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

Chapter 1581 The difference is just too great!

"Mr. Wu, Mr. Lin, and Mr. Gao, aren't you all overthinking this?"

"Zhao Dahai and I go out to sea to catch more fish and make more money, but for you guys, it's about catching big fish."

"Why bother about whether there are large groupers on the seabed? Why don't you just try using heavier sinkers and see if there are any? If there are, then fish for them. If not, then switch back to lighter sinkers and fish for smaller groupers."

Zhong Shizhu took the landing net, scooped up a grouper weighing about forty pounds that he had just caught, and pulled it onto the deck of the speedboat with both hands.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are overthinking things; there's absolutely no need for them to do this.

"what!"

How could we have forgotten about this?

Gao Zhicheng slapped his thigh hard.

That's absolutely true. We go out to sea to catch big fish, not to do production like Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu.

Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua immediately replaced the lead weights with heavier ones, and a little greedily, the new lead weights they used were even heavier than Zhao Dahai's.

Seeing this, Gao Zhicheng had nothing more to say. Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua had already changed to heavier sinkers, so he definitely had to do the same. Otherwise, if Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua caught a larger grouper, he would definitely regret it.

Zhao Dahai smiled when he saw Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua looking like that.

Zhong Shizhu was absolutely right. Wu Weimin and his ilk go out to sea in a different way than we do. They don't go out to make a living or catch as many groupers as possible; they aim to catch the biggest fish.

The only way to do this is to use a heavier sinker and see if it can knock the seabed faster and attract the attention of large groupers.

Is it possible to catch it?

There is such an opportunity, but it's really hard to say how big that opportunity is. We have to see for ourselves and give it a try.

But no matter what, as long as you try, you have a chance; if you don't even try, you have absolutely no chance.

"What's going on? Why aren't there any groupers?"

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"No way, you can't catch the big ones, and you can't catch the small ones either?"

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"No! No!"

"At this rate, we really need to switch to lighter lead weights!"

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Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua took turns speaking.

I changed to a heavier sinker, and I still couldn't catch any small groupers. But if I couldn't catch small groupers, I also couldn't catch any large groupers.

"Should we just switch back to lighter lead weights?"

Wu Weimin glanced at Zhong Shizhu standing beside him, then at Lei Dayou and Liu Bin on the speedboat opposite.

"Ugh!"

"Look at this."

"It's unlikely that there will be any more large groupers at the bottom of this pit now, or even if there are, they won't be able to open their mouths!"

Gao Zhicheng wiped the sweat from his face.

In the past ten minutes or so, Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua, and I changed to heavier sinkers and tapped the bottom to the seabed, but no groupers took the bait.

That would be one thing, but the real problem is that none of us can catch grouper. Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and Zhao Dahai have all caught grouper, and each of them caught at least two.

Don't be fooled by its small size; it weighs at least fifty or sixty pounds.

It certainly doesn't weigh 100 pounds, but a grouper weighing 50 or 60 pounds is already considered very large. Generally speaking, very few people can catch many fish this big.

"Mr. Wu."

"Didn't Zhao Dahai just explain it very clearly? There might be large groupers in the deep pit. But there aren't necessarily many, and even if there are, they're few, and they might not bite."

"If you're trying to catch a big fish, then it's very likely you won't catch one."

As Lei Dayou spoke, he took a net, reached out, and scooped up a green-spotted fish weighing about thirty pounds. He then carried it onto the speedboat with both hands.

Liu Bin and I just changed to heavier sinkers and caught a big grouper, but we didn't continue doing that. Instead, we changed to lighter sinkers.

The grouper we caught were relatively small, but we caught fish on every cast.

"Zhao Dahai".

"Is it really that different? We used a heavier sinker, and it reached the seabed immediately, but we couldn't catch any big groupers, or even small ones."

Lin Zuhua was a little depressed.

I originally thought that by switching to a heavier sinker, I could catch smaller fish even if I couldn't catch larger ones, but the reality is not what I imagined. Now I can't catch either the larger or the smaller ones.

Lin Zuhua knew there would be an impact, but he never expected it to be this big.

"Sometimes the impact is quite large, and sometimes it's not so great. It's really hard to say."

"We have to decide this based on the fishing conditions that day."

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he forcefully pushed the electric winch on the rod on the gun mount in front of him. It spun continuously, and another fish took the bait. It wasn't particularly big, only about 60 pounds.

Sometimes, even a difference of just half a pound in lead can have a huge impact, while other times it has absolutely no effect.

This depends on the speed of the seawater flow that day, the degree to which the fish on the seabed are opening their mouths, or many other factors.

There are no fixed rules; experienced anglers or those with good fishing skills can only adjust their approach based on the conditions of the day.

"You have a chance to catch big fish, but it's not easy to catch them right away or in a short time."

"There are only two things we can do now: one is to keep fishing for big fish, but when we can catch them and whether we can definitely catch them are all uncertain."

"The other one refers to a lighter lead weight."

"Doing this almost guarantees you'll catch a fish, but catching one weighing over 100 pounds is practically impossible. The vast majority will only weigh 30 or 40 pounds, or even 50 or 60 pounds."

As Zhao Dahai spoke, he watched as the fish that had taken the bait was almost pulled out of the water. He then grabbed a net and waited for it to surface before scooping it up and carrying it onto the deck.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are people who want to catch big fish, but for themselves, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and Lei Dayouren, there is no need to pay attention to this matter.

Catching big fish is definitely a good thing, but if you can't, you can still make money by catching smaller fish.

Not to mention that groupers weighing 30 or 40 pounds or even 40 or 50 pounds are not considered small fish. Zhao Dahai knew very well that at this time, there were not only fish under the speedboat, but a lot of them. If you wanted to catch these fish, you would have to use a heavy sinker to directly hit the seabed, but you really wouldn't be able to catch them, especially since the smaller fish were all some distance above the seabed.

The main reason why Zhong Shizhu and the others were able to catch these fish was by fishing about five meters off the ground.

If Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua want to catch these groupers that weigh around 30 to 40 kilograms or even 50 to 60 kilograms, they definitely cannot use heavy sinkers, but they still want to catch big fish.

"Using a heavy sinker doesn't mean you can't catch smaller fish, but you have to control it."

"If you lower the line to about five meters from the seabed and then stop, you have a chance to get these small groupers. But this is just one method, and it's hard to say whether it will work."

Zhao Dahai told Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua that they could try this method, but it was sometimes effective and sometimes completely ineffective.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are very experienced fishermen. As soon as Zhao Dahai said that, they immediately understood. Instead of tapping the bottom, they reeled in the line and pulled the crab or octopus on the hook away from the seabed, stopping about five to seven meters away.

"what?"

"Why? Why aren't any fish biting the hook?"

Lin Zuhua waited for about ten or twenty minutes but no fish bit. Meanwhile, Zhong Shizhu, Lei Dayou, Liu Bin, and Zhao Dahai each caught a fish.

"Boss Lin!"

"There's really no other way now. If you want to catch fish, you only have two options: one is to switch to a lighter sinker and fish for smaller fish, and the other is to use the current heavy sinker to tap the bottom and see if you can catch a big grouper."

Zhao Dahai was both amused and exasperated.

There are indeed a lot of fish in this pit tonight, but they are very picky eaters.

I already mentioned this method when I first shared it, and it's very likely I won't catch anything. I didn't expect it to actually be true.

"Zhao Dahai".

"It won't have that much of an impact, will it?"

Gao Zhicheng shook his head as he spoke.

Zhao Dahai has already explained it very clearly. This is just one method. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

The reason is very simple: the heavier lead weights behave differently in the sea, which may have attracted the attention of the groupers and made them realize something was wrong.

A lighter sinker wouldn't have much of an impact in this regard, or perhaps the grouper in the sea is quite normal, so it bites the hooks of Zhao Dahai and the others, but not the hooks of us, Lin Zuhua, and Wu Weimin. That's why we couldn't catch any fish.

"There's really no way to deal with this kind of thing. Sometimes, even if the weight used is just slightly inferior, the effect will be much worse."

"Sometimes fish in the sea are just that picky."

"They're either very timid or there's some other reason, anyway, that's how it is. Now, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Da, and I can get fish to bite with lighter sinkers, but you guys use heavier sinkers, so even when fishing at the same depth, you don't get any fish."

Zhao Dahai wasn't surprised at all. This wasn't the first time he'd encountered something like this, and it certainly wouldn't be the last. To catch fish, especially to catch good fish, you really had to be quick-witted and adjust your approach according to different situations.

"Wu Weimin! Lin Zuhua!"

"What are you two thinking? Judging from the looks of it, if we don't switch to a lighter lead weight..."

"There's definitely no way to catch any fish."

"But if you switch to a lighter sinker, you won't have any chance of catching big fish, especially those big groupers that weigh over 100 pounds."

Gao Zhicheng had a terrible headache.

That's the current situation; it's very difficult to catch big fish.

I really don't know if there are still big fish in the sea, and even if there are, I don't know if I can catch them.

To catch smaller fish, you must use a lighter sinker.

There is no way to have both.

Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua hesitated for a moment, gritted their teeth, pushed the switch of the electric reel, and started reeling in the wire, deciding to switch to a lighter prefix.

We went out to sea to catch big fish, but we can't catch big fish now. Catching small fish is better than catching none at all.

Seeing Lin Zuhua and Hu Weiming's hesitant demeanor, Gao Zhicheng sighed and reluctantly pushed the switch of the electric winch to retrieve the lighter lead.

"This is unbelievable! Is it really that effective?"

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"Bite immediately!"

"It really took the bait right away!"

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"Ugh!"

"Isn't this a bit too outrageous? Why does it have to be like this?"

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Gao Zhicheng, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua were a bit dumbfounded. They changed to a lighter sinker, and just as they reached the water layer where the fish were, which was only five or six meters away from the seabed, they didn't hesitate at all. In just about twenty seconds, a fish took the bait.

The difference is just too great; if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would definitely think it was impossible.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"You're right, if you want to catch fish, you really need to switch to a lighter sinker."

"But now, although we've caught some fish, they're a bit small."

Gao Zhicheng was very helpless. He, Lin Zuhua, and Wu Weimin changed to lighter sinkers, and fish immediately took the bait.

"what!"

"The difference between not catching fish and not catching any fish is just that!"

"Don't be fooled by the small difference; one is heaven, the other is hell."

Zhong Shizhu laughed loudly.

Recently, I, Lei Dayou, Liu Bin, and I have gone fishing at sea with Zhao Dahai, and we've encountered this kind of thing countless times.

Sometimes, it's not just about using a heavier or lighter weight; even using a slightly larger or smaller hook can make a big difference.

Zhao Dahai smiled, said nothing more, and continued fishing. One after another, he pulled up grouper weighing about thirty or fifty pounds from the sea, and the number of fish in the live water tank increased.

(End of this chapter)