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Chapter 20 Fishing Fun

When Zhou Miao returned with his purchases, he saw Lu Xiaoxiao and Luo Qianqian chatting and laughing.

Girls' friendships grow so fast?

"Qianqian, hurry up and get on the boat! Let's try to catch as much fish as possible today!" Luo Hao shouted when his sister was late.

"Okay, okay," Luo Qianqian said impatiently as she walked towards the boat.

"Brother, 30% is too little. How about we split it 50/50?"

"Sure, if you can catch more than 50 pounds, we'll split your share 50/50."

"Damn Luo the Skinflint, do you think this is the open sea?! Fifty pounds of fish, why don't you get a trawler and drag them directly across that waterway?"

"You're right, but first I need a trawler."

The brother and sister were bickering, while Zhou Miao and Lu Xiaoxiao had already set off first on the other side.

While shopping, he learned about the fishing methods for tidal bore from Luo Hao.

The point where two ocean currents meet and collide is called the "tide point".

Ocean currents carry algae and plankton, and when two ocean currents collide, they gather together, forming a "buffet table".

Small fish that eat algae and plankton come to forage, and the big fish follow behind, lying in ambush.

In fact, many anglers who go out to sea know that they will instinctively look for waterways on the sea surface where there are white foam lines or garbage that has been forced to accumulate.

The fish are located below this waterway, and you might be able to catch big fish that are usually hard to find.

However, the bait is not thrown directly into the center.

Zhou Miao arrived at the waterway, picked up his float fishing rod, and tried fishing once.

He didn't teach Lu Xiaoxiao immediately, mainly because he didn't know how himself, only the method.

Only after fishing himself could he understand how Chao Mu fished for big fish.

Zhou Miao switched to a thicker cable set, following Luo Hao's advice to be bolder.

Therefore, with this line setup, he is fully capable of catching fish weighing ten pounds.

Zhou Miao changed to the newly purchased lure, observed the water flow, and then cast it upstream at an angle of about 45 degrees.

Once the bait is cast and lands in the water, he then manages the dotted line according to Luo Hao's instructions.

After casting the bait, don't rush to reel it in. At this point, Zhou Miao discovered that the water current could completely propel the lure.

He gently tugged at the rod tip, reeling in the excess line, making the lure mimic a small fish struggling to maintain its balance.

At that moment, several ferocious creatures immediately set their sights on the lure.

These hunters lay in ambush on both sides of the waterway, observing the activity of the small fish within.

As soon as a small fish becomes exhausted from its gluttony and can no longer resist the ocean current, they will immediately dart out, swallow the small fish in the blink of an eye, and then continue to lie in ambush.

At this moment, Zhou Miao's artificial bait had been pushed by the water flow and swept across the boundary line.

He gently tapped the fishing rod, and this small force caused the lure to suddenly move erratically, like a small fish being stunned by two ocean currents.

In an instant, several large fish that had been eager to pounce on the fish rushed out from the shadows.

One of the sea bream was closest and thus swallowed the small fish first.

It was a complete gulp, without the slightest probing.

"Whoosh~"

Sensing a strong pulling force, Zhou Miao immediately pulled the rod to set the hook.

The next moment, a force almost as strong as that of the six-pound grouper came from the fishing rod.

"A big fish is coming! A big fish is coming!" Lu Xiaoxiao next to him clenched her small hands tightly, her eyes fixed on the sea, looking much more excited than him.

"They're really big!" Zhou Miao smiled. If they were all five or six pounds of fish, this morning's catch would be quite substantial.

The fish that had just taken the bait was very strong, pulling so hard that he couldn't reel in the line and could only hold onto the fishing rod tightly and lift it up.

Fortunately, at this stage, there's no need to let out any more line. Just hold on for a while, and once the fish runs out of energy, you can pull it up.

Lu Xiaoxiao, standing next to him, clenched her small hands tightly and stared intently at the sea, looking much more nervous than him.

She had many questions she wanted to ask, but at that moment she didn't dare to utter a sound, for fear of disturbing him.

However, Zhou Miao was quite relaxed. His experience of catching two red snapper made him calm when facing ordinary fish.

He waited a while until the fish was exhausted before he pushed the fishing reel up to increase braking force, and at the same time quickly turned the crank to reel in the line.

A short while later, a large black sea bream appeared on the surface of the water and he dragged it all the way to the side of the boat.

"This fish is huge!" Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with shock.

She's not a fisherman, and she can't find any videos about fishing online.

Therefore, the visual impact of a large black sea bream over 40 centimeters long was quite significant for her.

"It is indeed quite big!"

Zhou Miao himself was surprised by the size of the black sea bream, but he couldn't be too startled in front of the girl.

He calmly picked up the net and scooped the fish up with one hand.

"What kind of fish is this?"

"It's a fairly common black sea bream, but this size is quite rare."

"Wouldn't that fetch a lot of money?"

"Well... it's hard to say. Black sea bream that weighs around one pound is the best. The meat of a black sea bream this big will be a bit tough, and the price will probably be the same as the usual market price, only about forty yuan per pound."

Zhou Miao is not optimistic about the value of large black sea bream. Some fish are more valuable the bigger they are, but others are not necessarily so.

For example, the larger the pearl grouper, the cheaper it is; fortunately, black sea bream is not like that.

"That's quite a lot, isn't it? How many kilograms does this fish weigh? I feel like it could sell for several hundred!" Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, realizing that fishing could be so profitable.

"Five or six pounds, I guess!" Zhou Miao glanced at her; her money-grubbing manner was rather cute.

"It's only five or six pounds for such a big fish?" Lu Xiaoxiao was astonished. She thought the fish would weigh ten or more pounds, since it did look quite large.

"A one-meter-long fish weighs about twenty kilograms, but this one is less than half a meter long. How much could it weigh?"

"I see!"

Lu Xiaoxiao's expression turned strange; she remembered that Zhou Miao had struggled quite a bit to catch fish earlier.

Is it that the fish are inherently difficult to catch, or...?

Her gaze fell on someone's kidneys, which did not look very strong.

Zhou Miao didn't notice her impolite gaze. Instead, he took out the fish basket, hung it on the boat, and threw the fish in.

Black sea bream can still be kept; the ice is reserved for fish that die as soon as they are taken out of the water.

After catching one himself and figuring out the method, he began to teach Lu Xiaoxiao the techniques for catching big fish in the tidal bore.

His teaching was very simple; he just told her where to cast the bait.

After casting, gently nudge the rod. Once a fish bites, lift the rod forcefully.

She doesn't understand the technical terms, so all you need to do is teach her how to do it.

Seeing her sitting at the stern fishing with such an air of professionalism, Zhou Miao went to the bow and continued casting his line.

He didn't know how long the tide would last, so he needed to hurry.

Just as he cast his second line, a white fishing boat was heading this way.

There was only one person on the boat, Yu Muzhou, whom he hadn't seen for two days.

He had a cigarette in his mouth and looked as dashing as ever.