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

Chapter 1582 Catching Big Fish Requires Constant Adjustments
"Those speedboats around here must be dumbfounded right now, right?"

Wu Weimin took a few sips of water, lit a cigarette and smoked it, pointing to several speedboats a hundred or two hundred meters away or even further away as he spoke.

Three hours!

For a full three hours, he, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, and others pulled grouper from the sea one after another.

Some of them were quite large, weighing over 100 jin (50 kg), but most were around 30 or 50 jin (15 kg).

Don't be fooled by the fact that this head isn't very big; it's actually quite large, and the key is that there are a lot of them.

The two speedboats together caught at least 3,000 jin of grouper, and possibly even 4,000 jin.

While I was fishing, I kept glancing around at the speedboats I could see.

You can catch fish, but not many. The fastest speedboat caught about 30 pounds of grouper, and only three or four of them were caught. The slowest speedboat caught only one fish.

To be honest, catching a grouper weighing around 30 pounds in two or three hours isn't particularly bad, let alone a speedboat that caught 30 groupers, which is already quite good. This trip at sea is definitely going to make money.

Unfortunately, Zhao Dahai and his group were fishing nearby, and they caught far too many fish.

One after another without stopping.

Two or three fish, or even three or four fish, are not nearly as good as fish weighing three or four thousand catties.

Without Zhao Dahai around, the speedboats on the surrounding area would definitely be in a very good mood tonight.

But things are different now.

"What can we do?"

"Without sufficient skill, the fish you catch are far inferior to those of Zhao Dahai and Zhong Shizhu, so this is all you can do."

"But speaking of which, why are these guys staying in that spot so obediently? They saw we caught so many fish, why aren't they coming over?"

Lin Zuhua was a little curious.

Several hours passed, and Zhao Dahai and his group caught a lot of grouper, so the speedboats opposite couldn't possibly not see them.

When people go out to sea to fish, if they see that others have caught a lot of fish, they will try every means to squeeze to the side.

But so much time has passed, and nothing has happened.

If I had to say something, it would be that they would occasionally glance in our direction or even point and whisper.

There is nothing else besides that.

Lin Zuhua really couldn't understand what was going on. How did these people who went out to sea to fish become so good-tempered?
"Boss Lin."

"Recently, I've been fishing in both the foamy areas of islands and reefs and artificial islands."

"Basically, no one will try to squeeze next to our speedboat."

"It's probably not that these people's tempers have improved, but rather that they've discovered that the person who caught so many fish is Zhao Dahai."

Zhong Shizhu smiled.

People who go out to sea, whether they are fishermen or anglers, are unlikely to have a good temper.

They get incredibly excited and audacious when they see others catching a lot of fish, shrimp, and crabs, or when they see others fishing for a lot of fish.

Even if there are no opportunities, you have to create them. You want to squeeze onto the side of someone else's fishing boat and see if you can get a share of the pie.

Now, the speedboats around them, seeing how many fish they'd caught, were like quails, only daring to look and not daring to come over.

It's not that these people have good tempers, but rather that they're afraid to come over.

The only reason they dared not come over was Zhao Dahai.

"what!"

"correct!"

"That's really all there is to it, nothing complicated. If it were a group of us going out to sea to fish in a speedboat, and we caught a lot of fish, the other people around us wouldn't give us any face and would swarm around us."

As Liu Bin spoke, he hung a live shrimp on the hook and threw it into the sea to let out the line.

Lin Zuhua, Wu Weimin, and Gao Zhicheng all laughed, knowing that Liu Bin and Zhong Shizhu had said this without any problem; it was simply the truth.

Just as Lei Dayou was about to speak, he noticed that the tip of the pole in front of him twitched slightly twice.

Could it be that a fish is about to bite the hook?
Lei Dayou immediately perked up, staring intently at the pole. In less than two seconds, he suddenly reached out and forcefully pushed the switch of the electric reel to reel in the line.

"Big one!"

Lei Dayou was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua immediately turned their heads to look over and found that the fishing rod in front of Lei Dayou was bent very badly. Based on their rich fishing experience, they could tell at a glance that the fish was at least ninety pounds and very likely more than one hundred pounds.

"why?"

"So many of us have been fishing here, trying every possible method, but it's all been to no avail!"

"Lei Dayou, how come you caught another fish weighing over 100 pounds? You didn't use a heavy sinker again, did you?"

Upon seeing this, Wu Weimin couldn't help but shout again.

For several hours, Gao Zhicheng, Lin Zuhua, and I tried various methods to catch large groupers, especially those weighing close to or over 100 jin (50 kg), but nothing worked.

All the fish caught were small, weighing either thirty or fifty or sixty pounds.

Lei Dayou initially caught small fish, but after seeing Zhao Dahai use a heavy sinker to catch a big fish, he immediately switched to a different sinker and caught a fish weighing over 100 pounds. He then went back to catching small fish and fished for two or three hours at a time. He thought there were no more large groupers left in the pond, but unexpectedly, he caught another one.

"Mr. Wu."

How did you know I used a heavy lead weight again?

Lei Dayou watched as the constantly spinning electric winch pulled the hooked fish about twenty meters away from the seabed, then slowed down and relaxed his tense nerves.

Wu Weimin was absolutely right; he had indeed used a heavier lead weight. "Why? Didn't you switch to a lighter lead weight? Why did you suddenly switch to a heavier one?"

Lin Zuhua was speechless.

Lei Dayou had clearly switched to a lighter sinker and had been fishing for several hours, but now, for some reason or at some point, he has switched back to a heavier sinker.

"I fished for more than two hours and all I saw were small fish. I was thinking that there might be some big fish in this pond."

"After all this time, none of us have caught anything."

"It's very likely that there are fish, but these fish are just more wary and less likely to bite."

"But after so much time, if there really are fish, they must have let their guard down."

"I figured it wouldn't be a big deal to switch to a heavier sinker, and who knows, maybe I'll actually catch a bigger fish again?"

"I tried a different one, and to my surprise, I actually caught one!"

Lei Dayou shared his thoughts.
Zhao Dahai smiled and gave Lei Dayou a thumbs up.

Many anglers are very experienced, but they often get carried away when fishing, or become confused, or simply become lazy after catching a lot of fish, instinctively thinking that as long as they can catch fish, that's enough.

Or, if someone initially thinks there are no large fish in a certain place, they won't bother to investigate whether there really are no large fish left.

Lei Dayou, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, and the others all started out to sea to fish, but they only started going out to sea to fish with me in the last year or two. Not only have they accumulated a wealth of experience, but most importantly, they are very quick-witted when fishing and can adjust their fishing strategies according to different situations.

This is something that most people cannot do.

Why did Lei Dayou suddenly catch a grouper weighing nearly 100 pounds or even more than 100 pounds after others, including himself, had been fishing for small fish for two or three hours? Ultimately, it was because, as Lei Dayou just said, he changed to a heavier sinker, a tactic he had used before.

Two or three hours later, it worked again immediately.

Gao Zhicheng looked at the huge grouper that Lei Dayou pulled out of the water with great envy, and at the same time wished he could slap himself.

Wu Weimin and Lin Zuhua have been fishing for many years and have a lot of experience, but no matter what, they are just fishing for fun. But I am different; I am a professional fisherman.

He spends much more time fishing than Lin Zuhua and Wu Weimin.

Lei Dayu used this method to catch a large grouper, so he should know about it and should have already done it a long time ago.

But the truth is that I didn't do such a thing.

"Ugh!"

"What can we do about this?"

Why can't I remember this?

Gao Zhicheng really didn't know what to say.

"So what if I didn't catch any fish! Is the sky going to fall? The sun will still rise!"

Zhong Shizhu took the net and scooped up a green-spotted fish weighing about ten pounds that he had just pulled up, and smiled.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua are very envious right now.

But there's really nothing to say about this. If you're quick-witted, like Lei Dayou, after fishing for a while, you might switch to a heavier sinker and be able to catch bigger fish.

But now, after missing such a good opportunity, it's not impossible to catch a big fish again, but it will definitely be more and more difficult.

"Of course we'll go fishing at sea, but what we really want to do is catch big fish."

"If there weren't any big fish in the sea, there wouldn't be anything to say, and there's nothing we can do about it. But there were big fish in the sea, and we caught them, and we caught several of them."

"It's simply unacceptable that we've missed opportunity after opportunity!"

Gao Zhicheng shook his head vigorously.

Zhong Shizhu's words make sense, but he, Wu Weimin, and Lin Zuhua definitely made a mistake in this matter.

We came out to sea hoping to catch big fish, but so far we haven't caught any.

If there were no fish in the sea or no one could catch any fish, then there would be nothing to say. But the key point is that Zhao Dahai, Lei Dayou, and Liu Bin all caught big fish, and quite a lot of them.

This is simply unacceptable.

"This fishing trip isn't going back tomorrow; there's plenty of time and opportunities."

"There's definitely a skill involved, but sometimes luck plays a part. If you're lucky, you'll catch a big fish quickly. Conversely, if you're not so lucky, it will take longer to catch a big fish."

Zhao Dahai knew very well that Lin Zuhua, Gao Zhicheng, and Wu Weimin went out to sea to catch big fish.

But these things are really hard to explain. Sometimes it's a matter of luck, sometimes it's a matter of technique, or sometimes it's something else entirely.

But no matter what, if we don't catch any big fish now, we'll just have to wait for the next trip.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua all nodded. They knew this was the only way, but it had to be done. They had to start now. They needed to be extremely vigilant and constantly monitor how to adjust their fishing methods, especially if they saw Zhao Dahai begin to adjust; they had to do so immediately without hesitation. They also had to keep a close eye on Lei Dayou, Liu Bin, and Zhong Shizhu.

"Boss Wu, Boss Lin, Boss Gao, what's going on here? You're just keeping an eye on Zhao Dahai, why are you staring at the two of us?"

Wu Bin didn't pay much attention at first, but when he took the net and put the fish he caught onto the speedboat, he noticed that Wu Weimin and the others on the other side would occasionally glance at him and Lei Dayou.

"If Zhao Dahai really has adjusted his fishing strategy, he will definitely tell us about it."

"It's definitely impossible for the two of you. We need to keep a close eye on you."

Gao Zhicheng showed no respect for Lei Dayou and Liu Bin and spoke his mind directly.

"It's just fishing, why are you making such a fuss?"

"Didn't Zhao Dahai just say that if we can't catch fish now, we'll definitely be able to catch some later or in a couple of days?"

"There's absolutely no need for this."

Lei Dayou was both amused and exasperated. In the eyes of Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua, he and Liu Bin had become cunning and untrustworthy people.

(End of this chapter)