: the unit price of Skipjack Tuna is not high, so to make money, one can only rely on quantity.

Generally, fishing companies pay to hire crewmen to do the work.

It seems the dozen or so people on the opposite fishing boat are also workers employed by a fishing company. This job is not for just anyone.

Don't think that these people are simply casting hooks and raising rods without any skill; it requires a very high level of arm strength.

An ordinary person trying to cast would be exhausted and unable to get up in less than ten minutes. If the school of fish hasn't left, you have to keep casting, without time to eat or rest.

These people earn their money through hard work; by the end of the day, their arms are swollen, and red flower oil is prepared in boxes on the boat.

The people on the opposite fishing boat also noticed the setting sail, but they didn't have time to bother with Yang Qi and his crew; they were all busy fishing.

The captain of the opposite fishing boat picked up his binoculars to check the people on the setting sail, and upon seeing only four people, his worried heart relaxed.

If there were a dozen people, they would certainly be trying to steal fish, which would inevitably lead to a fight.

He just called on the radio, reminding the setting sail not to get too close to avoid tangling their anchor ropes.

"Received!"

Everyone on the setting sail had long been itching to try. They wished they were the people on the opposite fishing boat.

"Let's fish here! We'll stay out of each other's way," Yang Qi reminded everyone.

In Yang Qi's ability vision, he saw several Tuna swimming nearby, preying on Skipjack Tuna.

"There might be big ones coming to prey on the Skipjack Tuna."

He carried a box of frozen bait from the freezer, didn't even chop it, and called the three others to throw it into the sea like grenades.

It was also fortunate that the fishing boat two kilometers away had chummed heavily, attracting most of the nearby Skipjack Tuna.

The small amount of chum the setting sail put out didn't attract too much attention from the Skipjack Tuna.

A live Skipjack Tuna weighing five or six catties was hooked as bait.

He cast it forcefully towards the chummed area; the Skipjack Tuna, dizzy and disoriented upon entering the water, wiggled and began to swim.

With a "creak," the fishing rod bent visibly, and the fishing line made a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sound as it cut through the water.

"Hooked!"

Yang Qi shouted excitedly. After setting the hook, he reinserted the rod into the rod holder.

Because he realized that the Tuna he hooked was clearly not a Yellowfin Tuna, but a Bigeye Tuna weighing over two hundred catties.

"I've got one too!" Bai Lang shouted.

No sooner had Bai Lang spoken than his fishing rod was also pulled into a deep arc.

Everyone's attention was drawn over, only to see the fishing line taut, and the fish underwater struggling fiercely, pulling the line "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" as it ran into the distance.

The first burst of power from a Tuna is always very strong; there's no need to fight it head-on.

Yang Qi, while carefully maneuvering with the Bigeye Tuna he hooked, shouted, "Steady, don't panic, reel in slowly! If it's too much, loosen the drag switch a bit."

Zhang Jun and Zhang Fei, the two brothers, hadn't hooked anything and were quickly reeling in their lines.

At this moment, the people on the opposite fishing boat also noticed the commotion here and cast envious glances.

Although their Skipjack Tuna catch was abundant, catching a large Tuna like this was a rare and sought-after event.

Bai Lang gritted his teeth, his hands tightly gripping the fishing rod, trying to reel in some line, but it was useless; the fishing reel didn't move.

The fish underwater seemed to sense danger and suddenly surged, the line tightened abruptly, almost pulling Bai Lang into the sea.

Seeing this, Zhang Jun quickly shouted, "Quick, loosen the line, don't fight it!"

Just then, Zhang Jun and Zhang Fei, having reeled in their lines, stood behind Bai Lang and grabbed his body.

If the fishing rod hadn't been constantly inserted into the rod holder, and if Zhang Jun and Zhang Fei hadn't held Bai Lang's body, who knows what danger might have occurred.

Bai Lang loosened the fishing line as instructed; the fish struggled for a while, dragging the line and running into the distance, the large drum reel making a "zzzzzz" sound as the line went out.

That one moment had left Bai Lang red-faced and almost out of breath.

"Young man, still lacking experience! When you find it's a big one, loosen the drag switch; there's no need to fight it head-on at first."

Zhang Jun said, taking the fishing rod from Bai Lang's hand.

Wearing gloves, he occasionally tugged at the fishing line, adding some resistance to the fast-swimming large fish, disrupting its rhythm.

Only when the first burst of power had slowed did Zhang Jun grab the fishing rod and begin to fight the fish.

After about ten minutes, Zhang Fei took over, and ten minutes later, Bai Lang took over again.

It wasn't that the three of them couldn't last long; it was just that since they had enough hands, they wanted to get the fish below settled quickly, especially since Yang Qi still had a big one that hadn't been brought up.

Finally, it was Bai Lang's turn to operate the reeling; the highlight moment always goes to the person who hooked the fish.

After a difficult struggle, a Yellowfin Tuna weighing about one hundred and seventy or eighty catties was finally hoisted onto the deck by the three of them.

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PS: I accidentally published Chapter 121 after Chapter 85. As a new author, I don't know how to move it back yet. I'll research it first.