203: Tsing Yi fish school

Zhang Jun carefully controlled the reeling speed, stopping for a minute after reeling in ten meters to allow the fish to adapt to the water pressure.

When he finally pulled the fish to the surface, he let out a big sigh of relief; it was another Wrasse weighing over ten catties.

However, this Wrasse was full of vitality, so there was no need to worry about its survival rate.

Now it was perfect!

Zhang Jun put the Wrasse into the live fish tank, and just as he stood up, he saw Yang Qi scoop up another large Wrasse, also full of energy.

“Yang Qi, this kid is amazing; he actually pre-chummed the spot. It looks like there’s a school of Wrasse down there. I need to hurry up so I don’t get left too far behind.”

Zhang Jun became more and more impressed with Yang Qi’s decisions.

Thus, while other anglers went to the lounge for food and rest, the two of them each caught about twenty large Wrasse.

In fact, if they hadn’t wanted live fish, they would have caught at least double the amount.

However, sometimes when two rods hooked fish simultaneously, they could only operate one rod with two hands.

If one rod was set to automatic reeling, the survival rate could not be guaranteed.

So, a portion of the Wrasse that were caught could only be treated as chilled fish and thrown into the fish box.

When Liu Yao, Chang Jianqiang, and the others returned to their fishing spots, they saw the fish boxes behind Yang Qi and Zhang Jun, and their hearts shattered.

Chang Jianqiang kept complaining about Liu Yao, the chatterbox, who insisted on dragging them into another half-hour of idle talk after dinner.

During this time, Wang Hu and Lu Hua even played a game of billiards.

Zhang Jun also laughed heartily after hearing this, perhaps reminded of his past self, no wonder he never caught much before.

But at this moment, he was in a joyful mood, because he had also become an object of envy for others.

At this time, Wang Jinxi and Ding Kuan came over to help them process the fish and take them away.

Amidst their mutual accusations, Yang Qi and Zhang Jun hooked fish again.

When they reeled them in, they saw two more lively Wrasse, which looked to be close to twenty catties each.

Before they could even net the Wrasse onto the deck, their other two rods hooked fish again.

“Could it be Wrasse biting again?”

Everyone simultaneously turned to look at the fishing rods, feeling as if they had eaten lemons.

So they quickly baited their own rods and cast them into the sea.

Fishing can sometimes be very strange. Liu Yao stared at the tip of his rod until his eyes ached, but there was no movement at all.

Instead, Lu Hua, who was further away from Yang Qi’s chumming spot, hooked a fish.

Lu Hua saw his rod bend sharply, and he hastily pulled back to set the hook.

The reel in his hand spun with sparks and flashes. He pulled the fish out of the sea before Yang Qi.

Indeed, it was also a Wrasse, weighing about ten catties. However, due to Lu Hua’s violent reeling, the Wrasse was already spitting out its swim bladder and was barely moving.

This did not diminish Lu Hua’s happiness.

“Wahahaha! This fish is so beautiful! Yao Ge, look at this fish I caught.”

“Come, come, Yao Ge, help me take a picture!”

“Yao Ge, have you ever caught this kind of fish before? I just heard Brother Jun say it’s called Wrasse, right?”

Liu Yao reluctantly took pictures for Lu Hua, secretly anxious:

“Looking at Brother Jun and Yang Qi’s speed of catching fish, there’s clearly a school of Wrasse! Why can’t I catch any?”

“Even A Hua, this noob, has caught one now! What exactly is going on?”

“If I get shamed by A Hua, how will I ever hold my head up in front of him again? How will I ever show off in front of him again?”

“Big Wrasse! Big Wrasse! Hurry up and bite my hook!”

“You can’t make me lose face! At worst, I’ll release you back into the sea then.”

If the Wrasse heard him, it would definitely say:

“Pfft! I spit on your face! You’ve already caught me, and you’re still talking about releasing me? I don’t believe a word of it!”

Another half an hour passed, and in this last period, only Zhang Jun, Yang Qi, and Wang Hu each caught one fish.

Aside from Lu Hua, no one else caught anything.

Yang Qi used his ability to observe the seabed and found that the school of Wrasse had disappeared, he didn’t know where they went.

He then put down his fishing rod and walked over to offer cigarettes to Zhang Jun, Chang Jianqiang, and Wang Hu. When Zhang Jun saw that Yang Qi had stopped fishing, he also threw down his rod and left it.

Yang Qi then went over to Liu Yao and Lu Hua to offer cigarettes.

He noticed Liu Yao was still staring intently at his fishing rod and didn’t disturb him too much. He went to Lu Hua’s side and offered him a cigarette.

Lu Hua looked at the big Wrasse he had caught and started chatting with Yang Qi:

“Yang Qi, this is called Wrasse, right? It’s truly beautiful. It’s the most beautiful fish I’ve ever caught.”

Yang Qi thought to himself, you’ve only caught a few fish, and you’re already saying that.

Nevertheless, he gave Lu Hua a brief introduction:

“This is called Wrasse. There’s another fish that looks similar to it, called a parrotfish or parrot wrasse.”

“Both have plump bodies, vibrant skin colors, flat bodies, round heads, and cherry mouths.”

“If you only look at their appearance, they are indeed hard to distinguish. However, their market prices differ greatly.”

“Many unscrupulous merchants use parrot wrasse to impersonate Wrasse, deceiving customers who are not very knowledgeable.”

“Actually, it’s not hard for those who know, and hard for those who don’t. The two are still very easy to distinguish.”

“Parrot wrasse have very neat teeth, appearing as a single block of molars.”

“Wrasse, on the other hand, have buck teeth, uneven and like a pig’s teeth, which is why their scientific name is Choerodon schoenleinii, or the Blackspot tuskfish.”

“Parrot wrasse are relatively smaller in individual size, while Wrasse are often much larger, with the biggest ones weighing around forty to fifty catties.”

“For anglers, it’s even easier to distinguish, because when caught, parrot wrasse struggle with greater force.”

“The pulling force of Wrasse is much smaller.”

Lu Hua listened intently, with an expression of having learned a lot, which allowed Yang Qi to enjoy being a professor once again.

“Yang Qi, you know so much!”

As Yang Qi, feeling refreshed, walked away from Lu Hua, he vaguely saw an expression of admiration on Lu Hua’s face out of the corner of his eye.

At this moment, he certainly couldn’t turn his head, otherwise, it would ruin the atmosphere.

Yang Qi slightly puffed out his chest, tilted his head up about 10 degrees, put his hands in his pockets, slowed his pace, and walked back to his fishing spot with firm, powerful steps.

He wanted to create an ambiance of the loneliness of a master.

Since there was no background music, he quietly sang in his heart:

“Invincible is so, so lonely…”

Following the rhythm of the music, Yang Qi walked back to his fishing spot step by step.

When he passed Liu Yao, Liu Yao was a bit bewildered, not knowing what was wrong with Yang Qi. He opened his mouth but didn’t speak.

Yang Qi certainly saw Liu Yao’s expression, but he didn’t greet Liu Yao, nor did he stop his firm, powerful steps.

Arriving at his fishing spot, he found that Zhang Jun, Chang Jianqiang, and Wang Hu were nowhere to be seen; they must have gone somewhere to show off.

Well, never mind!

Since they were all gone, there was no one to show off to. He wasn’t familiar with the others, and showing off randomly might get him beaten.

Yang Qi felt a little regretful; he had just started to get into the feeling when it ended.