158: Encountering a Monkey Country Fishing Boat

Under the enthusiastic farewell of the staff lining the way, Chen Xiangbei slowly drove his newly purchased luxurious Maybach out of the 4S store, with a curious Huang Xiaoqing sitting in the passenger seat.

As for his Great Wall Cannon, the 4S store said they would send someone to drive it back to his residential area and park it properly.

Chen Xiangbei drove the Maybach, carrying Huang Xiaoqing, slowly through the bustling and noisy downtown area.

They bypassed busy streets and lively squares, traversed commercial districts lined with skyscrapers and lush green parks, and fully experienced the unique charm of the city.

Along the way, Huang Xiaoqing excitedly admired the scenery outside the window, feeling novel about the luxurious and comfortable interior decoration and advanced technological equipment in the car.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiangbei focused on driving, occasionally responding to the various questions Huang Xiaoqing asked, and the atmosphere between the two was relaxed and pleasant.

When the vehicle finally stopped downstairs at Huang Xiaoqing's home, their meeting for the day concluded.

After getting out of the car, Huang Xiaoqing thanked Chen Xiangbei and waved goodbye, then turned and walked into the building entrance. Watching her retreating figure disappear at the elevator entrance, Chen Xiangbei finally felt at ease and started the car, driving towards the distance.

At 11 AM, after selling lunch on the road, Chen Xiangbei drove to the Yacht Club.

It was still the same staff member who had received him last time, leading him to the berth where the fishing boat was parked.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the staff member, Chen Xiangbei started the boat and slowly drove out of the club's Fishermen's Wharf.

It's not suitable to go too far in the afternoon, so he could just find a spot near the coast and fish casually.

He went west along the coastline until he passed through the Haizhou Strait and arrived at the joint fishing area adjacent to Monkey Country.

This sea area is located in a bay, which is a natural harbor. During the fishing ban period, a large number of marine organisms like to gather here to avoid wind and waves.

Chen Xiangbei's target this time was this large natural harbor. Before the fishing season started, he would fish a batch first, being the first person to "eat the crab" (meaning to be the first to do something new or challenging).

He continued south along the border between the two countries. There weren't many fish too close to the bay, as various large cruise ships often entered and exited near the shore.

After traveling a certain distance, Chen Xiangbei began to observe the sonar fish finder, afraid of missing every school of fish.

Professional sonar fish finders have a characteristic: they can roughly determine the size of individual fish in a school. Different sizes will show different icons and corresponding data.

Along the way, he directly bypassed all small and medium-sized schools of fish. It's not feasible to catch fish that are too small without a fishing net; fishing them one by one is time-consuming, laborious, and doesn't make money.

His target was large fish with bigger sizes and higher economic value, as well as even larger giants.

Catching this kind of fish can both make money and be satisfying.

After driving for about ten minutes, he found that the information from the sonar fish finder showed a small school of fish two kilometers ahead. Although the school was small, the fish were very large.

Chen Xiangbei increased the throttle and drove towards the school of fish. However, when he approached the school, he found that a fishing boat was already fishing there, which must have also discovered this school of fish.

However, Chen Xiangbei ignored them. These fishermen from Monkey Country often play dirty, occasionally coming over to our side to fish illegally across the border.

Their economy is not developed, and many people rely on fishing for a living. The fishing industry is an important part of their coastal economy.

Chen Xiangbei stopped the boat in a suitable position, within the fishing range and also a certain distance from the Monkey Country fishing boat. After all, it's necessary to be cautious of others.

After the boat was stopped securely, he took out his fishing gear from his space (likely referring to a spatial storage item in the novel), adjusted the relevant equipment, and then took it outside the cabin.

As per usual, chumming first before fishing. According to the depth of the fish school shown by the sonar fish finder, he adjusted the sinking depth of the Secret Bait, then scattered a handful into the sea.

He waited quietly for two minutes. When the chum reached the predetermined depth, Chen Xiangbei cast his rod.

Just like that, while feeling the movement of the fishing rod, he kept an eye on the Monkey Country fishing boat.

He noticed that the Monkey Country fishing boat was not small, but there were only five or six people on it. It was very likely that Monkey Country was also in a fishing ban period; otherwise, given their nature, they would have already deployed trawling nets for fishing.

These fishermen might be slightly better at netting, but their fishing skills were very poor. Chen Xiangbei hadn't seen a single fish caught by them since he first spotted them.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiangbei's fishing rod already had some movement. Judging by the feel, the fish was not small.

He gave a strong pull to set the hook more firmly, then slowly reeled it out of the water bit by bit. After seeing the appearance of the fish clearly, Chen Xiangbei began to get excited!

It turned out to be a Yellowfin Tuna. From this, it could be seen that this school of fish was likely a school of Yellowfin Tuna.

Yellowfin Tuna is a warm-water, upper-layer fish found in the open ocean. It is one of the highest-yielding species in the Tuna family. It gets its name from its yellow dorsal and anal fins, and can reach a maximum length of 3 meters and a weight of 225 kilograms.

Yellowfin Tuna is an edible fish with high economic value and is widely caught and consumed. Its meat is delicious and suitable for various dishes.

The current market price is around 50-200 yuan, making it highly sought after. At the same time, it is also a frequent participant in folk fish expos.

Chen Xiangbei pulled the fish up. Its weight was about fifty to sixty catties (approx. 25-30 kg), a weight that the fishing rod could easily handle.

After bleeding the Tuna with a small knife to remove lactic acid, he put it into a quick-freezing compartment to rapidly freeze and preserve it.

Because Yellowfin Tuna needs to keep swimming in the water to breathe, after being caught, its muscles will produce a large amount of lactic acid due to lack of oxygen.

If not processed in time, and if it stays out of the water for too long, the fish meat will enter the rigor mortis stage, its texture will significantly decrease, becoming dry and losing its elasticity.

By bleeding it to remove lactic acid, the rigor mortis reaction after the Tuna's death can be alleviated, allowing the fish meat to regain a tender texture.

Chen Xiangbei used the advantage of the Secret Bait to firmly control this Tuna school within his fishing range, while the fishermen from Monkey Country could never have imagined that there wasn't a single fish left where they were!

Just like that, Chen Xiangbei kept catching one plump Tuna after another, while the people from Monkey Country watched him continuously reel in fish, yet they hadn't had any bites for so long.

So, they started to get jealous. They drove their fishing boat closer to Chen Xiangbei, wanting to get a share there.

Their movement was naturally noticed by Chen Xiangbei. However, he ignored the people from Monkey Country and focused on fishing.

Because he knew that without the Secret Bait, with their equipment and technique, they wouldn't be able to catch a single Tuna.

So, let them do whatever they want, as long as they don't disturb his fishing.

When the people from Monkey Country got within 50 meters of Chen Xiangbei, they saw that the other party didn't react, so they impatiently picked up their fishing rods and started fishing.

Their bait was the relatively classic live bait, which is the most common fishing method in sea fishing, as most marine fish prefer to eat fresh, live food.