My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 197 The Final Madness

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In a short while, Yu Muzhou came out carrying a large basin containing a prepared sauce.

Zhou Miao had already caught quite a few squid. Seeing that he had placed the basin on the folding table, he took the opportunity to scoop up another net and poured the dozen or so small squid directly into the basin.

The tiny squid that used to dart across the sea surface are now darting around in the basin as well.

But the clear color was quickly stained by the soy sauce, and then slowly sank to the bottom of the large bowl.

"People will really go to any lengths to get a bite of something fresh," Zhou Miao remarked.

"If you're so capable, then don't eat it later." Yu Muzhou glanced at him, then went to the side, picked up his own net, and prepared to catch some fresh baby squid.

Then, as soon as he reached the side of the ship, his eyes widened.

"Ah Miao, come quick! The yellowtail amberjack is splashing water! Come and fish for it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Miao quickly went to the side of the ship and found that the commotion on the sea was indeed quite large.

What used to be countless small squid leaping around is now filled with splashing water, and occasionally you can see huge yellowtail leaping out of the water.

Its length is almost a meter.

"Good, good, they're quite big, each one looks to weigh over 20 pounds."

Catching five fish weighs about 100 jin (50 kg), which translates to roughly 10,000 yuan. The time to actually buy the fish is coming.

Zhou Miao quickly hung up a small squid he had just caught and threw it into the water; the dying squid was the perfect snack to go with drinks.

The yellowtail amberjack, which had been darting back and forth in the water, had already become greedy. Upon discovering this easy prey, it opened its mouth and swallowed it without the slightest hesitation.

The electric reel immediately reacted, and a large section of the fishing line was pulled out in an instant.

Because the fish weren't biting well during the day, Zhou Miao only used one electric reel rod, and was just about to bring over the other one.

He hadn't expected the fish to bite so quickly, so he had to run back to reel it in.

In just a few seconds, the fish had already run more than 20 meters away. Fortunately, the electric winch started and caught the fleeing yellowtail, slowly pulling it back.

Seeing that it would take some time, Zhou Miao quickly ran into the cabin and took out his heavy electric winch.

He first put the fishing rod aside, then picked up the gaff. After the yellowtail amberjack, which was about 70 or 80 centimeters long, was pulled to the side of the boat, he accurately hooked it with the gaff and lifted it onto the boat in one go.

The yellowtail kept wriggling and slapping the deck, but Zhou Miao had no time to pay attention to the fish.

He got up and installed the heavy electric winch on the side of the boat, replaced the leader and hook, and set his sights on a big fish weighing over fifty pounds.

The fish are also caught using small squid, but two are hooked on one hook, which perfectly conceals the large fish hook.

The fishing was so good today that Yu Muzhou, unusually, gave up manual fishing and took out his electric reel to fish on the other side.

He couldn't possibly only bring back two or three small fish after being away for two or three days.

The fish are biting tonight, so I can catch a bunch and take them home.

The hook and bait on the heavy-duty electric reel did not sink as Zhou Miao had predicted after being put into the water; instead, they were intercepted.

The intercepted fish was also only about a meter long, so it was clear that the changed hook still couldn't escape its big mouth.

Zhou Miao had no choice but to press the button to retract the line.

As the electric reel starts, the pulling force, capable of catching a 200-pound fish, directly stops the fish swimming at high speed, and then the fishing line is retrieved at a normal speed.

The struggling yellowtail was as if it wasn't struggling at all.

Within two minutes, a lively yellowtail came to the side of the boat.

But the fish was restless at this point, and as soon as the electric winch stopped, it darted into the water.

Zhou Miao, who was holding the hook and about to hook the fish, was dumbfounded. What was he going to do?

"..."

With no other option, Zhou Miao had to start reeling in the wire again.

The moment the fish appeared, the metal hook on the gaff was already stuck in its body, preventing it from escaping again after the electric winch stopped.

Using both electric booms together, Zhou Miao was so busy he was practically spinning like a top.

The cycle of baiting, reeling in the line, lifting the fish, and bleeding it continues, and the number of fish in the freezer keeps increasing.

As dawn broke, Zhou Miao dragged his suitcase to the cryogenic chamber, opened the door, and froze on the spot.

It turned out that the freezer compartment had been filled with fish without anyone noticing.

There was a box near the entrance, filled with water, obviously meant to be frozen into ice.

After moving the box, Zhou Miao's fish could be placed in it with a bit of difficulty.

Yu Muzhou, who had already switched to manual fishing, turned around and said, "Don't look, it's already full. Let's keep the other fish frozen with ice, we're going back tomorrow anyway."

"That's all we can do!" Zhou Miao sighed softly as he looked at the fish still splashing in the water.

With the lights on, the squid won't leave all night.

This time, the fish were particularly large. There were less than ten boats in this area, including theirs. Compared to the whole fish population, the number of fish they caught was only a drop in the ocean, probably only one or two tenths of the total.

"Tuna actually came? But since swordfish have shown up, it's not surprising to see a small group of tuna. But these things aren't as expensive as yellowtail!"

"They're big. The one I just saw was at least 1.5 meters long. It would be nice to catch a few big tuna and put them on the deck."

"One and a half meters tall and weighing over a hundred kilograms, that's acceptable."

The enormous haul tonight was exhilarating; the cryogenic chamber was overflowing, but Zhou Miao had no intention of stopping now.

He thought Yu Muzhou's suggestion was very good, so he put away the two electric reel rods and took out the jig rod to prepare to catch a few more big ones.

We changed to a leader and hook designed for fish weighing between 100 and 200 pounds, and the bait was now small squid, caught and hooked immediately.

When Zhou Miao threw the bait into the water, the three small squid on it were still alive, but their bodies were fixed in place by the large fishhook, so they couldn't move.

This time, the fish didn't bite immediately after the hook hit the water, but Zhou Miao didn't let the hook and bait sink.

The squid schools are active on the surface of the water, and these large fish do not sink to the bottom.

The fishing rod kept sending signals that fish were biting, but this time the hook was much bigger, and the largest group of yellowtail amberjacks couldn't be caught.

Two or three minutes later, perhaps the tuna Yu Muzhou was talking about finally noticed the food stuck together, and Zhou Miao's fishing rod finally lowered its "head".

A tremendous force struck, causing Zhou Miao to tense up instantly.

He skillfully lifted the rod to set the hook, and despite being busy all night, his physical strength remained at its peak.

The rod was sharply jerked upwards, immediately halting the momentum of the large fish swimming underwater.

The pulling sensation reminded Zhou Miao of the 200-pound tuna he had caught while deep-sea fishing, only slightly smaller.

But he's a completely different person now. He used to struggle a lot with fishing, but now he's doing it with ease.

Zhou Miao already knew his own strength, so he didn't plan to spend a lot of time "playing the fish" as before.

So, place the rod tip directly on your belt, use your waist and abdomen in conjunction with your arms to lift the rod high again, and quickly reel in the line.

The big fish, which had run more than 30 meters in an instant after being hooked, was just gathering its energy to charge again when it was interrupted once more.

In both confrontations, Zhou Miao held a significant advantage.

Playing the fish is still unavoidable, but the way he fishes, he not only puts a lot of effort into it, but also causes the fish to lose energy very quickly.

He controlled the fish, making it swim back and forth within a certain area, so that it wouldn't go too far.

The reason why catching big fish takes so long is mainly because the fish swims too far, making it difficult to reel in the line.