252: Fish grab

Bai Xue also started to reel in fish continuously, indicating that a school of Red Seabream had arrived underwater, no doubt about it.

The fishing boat two nautical miles away had noticed them as soon as the "setting sail" arrived.

Seeing them catch three Tuna consecutively as soon as they arrived, they were already extremely envious.

Now, seeing the two of them continuously catching big fish, they felt even more unbalanced, and seeing that there were only two people on the opposite side, they became even more reckless. They repeatedly asked their captain to approach the "setting sail."

The captain dared not offend the guests, so he reluctantly approached the "setting sail" by one nautical mile. He repeatedly emphasized that they could not get any closer, as this distance was barely still within a safe range.

This behavior is equivalent to poaching a fishing spot, which is like snatching food from someone else's pot. Furthermore, getting too close makes it easy for lines to get tangled and fish to escape. All of these can easily lead to conflict.

In fact, these are unwritten rules for people working at sea.

These guests may not know or simply disregard them. However, as a captain, one cannot break the rules.

Seeing that the captain would not move any further forward, these Anglers could only give up. If they had a choice, they would have loved to be right next to the "setting sail" and share a fishing spot.

"Husband, look, that fishing boat is coming towards us. Are they going to try and poach our spot?"

Bai Xue looked at the approaching fishing boat with some worry and asked.

"Yes, I see them. Don't mind them, and we can't control them anyway. Just focus on our own fishing."

Yang Qi comforted Bai Xue.

However, at this moment, he was still very annoyed. He thought that if the other party wasn't too excessive, then everyone could just get along. But if they got too close, he definitely wouldn't make it easy for them.

Upon reaching the new fishing spot, these Anglers began to furiously dump frozen bait into the sea to chum.

Seeing that the boat stopped one nautical mile away and didn't come any closer, Yang Qi didn't say anything.

No chumming, no catching much!

Chumming, well, it's not like anyone can't do it. Yang Qi also "chop chop chop" cut up a lot of fish to throw in, and theirs were fresh fish, which could attract even more fish to come and feed.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue also seized the time to fish. After hooking a fish, if they didn't need to fight it, they would try to pull it out of the water as quickly as possible.

As frozen bait was thrown into the sea as if it were free, the number of fish schools in the sea increased.

Both sides started catching fish frantically. Yang Qi activated his golden finger to precisely feed, specifically targeting large, valuable fish.

Due to his much better equipment than the other side, and his greater strength, he was able to reel in fish much faster.

Basically, he was pulling up one fish every ten minutes or so. For fish under a hundred catties, he could pull them up with just the rod and hook.

Adding in the time for bleeding and acid removal, a single fish would generally not take more than fifteen minutes.

Bai Xue's current strength was definitely not less than that of an average man. Coupled with the assistance of professional-grade equipment, her speed of catching fish also surpassed that of the Anglers on the other side.

Bai Xue couldn't see the fish underwater, so the fish she caught were varied, including good catches like Red Seabream, Wrasse, and Red Seabream, as well as Mahi-Mahi, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, and so on.

However, now was not the time to be picky; any fish would do.

Time is money.

Valuable fish were bled and acid-removed immediately, while less profitable ones were thrown into the fish basket as bait.

As time passed, fish blood from the decks of the two fishing boats flowed into the sea. The fishy smell of the fish blood attracted more predatory fish.

Yang Qi could already see several sharks in his line of sight. However, he didn't stop, instead speeding up and seizing every opportunity.

Even though he could clearly see the fish below, he still occasionally caught a few Mahi-Mahi and Barracuda.

The success rate of precise feeding could only reach about 70%.

The sharks underwater gathered more and more, but Yang Qi then saw some Tuna; from their shape, a school of Dogtooth Tuna had arrived. There were about twenty of them.

Since he saw them, there was no reason to give up. Yang Qi started precise delivery to their doorstep again. As expected, he eventually caught three Dogtooth Tuna, each weighing over a hundred catties.

Bai Xue, on the other hand, after catching a Dogtooth Tuna, had her hook bitten by a shark.

Looking at Bai Xue's excited face, Yang Qi wondered what method to use to make her cut the line and give up.

"Xiao Xue, I feel like the way your fish is pulling isn't like a regular fish!"

Yang Qi said, feigning seriousness.

"Oh! You mean..."

Bai Xue didn't quite understand Yang Qi's words, so she asked.

"Look, after biting the hook, your fish kept diving. We're fishing in the middle layer of such deep water, it can't be a Grouper, right? So I think a shark has bitten the hook. How about you just cut the line!"

Yang Qi began to mislead her.

Bai Xue thought for a while, not knowing if it was true or false, so she said:

"Alright! I'll listen to you. I'll clean up your Dogtooth Tuna first."

Although Bai Xue was a bit confused, she obediently cut the line and then went to clean up the Tuna.

When Yang Qi prepared to cast his rod again, he found he didn't know where to start. The area below had basically become a shark's world, with over thirty sharks of various sizes circling around.

So he decisively gave up on continuing to fish and joined the ranks of those cleaning the catch on deck.

This time, in a surprise raid against the fishing boat opposite, the two of them caught over twenty Red Seabream, four Dogtooth Tuna, eight Wrasse, six Red Seabream, and some miscellaneous fish.

It could definitely be considered a great harvest!

The large amount of frozen chum dropped by both fishing boats was the biggest contributor.

It's worth noting that these frozen chum are not cheap; boat owners usually sell them to these Anglers for 500 yuan a box.

So, the cost of sea fishing is quite high.

After Bai Xue finished taking photos, the two pushed the processed fish into the freezer, with the large fish at the bottom, layered neatly.

While the two were processing the fish on the deck, they occasionally heard loud shouts from the fishing boat not far away.

Hearing these excited voices, Yang Qi knew they had caught sharks.

But the people involved didn't know! They all thought they had definitely caught big Tuna.

The result was frequent line breaks, rod explosions, and lost fish.

These Anglers were so angry that they cursed loudly, cursing heaven, earth, and the air!

A few Anglers, relying on their superior equipment, fought for several hours before pulling up what turned out to be a shark.

In the end, they were exasperated and could only reluctantly cut the line and release the fish.

There's no choice; if you catch a shark and don't release it, you'll be taken to 'tread the sewing machine' (a euphemism for being penalized).

Furthermore, sea fishing hooks are specially made; even if they get stuck in a fish's mouth, they will dissolve after a period of time and will not harm the fish.

Yang Qi and Bai Xue, while cleaning up the fish on the deck, listened to the Anglers on the opposite fishing boat, exasperated and slapping their thighs after losing fish, and exchanged glances, chuckling.