81: Goldeneye Bass

After about half an hour, Bai Xue saw a not-too-small school of fish in the fish finder.

So, after discussing it with Yang Qi, they stopped the boat and dropped anchor there.

Yang Qi had brought all the fishing rods he and Zhang Jun had auctioned off last time.

Apart from Chen Lanying, the other four each took a rod and started fishing.

Yang Qi felt truly different fishing from his own fishing boat. The slightly fishy sea breeze even carried a hint of sweetness.

Yang Qi had long since discovered that there was a school of Yellow Chicken Fish below. Everyone scooped some Shrimp from the live bait box and started fishing.

Chen Lanying, not interested in fishing, began preparing lunch early.

Bai Lang, that boy, was the most excited today. He had wanted to go sea fishing for a long time, but his parents had always disagreed. Luckily, he caught this family outing today.

Especially now that they had just encountered a school of fish, he was more excited than anyone, constantly standing on the deck and fishing.

These Yellow Chicken Fish were not very big. After fishing for half an hour, Yang Qi lost interest, and waves of sleepiness washed over him.

However, there were no large fish nearby, so Yang Qi said hello to Bai Dahai and went up to the flybridge, lying on the sofa to catch up on sleep.

In a daze, Bai Xue woke Yang Qi up; it was time to eat.

Because they had caught a lot of Yellow Chicken Fish that morning, for lunch, they made three dishes just from Yellow Chicken Fish: steamed Yellow Chicken Fish, braised Yellow Chicken Fish, and pan-fried Yellow Chicken Fish.

Adding to that was a large platter of braised beef, a roasted duck, and a stir-fried green vegetable, along with a pot of rice.

The five of them feasted heartily, eating very comfortably.

After eating, the group went up to the flybridge to enjoy the scenery and chat.

Yang Qi looked at a small island in the distance and felt that something was missing. After thinking for a long time, he finally realized that setting sail should be equipped with an inflatable boat.

That way, if they wanted to go to an island, they could land with the inflatable boat.

After all, this large fishing boat, in order to withstand wind and waves, adopted a deep V-hull shape. It couldn't operate in very shallow water.

Diving equipment also needed to be acquired. Although it might not be used, at least it could throw off prying eyes! Otherwise, diving without equipment would be too conspicuous.

"I'll buy it when I get back!"

Yang Qi had fished for Mud Eel all night yesterday, so today, fishing for these small fry, he really didn't feel like moving.

He also didn't want to go look for fish schools, because he already knew there were no big catches nearby, and catching up on sleep was more appealing.

The others all went to the deck to fish and enjoy the scenery.

Since today was a family outing, everyone prepared to return at three in the afternoon.

"It's too fuel-intensive. A round trip like this costs three to four thousand yuan in fuel. Unless you encounter a large school of fish in coastal waters, it's really not worth it!" Bai Xue secretly told Yang Qi.

"That's because I'm not the one driving; I can find the fish schools," Yang Qi thought to himself.

But he smiled and said, "That's true. In the future, this boat will go to the deep sea for big catches and valuable catches."

"Let me drive on the way back, just for practice. I'm about to take my practical exam."

Yang Qi drove for about twenty minutes when a decent-sized school of fish appeared on the screen, and the individual fish were quite large. It looked like they were Sea Bass.

Yang Qi turned the rudder and accelerated, reaching the front of the fish school. He shouted loudly:

"A school of fish has appeared! Quickly chum the water!"

When everyone heard there was a school of fish, they immediately became interested. After Yang Qi had properly stopped the boat, under his direction, several blocks of antarctic shrimp brick had already been broken apart and thrown into the sea.

The group hung Shrimp on their hooks and cast them towards the chummed area.

In Yang Qi's ability vision, the dark mass of fish, from far to near, immediately rushed over to snatch the food.

Several people hooked fish almost simultaneously. The fishing lines cutting through the surface of the sea made a "woo woo woo" sound, rising and falling. It was incredibly lively.

No more talking, just fishing!

Since the rods used today were all good rods bought by Yang Qi, the time it took for Yang Qi and Bai Dahai to land fish was greatly reduced.

Their fishing reels were spinning so fast they were a blur. In a few minutes, they had reeled the fish to the surface. Each one weighed at least 15 catties.

"What big Sea Bass!" Chen Lanying, who was standing at the gunwale assisting everyone, exclaimed.

Yang Qi took the landing net that Chen Lanying had already prepared, held the rod with one hand, and scooped it up. The Sea Bass obediently fell into the net.

He had just scooped up a fish when Bai Dahai, almost simultaneously, scooped up a Sea Bass weighing a little over 10 catties.

"It's also a Sea Bass, about ten catties. It seems we've encountered a school of Sea Bass."

Bai Dahai grinned widely and shouted.

Following closely was Bai Lang, whose speed in reeling in fish was also not slow: "The one I caught is also a big Sea Bass. I think it's thirty-something catties!"

Bai Dahai leaned over and looked: "This fish is not thirty-something catties at all, at most 12 catties."

"Hehehe, 12 catties? That's not small either! Dad, how much is wild Sea Bass per catty?" Bai Lang asked Bai Dahai.

"Wild Sea Bass, around ten catties, is about 100 yuan per catty!" Bai Dahai replied.

"That's not bad then, come on, come on! We at least have to earn back the fuel money! It would be best to fill up the fuel tank! We're still losing money now!" Bai Lang shouted loudly.

Bai Dahai and Chen Lanying were very pleased to hear their son say this. They were just afraid that their son was not sensible.

And so, the four of them, one after another, reeled them in non-stop for about an hour.

"Chum a little more, don't let the fish school disperse." After Yang Qi threw the fish in his hand into the live fish tank, he immediately pulled out an antarctic shrimp brick and started chumming again.

The fish school, which was about to disperse, saw the chum falling from the sky. They turned back again to snatch the food.

Thus, the four of them continuously hooked and landed fish. In the end, the antarctic shrimp brick ran out, the Shrimp ran out, and even a portion of the Yellow Chicken Fish caught that morning was used as bait.

The fish school eventually left, and with nothing left to fish, they could only give up.

"Oh! It would have been great if we had brought longline fishing gear today!" Bai Dahai said with some regret.

"That's a lot, Uncle Bai. We didn't know we would encounter a school of fish, did we?" Yang Qi comforted Bai Dahai.

Chen Lanying, who had been assisting everyone, constantly handing over the landing net, and occasionally helping her son and daughter land fish, was also quite tired.

"You all kept saying Yang Qi was good at finding fish, and today I finally witnessed it! He really has true skill. You are indeed suited to be a fisherman!"

setting sail was driven by Bai Xue when it was almost at Qingshan Town. She called Chen Tianming to have him pick up the catch at the training center.

When setting sail docked, Chen Tianming was already waiting at the training center pier.

He looked at setting sail and clicked his tongue in admiration at Yang Qi.

"You've finally upgraded your gear!"

Seeing the full load of Sea Bass, his eyes widened: "My goodness, so many Sea Bass! You must have encountered another school of fish! That's truly amazing!"

"How about this! These Sea Bass are big enough. For live ones, we'll go with 160 per catty, and for chilled ones, 100 per catty. How does that sound?"

Yang Qi nodded: "Okay, let's do as you say! I'll keep some for myself, and the rest are all yours!"

Everyone helped the workers move the fish from the live fish tank off the boat, weigh them, and then pour them into Chen Tianming's live fish tank.

Just the Sea Bass in the freezer, big and small combined, amounted to several hundred catties.

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