76: Wreck Grouper Fishing

“If I can’t get to the sunken ship, then I’ll just fish well!” Yang Qi thought to himself.

The sunken ship happened to be covered by several reefs, forming a natural sheltered harbor.

Most of these Grouper, which feed at night on the bottom, are nocturnal creatures.

Right next to it was the shipwreck, so obviously, he couldn't let it pull his fishing line into the ship.

Therefore, Yang Qi decided to chum the water heavily nearby to lure these Grouper out of the shipwreck area.

As two whole antarctic shrimp bricks were thrown down, they attracted many small fish from the vicinity, all vying for food.

A large number of Grouper were drawn from near the shipwreck, discovering a massive feast.

They eagerly rushed towards the antarctic shrimp bricks, inevitably knocking off some crumbs, which the other fish quickly snatched.

As the Grouper continuously pecked, more and more crumbs fell from the antarctic shrimp bricks, making the fish school linger.

One of the Grouper noticed a Shrimp that didn't flee even after seeing it, and even dared to wiggle its butt in front of it.

This was simply intolerable!

“Get into my mouth!” With an acceleration, it rushed forward and swallowed the poorly dancing Shrimp in one gulp.

As the Shrimp was swallowed by the Grouper, Yang Qi felt a jolt on his fishing rod and knew he had a bite.

He immediately straightened his back, raised the rod to set the hook.

He locked the drag switch, raised the rod, and tightened the fishing line.

He tried his best to pull the fish away from the chumming spot, then reeled in the line, maintaining the principle of stopping every 10 meters.

Soon, he pulled the fish to the surface.

“Oh! It really is a Tiger Grouper.”

He saw a fish with a yellowish-brown body, five irregular dark brown vertical stripes, and its entire body covered with tiny brown spots.

It was clearly a Tiger Grouper, weighing a little over six catties.

Yang Qi scooped up the Tiger Grouper with a landing net, looked at it, and saw that it hadn't spit out its swim bladder.

He unhooked it and placed it directly into the live fish tank.

He baited another Shrimp and cast again.

As soon as the bait was lowered, the second fish bit, it was a Spotted Grouper.

The slapping sound of the Grouper on the deck was like the drumming of victory, and Yang Qi's mood brightened considerably.

After catching six or seven Grouper in a row, Yang Qi looked at the seabed and saw that the fish school hadn't diminished at all.

Yang Qi began to set his sights on that large twenty-plus-catty fellow.

“Delivery service, directly to its mouth!”

Yang Qi’s idea was good, but there were simply too many Grouper nearby.

Before the bait could even reach the large Grouper, it was intercepted by other fish.

“Forget it, I’ll leave it to fate.”

Yang Qi sighed inwardly.

“Anyway, I’ve marked this spot. If I don’t catch it this time, I’ll come back next time.”

After Yang Qi figured it out, he switched to a string of hooks and started hauling them in.

Even if the fish school was startled, it would only hide inside the shipwreck.

He could always come back next time.

When doing things, the only fear is having no scruples.

After Yang Qi decided not to care if the fish school was startled or not, things got serious.

Every time Yang Qi lifted his rod, he would catch three to four Grouper.

Sometimes, a single cast would yield several fish species: Green Grouper, Spotted Grouper, Tiger Grouper.

Occasionally, he would also catch one or two Black Sea Bream, Yellow Chicken Fish, and Mudfish.

After Yang Qi had been hauling in fish for a while, without any regard, the number of Grouper on the side where Yang Qi was fishing visibly decreased, some caught, some scattered.

Just as Yang Qi was about to go to the other side of the shipwreck to fish, he discovered he had run out of Shrimp.

“What a mess, several catties of Shrimp are all used up! What a waste!”

Yang Qi secretly blamed himself.

“It’ll be better when I get on the big boat; there’s a live bait tank there.”

He looked at the seabed again, and the large Grouper seemed to be peeking out a bit.

Just a few more tries!

Yang Qi took out the large Mudfish he had just caught, which was almost a catty.

“Come on, baby!”

Yang Qi cast his rod towards the large Tiger Grouper.

Big fish are cautious; otherwise, they wouldn’t live that long.

Just now, with so many fish vying for food, it remained as steady as an old dog.

It knew that as long as it wasn't greedy, it would live a long life.

Didn't it see that among so many of its brothers and sisters, only it lived to be so big?

It was able to resist the temptation just now, when it saw some of its descendants, full and unharmed, returning to rest.

It selectively forgot that many fish had disappeared.

There were no other fish bigger or fiercer than it nearby.

It was the king of this sea area.

“How can the king’s position be challenged by a bunch of youngsters?”

“When these youngsters were full and passed by me, the look in their eyes seemed to carry a hint of mockery!”

“Are they mocking me for not having the guts?”

“Are they laughing at me for not daring to go out?”

“Don’t they know that I always just stick out half my head and prey on those who pass by?”

“Forget it! Today’s sudden feast from the sky feels a bit strange! My old life is more important!”

“Damn it, that kid just now seemed to be laughing at me again. This won’t do! Doesn’t this king have any dignity?”

“I’ll quickly go eat a few small fry, and I’ll be back!”

The large Grouper decided to strike, and with a flick of its tail, in the blink of an eye, it arrived next to a few small fish not far away.

It swallowed them in one gulp, and just as it was about to dart back into the ship’s hold, it felt a sharp pain in its mouth.

It immediately knew something was wrong and struggled desperately.

“Damn it, my grandson misled me!”

Yang Qi suddenly felt a huge pull on the fishing rod in his hand.

He knew a big one had arrived.

“Hehehe! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Now that you’re here, do you still want to run?”

Yang Qi straightened his back, raised the rod to set the hook, and locked the drag switch.

He wouldn't let the big Grouper drill towards the broken ship.

Yang Qi had already caught Tuna weighing several hundred catties, so a few dozen catties was nothing to him.

If it weren't for wanting to bring it back alive, he could finish it in ten minutes at most.

This time, Yang Qi still took his time; it was already his catch, no rush.

Looking at the large Tiger Grouper in the landing net, Yang Qi was overjoyed.

He carefully placed the large Grouper into the live fish tank.

He noticed that the live fish tank was almost full.

“Oh my! I’ve caught so many fish without even realizing it!”

Yang Qi looked at the sea; there were still many Grouper on the other side of the shipwreck.

He could only come back next time.

As Yang Qi steered the fishing boat over the coral reef, a sudden thought occurred to him: could he go into the sea and see if he could catch some crabs and lobsters?

Anyway, it was pitch black all around, with only the light on his boat shining.

If he was fast enough, no one should notice!

He decided to act on his thought.

Yang Qi packed up his fishing gear, stripped naked.

He took a large landing net head, and with a “swallow-style” leap, he entered the water effortlessly.

The water depth in this area was around 30 meters, which was no pressure for Yang Qi, who possessed supernatural abilities.

With a few kicks and leg movements, he reached the coral reef.

A group of crabs was still in a daze.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out and took away one of their brothers.

The crabs scurried away on their eight legs.

“Why did a big guy suddenly appear? What’s it trying to do? Run!”

“Little ones, don’t run.

Come with me obediently, and I’ll treat you to a hot spring!”