Sea-hunting system: I became rich by fishing at sea

The grandfather and grandson put the things in their hands on the tricycle, including two large buckets, a small bucket for bait, two poles, a large long-handled fishing net, and a toolbox that Grandpa Chen treasured very much.

Seeing Grandpa driving the car to his own shrimp pond, Chen Zhiyao was puzzled:

"Grandpa, aren't you going fishing? Why are you here at the shrimp pond?"

"Catch some shrimp and go fishing."

"It's too extravagant to fish with live shrimps. You can just go to the beach and pick up some small fish and shrimps, or use raw oyster meat."

The last time Chen Zhiyao went fishing was when she was in junior high school. There was nothing fancy about it. Even the fishing rod was a bamboo pole she picked up at home.

"It's better to use live bait when fishing for sea fish. After all, they are shrimps raised at home, so they don't cost much."

The old man smiled as he used the scoop net in the bucket to catch about a pound of prawns.

Looking at the old man's familiar movements, Chen Zhiyao suspected that the shrimp pond at home was specially built by her grandfather for fishing.

However, the shrimp pond was taken care of by the old man himself, so she didn't say anything to spoil his mood. She happily carried her things and got on the tricycle.

Ten minutes later, Grandpa Chen brought his granddaughter to his and Chen Weiqiang's secret base, a rocky beach.

Rocky Beach

The reefs here are very large, and even if the tide rises, it won’t flood over here.

Moreover, the water is quite deep and there are many schools of fish living below, making it one of the best fishing spots in the village.

However, the grandparents and grandchildren arrived a little late. At that time, there were already two fishermen who were wrapped up tightly and fishing.

When I got closer, I saw that they were all strangers. They were probably from other places fishing.

Grandpa Chen stepped forward and casually asked, "Are there any mouths?"

"We just arrived, there's no mouth yet." They said in unison.

However, the shrimps used for fishing in the small bucket at their feet were already half dead, and it was estimated that they had been there for a long time.

The space outside had been occupied, so Grandpa Chen had no choice but to take his granddaughter inside.

Not until the two men were out of sight did Grandpa Chen pick a huge reef as a fishing spot and fill two large buckets with water.

The fishing rod, fish hook and line set in Chen Zhiyao's hand were all tied by her father before. The No. 3 hook and the heavy lead weight are suitable for fishing big fish at the bottom.

She hadn't fished in several years, so her movements were a little clumsy. She followed Grandpa Chen's movements and hooked a whole, alive and kicking prawn on the hook.

As soon as she put the hook down, she felt something pulling on the fishing rod in her hand.

Chen Zhiyao was so excited that she jumped on the spot, "So fast? The moment I put it down, a fish bit it!"

She excitedly raised the fishing rod to stab the fish, but she felt like there was no resistance, and the fishing rod stopped moving.

"Will this fish escape?"

Chen Zhiyao pulled the fishing line back without giving up, and found that the originally whole live shrimp was now only half left.

"This fish is too cunning. It only eats meat and won't take the bait."

Grandpa Chen also picked up the fishing rod in his hand at this time. The situation was the same as hers. There was not even half of the shrimp left, only a bare shrimp head.

"There are quite a few yellow-legged carps here. I guess some small carps have taken the bait. Let's change to a small ditch." Grandpa Chen said to his granddaughter while changing the hooks.

Chen Zhiyao had never fished before, so naturally she did whatever the old man told her to do and listened to his advice to have a full meal.

In no time, she changed to a small No. 1 fishing hook and also replaced the lead weight with a smaller one.

Then Chen Zhiyao cut the shrimp into two halves, handed one half to Grandpa Chen, and hung the other half on her own fishing hook.

Not long after the fish hook was put down, Chen Zhiyao felt a tug on the fishing rod in her hand.

Looking down, I saw that the fishing rod had become slightly bent. Although the force was not strong, it was obvious that a fish was caught.

"Raise the rod quickly!"

Grandpa Chen had been paying attention to his granddaughter's situation. When he saw a fish was hooked, he quickly spoke out to remind her.

When I raised the fishing rod to stab the fish, I felt a slight struggle in my hand, and the force was getting stronger and stronger. It looked like a small fish weighing less than one kilogram.

Although it was just a small fish, it was also the first fish she had caught in recent years. Chen Zhiyao was extremely excited holding the fishing rod.

The fish was too small, so she didn't even need to walk it. After a while, the fish hiding in the water was pulled up by her.

It was a fairly large stone fish, weighing about four or five taels.

The fish was not big, so Chen Zhiyao didn’t even need a scoop net. It flew up directly.

Shi Jiugong

The scientific name of the stone fish is Acorus calanus, also known as stonefish. It is mostly reddish-brown with many dark spots and stripes on its body, a wide mouth, and a row of long spines on its head.

This kind of fish lives under coastal reefs. It is generally small in size, usually weighing two or three taels. This one, weighing four or five taels, is considered relatively large.

Although Shi Jiugong is not big and has many small thorns on its body, it tastes very delicious. She can drink three bowls of soup made from it.

When Grandpa Chen saw that his granddaughter caught the fish so quickly, his face beamed with joy.

"Not bad, I caught a big stonefish just after I arrived. Although this fish is small, it is quite expensive. It can be sold for 60 to 70 yuan per catty at the purchasing point."

"Grandpa, you picked the best spot." Chen Zhiyao happily hung another half-cut shrimp on the fishhook.

As soon as her fishing hook was put into the water, Grandpa Chen also caught a fish, a yellow mullet the size of a palm, weighing about half a pound.

Yellowfin snapper, also known as yellow-footed waxfish, class bony fish, order Perciformes, family Sparidae

My uncle’s family has a fishing boat, and they often send some sea fish over, most of which include yellowtail crab.

The meat of yellow-foot bacon is delicate, tender and delicious, with more meat and fewer bones. It is delicious whether steamed, boiled in soup or fried.

Chen Zhiyao took out her cell phone and was about to take a picture of the fish in the bucket when she felt the fishing rod in her hand move again.

This time the drag of the fishing rod was also not strong, but it was obviously better than Shi Jiugong just now, and he struggled very hard.

After playing with the fish for two minutes, Chen Zhiyao caught a yellow wax fish weighing about six or seven taels.

There must be a school of yellow-legged fish under the reef. In just half an hour, she caught 10 yellow-legged fish. The big ones weighed to grams, and the small ones weighed about half a catty.

Grandpa Chen's was even more exaggerated. He caught at least a dozen fish, but they were relatively small, most of them were about half a catty, and the small ones were only three or two catties.

However, after the school of fish left, there was no movement from either of their fishing rods for 20 minutes.

Grandpa Chen asked his granddaughter to change back to a larger hook. "The small fish are in the upper and middle layers of the water. The noise just now was too loud and the fish were scared away. Let's change to a larger hook to catch the big fish at the bottom."

Chen Zhiyao listened to the advice and quickly changed to a No. 3 fish hook and a larger lead weight.

The prawn, still struggling desperately, slowly sank into the sea along with the lead weight.

After about a few minutes, Chen Zhiyao felt a huge pulling sensation, and the fishing rod in her hand bent into a crescent shape.

A huge feeling of struggle was transmitted to her hands through the fishing rod, stimulating Chen Zhiyao's nerves.

She had only fished for small fish like Shi Jiugong before, and she was in a hurry to fish. The more the fish struggled in the water, the more excited she became. She was so excited that her palms were sweating.

With this strength, it must be a big fish weighing more than ten kilograms.