307: Encountering another school of tuna

In just half an hour, the two of them had caught twenty to thirty catties of Pencil Squid. Most of them were kept in the Bait Compartment and the Live Fish Tank.

Because when they fish for big fish later, Live Squid is excellent bait. Many fish love to eat Squid, including Grouper and Tuna.

The Anglers on the Haohai Vessel were also fishing for Squid. Since there were so many Squid and they were biting extremely fast, the Anglers were ecstatic, letting out bursts of cheers from time to time.

A lot of Chum was scattered from both fishing boats, which indeed attracted many fish.

Yang Qi saw many Ruby Fish and Grouper on the seabed swimming over in schools, firstly attracted by the bait, and secondly to prey on the small fish drawn in by the lights.

As one large fish after another was easily reeled onto the deck by the three of them, the night grew deeper.

Suddenly, four fishing boats approached from afar. They seemed to have come as a team. However, they were quite disciplined.

They stopped about a nautical mile away and did not move closer. They didn't crowd together or interfere with their fishing.

These people, out of habit, started Chumming first before fishing. The four newly arrived fishing boats immediately began chopping fish chunks and scattering them into the Chumming Spots.

This won't do! If you Heavy Chum, and the fish are all lured away, what am I supposed to do? Watch you achieve Continuous Hooking while I do nothing?

Am I supposed to lose face?

Frozen Bait costs five hundred yuan a box—it's not like we can't afford it!

Consequently, the Second Generation Heirs on the Haohai Vessel were the first to lose patience. They rushed to bring out the Frozen Fish Bait, chopped it into chunks, and threw it into the sea.

Seeing this, Yang Qi realized he had to make a gesture as well!

Before he could even speak, he saw Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan pushing out a box of Frozen Fish Bait.

Fine! If everyone is Chumming, I'll join in. However, he stopped the two women who were about to retrieve more frozen fish.

"That's enough. I only need this much."

So many boats and so many Anglers Chumming together—the quantitative change led to a qualitative change, and the effect was astonishing, attracting fish schools of all sizes from the nearby waters.

A school of extremely fast-swimming Tuna, chasing a particular fish school, arrived. Seeing even more fish schools in this area, they were immediately overjoyed.

Soon, they began their Hunting Mode, darting in from afar and passing directly beneath Yang Qi's setting sail vessel.

Just then, all three of Yang Qi's group had switched to Live Squid. Unexpectedly, the three Electric Reels and three boat rock fishing rods all hooked fish simultaneously.

The "creaking" sound of the Electric Reels retrieving the line, combined with the "sizzling" sound of the line paying out from the boat rock fishing rods, was like the sound of nature.

"Ah! Hubby, I've hooked a big one!"

Bai Xue shouted excitedly.

"Yang Qi, I've hooked a big one here too, and it's two fish!"

Yao Shanshan was also incredibly excited.

Yang Qi, too, pushed the Electric Reel's retrieve switch with one hand while forcefully raising his rod to Set the Hook.

The first thing he did was grab the Fighting Belt and tie it around his waist. Then he rushed behind Bai Xue and quickly secured a Fighting Belt around her waist.

"Xiao Xue, don't rush, take it slow."

"Mhm, I know."

He then ran behind Yao Shanshan, wondering whether he should help her fasten the Fighting Belt. After all, he would have to wrap his arms around her waist.

"Yang Qi, hurry, hurry! I need to reel this big fish in. There are two of them!"

Yao Shanshan urged him without turning her head.

Yang Qi thought to himself that he was just being overly sensitive and thinking too much. What was there to overthink?

So he passed his hands under Yao Shanshan's armpits and placed the Fighting Belt against her stomach, but the Buckle was too loose.

His and Bai Xue's belts were frequently used, sized correctly, and just needed to be fastened.

But Yao Shanshan's was new; it might be fine for a man, but it was too loose for a girl and needed adjustment.

Yang Qi could only sweat profusely as he continuously fumbled and adjusted the belt around Yao Shanshan's waist. His fingers inevitably brushed against her soft waist.

Finally finished, Yang Qi awkwardly hurried back to his Fishing Spot.

Yao Shanshan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been enduring it because Yang Qi had touched her Ticklish Spot several times. That tingling and itchy feeling was truly hard to describe.

The next moment, she refocused her attention on the fishing rod in her hand, starting to recall what Bai Xue and Yang Qi had taught her about how to handle catching a Giant Fish.

Yang Qi returned to his Fishing Spot and saw that the automatic retrieval force of the Electric Reel was just about equal to the Tuna's pulling force.

When the big fish pulled hard, the line would slowly be dragged out, but as soon as the fish eased up slightly, the Electric Reel would start retrieving the line again.

Fortunately, these Electric Reels were all equipped with the High-Power Motors he had added later.

Yang Qi took the Boat Fishing Rod out of the Rod Holder, braced it against the Fighting Belt, and began rocking it left and right, then bent down to reel in the line using the Fishing Reel.

When he straightened his back and lifted the rod, the big fish pulled the rod into a half-moon curve. Based on his experience catching big fish so many times, he was sure this fish weighed at least two hundred catties.

Of course, he had already seen it in his Ability Vision: the fish on the Hook was a Bigeye Tuna weighing over two hundred and thirty catties.

This was quite a bit more expensive than a Yellowfin Tuna, you know.

"Little guy, over two hundred catties, and you still want to make trouble in front of me? Get up here now!"

Yang Qi muttered inwardly.

Shouts and yells of excitement from Hooking Fish came from the nearby fishing boats.

Yang Qi ignored them. He needed to land the Bigeye Tuna he was fighting first, especially since there was still another one on the Electric Reel!

Thus, he paid no attention to external matters, focusing solely on catching his fish.

Yang Qi settled into a Horse Stance and began a head-on confrontation with the Tuna. With the blessing of his Kirin Arm, he pulled the Bigeye Tuna out of the water in fifteen minutes.

"Wow! What a huge fish!"

While battling the fish on her own line, Yao Shanshan saw the Tuna Yang Qi had landed and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"How could it not be big? It's longer and heavier than you."

Yang Qi rarely joked with her.

"Oh, heavier than me? How heavy?"

"Around two hundred catties, I guess!"

Yang Qi answered her while grabbing the Gaff and plunging it into the Tuna's head.

The Bigeye Tuna struggled desperately, its large, crescent-shaped tail violently slapping the water, splashing water everywhere.

However, after about ten seconds, it stiffened and stopped moving.

Yang Qi quickly grabbed a rope, tied a Slip Knot, and looped it around the fish's tail.

Bai Xue, who was battling her own big fish, prepared to put her fishing rod back into the Rod Holder and go operate the Crane for Yang Qi.

"No need, Xiao Xue. Focus on your fish; I can handle this myself."

Yang Qi first tied the rope to the Gunwale, then ran to the Freezer Hold and raised the Hoist.

After returning and tying the rope to the Hook, he activated the machine, slowly hoisting the Bigeye Tuna onto the deck.

"Holy crap!"

Yang Qi looked at the Electronic Display Screen on the Crane and couldn't help but curse.

"What's wrong, Hubby?"

Bai Xue turned her head and asked worriedly.