4: Learn sea fishing

The vast and boundless ocean has nurtured countless marine lives and holds innumerable rare treasures.

And with his golden finger, he had the key to unlock these riches. Just thinking about it made him excited.

Yang Qi planned to start with the easiest inshore fishing, then save money to buy a boat for offshore fishing and trawling, and later buy an even bigger boat to go further out to sea, catching bigger and more fish.

Just thinking about it made him excited!

As for why he wasn't buying a boat to go out to sea now, one word: "poor," two words: "too poor."

He decided to take it one step at a time and develop stealthily!

After setting his goal, Yang Qi searched for sea fishing forums. Inside, various experts showed off their catches and equipment, dazzling Yang Qi.

He didn't fall asleep until late at night.

Waking up in the morning, he quickly washed up and rode his electric bike towards the seaside.

Yang Qi decided to go to the beach first to learn how to sea fish. After all, he was a "newbie."

Since he had decided to go down this path, he still wanted to learn the basic operations thoroughly.

Arriving at a rocky area, he saw seven or eight scattered fishing enthusiasts already fishing on the rocks.

Some of these people were fishing in groups of two or three, while others were solitary, each occupying a rock.

Occasionally, someone would catch a fish, but none were particularly large.

Yang Qi looked out at the sea, held his breath, and observed the ocean with his telekinesis. Sure enough,

the familiar feeling reappeared. Indeed, there were quite a few fish schools in front of these rocks, but no very large fish. They darted around in groups, a lively sight.

Walking around the rock formations and watching these fishing enthusiasts occasionally reel in their rods, catching various oddly shaped fish he couldn't name, Yang Qi also felt a surge of excitement.

He came to the southernmost rock and saw a fishing enthusiast in his thirties fishing alone.

"How's the fishing, Big Brother?" Yang Qi smiled, pulled out a pack of Furongwang cigarettes, and casually offered him one.

You don't hit a smiling face. The Big Brother glanced at the cigarette and took it.

"The wind's a bit strong today! The bite isn't very good!"

"I just walked around and found that you, Big Brother, are the most professional here! I'm from Yuzhou in the inland region and have never been sea fishing before."

"This time, I'm lucky enough to be by the sea. If I don't cast a few lines, I feel like my life won't be complete."

Yang Qi leaned closer and lit the Big Brother's cigarette, "It's not easy to meet a professional master like you today, Big Brother. I hope you can give me some pointers!"

Sure enough, fishing enthusiasts all like to be mentors, even if they often come back empty-handed, they blame it on bad luck.

Doubt their technique? What a joke, their technique is already top-tier, alright? No arguments accepted!

The Big Brother looked at Yang Qi with satisfaction, an expression of 'teachable student,' indicating he had received the flattery.

"No problem, no problem! Little brother, let me tell you, fishing is nothing more than baiting, casting, lifting the rod, and controlling the fish."

"It's just that the fish in the ocean are more diverse in species and larger in individual size compared to freshwater. Therefore, you need to choose bigger, thicker, and stronger rods, lines, and hooks."

The Big Brother slowly took a puff of his cigarette, "Sea fishing rods are roughly divided into rock fishing rods, boat fishing rods, lure fishing rods, and so on. Of course, there are also some subdivided rod types."

"You need different rods, different baits, different lines, and different hooks for different fish. There's a lot of knowledge in that. Come, come, little brother, let me explain it to you properly..."

The Big Brother seemed to have hit a sore spot and couldn't stop talking, beginning to ramble. During this, he boasted about how big a fish he caught on such and such an occasion, gesticulating wildly.

Of course, there was a lot of useful information in what the Big Brother said, which greatly benefited Yang Qi, the newbie.

In the middle, while acting as a mentor, the Big Brother also caught two Black Sea Breams, each weighing about a jin (half a kilogram), unable to suppress the smile on his face.

He even guided Yang Qi to catch a fish himself. The fishing conditions today were indeed good! Yang Qi even saw many fish entering the Big Brother's fishing spot.

Thus, the Big Brother was both mentoring and catching fish, what a joy!

After more than an hour of conversation, the two added each other as friends. Yang Qi also learned that this Big Brother Zhang Jun's family owned a company.

His father was the chairman of the company, and he said he could continue to enjoy himself for a few more years.

He usually liked fishing and had no pressure in life, so he went sea fishing with friends every few days.

In short: he wasn't short on money!

He came to this rocky area for rock fishing today entirely because he had come back empty-handed three times in a row while sea fishing, so he specifically changed locations to try his luck! He just happened to meet Yang Qi, which was also a kind of fate!

"Come, come, Yang Qi, I'll teach you how to cast a lure!" Zhang Jun took out a set of fishing rods from the rod bag behind him and began assembling them.

"Lure fishing reels are divided into baitcasting reels and spinning reels. Lure fishing is actually fishing with artificial bait. Artificial baits can generally be divided into jigs, spoons, minnows, VIBs, poppers, pencils, soft baits, etc."

He quickly assembled the rod and continued: "These types of artificial baits cover various water layers—upper, middle, and lower. By shaking the rod and intermittently retrieving the line..."

"...the artificial bait mimics an injured small fish escaping in the water, thereby attracting the attention and attack of predatory large fish! Achieving the effect of catching fish!"

"At the same time, lure fishing also has the characteristic of being able to cast far, making it easier to find large fish, as most large fish do not stay near the shore."

"Watch me operate a few times."

"Whoosh!" A series of smooth movements, and a small splash erupted about seventy or eighty meters away as the small minnow hit the water.

Zhang Jun gently pulled the line back, occasionally shaking the rod. When the minnow was retrieved close enough, Yang Qi saw the red-headed, white-bodied minnow swaying from side to side, being dragged forward by the line, indeed looking like a small fish swimming.

It was impossible to tell it was fake; Yang Qi was full of admiration!

Zhang Jun reeled in the line and cast a few more times, either side-casting or overhead-casting. He even used a flip cast when casting near the rocks.

Far and near, his movements were very graceful and fluid. After a display of skill, the lure rod caught four Sea Bass weighing two to three jin each.

During this time, the rock fishing rod also caught six Bream weighing about half a jin each. Since Zhang Jun was busy with the lure, Yang Qi caught the fish on the rock fishing rod.

He was also returning the favor, putting the bait right in the middle of that small school of Bream.

Later, Zhang Jun even let Yang Qi try casting the lure rod a few times, but this "newbie" kept getting tangled lines.

He could only sheepishly return it to Zhang Jun, after all, it wasn't his own, and it would be awkward if he broke it.

He secretly made up his mind to buy a lure rod himself in the afternoon and practice more.

Looking at the few large Sea Bass in the supernatural vision, nearly fifty meters away from him, he was truly scratching his ears and cheeks in frustration.

He couldn't cast that far himself, and it wasn't easy to explicitly tell Zhang Jun that he saw large Sea Bass at that location and to cast there.

From the very beginning when he got the golden finger, he had decided not to tell anyone! This secret could only be known by him alone!