270: Giant sea bass

This giant Sea Bass leaped out of the water twice, shaking its gills to try and escape, but in the end, it was firmly controlled by Yang Qi.

Looking at the giant Sea Bass pulled to the gunwale, Yang Qi found it somewhat amusing; it looked exactly like a crossbreed between a Sea Bass and a Topmouth Culter.

"Did the Sea Bass cheat, or did the Topmouth Culter have an affair?"

Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan found this remark amusing as well.

"Actually, this is also a type of Sea Bass, just a different variety. We locals call this type a Flat Sea Bass."

"This Flat Sea Bass is only found in the deep sea and is rarely seen near the shore. Look, its back is completely flat. This fish fetches a high price, probably over 120 yuan per catty."

Yang Qi picked up the Landing Net, scooped the fish onto the deck, and immediately bled it.

"Oh, Bai Xue, you know so much; I barely knew that."

Yao Shanshan's eyes were sparkling with admiration.

"What's so strange about that? I grew up by the sea, and my major was in this field. You aren't in this major, after all."

Bai Xue said while putting her arm around Yao Shanshan.

"Then what is Shanshan's major?"

Yang Qi asked curiously.

"Marine Engineering Technology."

Yao Shanshan said somewhat shyly.

"What?"

Yang Qi widened his eyes in curiosity, staring at her intently.

If she had said she was a model or a secretary, Yang Qi might have believed it. After all, it was hard to imagine such a delicate beauty holding a welding torch with grease all over her face.

This major was extremely useful to him; to put it plainly, it was ship maintenance.

"That's a great major!"

Yang Qi said with a smile.

"Hehehe, I knew you would say that."

Bai Xue had an 'as expected' expression.

Looking at the two of them smiling like foxes, Yao Shanshan felt puzzled.

"You two are crazy!"

Yang Qi didn't say much more and switched to a big game rod; the boat rock fishing rod was a bit too slow for landing fish.

When fishing for forty or fifty-pound fish, the feel of a big game rod couldn't compare to a boat rock fishing rod. However, for the sake of yield, he decided to give up on enjoying the feel.

"Bai Xue, you guys should switch to large hooks. The water depth is about 150 meters; a school of fish must have arrived."

Yang Qi shouted.

"Got it, switching to large hooks, 150 meters."

Bai Xue replied loudly.

She first switched to a large hook for herself, baited it, and lowered it to 150 meters. Just as she was about to go change the hook for Yao Shanshan, a fish suddenly took the bait, and her rod instantly bent into a noticeable arc.

"Bite! Honey, my rod has a bite! You go change the hook for Shanshan."

Bai Xue said while pushing the retrieve switch. Then, she held the rod with both hands and lifted it.

Yang Qi hurriedly changed the hook for Yao Shanshan, helped her lower the line to a depth of 150 meters, and explained the function of the drag switch.

While he was explaining, his own rod hooked a fish. He hurriedly ran back, grabbed the rod, and immediately jerked it to set the hook.

This fish was even larger than the previous one. Yang Qi tightened the drag and pulled the rod upward with all his might to prevent the fish from diving to the seabed.

The fishing line made a 'whooshing' sound in the water. When Yang Qi bent down to lower the rod, he increased the reel speed, and after tightening the line, he straightened his waist and leaned back.

As the line was slowly retrieved, the giant Sea Bass was gradually pulled toward the surface.

When it was about five meters from the surface, the giant Sea Bass leaped out of the water, jumping more than three meters high into the air before crashing back down, creating a huge splash.

This was the giant Sea Bass shaking its gills, trying to break the line and escape.

How could Yang Qi let it have its way? He sped up the retrieval while swinging the rod from side to side, forcibly disrupting the giant Sea Bass's rhythm.

At this moment, Yao Shanshan also hooked a fish. Watching the line 'zzzz' as it peeled out, she shrieked and pushed the retrieve switch. From time to time, she would look sideways to see how Bai Xue was operating her rod.

Yang Qi slowly pulled his giant Sea Bass to the gunwale, picked up the large Landing Net with his other hand, and scooped the giant Sea Bass into it in one go.

By the time the giant Sea Bass was pulled onto the deck, it was already exhausted, without even the strength to wag its tail.

Yang Qi picked up the fish knife and first bled the giant Sea Bass. Turning around, he saw that Bai Xue had also pulled her fish to the surface, so he immediately went over to scoop up the forty-pounder and bled it.

After returning, he quickly baited his rod and cast it back into the sea.

Before it even reached a depth of 150 meters, another fish took the bait. He could tell that the way the fish bit and struggled was exactly the same as the previous two, so he knew it was another giant Sea Bass; it seemed they had really encountered a school of fish.

Yang Qi didn't want to tangle with it for too long. After enduring the first wave of pulling force, he began to retrieve the line forcefully, not even giving it a chance to shake its gills. It took only ten minutes to pull it to the gunwale.

By the time this fish was pulled onto the deck, its swim bladder had protruded from its mouth, and it was clearly on its last breath.

Over on her side, Yao Shanshan finally pulled her fish to the surface, watching the fifty or sixty-pound fish lying sideways on the water.

She grinned excitedly, revealing a set of white teeth.

Mimicking Yang Qi's actions, she took the Landing Net and scooped several times before finally getting the fifty or sixty-pound giant Sea Bass into the net.

Then, using all her strength, she dragged the fish onto the deck and was already panting with exhaustion.

Seeing Yang Qi easily scoop up another big fish, she couldn't help but complain:

"This guy has so much strength, he's truly a human monster!"

Seeing that both Yang Qi and Bai Xue were still busy, she felt embarrassed to ask them for help to bleed the fish. She also thought that since she had boarded the boat, she couldn't be a burden to them; she had to learn how to do everything herself.

She had no choice but to try it herself. Carefully recalling Yang Qi's actions, she copied what he did and made a few cuts on the big fish.

After seeing the fish blood flow out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not bad, girl, you've learned how to bleed a fish!"

At this moment, Bai Xue also scooped up a giant Sea Bass and cleanly and efficiently bled the fish.

"Bai Xue, how come you have so much strength now?"

"Hehehe, I got it from working out."

Bai Xue glanced at Yang Qi and said with a smile.

"I didn't expect your strength to surpass mine; you were never my match before. Looks like I need to work out more too."

Yao Shanshan shook her fist at Bai Xue.

"Hehehe, you can't compare to me."

Yao Shanshan shook her hands, feeling a bit unconvinced, and walked toward her fishing spot.

By the time she caught her second big fish, it seemed much easier.

Three or four hours later, the fish finally stopped biting. The three of them looked at the giant Sea Bass lying all over the deck, feeling a mix of exhaustion and excitement.

Yao Shanshan, in particular, was so tired that her legs were trembling. There were a total of 24 giant Sea Bass; Yang Qi caught 12, Bai Xue caught 7, and Yao Shanshan caught 5.

The smallest was around 50 pounds, and the largest was about 70 pounds.

Yao Shanshan was truly exhausted and could only watch helplessly as Yang Qi and Bai Xue moved these fish into the Freezer Hold.