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

Chapter 1606 The Big Fish Gets Onboard!

“Wu Weimin and the others definitely have to give it a try, otherwise they really won’t give up. But I agree with you, I think they probably won’t be able to catch those big fish weighing over 100 pounds!”

Shi Guangming smiled. His opinion was exactly the same as Zhao Shi's. He really didn't think Wu Weimin and his group could catch a grouper weighing over 100 jin.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua walked up to Zhao Dahai.

"Zhao Dahai".

"Is it possible to catch large grouper by bottom fishing now?"

As Wu Weimin spoke, he glanced down at the rod in Zhao Dahai's hand, which was already prepared. The iron plate was very heavy, but thin and long, and it was being lowered into the sea, sinking rapidly.

"I can't say there's absolutely no chance, but I estimate the chances are really not very high."

Zhao Dahai shook his head.

"The large groupers are all on the seabed now, and they don't seem to be able to open their mouths easily."

"If it were really easy for them to bite, we've been fishing here for so long, and we've even caught almost all the smaller ones, but we haven't seen any of the big ones taking the bait."

Zhao Dahai shook his head.

There are definitely large groupers in the deep pit, one hundred percent, but these large groupers must have very poor bites, or they might not even open their mouths to eat.

Bottom fishing for grouper isn't entirely without a chance, but the chances are really slim.

The only way is to use a metal plate, and specifically, to pull the plate very quickly with a metal waist, to see if that can stimulate these groupers on the seabed to bite.

"If you want to catch big ones for a living, I think you should just try jigging them directly. If you can catch them, go for it; if not, just wait until later and try tapping the bottom!"

Zhao Dahai really thought that if Wu Weimin and his group wanted to catch big fish, they should just use a jigging plate.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua all shook their heads helplessly.

Why?

Zhao Dahai was a little puzzled, wondering why Wu Weimin and the others were shaking their heads.

"Zhao Dahai".

“You have that kind of stamina, but we don’t.”

"We really can't pull out the iron plate you're using. It's not that we can't pull it out at all, but we can't pull it out with the same rhythm as you."

"Without this kind of rhythm, I estimate there's still no way to attract the grouper on the seabed."

Wu Weimin gave a wry smile.

The rhythm and amplitude of pulling the iron plate are very particular; it's truly a skill.

Another requirement is that you really need to have enough physical strength or power, otherwise you really can't do this job.

With good food, good drinks, and good sleep, we can't even handle a few rounds of fishing like this, let alone after fishing for so long, we're already exhausted.

It's even more impossible for them to do this.

"Correct!"

"We really don't have that kind of strength anymore. Even if we get incredibly lucky and a fish actually takes the bait."

"Let alone a grouper weighing over 100 pounds, even a 30-pound grouper might be too heavy for us to lift with a hand-cranked wheel."

Lin Zuhua had to admit that he really didn't have that kind of strength right now. One was that he couldn't pull the iron plate out, and the other was that he couldn't pull the fish out even when it took the bait.

Zhao Dahai then realized that there was such a thing.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua really didn't have enough stamina to jiggle, especially to catch a large grouper weighing over 100 pounds.

Zhao Dahai originally wanted to speak, but seeing that his iron plate had reached the seabed, he did not speak immediately. Instead, he pulled the iron plate with one hand and turned the spinning wheel with the other.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua shook their heads as they looked at the pole in Zhao Dahai's hand.

This time, it was still a high-frequency, small-amplitude pulling of the iron plate, which almost made the eyes of several people blur, as they simply couldn't keep up.

"If we had such a skill, we would have caught a lot of fish by now!"

Gao Zhicheng was deeply moved.

An expert can tell the difference with just one move.

The rhythm and strength with which Zhao Dahai is pulling the iron plate right now are no joke.

"Gao Zhicheng."

“We’re all amateurs, just fishing for fun, but you’re a professional, and you go out to sea to fish all the time.”

"Why not just practice it?"

Lin Zuhua didn't mean to mock; he was simply very curious.

Although Wu Weimin and I both enjoy fishing, it's really just a hobby.

Gao Zhicheng does this kind of work, so he should practice this properly.

"If some things could really be learned simply through practice, then countless people would have already mastered them!"

"Just like those Olympic champions, do you think all of them can achieve their success through hard work alone?"

"Hard work is not useless, but if you want to reach the top, you still need talent. Without talent, it's definitely not going to work."

"The same applies to fishing or jigging."

"The rhythm and strength with which Zhao Dahai pulls the iron plate are something that can't be achieved through hard training alone."

Gao Zhicheng sighed.

If someone can truly master it, then regardless of who they are or what others are doing, they will definitely spend a lot of time and effort to practice it.

However, most people can't achieve that level; they can only improve slightly beyond others. To reach Zhao Dahai's level, one needs to practice diligently, and another is to have genuine talent in that area.

"All right!"

"You're right, this isn't something you can learn just by practicing hard!"

Lin Zuhua thought for a moment and nodded. This kind of thing can't be achieved simply through hard work. In fact, everyone knows that Zhao Dahai is very good at finding fish. So many people go out to sea to fish, so many boat captains, so many people go out to sea to fish, why can't others do it, but only Zhao Dahai can? It's the same with this kind of thing. Most of the time, it just depends on talent. People with good talent can do whatever they want, however they want.

"middle!"

"Zhao Dahai caught a fish!"

Just as Wu Weimin was about to speak, he suddenly noticed that Zhao Dahai was pulling the pole down hard, bending it almost at a ninety-degree angle. He immediately roared.

Lin Zuhua and Gao Zhicheng were stunned for a moment.

Are there already fish biting the hook so quickly?
Lin Zuhua and Gao Zhicheng turned to look at Zhao Dahai standing beside them, and their eyes widened suddenly.

Not only did a fish bite the hook, but it was a very large fish!
The fishing rod was bent extremely hard, and more importantly, Zhao Dahai's face was flushed red, which showed just how big the fish that had been hooked was.

"Over 100 jin!"

"This fish must weigh over 100 pounds!"

Gao Zhicheng focused his attention and carefully observed the bent shape of the rod in Zhao Dahai's hand. He immediately knew that the fish that had taken the bait was definitely over 100 pounds. "Zhao Dahai is right. At this time of year, there are large groupers at the bottom of the deep pit, and they are groupers weighing over 100 pounds."

"You can definitely catch them using a jigging plate!"

Gao Zhicheng greatly admired Zhao Dahai's judgment, which was absolutely correct. Not only had he caught a grouper, but he had actually caught a grouper weighing over 100 pounds using a jig.

"what!"

"This is something Zhao Dahai can catch, not something we can catch!"

Even if we use a jib plate, we still can't catch this fish!

Wu Weimin smiled and shook his head.

There were fish, and some were really big ones weighing over 100 pounds, but only Zhao Dahai could catch them; he, Lin Zuhua, and Gao Zhicheng couldn't catch any.

"Yo!"

"Who says there aren't any large groupers weighing over 100 pounds in deep pits?"

"Didn't Zhao Dahai catch it?"

“Uncle Zhao is right. You can’t let Zhao Dahai fish for you, because he’ll catch a fish weighing over 100 pounds right away.”

"Now it's even more difficult for you to catch a grouper weighing over 100 pounds!"

Wu Weimin, Lin Zuhua, and Gao Zhicheng turned around and saw Zhong Shizhu holding a large basin filled with meat, rice, and vegetables, which he was eating heartily.

This was a mocking remark made after seeing Zhao Dahai catch a giant grouper weighing over 100 pounds.

"Even if Zhao Dahai doesn't fish for this big grouper, it would be incredibly difficult for us to catch it."

"Zhong Shizhu!"

"You're just making sarcastic remarks!"

Wu Weimin laughed and cursed.

"Hey!"

"Isn't this something I'm doing for your sake?"

"Didn't you all come out here hoping to catch a big grouper? But you haven't caught one yet!"

Zhong Shizhu looked at Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua with a serious expression.

"Come on, come on!"

"Zhong Shizhu".

"Stop talking so much nonsense!"

"If you're really that capable, don't just talk here. Let me see a fish like this that you've caught!"

Lin Zuhua directly and bluntly retorted to Zhong Shizhu.

"Forget it!"

"I've caught groupers this big before, but I really don't have the skill to catch one like this using this method."

Zhong Shizhu shook his head without even thinking.

During this period, I went fishing with Zhao Dahai and caught many groupers weighing over 100 pounds, but most of them were caught using an electric reel with live shrimp, octopus, or crabs.

There's really no way I can do this kind of thing, like pulling out iron plates.

"Jig fishing really requires a lot of skill. We've been fishing with Zhao Dahai for so long, and sometimes we can use it, but sometimes we really can't!"

Lei Dayou walked over, carrying a large basin full of food, just like Zhong Shizhu.

During this period of fishing with Zhao Dahai, we have tried all kinds of fishing methods. If we are fishing for grouper, hooking octopuses or something is no problem. However, if we use a jig to fish for grouper, neither I nor Zhong Shizhu and Liu Bin can do it.

"Why is it like this? Why can't you guys use the iron plate properly? I'm just like Wu Weimin, we can't use this thing well either!"

Lin Zuohua found it very strange. He originally thought that by focusing on ice skating and radar fishing, he would have many opportunities to practice and should be able to use them well. However, he did not expect that he could not use them well at all.

"Didn't I just say? You need a bit of talent to master this skill, and you also really need to have good physical condition!"

"Without such skills, it's difficult to catch fish with a jig, especially when fishing is difficult."

"It's not that you can't catch fish. In fact, we can catch fish with a jigging plate, but it depends on whether we can catch fish whenever we want, like Zhao Dahai!"

As Gao Zhicheng spoke, he picked up a long-handled net.

While they were talking, Zhao Dahai had already pulled the grouper he had caught out of the water.

Gao Zhicheng took a closer look with the help of the lights on the deck of the fishing boat, and it really was a large grouper weighing over 100 kilograms, emerging from the water several meters deep and bobbing up and down in the middle of the waves.

"One hundred jin?"

"This fish definitely weighs more than 100 pounds; I think it must weigh at least 120 pounds!"

After looking at it for a while, Wu Weimin felt that the fish was definitely more than 100 jin (50 kg).

"Zhong Shizhu!"

"This fish is too big, and with the current wind and waves, I definitely can't lift it!"

Gao Zhicheng hesitated for a moment.

At first, I thought I could catch this fish, but now I realize it's actually quite big.

It's better when the sea is calm, but now the waves are quite big. Not only are the fish bobbing up and down in the seawater, but the large fishing boats are also constantly rising and falling.

I really don't have much confidence.

Even if he did manage to catch the fish, he certainly wouldn't have the strength to pull it onto the deck of a large fishing boat.

Zhong Shizhu nodded, handed the large basin he was holding to Liu Bin, took the landing net, walked to the side of the fishing boat, spotted the large grouper in the sea, and quickly and accurately scooped it in.

Zhong Shizhu gripped the handle of the net with both hands and tried it out.

"Lei Dayou!"

"Stop eating and come help! This fish is huge, it must weigh between 120 and 130 pounds!"

Zhong Shizhu called out to Lei Dayou.

If it weighed several tens of kilograms, I could manage by myself, but this fish is really too big for me to pull up by myself; I need someone's help.

It took Zhong Shizhu and Lei Da quite a while to pull the giant grouper onto the deck of the fishing boat.

"Yo!"

"This grouper is really big; it's not only long but also round and plump, and very fat."

"No wonder it's so heavy!"

Looking at the large grouper swishing its tail on the deck, Wu Weimin was very envious of its enormous size. This was the big fish that he, Lin Zuhua, and Gao Zhicheng had hoped to catch on this trip out to sea.

(End of this chapter)