297: Wildly pulling red amberjack

Two Red Seabream of similar size saw the Shrimp struggling in front of them and thought it was provoking them.

The next moment, their speed picked up immediately. They rushed toward the Shrimp almost simultaneously, opened their large mouths, and bit down.

One of the fish, thanks to accelerating early, reached the front of the Shrimp 0.1 seconds ahead of the other and swallowed it in one gulp.

In an instant, a great force traveled through the fishing rod to Yang Qi's hands. He reflexively lifted the fishing rod immediately.

He quickly reacted, gripping the rod tightly with his left hand. He pressed the rod against his stomach and firmly grasped the handle of the Electric Reel with his other hand, temporarily stopping the momentum of the fishing line running out.

After locking the drag, he hugged the fishing rod with both hands and swayed from side to side.

However, before he could find an opportunity to reel in the line, the Red Seabream, stung by the hook underwater, began to exert force again.

Although this fish was not considered large among its school, it still weighed thirteen or fourteen jin. Its sudden exertion of force still caught Yang Qi off guard.

He pressed his knees tightly against the gunwale; his knees were constantly bumping against it, and it was quite painful.

Especially when catching big fish, saying it did not hurt would be a lie. Damn it, it seems he really needed to get himself a pair of knee pads in the future.

At this moment, Yao Shanshan was attracted over and suddenly noticed that Yang Qi was not wearing a Fighting Belt.

She hurriedly took out a Fighting Belt, ran behind Yang Qi, reached out her hands to wrap around his waist, and began to fasten the Fighting Belt for him.

Yang Qi clearly felt a soft and elastic sensation against his back. To be honest, that feeling was truly wonderful.

The Red Seabream exerted force continuously from the beginning, but the actual pressure it put on Yang Qi was minimal, and the fishing rod showed no signs of being overwhelmed.

With the support of the Fighting Belt, Yang Qi handled it with even greater ease.

After the Red Seabream exerted one or two bursts of strength, its energy grew weaker and weaker, and its swimming speed gradually slowed down.

Yang Qi, who had been constantly monitoring the Red Seabream's strength and movements, naturally would not miss such an opportunity. He gripped the reel tightly, his hand moving so fast it created an afterimage.

Just then, the Red Seabream, feeling the sting underwater, began to exert force once more. Yang Qi did not tangle with it for too long.

Spotting an opportunity, he quickly cranked the reel to retrieve the line, giving the fish no chance, and pulled it to the surface in about four minutes.

The Red Seabream seemed to want to make a final struggle, continuously slapping the water surface with its tail, making a "pa pa pa" sound.

But it was useless.

Yang Qi slowly pulled it toward the side of the boat, extended the Landing Net, scooped, and caught the thirty-some-jin Red Seabream.

Just like that, the three of them took turns, continuously catching fish, most of which were Red Seabream.

This lasted for about two hours until Yang Qi noticed that the school of fish showed signs of wanting to leave.

He hurriedly scattered some more fish chunks, perhaps because they were tempted by the bloody scent emanating from the fish chunks in the water.

A portion of the Red Seabream turned back and swam back.

Just after Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan hooked fish at almost the same time, Yang Qi noticed two Red Seabream weighing over twenty jin near his hook.

He stared intently at the hook, expecting the next lucky one to bite. Unfortunately, those two Red Seabream were only interested in feasting on the fish chunks.

They completely ignored the Shrimp that was posturing not far in front of them.

Instead, a Black Sea Bream swam over from the side and took a bite.

This pissed Yang Qi off. After setting the hook, he did not pause for a second and flew it directly onto the deck.

After taking the Black Sea Bream off, he threw it into the fish basket and did not even want to look at it.

Actually, this Black Sea Bream that became the scapegoat was not small, weighing about three jin.

But even so, in front of the twenty or thirty jin Red Seabream, it did not amount to much.

The main reason it was currently out of favor with Yang Qi was that it had disrupted his plan to catch those few large Red Seabream.

It could be said that opportunities are fleeting; by the time Yang Qi re-baited with a Shrimp, that school of Red Seabream had already disappeared.

Back on the "vast sea," after finishing dinner, the group had been catching fish one after another.

Because there were many of them, they threw down more fish chunks and chum, naturally attracting more fish.

Everyone caught quite a few fish, and the atmosphere was very lively. They all praised Yang Qi for finding such a good spot.

Zhang Jun had just taken a ten-jin-or-so Red Seabream off the hook, bled it, and thrown it into the fish basket.

Thinking of taking a break, he specifically re-baited with a Mackerel, walked over to Wang Hu, and the two huddled together to smoke.

He had no idea that right near his spot, a huge Giant Grouper was lurking.

This Giant Grouper was not smaller than the one he had seen at the auction last time; it weighed about 300 jin.

If Yang Qi were here, he would have been unable to contain himself. How could he possibly be like Zhang Jun, leaving his fishing spot to smoke and chat?

The Giant Grouper, also known as the Goliath Grouper, is a large species among Groupers.

Their bodies are oval-shaped, with large heads, wide mouths, and sharp teeth.

The meat of the Giant Grouper is tender, delicious, and nutritious, and it has certain medicinal value.

Especially because it grows slowly and has low reproductive capacity, the Giant Grouper is expensive in the market and has become one of the representatives of high-end seafood.

At this moment, the Giant Grouper had just preyed on a Mackerel that swam in front of it, and then it slyly hid back in a dark crevice in the nearby reef.

It seems this guy is an old schemer accustomed to waiting for rabbits to bump into trees, its cunningness astonishing.

Even when Yang Qi passed over it in the evening, he had not discovered this cunning old fox.

It was also Zhang Jun's good luck that the "vast sea" happened to stop in this area, and his fishing spot was exactly where this Giant Grouper lived.

It just so happened that Zhang Jun had gone deep-sea fishing with Yang Qi twice and had caught huge catches both times.

So this time, he habitually used his time-tested, professional-grade Tuna rod.

Although he had no feel at all when catching fish under ten jin just now, and was mocked by the others for using an Electric Reel, saying it had no soul.

He scoffed at them. What feel? What kind of feel can you have with fish under ten jin? My friend, I am someone who has caught a Bluefin Tuna weighing over 500 jin.

"You dare talk to me about feel for fish under two hundred jin?"

"You newbies won't understand the world of the strong!"

Just before he and Wang Hu had finished their cigarette, he saw the tip of his fishing rod bend sharply.

The drag, which had been locked, was still letting out line with a "creak, creak" sound.

The commotion here quickly caught the attention of Wang Hu, who was facing this way. He widened his eyes and watched for a few seconds:

"A-Jun, it looks like a big fish has bitten your hook."