6: Buy equipment and go fishing

Three rounds of drinks and five courses of dishes were served!

"Beep beep beep" a knock sounded, and then the private room door was pushed open.

A man in his mid-forties, with a slightly balding head, came in with a bottle of wine in his hand, a big smile on his face.

"Brothers! How come you didn't tell me you were coming to eat here?"

As he spoke, he filled the five men's glasses with wine!

"Oh, no, no! General Manager Yu, it's mealtime now, the busiest time, we were afraid you'd be busy!" Everyone stood up to greet him.

It was clear that this group of people must be very familiar with each other!

"Could he also be a fishing enthusiast?" Yang Qi couldn't help but wonder.

"Yang Qi! This is Yu Dafu, General Manager Yu, the owner of this Haina Baichuan seafood restaurant. He's 'Fish Don't Move, I Don't Move' in the group!"

It was him, indeed, another fishing enthusiast!

"Hello, General Manager Yu, my name is Yang Qi! Please take care of me!"

"No problem, no problem, A Jun's friends are my friends," General Manager Yu replied politely.

Everyone raised their glasses again, and it was a lively scene!

Yang Qi toasted Yu Dafu individually, and then toasted everyone else.

Yu Dafu noticed that everyone was looking at Yang Qi with some admiration, which he found a bit strange.

Upon asking, he learned that Yang Qi had already drunk about one catty and two or three liang. Seeing that his face wasn't red and he wasn't out of breath, he could probably drink a lot more.

He couldn't help but ask, "Yang Qi, what's your limit when it comes to drinking?"

"Uh! It's hard to say. Let's put it this way, my drinking capacity is inherited from my father. Once, he drank nine cups in a row without getting drunk, and since then, he's been known as 'Nine-Gates Admiral'."

"Back in my hometown, that's equivalent to three liang cups of 52-proof homemade liquor."

"Your father is truly amazing!" Yu Dafu exclaimed, giving a thumbs up!

He instantly gave up the idea of trying to outdrink Yang Qi.

"By the way, Yang Qi, aren't you planning to fish here? In the future, if you catch some rare or valuable fish, or some large fish, you can cooperate with General Manager Yu," Zhang Jun said.

"Yes! Yang Qi, if you have good catches in the future, sell them to me, your elder brother. I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the price!"

Yu Dafu immediately chimed in. Although his restaurant didn't lack ordinary seafood, as they had specialized supply channels, they did lack rare and valuable seafood! Not only did they lack it, but other restaurants did too!

This kind of seafood was bought up as soon as it landed.

Once a restaurant had rare and valuable seafood, it would greatly boost their business!

"Of course! If I get any rare goods, I'll definitely send them to you first!" Yang Qi readily agreed.

The two of them clinked glasses again, in a show of mutual understanding!

The meal lasted two hours, filled with drinks and cheerful conversation, a truly harmonious atmosphere.

In the end, everyone, both hosts and guests, had a great time, called for designated drivers, and went their separate ways!

Yang Qi rode his electric bike slowly back.

He arrived at "Fisherman's Home," a fishing tackle shop near the Holiday Hotel on the coastal road that Zhang Jun had mentioned.

Pushing open the door of "Fisherman's Home," the first thing he saw was a dazzling array of goods inside.

The shelves displayed various fishing rods, baits, accessories, fishing bags, tackle boxes, and so on. The area near the right was even filled with fishing nets of all sizes and fish traps.

"Boss! Zhang Jun, Brother Zhang, recommended me to come and buy a fishing rod."

The bald-headed boss, who was playing a game at the computer, immediately looked up and said with a bright smile, "Welcome, welcome! A Jun recommended you, so I'll give you a 10% discount!"

"Do you have a preferred rod, young man? Would you like me to recommend one?"

Yang Qi actually knew nothing about fishing rods, but he didn't want to be taken advantage of. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Boss, first tell me about lure rods!"

What he didn't know was that after a few sentences, the shrewd boss understood: "A big customer has arrived! This kid is a novice."

But he didn't point it out.

"Novices are good! Novices need a lot of things!"

Thinking this, he began to enthusiastically introduce lure rods.

From entry-level to master-level, prices ranged from two or three hundred to one or two thousand. From fishing rods to reels to line matching, and so on.

Yang Qi originally wanted to buy an entry-level fishing rod, but then he thought that an entry-level one seemed a bit unworthy of his 'hacker' status.

So he thought for a moment, then asked the boss, "Boss! How much is Brother Zhang Jun's 'Little Red Reel' lure set?"

The boss thought: "A Jun's 'Little Red Reel' set? He bought that a while ago. That set is a classic model from the Daiwa series, good quality and good value!"

"The whole set is a little over five hundred. I can give you a few lures for free, it's absolutely worth it!"

Yang Qi thought for a moment and then asked, "How big of a fish can this set catch? Can it handle tens of jin?"

The boss paused and explained, "The main line of the set is 2.0 PE line, with a No. 3 leader. Theoretically, the bearing capacity is 30 jin, even with a discount, 20 jin should be no problem!"

"You can also use a 3.0 main line with a No. 5 leader, but the sensitivity might not be as good!"

"Uh..."

"Putting aside sensitivity and all that, fishing actually mainly depends on personal skill. How about you get one spool each of 2.0 and 3.0 main line!"

Yang Qi knew he couldn't trust this 'boss' anymore!

Yang Qi immediately decided to use the 3.0 main line. As a 'hacker', what did he care about sensitivity? Just go for it!

"A fishing enthusiast who doesn't want to catch big fish isn't a good fishing enthusiast!"

After some discussion, the boss took out a set of equipment and also gave him some lures and accessories for free, totaling 560 yuan.

The boss then started introducing rock fishing rods, boat fishing rods, live bait tanks, hats, sun protection clothing, and so on.

Yang Qi thought about it and still bought a 38-liter live bait tank with a built-in aerator and wheels, a hat, and a set of sun protection clothing, totaling 850 yuan!

Other fishing rods could wait until later!

The total cost for all items was 1410 yuan. At Yang Qi's insistence, the boss generously rounded it down to 1400 yuan.

After receiving the money, the boss began to teach him how to spool the fishing reel, how to tie main lines and leader lines, and so on.

Before he left, he also reminded him to come back to him if he ever needed any equipment in the future, guaranteeing good quality and reasonable prices.

Yang Qi put the fishing gear on his electric bike and slowly rode towards the rocky area where he had fished with Zhang Jun that morning.

When he reached the rocky area, he saw that there were already quite a few fishing enthusiasts there.

Yang Qi released his mental power, unleashing his ability, and began to observe the underwater world.

He saw that the fishing situation was quite good in a few spots near the reefs.

Thinking that he only had one lure rod, he set his sights a bit further.

He really did see a small school of six or seven Sea Bass about forty meters away, chasing small fish, each weighing around two jin.

Not far away, there were also several schools of Sea Bass and bream.

Yang Qi quickly put down his live bait tank, took out his fishing rod, and began to assemble it.

For the lure, he used a Minnow, which he was slightly more familiar with.

Holding the 2.4-meter fishing rod, he stood sideways, staring at the fish school ahead. He pressed the casting button and cast with force.

"Swish~"

The Minnow hit the water with a splash, only about sixteen or seventeen meters away. He looked down and realized the line had tangled!

"Uh~"

He had no choice but to untangle the line.

It took him about ten minutes to finally untangle the mess.

He slowly reeled the Minnow back in.