304: Spanish mackerel school

"Hubby, mine is also a Spotted Spanish Mackerel, it's about twenty-six jin."

Bai Xue's technique was ultimately superior to Yao Shanshan's, and she quickly reeled in that fish as well.

"Hubby, it really seems like a school of fish has arrived. Should we use Metal Jigs to fish?"

She then suggested.

"Right, right, right! How did I not think of that? My little Bai Xue is the smartest. Then the two of us will use Metal Jigs, and Shanshan will be responsible for baiting the Electric Reels."

As soon as Yang Qi heard Bai Xue's suggestion, he immediately made a decision.

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

The two women replied in unison.

"Little Snow, you use this."

Yang Qi took two 60-gram Metal Jig lures from the accessory bag and handed one to Bai Xue.

The two of them immediately tied on the red-headed, white-bodied lure.

"If you get tired later, just take a break. Don't push yourself, okay?"

Yang Qi said to Bai Xue.

Jigging is actually much more tiring than bait fishing; the process requires Anglers to constantly jerk the rod upward.

This makes the lure constantly twitch in the water, mimicking the swimming motion of fish, thereby attracting them to bite.

"Got it, Hubby."

Bai Xue gave Yang Qi a sweet smile. Although everyone was wearing masks, Yang Qi could still see how happy she was from her eyes, which were crinkled into slits.

Soon, the two of them had the Metal Jigs tied on and cast them into the sea.

"Around thirty meters!"

"Got it!"

When the Metal Jigs sank to over thirty meters, both of them turned off the line release switch and locked the drag.

Then they began to jerk the fishing rods from bottom to top, pulling the lure up little by little.

It was fortunate that Yang Qi, this cheater, could clearly see the situation in the water and knew the depth of the target school of fish.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, one would have to jerk from the seabed or do it blindly. In that case, the speed of catching fish would certainly be much slower, or one might catch non-target species by luck.

The two hadn't jerked more than a few times before they hooked fish.

"Here it comes!"

"I got one!"

The two shouted almost simultaneously.

Yao Shanshan happened to be scooping up the fish she had hooked.

"Hehehe, mine is also a big Spotted Spanish Mackerel. Going home to make dumplings."

Yao Shanshan grinned.

As soon as the fish bit the hook, Yang Qi jerked the rod upward to set the hook. Then, he held the rod with one hand and cranked the reel with the other.

There was not the slightest hesitation, and he didn't waste a single moment. His left hand was cranking so fast it created an afterimage, while his right hand didn't shake in the slightest.

About three minutes later, an eight-jin Spanish Mackerel was pulled out of the water. Yang Qi didn't even need a Landing Net; relying on his arm strength and the quality of the rod, he flew it directly onto the deck.

He took out a towel to wrap the Spanish Mackerel, used pliers to remove the hook, then kicked the fish aside and turned to cast the lure back into the sea.

He only jerked it a few times before he hooked another fish.

The ten-jin-or-so Spanish Mackerel seemed so weak under Yang Qi's Kirin Arm; its struggle was of no pressure to Yang Qi.

"Oh, I hooked another one!"

A shout came from Bai Xue's side again.

Basically, for every three fish Yang Qi caught, Bai Xue could catch two. It wasn't that there were fewer fish on her side, but rather her arm strength couldn't compare to Yang Qi's.

Although Bai Xue had been modified by her Supernatural Ability and her physical fitness was already stronger than the average man, she was still quite far behind Yang Qi.

In Yang Qi's Supernatural Ability vision, the sea was densely packed with Spanish Mackerel. This was a very large school of Spanish Mackerel.

The three of them caught fish one after another. Not to mention Yang Qi and Bai Xue, even Yao Shanshan, who was operating three Electric Reels by herself, was busy.

Even just the actions of scooping fish, baiting, and unhooking kept her panting. The moment the bait sank near the school, it was snatched up by the Spanish Mackerel.

The several fish boxes placed behind them were already full, and the three of them couldn't be bothered to send the fish to the Freezer Hold. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to catch more fish?

Time is money; even if the price of Spanish Mackerel isn't high, the quantity makes up for it!

The price of Spotted Spanish Mackerel is between 30 and 100 yuan. Even the smallest one they caught was four or five jin, and most were around ten jin.

In other words, they could earn four or five hundred yuan on average every five minutes. This was actually already very impressive.

And because Yang Qi had greater strength, his speed of catching fish was much faster.

Just like that, the frenzied fishing condition lasted for over four hours, and everyone on both boats had their fill of fishing.

The catch on the deck of the setting sail had already been moved to the Freezer Hold once by Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan, who were resting because they were tired from fishing.

And at this moment, the deck was still covered in Spanish Mackerel.

Hearing the shouting and commotion coming from the vast sea, they must have caught quite a lot over there too. Yang Qi didn't know exactly how much they had caught.

He figured they should have earned back almost enough to cover the boat charter fee.

Yang Qi saw that the Spanish Mackerel under the water had run off, leaving only a few stragglers, and even when the school passed by, it had scattered other schools of fish completely.

Yang Qi put down his fishing rod and shook his somewhat numb arms.

"Hubby, the school of fish seems to have run away. I've been waiting for a few minutes and haven't had any bites."

Bai Xue said to Yang Qi.

"Yeah, they must have run off. Let's all take a break and make something to eat first!"

Yang Qi said to the two women.

"Mm, okay, I'll go cook."

"Then I'll help Yang Qi move the fish to the Freezer Hold first, and I'll come help you cook in a bit."

Yao Shanshan took a few fish baskets and said to Bai Xue.

"Okay,"

Bai Xue picked up an eight-jin Spanish Mackerel from the deck and walked toward the kitchen. Yang Qi took Yao Shanshan to move all the fish on the deck into the Freezer Hold.

Lunch was simple: steak that had been stewed at home, pan-fried Spanish Mackerel, steamed Green Grouper, steamed egg with Lobster, and baby bok choy with minced garlic.

The pan-fried Spanish Mackerel, fried to a golden brown on both sides, left Yao Shanshan, who had never eaten this dish before, speechless after the first bite.

Although its price wasn't high, the pan-frying method elevated the taste of the Spanish Mackerel to another level; it was fresh, fragrant, and had a unique flavor.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone continued fishing.

After such a long time, the fish that had been scared away slowly returned to this area. However, the quality of the school was uneven.

Even Yang Qi, this cheater, would occasionally catch species like Barracuda or Mahi-Mahi.

Although the price of Spanish Mackerel is generally not high, because it bites the hook fiercely, even at an average of fifty yuan per jin, one can still catch quite a bit of money.

However, although Barracuda and Mahi-Mahi bite fiercely, their purchase price is less than ten yuan, so Yang Qi really wasn't very interested.

Sometimes, Barracuda looks similar to Spanish Mackerel; if you don't look carefully, you can't tell. Originally, catching a ten-jin Spanish Mackerel could be worth five hundred yuan, which would be quite satisfying.

But when you scoop it up with the Landing Net and see it's actually a Barracuda, it's worth less than 100 yuan.

This kind of psychological gap makes one feel painfully disappointed.