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

Chapter 1374 Success!
"Correct!"

"The most important thing now is to pull this fish up. Otherwise, all our efforts will be wasted!"

"We have come here to fish several times, hoping to catch a big mackerel. Now that a fish has finally taken the bait, we cannot miss it. We must catch it!"

Wu Weimin was gritting his teeth. It was so hard to find a fish taking the bait, he absolutely could not let it go easily and had to catch it.

"This fish is very big and is still trying to get out at this moment. We may not be able to pull it up."

Gao Zhicheng looked at the reel that was still desperately pulling out the line, and he knew very well that the fish on the hook was really very big. In this case, whether the fish could be caught was really unknown. They wanted to catch big fish, that was certain, but fishing at sea, especially for big fish, was not just about hooking the fish, but also about pulling the fish onto the speedboat to be considered as catching the fish.

"Should we try to pull the fish back now? This way we can consume a lot of the fish's energy!"

Wu Guodong was a little worried. The fish was still trying desperately to run out. If it continued like this, no one knew how far the fish would run. Even if there was enough line in the reel, it would still be very troublesome if it continued like this. One reason was that the line might not be enough. Another and more important thing was that the line was too long. The distance was too long and the possibility of an accident would be greater. Don't look at the vast sea in front of you, as if there was nothing there, but no one knew where there was a small reef. Once the fish's line was entangled on the reef, it would be a big deal.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua were all a little hesitant. They were all people with rich fishing experience and knew that what Wu Guodong was talking about was very important. They really had to try to pull the fish towards the retrieval line to consume the energy of the hooked fish, but this approach was not without risks.

"This fish is really too big. Would it be a bad idea to pull it back now? You know, this fish is still rushing forward desperately. If we rush too fast and try to pull the fish back, the line might break."

Gao Zhicheng frowned tightly. The size of the hooked fish could be seen now, and it was swimming forward non-stop. Such a large fish, especially one weighing more than 150 kilograms or even 200 kilograms, would swim forward very fast and with great strength. Reeling in the line to pull the fish back could certainly consume the fish's strength, but if the operation was improper and the fish exerted too much force, the line would break all of a sudden.

"Correct!"

"It is really possible. If something like this really happens, we will have to slap our thighs. This is really too troublesome."

Lin Zuhua nodded vigorously. What Gao Zhicheng said was very likely to happen, but what Wu Guodong said was also likely to happen. This fish could not keep running down. If it ran too far, the risk would be very great.

"What can I do? Why do I find it so difficult to catch a big fish now?"

"If Zhao Dahai were here now, we wouldn't have to hesitate or worry about this matter."

Wu Guodong thought about it for a while and found that if Zhao Dahai was here now, he really wouldn't have to worry about such a thing.

"Zhao Dahai can not only lead us to where the fish are, but also tell us what to do. He can hook the fish, and more importantly, he can tell us how to pull the fish up after it is hooked."

"If Zhao Dahai were here now, he would tell us when to reel in the fish, when to let go, when to send the fish off, when to let the fish run away, or something else."

Wu Guodong couldn't help shaking his head as he spoke. Although these people caught a lot of fish and had rich fishing experience, they were still far behind Zhao Dahai in fishing. Now the line had been hooked, and the fish was very big. As long as they pulled it up, the goal of this trip would be achieved. But now the four of them couldn't make up their minds whether to reel in the fish. If Zhao Dahai was here, there would be no problem. He would definitely know how to do it. The key was that he would succeed and pull the fish back.

"Zhao Dahai is not here now. We must make a decision and see whether we should try to pull the fish back."

Lin Zuhua pointed to the wheel on the rod. The fish had now run more than two hundred meters away.

Whether to let the fish continue to run or to reel the fishing line back in, you have to make a decision at this time.

Zhao Dahai is not here now, so they really have to make a decision. Otherwise, if the fish runs too far, it will be very troublesome.

"I think we still need to pull the fish back on the retrieve line. The fish has moved far enough now. If the line is too long, there will be too many accidents."

"Even if the line of this fish might break, we have to go back. This is safer by comparison."

Wu Weimin gritted his teeth. He knew that if he reeled in the fish now, there would be a certain risk, but in comparison, this risk was much smaller than letting the fish keep running forward.

Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua and Wu Guodong all nodded. Now they really had to pull the fish into the retrieval line.

Gao Zhicheng began to pull the fish back, but he did not use a lot of strength at once. Instead, he kept the fishing line taut and then pulled the fish back, waiting for the fish to really exert force to swim forward before he let go.

"What the hell!"

"This fish is really huge. I think it will not be able to escape this 200-pound fish!"

Gao Zhicheng had been pulling the fish for more than ten minutes, but he couldn't stand it anymore! He was sweating and his face was red. He had no choice but to let Wu Weimin pull the fish.

Gao Zhicheng just pulled it for a while and knew how big the fish was. Even if it was not 200 kilograms, it would definitely be able to escape at least 180 kilograms.

"No way? Is it really that big?"

Wu Guodong couldn't help but look up and forward. The fish was far away now and he didn't know where it was. But he knew that Gao Zhicheng was a man with rich fishing experience. Since he said that the fish must weigh 200 kilograms, it must not be very far away. It must be about this size.

"what!"

"Wu Weimin can't hold on for much longer. Wait for you to try it out, and you'll know if what I said is right."

Gao Zhicheng smiled.

Don't underestimate yourself because you think you are very strong. But when you encounter a fish as big as 200 kilograms, your strength is not enough. You can't hold on for a short while.

Wu Weimin has also been fishing for a long time and has rich experience, but generally speaking, he only catches small fish, not to mention big fish weighing nearly 200 kilograms. Even a 20-kilogram fish is very strong in the sea and is not easy to catch.

Wu Weimin's situation is not much different from mine. At most he can only last ten minutes. If it exceeds this time, Wu Weimin will definitely have to be replaced.

Wu Weimin used up all his strength, but he could only hold on for less than ten minutes. After about eight minutes, he couldn't bear it anymore and had to be replaced. Moreover, the fish that had been hooked not only didn't get any closer, but ran out ten meters away.

Lin Zuhua introduced that Wu Weimin had just started and just as he was shaking towards the recycling line, he couldn't help but change his expression.

"Hey!"

"Fortunately, this is drift fishing. If not, it would be really troublesome." Wu Weimin gasped heavily.

The biggest difference between drift fishing and other fishing methods is that the tip of the fishing rod is inserted into the hole of the speedboat. In this way, there is no need to hold the rod tightly with both hands, just turn the wheel to reel in the fish.

In this way, most of the fish's pulling force was borne by the speedboat, and the pressure would not be on the hands or bodies of them. But even so, Gao Zhicheng and I could only hold on for ten minutes each before we couldn't hold on. It was conceivable that if they held the fishing rod with both hands and supported their bodies with the rod tip, they would definitely not be able to hold on in a short while.

"If it weren't drift fishing, the rod would have flown out and fallen into the sea by now, or we could only let the fish go at this time!"

Gao Zhicheng nodded vigorously. What Wu Weimin said was not an exaggeration and he was not joking. If it weren't for drift fishing, the fish would have run away today. It might have even run away the moment you bit the hook.

Are you unwilling to let go?
It is not up to us to decide this matter. When the fish is hooked, the force will be very strong, and when it is pulled out, the force will be very strong.

If they don't let go of the rod, they will be pulled into the sea. They will have to give up the rod and reel, and the fish will definitely escape.

"Correct!"

“It’s really a blessing that we are drift fishing, otherwise no one can handle it!”

Lin Zuhua was a little hesitant at first. When he tried to catch the fish, he found that it was swimming hard and he tried to pull it off. However, after two or three minutes, he was out of breath and felt dizzy. He had no choice but to replace Wu Guodong.

"Such a big fish is really surprising!"

"If we can catch this fish, we can really show it off when we get back."

Lin Zuhua was very excited. The bigger the fish was, the more powerful they were. It didn't matter if four people or one person caught the fish, as long as the fish was caught, it was an incredible achievement.

"Gao Zhicheng."

"I remember that a 200-pound mackerel is rare, right? Can anyone really catch such a big fish?"

Wu Weimin remembered something. He had been fishing for many years but had never heard of anyone catching or fishing such a big mackerel.

Gao Zhicheng thought about it carefully for a while and shook his head. He had never heard of anyone catching or capturing such a big fish. Generally speaking, it was already very amazing if it could grow to a hundred kilograms, but now the one he caught was two hundred kilograms.

"Could it be that this fish doesn't weigh 200 kilograms? Do we feel something is wrong?"

Gao Zhicheng hesitated for a moment. A two-hundred-pound mackerel was really too scary. He had never heard of anyone catching or fishing such a big fish.

"what!"

"Who knows? It's possible that the fish isn't that big. But no matter what, for people like us, this fish must be very big. The most important thing now is to catch it. We'll know how heavy it is once we catch it!"

Lin Zuhua smiled and shook his head, now wondering whether this fish weighs 200 kilograms. Only when he catches the fish will he know what is going on.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, Wu Guodong and Lin Zuhua took turns to catch the fish. It took them almost two hours, until dawn, to finally pull the fish to the side of the fishing boat.

"Big! Big!"

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"Dry!"

"Even if this fish doesn't weigh 200 kilograms, it must weigh 150 kilograms!"

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"Be careful! Be careful!"

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Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, Wu Guodong and Lin Zuhua worked busily and with great effort, they finally pulled the caught mackerel onto the speedboat.

"Dry!"

"I caught it! I really caught it!"

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"There's no such thing as 200 kilograms, but there is definitely 150 kilograms!"

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"One meter seventy-eight long!"

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"what!"

"This one mackerel is enough for us to brag about for the rest of our lives!"

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Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, Wu Guodong and Lin Zuhua were panting. It took about ten minutes for everyone to come to their senses and stand up slowly. Everyone was stunned when they saw the big mackerel on the deck, and then they were crazy happy. They had never caught such a big mackerel in all these years. They had gone out to sea several times recently and wanted to catch a mackerel weighing more than 100 kilograms. Today they finally caught one. This feeling is absolutely indescribable.

(End of this chapter)