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

Chapter 1579 A Simple and Effective Solution!

"Have you noticed something? While you've all started fishing, I haven't even cast my line yet?"

Zhao Dahai spoke while watching the fish being pulled upwards.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua looked at each other, all focused on fishing and completely oblivious to what Zhao Dahai had said.

"What's the difference? Does casting your line earlier mean you have a better chance of catching a big fish?"

Lin Zuhua found it very strange; he really felt he should have cast his line earlier and fished in front of others to have a better chance of catching a bigger fish.

Of all the fish they caught, the biggest was Zhong Shizhu.

Zhong Shizhu was able to catch fish that were bigger than them because he cast his line earlier, right? So why does Zhao Dahai's words now seem to imply something quite different?

Gao Zhicheng and Wu Weimin didn't say anything, but at this moment their thoughts were exactly the same as Lin Zuhua's. They really felt that they should cast their lines before others to have a chance to catch bigger fish.

"Under normal circumstances, that's really how it is. You have the best chance of catching a bigger fish if you cast your line in front of other people."

Zhao Dahai smiled. That's the truth. The number of fish in the sea is fixed. If you want to catch more fish, especially bigger ones than others, it's just like Lin Zuhua said: try to cast your line in front of others as much as possible.

"But it depends on the situation; sometimes it really can't be like that."

Zhao Dahai nodded, but immediately shook his head. Lin Zuhua's words made no mistake, but under certain circumstances, it was really not acceptable to do that. For example, this was the case now. The reason he was able to catch big fish was ultimately because he couldn't cast his line before others.

"I cast my line much later than you guys. In fact, by the time you all had caught fish, I hadn't caught any yet."

“I watched you fish and noticed that fish were already biting the hooks before you even reached the bottom of the sea.”

"Why is this happening? You are all seasoned fishermen who know very well that there are a lot of fish in this deep pit right now, and they are all very competitive for food, so you have to hurry."

"But we anglers know very well that smaller fish are often more ferocious and more stubborn than larger fish."

Larger fish tend to be more cautious than smaller fish.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that there are a lot of fish in this deep pit under our speedboat right now, and that these fish are very hungry. The key issue is that if all the fish rush up from the sea to compete for food, the smaller fish, like I just mentioned, will be even more ferocious and swim very fast."

"Large fish are often found on the seabed."

"If we're cautious, our movements will definitely be slower."

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he glanced at the seawater illuminated by the lights. He could vaguely see his own grouper, and there was no problem with it; it definitely weighed over 100 pounds.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua all nodded repeatedly. They were not unaware of what Zhao Dahai was talking about; in fact, they had known about it for a long time.

"Hurry, hurry!"

"The fish are already out of the water. Does that mean a grouper weighing fifty or sixty pounds, or even seventy or eighty pounds, isn't a fish?"

Zhong Shizhu was both amused and exasperated.

At this moment, Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua's fish were about to surface, but they didn't care at all. They were all listening to Zhao Dahai talk. There was nothing they could do but shout loudly to remind him.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua only then realized that the fish had already surfaced.

"Correct!"

"How could a 60-pound grouper not be a fish? Not just a fish, but a real, solid, big fish."

……

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

……

"Yo!"

"These groupers are really quite large, and they are truly beautiful!"

……

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua finally realized what was happening and hurriedly grabbed a landing net to scoop up the fish that had surfaced. Although they only weighed fifty or sixty pounds, one person couldn't lift them all. It took them quite a while to finally pull them all up, remove the hooks, check them, and push them into the live water tank without deflating them.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua immediately reattached crabs or octopuses to the hooks and threw them into the sea.

Only then did he turn his attention back to Zhao Dahai, wanting to hear how Zhao Dahai had managed to catch such a large and bigger fish.

Zhao Dahai took the landing net, scooped up the fish that floated to the surface in front of him, lifted it onto the speedboat with both hands, placed it at his feet, quickly removed the hook, pressed it down hard, and the grouper's belly showed no signs of bloating. With a gentle push, it slid into the live water tank and started swimming, flicking its tail.

"Ugh!"

"Putting everything else aside, Zhao Dahai, your strength is something that no ordinary person can match. Such a big grouper, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to lift it like that, even someone weighing 1.5 or 60 pounds couldn't do this."

Wu Weimin had to admire him. If it were anyone else, even someone like Zhong Shizhu who often went out to sea to fish, they wouldn't be able to lift such a large grouper weighing over 100 pounds by themselves.

"Is there even a need to say anything about this? When it comes to physical strength, I've truly never seen anyone more powerful than Zhao Dahai!"

Gao Zhicheng nodded. In all his years of fishing at sea, he had never seen anyone as strong as Zhao Dahai.

Many people, especially those who are slightly stronger, can lift a hundred pounds, even someone like myself, for a while. But that's on flat land. I really couldn't do that on a speedboat.

Let alone one person, even two people would have to put in a lot of effort, and sometimes it would even take three people.

Zhao Dahai could do it all by himself; this is something not just anyone can do. Zhao Dahai caught a large octopus, hooked it onto the hook, and cast it into the sea, continuing to talk as he let out the line.

"If you're fishing for black sea bream, yellow sea bream, or other kinds of fish."

What do you do when you encounter a fishing spot or bait area that contains not only large fish but also small fish?

"Small fish are generally very aggressive in competing for food, and they usually stay in the upper layers of the water."

"In this situation, the simplest way to catch big fish is to make our baited hook sink quickly to the bottom of the sea or to the layer of water where big fish gather."

"If we can do that, we'll be able to catch big fish instead of small ones."

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he glanced at the giant octopus he was putting down.

"When I saw that all the fish you caught were already biting the hook before they even reached the bottom of the sea, I knew that most of the fish that came up to the surface were small."

“Let’s just use even heavier lead, and give you twice the weight of lead.”

"This way, the crabs or octopuses I hook will avoid the smaller groupers above and sink directly to the seabed, giving me a chance to catch all sorts of bigger fish."

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he patted the electric winch on the pole of the gun mount in front of him.

Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua were all dumbfounded; they really hadn't expected it to be like this.

I knew how to avoid small fish; in fact, I knew it very well. I just hadn't thought of it at all.

What was even more unexpected was that this method would be used when fishing for grouper, especially when fishing for grouper at depths of over 100 meters.

"Zhao Dahai".

How did you come up with this idea?

Gao Zhicheng was extremely impressed.

What Zhao Dahai just said makes a lot of sense, and it's a very simple method. Anyone who has fished for a while knows this method, but very few people would think of using it when fishing for large groupers in the deep sea.

The key point is that the fish Zhao Dahai is catching using this method are much bigger than those caught by the others.

"That's how it is when you're fishing. Some methods work, but others don't, so you don't know which method works. You have to look around, think about it, and try it out to find out what's going on."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that I was able to catch a fish much bigger than yours using the same method last time. It's impossible to catch a fish this big every time."

Zhao Dahai smiled. This method must be useful. At least he had already caught a large grouper weighing over 100 pounds. However, it was impossible to catch a fish that was much bigger than Zhong Shizhu and the others every time.

"Zhong Shizhu".

"Did you know this method? Why don't you catch big groupers?"

Wu Weimin looked at his rod. He hadn't realized he'd used the same sinker as the previous one. It was highly unlikely he'd be able to catch any grouper on the seabed. The octopus or other fish he'd hooked would have been snatched away by smaller grouper before they even reached the bottom.

I and Gao Zhicheng and the others are not very clear about this matter, but Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Dayou have been going out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai. Although they have not fished as much as we have, they have been going out to sea to fish with Zhao Dahai for a long time, so their experience must be very rich. They should know about this matter and this is the right thing to do.

“We know this method, but it’s useless to us, or rather, we don’t need it at all. We have to catch a grouper that weighs over 100 pounds.”

Zhong Shizhu smiled and shook his head.

"We don't go out to sea to catch big fish. We go out to sea to catch as many fish as possible. The more fish we catch, the more money we can make. That's what we're doing."

"Don't even mention groupers that weigh fifty or sixty pounds. Even groupers that weigh five or six pounds can make money if you can catch them, and if you catch enough of them."

As Zhong Shizhu spoke, he forcefully pushed the electric winch on the pole in front of him, and it started spinning rapidly.

Another fish has taken the bait!

The rod didn't bend too much. This fish was smaller than the first one, by a significant amount.

It weighs at most about 30 pounds.

What does it matter?

For himself, Lei Dayou, Liu Bin, and Zhao Dahai, as long as they could catch fish, they didn't care what kind or what size they were; they could sell them for money.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua were a little unsure of what to say.

When a group of people go out to sea to fish, they definitely want to catch big fish. But for Lei Dayou, Liu Bin, and even Zhao Dahai, there's no need to worry about that. As long as they can catch fish, that's enough.

It's certainly a good thing that these fish are big, but how could there be so many big fish in the world? The vast majority of them are relatively small.

Just like Zhong Shizhu just said, no matter how big the fish is, whether it's a 30 or 40 jin fish, or a 50 or 60 jin fish, even a 5 or 6 jin grouper can fetch a lot of money. No one would ever complain about it.

There weren't many large fish to begin with.

"If Zhao Dahai is fishing, then let him fish. In fact, he won't care about this at all. As long as there are fish on the hook, that's better than anything else."

As Liu Bin spoke, he pointed to the fish in front of him. This time, the fish that had taken the bait was about the same size as the one last time, weighing about fifty or sixty pounds.

This size of fish is more than enough; there's really no need to try to catch a fish that weighs over 100 pounds.

The people like us don't fish for fun, nor do we pursue the biggest fish possible; we aim to catch as many fish as possible and make as much money as possible. There's a very clear difference between these two approaches.

(End of this chapter)