Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1196 It’s possible that you won’t be able to catch the big fish!

The sky gradually became darker.

After dinner, Ding Chongshan, Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua and Wu Guodong all stayed on the deck, smoking and chatting.

"Why hasn't Zhao Dahai come back yet?"

Wu Guodong glanced in the direction of the artificial island reef. It was almost eight o'clock and it had already become dark, but there was no sign of Zhao Dahai's speedboat.

"Ding Dawen just said that Zhao Dahai will try to fish as much as possible these days when he goes out to sea."

"Catch more fish before others know that the grouper on the artificial islands and reefs has opened their mouths."

Ding Chongshan took a deep puff of his cigarette, and when the sea breeze blew over, the smoke disappeared in an instant.

Whenever Gao Zhicheng and his men failed to catch any fish, they would return immediately. Moreover, they were a little anxious after not seeing Zhao Dahai's speedboat for a while after dinner, wondering if something had happened. They immediately went to ask Ding Dawen, only to find out that Zhao Dahai had said before going out to sea that he would try to fish as much as possible and fish later in the next few days.

"If he hasn't come back yet, then he must have caught a lot of big groupers today. I wonder if they are big or small?"

Wu Weimin was a little depressed. Not only did he miss the chance to catch a big grouper, but he also missed it again and again. He and Gao Zhicheng went to the artificial islands and reefs in the afternoon, but they didn't catch any fish.

It’s a pity that Zhao Dahai could not be found, otherwise we would definitely be able to catch fish with the help of the east wind.

"Correct!"

"Zhao Dahai must have had an amazing harvest today, otherwise he would have returned by now!"

Lin Zuhua nodded.

If he couldn't catch any fish, Zhao Dahai would definitely come back early.

If he hasn't come back yet, it means he has found fish and there are a lot of them. Try to catch as many as possible.

Ding Chongshan, Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua and others were talking and waiting on the deck until almost twelve o'clock in the evening when they saw a light on the dark sea quickly moving towards the fishing boat.

"Zhao Dahai is back."

Lin Zuhua turned around and yelled at Ding Dawen in the cab, pointing at the sea.

Ding Dawen immediately lowered the ladder on the side of the fishing boat, walked out of the cab, and loudly called out to people to come over to work.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Did you catch any fish today?"

Wu Weimin was standing at the front of the fishing boat. As soon as he saw Zhao Dahai's speedboat approaching, he immediately shouted loudly.

"Caught a fish!"

Zhao Dahai parked the speedboat and walked along the hull onto the deck of the fishing boat.

Ding Dawen had already arranged for people to start working immediately. All the groupers of all sizes in the net bags were caught on the deck and then immediately sent into the live water tank.

"There are still quite a few groupers today. They are big, but not too big!"

Gao Zhicheng looked at it carefully for almost half an hour. The size of the groupers in the net bags was not as big as the ones from yesterday, but they were basically all over 30 kilograms. Sometimes, he could see ones weighing 70 or 80 kilograms, but in general, they were really not as big as the ones from yesterday.

"Correct!"

"Today's grouper is really not as big as yesterday's."

"Those big guys probably won't talk much today!"

"We only caught two groupers weighing over 100 kilograms, and the rest were all around 30 kilograms, with some even weighing 30 to 5 kilograms!"

Zhao Dahai nodded. The size of the big grouper he caught today was really different from the one he caught yesterday. The difference was not just a little bit.

There is no way around it. I can catch grouper and I have caught quite a few of them, but most of the ones that take the bait are smaller ones. This is the problem with the big grouper in the sea and has nothing to do with me.

"Where did you get so many big groupers? You caught so many yesterday, so it's normal to catch smaller ones today."

Ding Chongshan looked at the groupers that were continuously hoisted up from the speedboat. After asking, he learned that the total weight of the groupers caught by Zhao Dahai today should be about the same as yesterday, or even slightly more than yesterday.

"As long as they are groupers, they can be sold for money. In a day, we can catch three to five thousand kilograms of groupers. Why should we care about the size of these groupers?"

Wu Guodong admires Zhao Dahai very much, he is really amazing.

A speedboat and four people went out to sea to fish, and caught so many groupers in one day. This is really not something that ordinary people can do.

No wonder Zhao Dahai makes money, and a lot of money.

"A few of us went to the artificial islands and reefs this afternoon. We tried but couldn't catch any fish. It's not that there are no fish in the sea, but basically we would get stuck every time we hit the bottom. It was really unbearable, so we came back early."

Wu Weimin pointed to the sea in the direction of the artificial islands and reefs. He and his men had made a trip there today, but it was really of no use. They didn't catch any fish.

"The structure of the seabed of the artificial islands and reefs is very complex. If you don't know that place, it's really hard to catch fish. The most important thing is that it's very easy to get stuck on the bottom."

“It’s not difficult to catch fish, but you have to spend more time or keep hitting the bottom.”

"There will always be a time when you are not stuck on the bottom, then you will have a chance to catch fish!"

Zhao Dahai was not surprised at all that Ding Chongshan and Wu Weimin went to the artificial islands and reefs to fish, and it was even less surprising that they would get stuck.

Places like artificial islands and reefs not only have fish, but also a lot of fish. Generally, those who want to make money by going out to sea to fish like me have to carefully consider whether they will get too many fish stuck on the bottom and whether they can make money even if they catch some fish.

There is no point in catching fish if you can't make money, so you might as well not fish.

People like Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng and his future father-in-law Ding Chongshan go fishing at sea just to catch big fish and don't need to worry about making money.

In this case, the easiest way is to keep hitting the bottom, and you don't need to pay attention to it even if it is stuck. A blind cat will always catch a dead mouse. There will definitely be a chance to catch fish in a day, and if you are lucky, you can catch a big fish.

Ding Chongshan, Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua and Wu Guodong all widened their eyes. They looked at each other and understood what Zhao Dahai meant.

"Oh!" "Why didn't we think of this?"

"So what if it's stuck on the bottom? We don't lack the money to buy a lead weight. If we fish honestly and seriously, won't we have a chance to catch it?"

Wu Weimin let out a long sigh. This matter was actually not complicated at all. He and his people were just a little impatient.

The method Zhao Dahai mentioned is really very simple. To put it bluntly, it is to use bottom hanging to exchange fish.

Zhao Dahai or other people who go fishing at sea to make money will definitely not use this method. They must consider whether the money from selling the caught fish can make up for the money from the lead weights or hooks hung on the bottom, or even whether they can make money at all.

Why should people like us care about this matter?

"What did I say?"

"With Zhao Dahai around, how can we possibly catch any fish?"

"Zhao Dahai doesn't even need to look for a fishing spot on the speedboat. He just needs to remind us that if we keep fishing, we will definitely have a chance to catch fish."

Gao Zhicheng was a little annoyed. He and his friends all had rich experience in fishing, and he was even a professional fisherman. What Zhao Dahai said couldn't be simpler, but he didn't remember anything.

"Forget it!"

"Don't think about it anymore!"

"We didn't think about this in the afternoon. It's no use regretting it now!"

Lin Zuhua comforted himself.

"uncle."

"Boss Gao."

"What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Would you like to go fishing with me, or troll here for mackerel?"

Zhao Dahai looked at Ding Chongshan, Gao Zhicheng and others. He would go out to sea to fish for grouper early tomorrow morning. They had to decide whether to follow him to go fishing, or to fish for mackerel by themselves in this place.

Ding Chongshan, Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng and others discussed for a while and decided to follow Zhao Dahai to go fishing for grouper tomorrow.

"We will definitely be able to catch grouper tomorrow, but the size of the big grouper we catch tomorrow is likely to be smaller than the ones we caught today."

"Do you really want to go out to sea to fish for grouper?"

Zhao Dahai pointed to a bag of grouper that he had just caught. All of the grouper were blue or sesame grouper, weighing about seven or eight kilograms.

The groupers caught today are obviously smaller than those caught yesterday. The big groupers caught tomorrow will most likely be smaller than those caught today. It is not certain that we will encounter a grouper weighing over 100 kilograms, and we may not even be able to catch a grouper weighing 70 or 80 kilograms.

People like him and Zhong Shizhu only go fishing to make money. It doesn't matter what shape and size of the grouper, as long as they catch one, they are very happy. However, the only goal of Ding Chongshan and others to go out to sea is to catch big fish, which does not quite meet their requirements.

"Hey!"

"How can you be sure about going out to sea for fishing?"

"Maybe we can catch a big grouper tomorrow!"

"What we are most worried about now is that if we don't go out to sea with the speedboat, we might catch a big grouper again, which would mean we have missed another opportunity."

Wu Weimin frowned. Zhao Dahai said that the grouper he would catch tomorrow would be small, which was almost 100% certain. But then he thought that if he caught a big grouper tomorrow, he would miss a good opportunity. After thinking it over, he decided that it would be safer to go fishing with Zhao Dahai.

"Trolling for mackerel is something that can only be done in a day or two."

"Besides, most of us are fishing for mackerel in this place. Without Zhao Dahai, we may not be able to catch any. The chance of catching any is too small and too low."

"If we're going to do the math, I might as well go fishing with you to see if I can catch a big one."

"If we can't catch anything tomorrow, we might have to go out to sea one more time. If we can't catch anything tomorrow, we might as well just troll for mackerel here."

Gao Zhicheng thought about it for a long time and decided to go fishing with Zhao Dahai first. They should make a couple of trips to see if they could catch a big one. If they couldn't catch any, they could just give up and fish here for mackerel.

"Correct!"

"This is a better way. Otherwise, if Zhao Dahai catches a big mackerel tomorrow, we will regret it. We must give it a try to see if there is any chance of this happening."

Lin Zuhua strongly agrees with this approach.

Zhao Dahai nodded. If Wu Weimin and his people wanted to go fishing with him tomorrow, then they could go fishing with him. There was a reason for doing so, but in his opinion, it would not be easy to catch a big grouper tomorrow, or even impossible. Wu Weimin and his people went fishing just for fun. If they could catch fish, they could catch them. If they couldn't, it didn't matter. It just took a little more time.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou finished their work, ate, took a shower, and went back to sleep. They were really exhausted after the whole day.

The night is as cold as water.

When the sea breeze blows, it brings with it the mist of sea water and is very humid. It obviously feels a bit cool when it hits people's faces.

Ding Chongshan, Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng and others did not go to sleep. They all gathered on the deck, talking in low voices and occasionally looking at the fishing rods stuck on the bow of the fishing boat. However, no fish had taken the bait for several hours and there was no movement at all.

"I feel like there are no big mackerels near the fishing boat. In this case, it would be a good idea for us to go fishing for grouper tomorrow. Otherwise, if we spend a whole day without catching any mackerels and Zhao Dahai catches a big grouper, we really won't know what to say."

Wu Weimin stared at the sea with wide eyes. There was a little wind and some waves, but it was very calm. He did not hear any sound of big fish splashing in the water. In this situation, it was generally unlikely that there would be big fish in the sea.

"Correct!"

"I guess there really aren't any big mackerels around the fishing boat. If there were, there would definitely be some movement at this time, but we've been staying here and listening, and there really is nothing."

Wu Guodong listened with his ear tilted for almost an hour, but he really didn't hear the sound of a big fish splashing in the water. Even if there were fish, it was impossible for them to be near the fishing boat.

"It's definitely right to follow Zhao Dahai out to sea tomorrow, but Zhao Dahai just made it very clear. It's very likely that we won't be able to catch a big grouper. Who knows, we might make a wasted trip tomorrow."

Lin Zuhua patted his face. Going fishing on Zhao Dahai's speedboat tomorrow was something everyone had decided after discussion. Everyone felt that they had to do it. However, Zhao Dahai said that no big fish would be caught tomorrow, and it was really very likely that no big fish would be caught. For people like them, this was not a good thing, at least not something they wanted to see.

(End of this chapter)