143: Xiaoqinglong

After waiting for a while, the Secret Bait finally started to work, and the schools of fish located deeper in the seabed continuously swam towards the location of the bait.

Chen Xiangbei began to put on the bait and cast his rod towards the chumming spot.

"Plop~"

The bait entered the water with a splash and sank rapidly on the calm sea surface, reaching the location of the chum shortly after.

At this time, the schools of fish were competing for the limited Secret Bait, and when they discovered the appearance of new, large food, they swarmed towards it in a rush.

A slightly larger, strong and powerful fish was "fortunate" enough to get the right to come ashore. The moment it bit the hook, it was pulled up by a strange force.

Chen Xiangbei frantically reeled the spinning reel, as if he had obtained some treasure and couldn't wait.

Not long after, this lucky fish was pulled out of the water. After removing the hook from its mouth, he took a closer look and found that it was a Seven-Star Sea Bass of considerable size.

The fishy smell of Sea Bass is a bit stronger than that of freshwater bass, but this does not affect its value. The price of wild Sea Bass is between 80 and 120 yuan per catty.

After removing the fishy smell from the Sea Bass, steaming or braising it are both good options. It is commonly seen in restaurants in coastal tourist cities.

He put the Sea Bass into the live fish tank and turned back to continue casting and fishing.

Next, several consecutive casts caught Sea Bass of various sizes. The larger ones were kept, while the smaller ones were released back into the sea to continue growing.

After half an hour of fishing, this small school of Sea Bass was almost gone.

Therefore, Chen Xiangbei continued to move forward with his fishing boat, looking for a new fishing spot.

The sea is boundless, and people are lonely. Generally, when going out to sea, it's two people at least; it's rare for someone to go alone, except for Chen Xiangbei.

After sailing for a while, Chen Xiangbei discovered a coral reef area. He decided to go down and take a look. If he could find pearl oysters or something, this trip out to sea would be worth it!

He returned to the cabin to change into a diving suit, then went back to the deck and entered the water with a graceful spiral posture.

The sea area where coral reefs are located usually has relatively calm currents, and the biodiversity here is very high.

Chen Xiangbei came to the coral reef and found that various sizes of fish lived here, with prices ranging from high to low. He also found many crustaceans, which are seafood such as shrimp and crabs.

He found that many Little Green Dragons were inhabiting the crevices of these coral reefs and thought to himself: Since I'm already here, wouldn't it be a waste of gas money if I didn't bring back some local specialties?

So, he took out a pre-prepared net bag from his portable space, specifically for collecting seafood that was not convenient to fish and needed to be caught by diving into the water.

These Little Green Dragons hiding in the coral reefs were very vigilant and wouldn't come out no matter how he tried to poke them.

Therefore, he came up with a good idea. He first took out a ball of Secret Bait, then crushed it and attached it to his left index finger.

Then he extended his finger and placed it about a foot outside the coral reef crevice, waiting for the bait to disperse its scent.

Before long, a scent that was unbearable for shrimp spread into the crevice, and the Little Green Dragon kept extending its claws, trying to clamp the bait in.

However, Chen Xiangbei did not give it a chance and kept luring it. Gradually, the Little Green Dragon couldn't resist such a strong temptation and crawled out of the crevice.

Chen Xiangbei seized the opportunity and quickly grabbed it with his left hand.

"Heh heh, you little lobster dare to fight with this Da Ye? Watch me catch your whole family!" Chen Xiangbei thought happily to himself.

After putting this Little Green Dragon of average size into the net bag hanging on his waist, he continued to the next coral reef crevice.

Right next door, there was a Little Green Dragon that was even bigger than the one just caught. Chen Xiangbei used the same trick, luring it out step by step, and then pocketing it.

He collected them one by one like he was stocking up his own store, and it was quite enjoyable!

However, Chen Xiangbei also noticed that there seemed to be only one of these lobsters living in each crevice; he hadn't seen two living together yet.

He wondered: Do lobsters not need to date and have babies?

This coral reef area was not large. After clearing out all the crevices, he had probably harvested over 30 Little Green Dragons and over 20 Swimming Crabs.

The market price for pure wild Little Green Dragons is roughly between 180 and 250 yuan per catty, and Swimming Crabs are between 130 and 180 yuan per catty. If the shrimp and crabs die, their price drops by about 30%, so fishermen generally ensure they are alive when they land.

Chen Xiangbei returned to the boat with this full bag of shrimp and crabs and put them into a live water tank to ensure their survival.

Immediately afterwards, he returned to the deck, picked up his fishing rod, attached the bait, and cast the line. Because after his search just now, he didn't find any pearl oysters, but he did see some scattered Groupers swimming within the coral reefs.

Chen Xiangbei is relatively large and is not as agile as Groupers in a complex environment, so he still had to return to the fishing boat and use the method of fishing to catch them.

Based on memory, the location where he cast his line was roughly where he last saw the Groupers.

Due to his recent activity in the water, the nearby Small Fish and shrimp were scared away, leaving only those that were braver or confident in their ability to evade predators.

Not long after casting his line, the fishing rod reacted. Chen Xiangbei immediately tightened the rod and pulled it back to prevent these Groupers fromDrill into the rock crevices.

Because Groupers have a characteristic: when they encounter danger, they like to move through the reefs to avoid being pursued by predators.

Therefore, many anglers have had their fishing lines snap because they didn't reel in in time, and large, strong Groupers got stuck in the rock crevices.

As an experienced Chen Xiangbei, he naturally did not give them a chance to react and immediately reeled up the Grouper.

This was a small Black-Spotted Grouper. To be precise, Black-Spotted Groupers don't grow very large; adult sizes are generally around 15-25 centimeters, and the market price is about 200 yuan per catty.

Although the Black-Spotted Grouper is not large, its meat is extremely delicious and is loved by gourmets, but because of its small size, it is rarely seen in restaurants.

After settling it down, he turned back to continue fishing.

The types of Groupers caught next included several Green Groupers and three Tiger Groupers, but most of them were Black-Spotted Groupers.

Green Groupers are about 100-150 yuan per catty, and Tiger Groupers have similar prices and sizes to Black-Spotted Groupers; they are more like cousins.

After sorting out these Groupers, this coral reef area had little value left. Chen Xiangbei continued to sail the boat to look for the next target.

So far, the harvest in over an hour has been quite considerable.