452: Out of ammunition and food

The other three were using lure rods to jig metal lures. After forcefully casting them out, they were all slowly reeling in by turning their fishing reels.

Among them, Chen Sheng felt a pull on his line in less than twenty seconds. He quickly raised the rod to set the hook.

"Fish on!"

The fishing rod instantly bent. After all, compared to a boat rock fishing rod, a lure rod is relatively softer.

"Haha, I've got one too!"

Almost simultaneously, Chen Lin also hooked a fish. Excited, he shouted loudly, immediately raised his rod to set the hook, and began reeling in.

Yang Qi glanced over and saw that the hooked fish were all Sea Bass weighing around six jin.

Fishing for these large-mouthed, voraciously feeding Sea Bass requires no particular skill.

Both freshwater Sea Bass and Sea Bass are the same. As predatory fish, they have a fierce temper and do not tolerate any provocation.

When they see a lure swimming leisurely in front of them, they charge over and swallow it in one gulp.

In less than ten seconds, Chen Gang, who had been getting a bit anxious seeing the other three hook fish, suddenly felt a pull on his fishing rod.

His heart immediately leaped with joy. Flustered, he raised his rod to set the hook, instantly feeling a solid pull on the rod.

"I've got a fish too, guys!"

He hadn't caught a proper fish in two years. This feeling of happiness, though belated, almost brought tears to his eyes.

So, Chen Gang carefully manipulated his rod, making a seven or eight jin Sea Bass feel like it weighed twenty or thirty jin.

He let out line, then reeled it in, repeating this until the fish was completely exhausted.

He slowly brought the fish near the gunwale, picked up the Landing Net with one hand, and effortlessly scooped the fish into the net.

"Heh heh heh, a big Sea Bass, not bad, not bad!"

Chen Gang grinned, wearing a shameless smile.

"What a show-off, acting like no one else has caught a fish!"

Chen Lin shot him a glance and muttered somewhat speechlessly.

Soon, the four of them had successively caught over ten Sea Bass. The originally sparse school of fish underwater was startled and scattered, disappearing without a trace.

After the group cast their lines fruitlessly a few more times, Yang Qi finally spoke up:

"It seems there aren't many fish left down there. Let's change spots."

"Yeah, I think so too. You just decide."

Chen Sheng nodded and said.

Without another word, Yang Qi went straight back to the Cockpit and started the boat to leave. After that, he piloted the 'setting sail', driving non-stop for over an hour without anchoring.

The other three exchanged puzzled looks. They had never seen a captain drive a boat like this.

Fishing? What's the point of just driving the boat around without stopping to cast lines? Is fuel free?

"Brother Sheng, what's with Yang Qi just driving non-stop like this?"

Chen Lin asked, somewhat confused.

"How should I know? But I heard from my uncle that Yang Qi is exceptionally good at finding fish! Let's just watch and see."

Chen Sheng recalled his uncle, Chen Dong, previously telling him about Yang Qi's unmatched ability to locate fish.

Less than ten minutes later, Yang Qi turned the rudder, changed the fishing boat's direction, and stopped.

"Brothers, switch to string hooks, a school of fish is here!"

Looking at a corner of the screen showing a dense, dark mass of Yellowfin Seabream, Yang Qi announced loudly over the intercom.

Chen Sheng and the other two, who had been sitting in chairs smoking and chatting, exchanged a glance, immediately snapped to attention, and ran to their fishing spots. They took out string hooks from their tackle boxes and switched them on.

At this moment, Yang Qi also came to his fishing spot and immediately changed his hook as well. After baiting it with a Shrimp, he cast his line forward.

The other three followed suit, all casting their lines forward.

Not long after, all four of them hooked fish almost simultaneously. Although Yellowfin Seabream aren't large, only about two to three jin each,

fishing with string hooks is different. With one cast, you can catch three or four Yellowfin Seabream, totaling over ten jin together.

Though not a huge amount, using a lure rod to catch them provides excellent feel.

Yang Qi was using a boat rock fishing rod, which is much stiffer than a lure rod. He directly swung the fish onto the deck without even using a Landing Net.

"Oh wow! They're Yellowfin Seabream, and all decent-sized. Excellent!"

Seeing the four Yellowfin Seabream Yang Qi had landed, Chen Sheng immediately cheered happily.

He instantly understood that the school of fish Yang Qi mentioned must be Yellowfin Seabream.

This fish is considerably more expensive than Sea Bass. Although they are smaller, if it's a school, quantity can lead to a qualitative change in value.

Sure enough, Chen Lin's cheer rang in their ears:

"Hahaha, it's a school of Yellowfin Seabream!"

Yang Qi removed the Yellowfin Seabream flopping on the deck and threw them into the Live Well behind him. Then, he re-baited and cast his line again.

In about ten seconds, he hooked fish again.

Because he was using string hooks, he deliberately waited a few seconds to ensure hooking as many fish as possible. When he raised the rod to set the hook, he found he had hooked four more Yellowfin Seabream.

The other three operated the same way. Their previous inability to catch fish wasn't due to lack of skill, but scarce resources and not being able to find fish.

"Hahaha, this is awesome!"

The three of them kept cheering from time to time. For a while, the atmosphere on the 'setting sail' was incredibly joyful.

Looking at these three guys who hadn't seen much of the world, Yang Qi felt somewhat speechless.

But it must be said, not only sadness is contagious; happiness is too. At this moment, he himself felt quite cheerful.

A single school of Yellowfin Seabream allowed these three fishermen, who hadn't been to sea in two years, to thoroughly enjoy the joy of a bountiful harvest.

After over two hours, the four of them were 'out of ammunition and supplies'—they had run out of bait.

Everyone's mood was somewhat indescribable.

"Heh heh heh! Alright, that's about enough."

Looking at the three dejected fellows, Yang Qi found it quite amusing.

"Aren't you sorry about it?"

Chen Sheng looked at Yang Qi's smile, somewhat speechless.

"What's there to be sorry about? Ever heard of a Sardine storm? A Spanish Mackerel storm? A Pomfret storm?"

Yang Qi raised an eyebrow and said unhurriedly.

"What? You've encountered three fish storms? And even a Pomfret storm! My goodness!"

The three of them seemed to have their throats choked all of a sudden, staring wide-eyed at Yang Qi.

They had all grown up in a fishing village and became fishermen as adults. How could they not know what a fish storm was?

Even if they hadn't seen one, they had heard about them a few times.

How incredibly fortunate must one be to encounter three fish storms? And one of them being the valuable Pomfret storm!

The four of them together placed the Yellowfin Seabream into the Live Well. Those with insufficient vitality were bled and sent to the Freezer Hold for preservation.

"Yang Qi, tell us about the fish storms! How much fish did you guys catch?"

After cleaning up the deck, the three came to the Cockpit and gathered around Yang Qi to listen to his story.

"Let me put it this way: in a fish storm, you can literally scoop fish directly with a Landing Net. Simply put, there are more fish than water. You can imagine the scene."

"Search for my Douyin account 'East Sea Fisherman'. There are videos there shot by Xiaoxue."

The three nodded and sighed again:

"A fish storm! If a Trawling boat encountered one, they'd make a fortune."